Tadesse Meskele in hard hat on job site.

Problem-Solving from the Ground Up

Tadesse Meskele (’13 Ph.D., Civil Engineering) puts his problem-solving skills to use as a project engineer at GRI, a Beaverton-based engineering firm that focuses on geotechnical, geological, pavement, and environmental projects.

Semi travels around a curve on a highway in the Columbia River Gorge.

Transport in the time of COVID-19: Researchers respond

Truck drivers are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic and face additional risks to their safety, as they drive longer hours and have fewer places to rest.

Graduate student Cadell Chand stands with his bicycle next to Owen Hall.

Advocating for active transportation

Cadell Chand's research interests merge engineering and active transportation and his work on bicycle and pedestrian safety has taken him across the state and around the world.

Riley Long holds a football in a field while looking away from the camera

Constructing a football dream

As a project engineer intern for PCI Construction, Riley Long got an up-close view of the Raiders’ new home turf, Allegiant Stadium.

Kevin Houser presents on stage.

Lighting the way

Kevin Houser joins Oregon State as first professor of architectural engineering.

Meagan Wengrove at her desk in front of her research on computer screens.

Protecting coastal regions with natural defenses

Researchers are leading a project to learn how natural features can better protect coastal areas.

Two researchers stand in a lab and examine a sample of concrete.

The fight to protect infrastructure

Isgor Burkan and former graduate student Ali Reza Erbektas (‘18 M.S., Civil Engineering) examine a sample of concrete in the lab.

Aleyna Donaldson

Student Spotlight | Aleyna Donaldson

Aleyna Donaldson, graduate student in geotechnical engineering, discusses her research with the large-scale blasting project at the Port of Portland and her time at Oregon State.

Erdem Coleri examines a testing device in his lab.

Driving innovation

Erdem Coleri performs sensor adjustments on the Oregon Field Tack Coat Tester, which ODOT will use to evaluate the longevity of materials used to bind the layers of pavement.

Students practice presentations in front of industry coaches.

Competition catalyzes career readiness

Students, faculty, and industry partners share their experiences in the annual Associated Schools of Construction student competition.