The Bioresource Research Program at Oregon State University Bioresource Research students acquire research experience and broadly-based knowledge in interdisciplinary fields of agricultural, environmental, food, and forest sciences.
Students determine their fields of study by choosing among ten different option areas.
After two years of research in the program of a faculty mentor, each students writes a senior thesis. In addition to research expertise, students graduate with strong basic science backgrounds and problem-solving and communication skills. Many will become industrial or academic research professionals in areas of science where there will be a shortage of qualified individuals for the foreseeable future. Others will enter graduate and professional schools in the life sciences or become highly effective secondary school science teachers.