10 Questions

10 Questions With… Devin Roach, assistant professor of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering

By Theresa Hogue on March 7, 2025

10 Questions With… Devin Roach, assistant professor of mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering. Roach has helped create a new 3D printing approach for shape-changing materials similar to muscles, opening the door for improved applications in robotics as well as biomedical and energy devices.

 

What originally sparked your interest in engineering and manufacturing?

10 Questions With... Diana Rohlman, associate professor and senior researcher in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology

By Theresa Hogue on Feb. 13, 2025

Diana Rohlman is an associate professor and senior researcher in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology in the College of Agricultural Sciences, and affiliate faculty in the College of Health. She facilitates community-engaged research with an emphasis on increasing environmental health literacy and often works with K-12 students and Indigenous communities. She also uses “Star Trek” to teach science ethics to university students.

What originally brought you to Oregon State?

10 Questions With... incoming Faculty Senate president Andrew Valls

By Theresa Hogue on Jan. 2, 2025

10 Questions with incoming Faculty Senate President Andrew Valls, professor of political science in the School of Public Policy. Valls focuses on political theory, especially theories of justice and democracy, domestic and global inequality, race and ethnicity and environmental political theory.

 

What makes you passionate about higher education?

10 Questions With… Olin Hannum

By Theresa Hogue on Dec. 10, 2024

10 Questions With… Olin Hannum, associate director of bands at Oregon State University.

What is the piece of music or composer that first really captivated you as a kid?

I can't really remember one thing sticking out from when I was a kid, but when I was in high school I was obsessed with West Coast punk. Bands like The Offspring, No Use For A Name, Green Day, Lagwagon, etc. dominated my listening time.

What makes you passionate about higher education?