OGI School of Science and Engineering
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The OGI School of Science and Engineering, located in Hillsboro
, Oregon
, United States
is one of the four schools of the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Until June 2001, it functioned independently as a public graduate school
, the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI). OGI operates four departments and has approximately 330 students. The school is in the process of moving to OHSU's new South Waterfront campus in Portland, Oregon
.
companies. Tektronix
co-founder Howard Vollum
helped found OGI in 1965 with a $2 million grant, and upon his death in 1986, he bequeathed $14.8 million to the college as an endowment. The school started as the Oregon Graduate Center located on Barnes Road. OGI’s first president was Donald Benedict who was selected for the position in 1966. In 1968, the school purchased 74 acres (299,467.6 m²) on Walker Road near 185th Avenue in an unincorporated section of Washington County
for a new campus. That campus opened on August 15, 1969, complete with a dedication by Senator Mark Hatfield
.
During the 1990s the school awarded over one thousand graduate degrees, offered hundreds of continuing education
seminars and workshops, and secured more than $100 million in largely federally-funded research. In 2001, OGI merged with Oregon Health Sciences University, with OGI becoming the School of Science and Engineering and OHSU changing its name to become Oregon Health & Science University. In 2006, the school began a seven year process of relocating to OHSU's South Waterfront campus in Portland and sold part of its Hillsboro campus.
The OGI School of Science and Engineering has four divisions: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Computer Science, and Environmental & Biomolecular Systems. It has a student body of about 330 full-time students, with about one-third of those seeking PhDs. The student body also includes about 250 non-degree students.
Since OGI's merger with OHSU, research conducted at the School has increasingly focused on applying technology to complex problems of human and ecosystem health. The school's Department of Management in Science and Technology focuses on educating leaders and managers in a technology-intensive world. Recent developments include a technology-intensive certificate in Healthcare Management.
Formal research centers at the school include the Adaptive Systems Lab, the Biomedical Optics Group, the Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, the Center for Groundwater Research, and the Center for Spoken Language Understanding, whose focus is on spoken language technologies. Ten computer science
faculty members from OGI, including the members of the Pacific Software Research Center as well as other research groups, moved to Portland State University
in 2004. Other areas of faculty research include cell and tissue engineering
, neuroengineering, and materials microanalysis and micro-fabrication.
Hillsboro, Oregon
Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Lying in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city is home to many high-technology companies, such as Intel, that compose what has become known as the...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
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is one of the four schools of the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Until June 2001, it functioned independently as a public graduate school
Graduate school
A graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
, the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI). OGI operates four departments and has approximately 330 students. The school is in the process of moving to OHSU's new South Waterfront campus in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
History
OGI was chartered in 1963 by the Oregon Legislature to provide graduate-level training and expertise to the state's rapidly expanding high-tech industry, including Silicon ForestSilicon Forest
Silicon Forest is a nickname for the cluster of high-tech companies located in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Southwest Washington, and most frequently refers to the industrial corridor between Beaverton and Hillsboro in northwest Oregon.The name is similar to...
companies. Tektronix
Tektronix
Tektronix, Inc. is an American company best known for its test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and video and mobile test protocol equipment. In November 2007, Tektronix became a subsidiary of Danaher Corporation....
co-founder Howard Vollum
Howard Vollum
Charles Howard Vollum , an engineer, scientist, and philanthropist, was the co-founder of Tektronix Corporation, and endowed the Vollum Institute.-Background:Howard Vollum was born on May 31, 1913, in Portland, Oregon...
helped found OGI in 1965 with a $2 million grant, and upon his death in 1986, he bequeathed $14.8 million to the college as an endowment. The school started as the Oregon Graduate Center located on Barnes Road. OGI’s first president was Donald Benedict who was selected for the position in 1966. In 1968, the school purchased 74 acres (299,467.6 m²) on Walker Road near 185th Avenue in an unincorporated section of Washington County
Washington County, Oregon
- Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:...
for a new campus. That campus opened on August 15, 1969, complete with a dedication by Senator Mark Hatfield
Mark Hatfield
Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States Senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee...
.
During the 1990s the school awarded over one thousand graduate degrees, offered hundreds of continuing education
Continuing education
Continuing education is an all-encompassing term within a broad spectrum of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada...
seminars and workshops, and secured more than $100 million in largely federally-funded research. In 2001, OGI merged with Oregon Health Sciences University, with OGI becoming the School of Science and Engineering and OHSU changing its name to become Oregon Health & Science University. In 2006, the school began a seven year process of relocating to OHSU's South Waterfront campus in Portland and sold part of its Hillsboro campus.
Academics
Since OGI's merger with OHSU, research conducted at the School has increasingly focused on applying technology to complex problems of human and ecosystem health. The school's Department of Management in Science and Technology focuses on educating leaders and managers in a technology-intensive world. Recent developments include a technology-intensive certificate in Healthcare Management.
Formal research centers at the school include the Adaptive Systems Lab, the Biomedical Optics Group, the Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, the Center for Groundwater Research, and the Center for Spoken Language Understanding, whose focus is on spoken language technologies. Ten computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
faculty members from OGI, including the members of the Pacific Software Research Center as well as other research groups, moved to Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
in 2004. Other areas of faculty research include cell and tissue engineering
Tissue engineering
Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of cells, engineering and materials methods, and suitable biochemical and physio-chemical factors to improve or replace biological functions...
, neuroengineering, and materials microanalysis and micro-fabrication.