The OSU Department of Physics has received the 2018 APS Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education. The citation reads:

For 21 years, the physics department at Oregon State has been a national model for its holistic approach to improving the educational experience for undergraduates, from the nationally recognized, upper division curriculum redesign—Paradigms in Physics, through lower division reform, thesis research experiences for all majors, and attention to co-curricular students, prepared for a wide range of careers. For the broader community, we produce and freely share cutting-edge curricular materials based on our own physics education research.