About WSU Faculty and Research
Washington State University is a top-tier research university, classified among the 95 public and private institutions with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Faculty led more than $243 million in research and public service projects in 2005. The excellence of the WSU faculty is reflected in the national and international honors accorded them and in the influence of their research and scholarship.
Faculty in the National Academies: Seven WSU professors are members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering or both. An eighth professor, veterinary pathologist Guy Palmer, was just named to the National Academy's Institute of Medicine.
World-class Research at WSU: Influential projects range from reproductive biology to atmospheric studies and global warming to sleep to an array of health sciences research.
Recent Faculty Honors - examples from varied disciplines:
> Barry Swanson is the world's 22nd most cited author in agricultural sciences, while WSU ranked 24th in the world for citation impact in agricultural science.
> Pianists Jeff Savage and Karen Hsiao Savage placed second at Concours Grieg International Competition in Oslo, Norway.
> Don A. Dillman was chosen to serve on Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee.
> Warwick M. Bayly, College of Veterinary Medicine dean, was named the 2006 Veterinarian of the Year.
Faculty Research and Scholarship News & Features
Seven Clusters of Research Strengths at WSU
Shared governance through the Faculty Senate
Faculty Headcount and FTE, 1988-2005 [pdf]
Faculty Index by Department