Oct 7, 2026

Learn more about the three OSU graduate students that were awarded the Fall 2026 South Central Sun Grant Graduate Research Fellowships.

Oct 2, 2026

Learn more about the Five OSU graduate students that were awarded 2026 South Central Sun Grant Spring Graduate Research Fellowship that is supported through funding from USDA NIFA.

May 6, 2026

The South Central Sun Grant Center at Oklahoma State University announced six new USDA-NIFA-funded research projects advancing bioenergy, sustainable materials, biobased products and workforce development across the South Central region.

Jul 17, 2024

The USDA-NIFA, through the South Central Region Sun Grant Program (SCR-SGP), awards grants to five 1-year regional projects.

Oct 28, 2022

This project aims to develop and evaluate thermal energy storage materials that will store solar energy.

Mar 11, 2021

U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) through South Central Region (SCR) Sun Grant Program awards grants up to $2.05 million for six 3-year regional projects that aimed at developing viable alternative biobased energy sources and products while enhancing economic opportunities in rural areas.

Nov 24, 2020

The project aims is to develop a novel C. carboxidivorans based platform coupled with compatible process technology for producing butanol from switchgrass and fermentation gas.

Mar 2, 2020

The logistics challenge of using biomass feedstocks is huge with vast quantities of feedstock moved, stored and processed plus the need to accommodate production variation.

Jan 2, 2020

Butanol is a valuable chemical that can be used for the production of solvents, plasticizers, butylamines and amino resins.

Dec 3, 2019

Winter canola is a potential bioenergy crop for the southern Great Plains (SGP) as acres planted in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado have increased to record levels in recent years.