Theme: Engineering Education
Milo Koretsky Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Chris Petersen.
November 13, 2015
Milo Koretsky (b. 1962) has been a member of the Chemical Engineering faculty at Oregon
State since his arrival in Corvallis in 1992. Koretsky is recognized internationally
as a pioneering scholar of engineering education whose textbook, Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, has been widely praised for its conceptual approach to the teaching of thermodynamics.
At OSU, Koretsky has also been instrumental in the development of virtual learning
modules that provide student engineers with practical experience that closely simulates
the environment that they will encounter in the workplace. Koretsky has likewise been
closely associated with OSU's MECOP internship program for the entirety of his career,
and has been instrumental in its growth over the decades. His interview focuses on
his personal development as an engineer and educator; his institutional memories of
Chemical Engineering and MECOP at OSU; and his continuing efforts to rethink and improve
engineering education.
The OSU Extension Service Centennial Oral History Collection
Sixteen life history interviews conducted by Elizabeth Uhlig.
August 2007 - June 2009
In anticipation of its centennial in 2011, the Oregon State University Extension Service
interviewed several of its emeritus faculty in 2007, 2008, and 2009. These interviews
help to tell the story of Extension in Oregon over a fifty-year period following World
War II, and cover topics including agriculture, 4-H, home economics, energy, community
development, Sea Grant, communications, administration, and support. The interviewees
who are included in the collection that is presented here are: Roberta Anderson, Len
Calvert, Dean Frischknecht, John Hansen, Bob Jacobson, Duane Johnson, Alberta Johnston,
Harold Kerr, Glenn Klein, Linda Modrell, Owen Osborne, Jack Ross, Jane Schroeder,
Walt and Sally Schroeder, Greg Tillson, and Tom Zinn.