Susan Cao

Susan Cao is an accomplished proposal manager currently working at Oregon State University in the College of Engineering since January 2021, where responsibilities include assisting faculty with grant applications to various federal and state agencies. Previously, Susan spent over 25 years at Washington State University in various roles, including Major Grants Program Specialist and Biotechnology Training Program Administrator, managing grant proposals from $1 million to $45 million and supporting interdisciplinary PhD programs. Early career roles included positions as a chemist with OHM Remediation Services and Alloway Testing, and graduate researcher at Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory. Susan holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Idaho and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Gonzaga University.