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Jay Yowell

Associate Professor

Architecture

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  • Associate Professor
    Architecture
  • 405-317-8424 (Work)
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BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

Associate Professor Jay Yowell has been teaching at OSU since 2017 after 13 years of adjunct teaching. He graduated from OSU in 1994 and received his Master of Architecture degree from OU in 2011. Jay continues to practice architecture in Oklahoma after working in Dallas, TX for 7 years and Oklahoma City for 3 years.

Professor Yowell's scholarship and research activities build upon his over 25 years of sustainable design, focused on biomimicry and alternative materials. Jay is active with service as an advisor to 2 student groups: Construction Specifications Institute and Freedom by Design. Recent research has led him to study the application of mycelium as a building material.

Research Interests:
Architectural Design
Biomimicry, Biomimetic
Building Materials
Sustainable Design

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Architecture, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Jul 2024 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Architecture, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States1 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2024
  • Adjunct Professor
    Oklahoma State University, Architecture, Stillwater, United States1 Aug 2017 - 25 May 2018
  • Adjunct Professor
    University of Oklahoma, Architecture, Norman, United States9 Aug 2004 - 25 May 2017

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Principal
    jy architecture, Edmond, United States1 Aug 2004 - present
  • Sustainability Coordinator
    University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, United States1 Aug 2008 - 31 Jul 2009
  • Project Architect
    Elliott + Associates Architects, Oklahoma City, United States1 Feb 2001 - 1 Jul 2004
  • Associate
    RTKL, Dallas, United States1 Jun 1994 - 1 Jan 2001

DEGREES

  • B. Arch
    Oklahoma State University, United States17 Aug 1988 - 15 May 1994
  • M. Arch
    University of Oklahoma, USA14 Aug 2006 - 1 Jul 2011

CAMPUS

  • Oklahoma State University - Stillwater

AVAILABILITY

  • Art, music, or design commissions
  • Career advice
  • Collaborative projects
  • Industry projects
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Speaking engagements

DEPARTMENT

  • Architecture

FIELDS OF RESEARCH