Thanks to a partnership between Duke Energy, South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics & Science (SCCMS), and the Morehead Planetarium Science Center, selected schools will host a fun, hands-on science event for students and their families as part of the annual month-long celebration.
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Clemson University joins nation’s frontline defense against cyberattack on the transportation system
The new National Center for Transportation Cybersecurity and Resiliency (TraCR) is set to receive $20 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Applications open for faculty scholars, clinical faculty through School of Health Research
The Clemson University School of Health Research is accepting applications for clinical faculty and faculty scholars. Clemson faculty members and health care professionals who are chosen will join the ranks alongside the latest cohorts of clinical faculty and faculty […]
Clemson University to launch nation’s first Bachelor of Science program in automotive engineering
The new degree program solidifies Clemson’s position as the premier automotive engineering research and education University in the Southeast and beyond and adds to the offerings at its award-winning Greenville campus, the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research.
Benton-Johnson, Ed.D. named Vice President for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence at Clemson University
Felicia Benton-Johnson, Ed.D. has been named vice president for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence at Clemson University. Her appointment followed approval by the Clemson University Board of Trustees on February 3, 2023, at the recommendation of President Jim Clements.
Virtual reality is ‘mind-blowing’ but even better when shared with other people, researchers find
Guo Freeman, an assistant professor who led the research, said the team found that people were using virtual reality to work together on activities that varied from art and gaming to homework and coding.
Shining a Light on Others
When Charles ’84 and Rhonda Cooper enter a room, it lights up. Their zest for life and love of Clemson is palpable. Within a few minutes of meeting them, you feel like you have known them for years. Charles and […]
Clemson University forms new school as globe switches to electric vehicles
The new School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering puts the departments of mechanical engineering and automotive engineering under one umbrella, better positioning Clemson for innovation and education in a number of fields, including mobility, energy and advanced manufacturing, all cornerstones of the South Carolina economy.
Clemson Libraries receives $1.2 million to develop free textbooks for advanced manufacturing classes
College students spend an average of about $1,200 per year on textbooks, according to the Education Data Initiative. Compared to other higher education expenses, textbooks have been the fastest-rising student expense of the last two decades, according to data from […]
Three outstanding Clemson Family members receive 2023 MLK Award for Excellence in Service
A scholar who has dedicated her life to diversity and inclusion in and out of the classroom. An associate director who has become her students’ most-trusted shoulder to lean on. And a student intern whose generosity and dedication to improving student voter engagement earned the respect of her classmates, professors and community leaders. These are the three recipients of the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Excellence in Service.
Study finds link between evolution and herbicide resistance
A study of one of the worst weed-control problems facing farmers worldwide – herbicide resistance – has helped a team of scientists determine the genes behind an evolutionary plant trait. The trait is NTSR, or non-target site herbicide resistance. Clemson […]
Physics’ Wang wins prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program Award
Clemson University physicist Yao Wang has received a prestigious 2023 Young Investigator Research Program Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the basic research arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory, to support his research on superconductivity. Wang […]
Clemson’s first-ever Churchill scholar is working to strengthen our energy grid
Over the past several weeks, communities throughout the United States have dealt with rolling blackouts associated with winter storms. Grant Wilkins, Clemson University’s first-ever Churchill scholar, is working on a solution that will keep our power on and running smoothly […]
Computer engineering graduate enriched his Clemson Experience with supercomputer research
A Clemson University senior is headed to December 2022 graduation on a high note after winning a student research competition at a leading supercomputer conference. David Krasowska graduates this month with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and plans to pursue […]
Exemplary staff members honored by the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Outstanding staff members from Clemson University’s largest college received awards on Dec. 13 for making a better work environment for their colleagues, helping their departments’ faculty members and having a positive impact on the student experience. Honorees received their awards […]
Clemson University selected for Energy Frontier Research Center
AIM for Composites could have a major long-term impact on how manufacturers in a wide range of industries create composite-material components that go into final products, such as cars and airplanes.
AIM for Composites brings together the ‘best of the best’
Part of what makes the new AIM for Composites Center at Clemson University stand out is the coast-to-coast multidisciplinary team that is coming together to develop what promises to be a transformational way of creating composite materials. While the center […]
Closing the skills gap in the manufacturing workforce
The faculty behind a Clemson University program that replicates the collaboration between engineers, technicians and other professionals in manufacturing plants has been a big success and could soon expand.
Clemson Ph.D. student receives Hitachi Fellowship
Clemson University Ph.D. student Zehua Jin has received the 2022-2023 Hitachi High-Tech Electron Microscopy Fellowship to further his research on the development of advanced catalytic materials to convert carbon dioxide into value-added chemicals. The research aims to support the mitigation of greenhouse […]
Clemson University extends leadership in mass-timber research
A research team that brings together civil and environmental engineers, architects and foresters will work over the next three years to develop an all-timber structural floor system for buildings.
Brian Powell wins Class of ’39 Award for Excellence
One distinguished faculty member wins the award each year for outstanding contributions over a five-year period. The Fjeld Professor in Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science is also a Clemson alumnus, and his work has helped the U.S. Department of Energy save millions.
TransDigm representatives meet Douglas Peacock Scholars, learn about programs
TransDigm President and CEO Kevin Stein and Head of Corporate Benefits Adrienne McFaye, along with representatives from TransDigm subsidiary Champion Aerospace — President Jason Marlin and HR Manager Alison Saavedra — visited the Clemson University main campus for the first […]
NSF Director visits CU-ICAR campus, looks to Clemson as a national model
The director of the United States National Science Foundation visited Clemson’s International Center for Automotive Research to discuss the agency’s vision and priorities while meeting with University leaders, faculty and students.
Clemson Media Forensics Hub receives $3.8 million grant to study, fight online disinformation
The fight against online disinformation is getting a boost thanks to a $3.8 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to support Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub at the Watt Family Innovation Center. Researchers with the […]
Developing a new source of clean energy with the universe’s most abundant element
Researchers aim to create a new type of coating that would armor turbine blades against intense heat and high-velocity steam, an environment so extreme it is not yet well understood and would vaporize many materials.
South Carolina students travel to Oxford for a unique study abroad experience
Four Clemson University Honors College students shared a unique summer experience studying at St. Peter’s College on Oxford University campus.
Wastewater could help create an oasis in the food desert
New techniques for growing food would produce fresh vegetables in dense urban areas while leaving a lighter carbon footprint and using less water, energy and land than traditional farming methods, according to researchers from Clemson University and South Korea’s Gyeongsang National University.
Clemson to host 2022 South Carolina Small Business Cybersecurity Summit November 16
In conjunction with South Carolina-based PC Matic, Clemson University will host the South Carolina Small Business Cybersecurity Summit on Wednesday, May 12. The free virtual event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and is open to all interested individuals, businesses and organizations across the state. Registration is available online
John Witherspoon Gilpin donates $1 million to Clemson University’s Department of Bioengineering
John Witherspoon Gilpin said he made the donation because he wanted to support research programs and other work in Clemson’s Department of Bioengineering and to encourage its relationship with Prisma Health in particular and medicine in general.
Mathematics Ph.D. student Eva Murphy receives Dr. Kenyon Fairey Annual Doctoral Fellowship
Eva Murphy, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Clemson University School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, has received the Dr. Kenyon Fairey Annual Doctoral Fellowship for her dissertation research on wind. In her dissertation, Murphy aims to develop a modeling framework for […]
Faculty members honored for excellence in teaching, research and enhancing the Clemson Experience
Eleven faculty members received awards from the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences in an Oct. 26 celebration at the Owen Pavilion on the shores of Lake Hartwell.
Algorithm helps in massive global effort to develop a more complete human reference genome
Feng Luo, the Marvin J. Pinson, Jr. ’46 Distinguished Professor in Clemson’s School of Computing, helped develop an algorithm used in the project’s latest advance, which was reported in the journal Nature.
Clemson University’s influence follows Eric Martinez beyond graduation
When Eric Martinez thinks about Clemson University’s influence on him, his memories take him to six tables crammed into the corner of the Cooper Library basement. At those tables Martinez joined other mechanical engineering undergraduates to help each other through […]
Supporting each other through graduate school
Vincent and Jasmine Davidson are a married couple and among the newest Ph.D. students in the School of Computing. Both are Bridge to Doctorate fellows and would like to become professors after graduation.
Researchers earn $2 million grant to tackle emergency mental health challenges for children
A $2 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will allow a team of doctors and scholars to search for solutions to ensure that when children arrive in emergency rooms with mental and behavioral health needs, they can receive the care they need.
Mechanical engineer Deon Wallace, Jr. draws inspiration from ‘Star Wars’ as he pursues a Ph.D.
For Deon Wallace, “Star Wars” proved to be a spark of inspiration that years later would lead him to Clemson University to study mechanical engineering.