Two seniors, best friends, learned to play the carillon bells together this semester, an idea born when they met as incoming first-year students and made possible with a grant from the Clemson University Honors College. It might not be surprising […]
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Solutions for South Carolina: Advancing people and economies in 2022
Clemson University is working alongside industry to create solutions for 2022 and the years ahead. The University’s expertise in engineering, agriculture and health innovation will propel advancements in South Carolina and beyond.
The inside story of how Clemson University’s automotive engineers achieved the impossible
It was an ambitious challenge to say the least. Clemson University’s automotive engineers were tasked with designing an autonomous open-wheel race car and creating a prototype that would be reproduced, distributed to nine teams around the world and raced around […]
Rachel Getman goes above and beyond for students during the pandemic
When COVID-19 swept the globe, Sachi Hilliard cancelled plans to visit family in Japan and began hunting for a way to use her time wisely while quarantining in her Los Angeles apartment. Rachel Getman of Clemson University helped save the […]
Arabella Hunter finds inspiration in the lab–and on her horse
The materials science and engineering major is studying the effectiveness of hydrogels as a medium for intra-articular joint injections to treat osteoarthritis in the knees. She became interested in part because Rebel, who is 13, is starting to have some joint problems.
Gagne takes top honors at 3-Minute Thesis competition
Tessa Gagne, a master’s student in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences’ packaging science program, took home the top prize of $1,000 in Friday’s Three-Minute Thesis competition and will represent Clemson at the regional competition in February.
South Carolina’s 21st-century STEM economy: Powered by advanced materials research at Clemson
By providing talent, facilities and innovative programming for the cutting-edge field of advanced materials, Clemson is prepared to grow South Carolina’s work in the energy and transportation, health innovation and advanced manufacturing sectors.
Materials science Ph.D. student receives Hitachi Fellowship
Clemson University Ph.D. student Hongkui Zheng has received the 2021-2022 Hitachi High-Tech Electron Microscopy Fellowship to further his research on the development of next-generation rechargeable batteries. The $25,000 fellowship supports Zheng’s use of highly advanced equipment at the Clemson University Electron Microscopy […]
Eight faculty members win awards from the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Eight faculty members from the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences received awards in a Nov. 18 celebration at the Owen Pavilion on the shores of Lake Hartwell. The honorees’ family, friends and colleagues came together for the event, […]
New program will grow advanced materials education, research, economy statewide
South Carolina’s position as a national leader in advanced materials just got a giant boost. A team of researchers from 10 universities across the state has received a $20 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to […]
Three Clemson University engineers take home InnoVision awards
Two Clemson University bioengineers and an automotive engineer won awards from InnoVision, a nonprofit that is dedicated to the advancement of innovation and technology in South Carolina. It was the second consecutive year that three faculty members from the College […]
K.C. Wang appointed to C. Tycho Howle Chair of Collaborative Computing Environments
K.C. Wang said that his new position as the C. Tycho Howle Chair of Collaborative Computing Environments will help him encourage convergence research and put Clemson University on the map as one of the co-inventors of a new internet and […]
Exoskeletons could soon make ‘the future of work’ healthier and safer for manual laborers
Exoskeletons that prevent injuries such as strained backs and shoulders have been available for years but haven’t flooded the workplace as once expected, and a group led by Clemson University industrial engineers would like to know why.
Martine LaBerge to receive Dr. Charles Townes Individual Lifetime Achievement Award
Martine LaBerge of Clemson University received InnoVision’s Dr. Charles Townes Individual Lifetime Achievement Award in a Nov. 9 virtual ceremony. LaBerge joined Clemson University in 1990 and has served as chair of the bioengineering department for more than 19 years. […]
Artificial intelligence could one day be your teammate
From driving around town to saving people from collapsed buildings, artificial intelligence holds the promise of making life easier and safer for a wide range of tasks. But AI-powered robots won’t be taking over the world like they do in […]
New community-based program helps foster STEM identity in Black youth
Clemson researchers are using grant funding from the National Science Foundation to create and examine the impact of a program that helps to foster STEM identity in Black youth.
Five alumni receive high honors from the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Some of Clemson University’s top alumni gathered Oct. 21 for a rooftop reception to welcome three new members into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists and to celebrate two Outstanding Young Alumni. Membership in the academy is […]
The new survival story of cancer: Improved outcomes and kinder, gentler treatment
Clemson can point to health innovation through research that has played notable roles in improving health outcomes for patients statewide. And that’s because cancer intervention isn’t isolated to bedside care from a nurse or petri-dish analysis from the lab.
Ten faculty members bring home early-career awards to College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Ten faculty members in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences are starting the new academic year with a fresh infusion of research dollars after winning some of the nation’s most prestigious awards for junior faculty members. Nine have […]
Answers to turbulence questions could be blowing in the wind
Chenning Tong of Clemson University is leading a new collaborative project that he said could answer questions about atmospheric turbulence that have confounded researchers for decades while laying the groundwork for advances in fields ranging from wind energy and weather […]
Upgrading to Industry 4.0
Clemson is leading a statewide group that will help manufacturers modernize machinery and develop a workforce to operate it as part of a project that researchers said could boost S.C.’s economy.
Hunting for COVID-19 variants
The Delta variant of COVID-19 arrived in late July and now accounts for at least 90 percent of the positive cases collected at Clemson University, according to an ongoing study at the university. “The viral load in the Delta samples […]
Clemson scientists’ research could help unleash the power of quantum computers
Quantum computers could revolutionize the future of science and technology by solving complex problems that are beyond the reach of even the best current classical supercomputers. Unlike conventional computers that store information in binary form (1s and 0s), quantum computers […]
Anand Gramopadhye elected Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
The world’s largest society for the human factors and ergonomics profession is awarding its highest recognition to Anand Gramopadhye, dean of Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. Gramopadhye learned that his colleagues in the Human Factors and […]
Clemson University’s PEER & WISE and COSMIC Programs Receive INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine’s 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
Clemson University’s PEER & WISE and COSMIC programs received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors colleges […]
Meet Clemson’s newest faculty members 2020-2021
Clemson welcomes 140 new faculty members across seven colleges. The new faculty join a robust team of educators to help Clemson achieve its mission of educating students to think deeply about and engage in the social, scientific, economic and professional […]
Computing researchers teach robots manners
Robots can vacuum floors and move boxes around warehouses, but they have a few things to learn when it comes to manners, and Ioannis Karamouzas of Clemson University wants to teach them. Karamouzas, an assistant professor in the School of […]
MIT Technology Review names Moses Namara among its ‘35 Innovators Under 35’
A Clemson University Ph.D. student who helped start academic programs to support Black artificial intelligence researchers is making MIT Technology Review’s new global list of “35 Innovators Under 35.” Moses Namara, 29, holds a Master of Computer Science from Clemson […]
Three organizations in the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education community collaborate on workforce development initiative
Two centers and a nonprofit that are part of the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education community have created a virtual-reality simulation of an underwater remotely operated vehicle that will make its debut this summer in a global competition. The […]
Clemson University graduate wins elite honor
In his first year after graduating from Clemson University, Charles Dove won the prestigious Hertz Fellowship, started a Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley and conducted scientific research worthy of a Fulbright scholarship. He did it all from […]
Clemson School of Health Research appoints new Faculty Scholars
The Clemson University School of Health Research (CUSHR) has appointed six new faculty scholars from three Clemson colleges.
Building tomorrow’s road map, today — why Clemson’s Master of Transportation Safety Administration is a game-changer
Kim Alexander serves as the founder and chair of Clemson University’s Institute for Global Road Safety and Security and directs the first-of-its-kind Master of Transportation Safety Administration. The work of Alexander and her colleagues not only impacts the lives of those who visit their classrooms but it also makes a difference for motorists everywhere, delivering safer roads and more secure transportation systems nationwide.
College of Science faculty and staff recognized for excellence
Several Clemson University College of Science faculty and staff were honored for excellence during a virtual ceremony on May 6. The awards recognizing teaching and research excellence, outstanding performance and outstanding student service and engagement were announced following the College’s […]
Martine LaBerge named Clemson University’s inaugural Gender Equity Champion
Martine LaBerge said that when she added the Gender Equity Champion Award to the list of honors she has received in her distinguished, 31-year career at Clemson University, she didn’t consider it her own, but accepted it on behalf of […]
Clemson engineering graduate sets out to help people who need it most
Anish Chaluvadi decided he wanted to become an engineer after visiting family in India and seeing them prepare for daily power outages, a dramatic difference from the life he knew in South Carolina, where electricity flowed into his home with rare interruption.
Chris Norfolk wins provost’s award for teaching with technology
Chris Norfolk, a senior lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is winning the Provost Award For Outstanding Teaching With Technology. When the pandemic hit, Norfolk made quick use of technology to adapt to social distancing. He created […]