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Representatives from some of the Upstate’s leading manufacturers are planning to gather in Greenville on March 12 for a forum aimed at helping them reduce their energy use and costs, while increasing their environmental sustainability. The Sustainable Manufacturing Forum will be especially useful for industry representatives and Clemson University students, said David Ladner, who is […]
The Norvilles are continuing their support of Clemson with a transformational $2.5 million gift to the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences (CECAS). It is the first Academic Cornerstone gift for the college and the eighth for the University. The Norvilles’ gift will further strengthen CECAS, South Carolina’s leader in educating engineers. Addressing all of the college’s top priorities as outlined by its dean, funds will support student scholarships, endowed professorships and facilities in the college.
Oliver Myers and Melissa Smith will soon begin jointly serving as associate deans focused on inclusive excellence in Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. Their appointments follow a search led by Cindy Lee, chair of the Inclusive Excellence Search Committee. Myers, who joined Clemson in 2014, is an associate professor of mechanical […]
Daniel L. Noneaker will soon begin serving as the new associate dean for research in Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. Noneaker’s appointment follows a search led by Brian Powell, chair of the Associate Dean for Research Search Committee. Noneaker joined Clemson in 1993 as an assistant professor and rose through the […]
Clemson University researchers from the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS), the College of Engineering, Computing and Applies Sciences (CECAS) and College of Science (COS) have been awarded 14 seed grants from the Seed Grant Program at Health Sciences Center (HSC) at Prisma Health. The grants will fund projects on a variety of […]
Four Clemson University engineers who are expanding research and education into advanced manufacturing and biotechnology innovation have been honored with named professorships. The honorees, their professorships and departments are: Kapil Chalil Madathil, the Wilfred P. Tiencken Professorship, dual appointment in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Industrial Engineering Delphine Dean, the […]
A Clemson University graduate who worked for two medical device companies before returning to his alma mater to teach has been appointed to an associate professorship that will allow him to expand his research and develop new ties with industry partners. Jeremy Mercuri is the first John Witherspoon Gilpin, M.D. ‘82 Endowed Associate Professor in […]
A Clemson University automotive engineer is receiving an honor that recognizes his work in robotics for advanced manufacturing and vehicle automation, fields where engineers are in high demand. Yunyi Jia has been awarded the McQueen Quattlebaum Assistant Professorship, the latest in a string of honors. He learned last month that he won the Ralph R. […]
A bioengineer who works with students to create medical devices for rural areas of Tanzania and other low-resource settings is the first recipient of a professorship named for the family of Clemson University alumni Ron Lindsay and his wife, Jane. Delphine Dean said she is happy to be the first holder of the Ron and […]
A scholar who has developed a reputation for collaborating across disciplines and using his area of expertise to advance knowledge in fields ranging from advanced manufacturing and workforce development to social media safety is receiving an honor that recognizes his work. Kapil Chalil Madathil has been named the new Wilfred P. Tiencken Assistant Professor at […]
Clemson University’s students, faculty and staff will celebrate Engineers Week with a host of activities, including photo booth pictures, talks with accomplished professionals and a “zombie takeover” simulation. The events run Feb. 18-21 and are part of a national celebration that goes by EWeek for short. EWeek was founded in 1951 by the National Society […]
Two Ph.D. students are winning fellowships from the social media company Facebook, an honor that goes to fewer than 2 percent of applicants, supports research for up to two academic years and helps raise Clemson University’s profile in Silicon Valley. Moses Namara and Samaneh Zamanifard were among 36 Ph.D. candidates from 16 universities selected this […]
Clemson University’s civil engineers are remembering Robert F. Nowack as a legend who taught students as much about life as he did about statics and dynamics in a career that spanned more than 60 years and helped shape three generations of engineers. Nowack died on Feb. 4, five days after his 96th birthday, according to […]
The end of an era occurred on February 4th with the passing of Professor Bob Nowack. In his 62 years teaching at Clemson, Bob not only was one of the best educators of students, but he also cared about students as individuals. His goal was not only to make them better students, but better men […]
Life is a dash. This was the takeaway from the final class of the semester in Serji’s Civil Engineering Materials class (CE 351 or the previous number before the course numbers changed). This was his famous “Life” lecture that he did every semester. Our gravestone will list our year of birth and year of death separated […]