JULY-AUGUST 2023

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Breaking ground in advanced materials research

The state-of-the-art Advanced Materials Innovation Complex, which will be the University’s most technologically advanced facility, is scheduled to open at the end of 2025. It will shape the future of advanced materials through driving innovation, meeting workforce demands and promoting economic development.

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In the air

As she flew through a Saharan dust plume over Anderson, South Carolina, while piloting skydivers to their jump altitude, Clemson University geneticist and licensed commercial pilot Kimberly Métris literally saw a research opportunity before her eyes.

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Opening new avenues

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Thao Tran is Clemson University’s first Beckman Young Investigator. The prestigious award is given by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to the country’s most promising young faculty members in the chemical and life sciences.

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Teaming up

Clemson University is partnering with Winston-Salem State University to support the growing demand for employees in the quantum industry. The Winston-Salem Quantum Education Collaboratory will work with regional education centers to help grow a diverse workforce for the emerging industry.

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Elizabeth Timmons ’14

Elizabeth Timmons knew she wanted to work in a medical field, but she didn’t want to go to medical school. She discovered a different path, and now this Roaring10 award winner is improving the lives of children at work and at home.

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Two biological sciences faculty receive CAREER grants

Matthew Koski and Samantha Price, assistant professors in the Department of Biological Sciences, have received National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Development Awards. The NSF CAREER Award is among the most prestigious in the nation for early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in their field.

Chemistry graduate named a Fulbright Scholar

Kendra Gordillo ’21, an Honors student and genetics major, was one of four Clemson students or alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships, which facilitate cultural exchange, learning, research and service opportunities between American students and communities across the globe.

Clemson team’s novel material could advance semiconductors

A team of Clemson chemists led by Associate Professor Sourav Saha have constructed a novel two-dimensional electrically conductive metal-organic framework, a breakthrough that could help advance modern electronics and energy technologies.

Worm named after comedian could threaten a lucrative lobster fishery

A species of nemertean worm named after Conan O’Brien that Clemson marine biologist Antonio Baeza discovered five years ago affects the reproductive performance of Caribbean spiny lobsters, a critical species in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

DSA nominations being accepted until July 31

The Clemson Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2024 Distinguished Service Award. This award is the highest honor that the association can bestow upon a graduate. Recipients are former students who have not only devoted their life to professionalism and public service but who have also demonstrated a lifelong dedication to Clemson. Nominations must be submitted by July 31.

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