Key to predicting climate change could be blowing in the wind

Dust that blew into the North Pacific Ocean could help explain why the Earth’s climate cooled 2.7 million years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances. One of the co-authors was Alex Pullen, an assistant professor of environmental engineering and earth sciences at Clemson University.

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Free service helps South Carolina manufacturers save money by going green

Some of South Carolina’s manufacturers are lowering their energy bills by tens of thousands of dollars and reducing their carbon footprint with the help of Clemson University’s Industrial Assessment Center. This free service is helping fuel a boom in manufacturing, which now represents 11 percent of employment in the state.

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Medical-imaging techniques could aid waste clean-up

Brian Powell, the Fjeld Professor in Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science, is leading a team pioneering the use of SPECT scans to examine how water and radionuclides move through soil.

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CUAWWA Sponsors 2018 Career Panel

The Clemson Student Chapter of the American Water Works Association and the Environmental Engineering Club sponsored the seventh annual Career Panel. This signature event provides an opportunity for students to network with industry professionals in the fields of environmental, biosystems, civil engineering and geology and hydrogeology.

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Damsen Wins AWWA Scholarship

Aylissa Damsen, a junior majoring in environmental engineering, was recently awarded the W.W. “Witty” Adkins scholarship from the South Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association.

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EEES Office Manager Honored at College Staff Awards

Ellen Sharpe, office manager for EEES, received one of two top staff awards from the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at the college’s annual staff luncheon.

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Note from the Chair

Greetings from EEES. We have some terrific stories to share in this issue, including a significant publication in Science Advances by one of our newest faculty members, Dr. Alex Pullen. You can also read about the activities of Clemson’s Industrial Assessment Center, directed by EEES faculty member Dr. Michael Carbajales-Dale. The IAC, funded by a grant from the Department of Energy (DOE), provides energy audits for companies throughout the southeast. You will also find a story about the DOE/EPSCoR project led by Dr. Brian Powell. The DOE Office of Science recently featured this project, because of the novel use of medical imaging technology to better understand the movement of radionuclides in the environment.

Three Departmental programs received favorable reviews for ABET accreditation: The BS degree in Biosystems Engineering, the BS degree in Environmental Engineering, and the MS degree in Health Physics.

Finally I’d like to thank the many EEES alumi who have a continuing relationship with the department. Many of you are hiring our graduates! You are always welcome back, and you are always encouraged to be involved.

David Freedman
Chair, Clemson Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

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