Mark Blenner is engineering yeast to do things nature hasn't figured out.
Mark Blenner is engineering yeast to do things nature hasn't figured out.

From the Chair

This spring, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that students are largely absent from campus, and the Clemson University educational experience is now online. In addition, spring storms spawned an EF3 tornado in nearby Seneca, leaving miles of landscape littered with fallen trees and many without power.
Throughout these adversities I have been inspired and uplifted by the outpouring of concern and support from the Clemson Family. My son and I worked with an early response team to clear trees and debris after the storm, while researchers in the department and across campus teamed up to develop improved testing for COVID-19. Thus, each of us has a part to play in helping everyone stay healthy and get through these challenging times.
In the days ahead, I wish you continued health and hope that you take a moment to go outside and appreciate a beautiful spring day.
David A. Bruce
Professor and Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Germinating Solutions

Mark Blenner, the McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering at Clemson University, is engineering yeast to do things nature hasn’t yet figured out. These single-celled members of the fungi kingdom could help humans in the quest to reach Mars and the quest for new pharmaceuticals on Earth. MORE

Norfolk receives Byars Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Senior lecturer, Christopher Norfolk, shares his philosophy on teaching after receiving the College’s Byars Prize for Excellence in Teaching this year. MORE

Getman research group creates new methods to measure adsorption rates

Graduate student Xiaohong Zhang’s research, along with her advisor, Rachel Getman and collaborator Aditya Savara from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, recently made the cover of the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. Their article is titled “A Method for Obtaining Liquid Solid Adsorption.” MORE

Blenner named Junior Researcher of the Year

Professor Mark Blenner was named Junior Researcher of the Year. Blenner received this award from Clemson University President James P. Clements and was honored again at the College awards ceremony in October. MORE

Professors David Bruce and Amod Ogale receive the URSAA Award

Bruce and Ogale received the prestigious University Research, Scholarship, and Artistic Achievement Award (URSAA) from President James Clements this past year. MORE

Ph.D. student receives Hitachi fellowship for her work to make large batteries more efficient

Clemson University Ph.D. student Allison Domhoff received a $25,000 Hitachi High Technologies Electron Microscopy Fellowship to support research aimed at making energy grid-scale batteries more efficient and cost effective. MORE

Ph.D. candidate, Sagar Kanhere, wins first place for poster presentation at SPE Automotive Conference and Exhibition

Sagar Kanhere won the Best Poster Award at the Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition for research entitled, “Petroleum Pitch-based Carbon Fibers with Modified Transverse Microstructure and Enhanced Properties,” co-authored by Victor Bermudez, Caroline Christopher, Sam Lukubira, and Professor Amod Ogale. MORE

Nicholas Gregorich attends regional 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition

Nicholas Gregorich from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering won first place at Clemson University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Nov. 8, 2019. Nicholas won the Ph.D. candidate category for his presentation, “Green Filtration for Cleaner Water.” Nicholas went on to represent Clemson at the March 2020 Conference of Southern Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Birmingham, Alabama. MORE
IDEAS Extra: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Edition is published by the Clemson University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences.

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