| October: Top Stories from the College
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With an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, Clemson University has launched the South Carolina Center for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health, or SC-TRIMH, a new research center that will bring together scientists from across South Carolina to change the way musculoskeletal disorders are diagnosed, treated and studied.
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| | Marek Urban and his team detailed how they were able to give self-healing qualities to polymers that are used in relatively inexpensive commodities, such as paints, plastics and coatings. Urban is the J.E. Sirrine Foundation Chair and Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. MORE
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| | The gift is one of many ways the Lindsays are giving back to the university and the surrounding community. Ron helps guide the college as a member and former chairman of its advisory board. He is also one of the original members of the Leadership Circle, a group providing unrestricted gifts to support student and faculty academic opportunities. The donation from him and his wife is built on the same spirit. MORE
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| | Some of the Southeast’s most influential advanced manufacturing executives began to outline what they need from the higher education community in a forum hosted by Clemson University President James P. Clements. Faculty members are starting to plan new education, research and partnership programs aimed at ensuring an advanced manufacturing workforce for South Carolina and beyond. MORE // WATCH FULL FORUM
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| | Automotive engineering students gathered Oct. 6 on Clemson University’s main campus to unveil their newest Deep Orange concept vehicle, sponsored by Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Deep Orange 9 is a next-generation rallycross race car aimed at disrupting market perceptions of energy-efficient vehicles by showing they can meet extreme performance demands in a safe, clean way. MORE
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| | The Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness (CNTA) presented the 2018 Fred C. Davidson Distinguished Scientist Award to Brian A. Powell, the Fjeld Professorship in Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science at Clemson University. He is a recognized expert in computer modeling for environmental remediation. MORE
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| | A new curriculum that is expected to reach students from high school through graduate school will be created by the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development. Clemson President James P. Clements announced that the program, TIME for Robotics, will be funded with $1.79 million from the Department of Defense Manufacturing Engineering Education Program. MORE
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| | Wilcox, who died Oct. 5, was engineering dean at Clemson for most of the 1970s. He created new partnerships with industry, helped computerize engineering research and began new programs to reach out to women and minorities. MORE
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| | Kathryn Peruski, a Ph.D. student whose research focuses on nuclear-site remediation, is receiving the 2018-19 Hitachi High Technologies Electron Microscopy Fellowship and $20,000 to support her studies. Peruski’s advisor is Brian Powell, Fjeld professor in nuclear environmental engineering and science. MORE
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| | DesJardins is the Robert B. and Susan B. Hambright Leadership associate professor of bioengineering. He conducts research in orthopedics, rehabilitation, implant design and sports medicine, and teaches biomedical device design to students. MORE
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| | Participants at the 2018 Clemson Brick Forum came from Germany, Italy and Holland, among other countries. This international presence illustrates that the work being done at the National Brick Research Center (NBRC), impacts not only the United States and North America, but materials industries across the globe. MORE
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| | Amod Ogale, Dow Chemical Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films, has been inducted as a Fellow by the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE). MORE
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Bobby Ley, 2016
BS in Environmental Engineering
Isreal Hodges, Jr., 2010, 2012
BS in Civil Engineering, MS in Electrical Engineering
Mark DeSouza, PE, 2004
BS in Civil Engineering
Vanessa Wyche, 1985, 1987
BS in Ceramic Engineering, MS in Bioengineering
Dr. Henry Cooper, Jr., 1958, 1960
BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS in Mechanical Engineering
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Out of the six innovation clusters described in the university’s strategic plan, ClemsonForward, this newsletter describes work going on in all of them. Our top story carries the exciting news of a new $11 million NIH grant that creates a new center for musculoskeletal research; the work being done in self-healing polymers was featured in the journal Science; and our automotive engineering students unveiled their newest Deep Orange concept vehicle. We also have stories concerning advanced manufacturing, robotics and virtual reality. CECAS faculty are engaged in exciting, translational work having a global impact in advanced materials; cyber-infrastructure and big data science; energy, transportation and advanced manufacturing; human resilience; health innovation and sustainable environments. It is exciting to be a part of such a dynamic research enterprise.
Sincerely,
Anand Gramopadhye, Dean
College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
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“IDEAS Monthly” is published by the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences at Clemson University for alumni and friends. cecas@clemson.edu.
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