Clemson Bioengineering

BOARD OF TRUSTEES BESTOWS AWARD ON CHAD MCMAHAN

Chad McMahan, the department’s histologist and safety officer, was recognized by Clemson’s Board of Trustees with the Will to Lead award. Mr. McMahan was nominated for the award by his peers across colleges. Central to his being so recognized was Chad’s earlier national-level Helping Hand award from the National Society for Histotechnology and Newcomer Supply. […]

CBS: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SO MANY WAYS

The Clemson Bioengineering Society (CBS) is Clemson’s graduate chapter for the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). A student-run organization, CBS provides professional development, community service and outreach, mentorship, and social experiences to members. CBS strives to give members opportunities to complement their personal strengths and research abilities to form more […]

2018 CLEMSON AWARDS Excerpted from A Match: A History of the Society For Biomaterials

In the 1960s, Dr. C. William Hall of Clemson University had a vision: He imagined an exclusive group of scientists would come together to communicate research findings and developments in the field of biomaterials science. Through the work of numerous people, especially many of those who gathered annually for the meeting of the International Biomaterials […]

REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY: COACHING 4TH AND 5TH GRADERS

David Mcleod, a junior in bioelectrical engineering at Clemson, is member of Alpha Eta Mu Beta (AEMB), the National Biomedical Engineering Honor Society. Hearing through AEMB about an opportunity to coach fourth and fifth graders at Clemson Elementary, David jumped at the chance. “I just enjoy anything to do with robotics,” he said. Last fall, […]

STUDENTS INSPIRED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AIMBE

Milan P. Yager, Executive Director of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, visited the department in early March and met several times with our students. Two, Meredith Owen, a graduate student in Dr. John DesJardins’s lab, and Cody Dunton, a graduate student in Dr. Jiro Nagatomi’s lab, commented on their impressions of Mr. […]

CREATIVE INQUIRY STUDENTS CONSULT ALUMNUS MATT CUPELLI

Undergraduates in the Global Health Design Creative Inquiry met with Clemson alumnus Matt Cupelli at North American Rescue (NAR) in Greer, SC. The students, who have created a portable patient monitor, discussed manufacturing strategies with Mr. Cupelli. He then led them on a tour of the NAR facilities. According to Ian DeMass, a student of […]

REBECCA DELEGGE: VARIETY KEEPS THIS BOARD MEMBER INTERESTED By Rebecca DeLegge

Becky DeLegge, Founder and CEO of DeLegge Medical, is a current member and past president of the department’s External Advisory Board. She gives the impression of having a vast store of energy. How fortunate that she enjoys spending some of it on the department and its students! Editor 1. What do you enjoy most about […]

FROM HIGH SCHOOL WELDING TO TISSUE ENGINEERING: THE JOURNEY JOSH WALTERS TOOK

Josh Walters, a student of Dr. Jeremy Mercuri, has been selected for a Graduate Research Assistantship by the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium. Josh will be investigating the effects of prolonged spaceflight on intervertebral disc health using an explant culture model. My interest in STEM originated from the occupational training I received during my high […]

RYAN BOREM AND HETAL MAHARAJA ARE AWARDED SOCIETY FOR BIOMATERIALS STAR AWARDS

The primary motivation for my study in bioengineering is to improve human lives using my skills as an engineer. For research—I focus on question “why” until a scientific understanding is developed, and the rest follows. SFB is an excellent platform to demonstrate my work in the field of biomaterials, connect with leaders in field and […]

CITADEL ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES ELIGIBLE FOR A MASTER OF SCIENCE OR MASTER OF ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM CLEMSON By Dr. Jordon Gilmore

Dr. Jordon Gilmore is one of BIOE’s newest tenure-track faculty. Among Key Personnel on Sarah Harcum’s National Science Foundation EPSCoR Track II Advanced Biomanufacturing grant, Jordon was PI on a 2016 Tiger Grant. Clemson-Citadel Joint Program Director, Jordon is an alumnus of both The Citadel’s Electrical Engineering program and Clemson’s Bioengineering program. His interests include orthopedic […]