The 2022 Bioengineering Awards Ceremony was held at the Madren Center Owen Pavilion on April 19, 2022. Undergraduate and graduate award winners were presented by Dr. Dan Simionescu and Dr. Martine LaBerge. College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Awards 2022 CECAS J. Wesley Davis Leadership Award – Ashley Babinchak Frank H. Stelling and C. […]
Clemson Bioengineering
Naren Vyavahare’s Innovation in Pediatric Medicine
Naren Vyavahare, Clemson Bioengineering’s Hunter Endowed Chair and Professor of Bioengineering, is among innovators recognized by the South Carolina Department of Commerce for exemplifying relentless pursuit of transformational ideas.
Clemson Tigers help drive Life Sciences in South Carolina
In South Carolina, life sciences are booming, driven by an expanding base of diverse companies, outstanding research universities like Clemson, excellent healthcare systems, a rapidly emerging innovation ecosystem and the leadership of SCBIO. A recent study documents that life sciences in South Carolina involve over 850 firms in 42 of 46 counties and generate a […]
Ideas: Making Them Real
R. Larry Dooley had big ideas In 30+ years at Clemson, R. Larry Dooley began every day having ideas. These then turned into partnerships, alliances, and centers that continue to attract educators, researchers, and year after year, classrooms full of bioengineering students. Presently Professor Emeritus of Clemson University Department of Bioengineering, Dooley retired in 2016 […]
Desjardins Delivers Winning Pitch at 6th Annual SCBIO Conference
At SCBIO Live 2016, South Carolina’s annual life science industry conference, Dr. John Desjardins of Aravis Biotech and Clemson’s Department of Bioengineering won the SCRA Pitch Contest. The $2,500 prize was sponsored by Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology, South Carolina Research Authority and Carolina Biotech Group. It was awarded at SCBIO’s sixth annual conference, […]
2021 Samuel F. Hulbert Award
Martine LaBerge, chair, Department of Bioengineering The Samuel F. Hulbert Award acknowledges individuals providing outstanding support to the Department of Bioengineering. Michael J. Kern, professor of regenerative medicine and cell biology and professor of oral health sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, is a longstanding advocate for the Clemson University Department of Bioengineering. […]
2021 Bioengineering Award Recipients
The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Science and our department have completed award selections for 2021. Clemson Bioengineering is very proud to announce that we have an award winner at the college level! Our congratulations go to Maureen Buckley for being selected as the winner of the Samuel B. Earle Award for Outstanding Senior in […]
Three Bioengineers awarded 2020 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Maggie Elpers I am honored to have been chosen to receive the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and represent Clemson Bioengineering in this way. Most importantly, I’m so grateful for the mentorship I have received from Dr. Dean and Dr. Alexander-Bryant, who have supported me in my research interests including developing a device to inactivate HIV […]
Three Bioengineers awarded 2020 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Maggie Elpers I am honored to have been chosen to receive the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and represent Clemson Bioengineering in this way. Most importantly, I’m so grateful for the mentorship I have received from Dr. Dean and Dr. Alexander-Bryant, who have supported me in my research interests, including developing a device to inactivate HIV […]
Perry Sprawls – Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award
The Clemson University Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award honors individuals dedicated to enhancing the quality and value of the university. On March 31, Perry Sprawls was awarded the DSA. With research on using nuclear medicine to detect cancer and other abnormalities, Perry Sprawls received Clemson’s first Ph.D. in Bioengineering in 1968. He already had a […]
