Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

New Faculty Member – Dr. Eric M. Davis

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Eric Davis has joined the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering this Fall as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Davis received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and his Ph.D. from Drexel University. Prior to accepting his position at Clemson, Dr. Davis held a postdoctoral research appointment […]

Class of ’85 Celebrates 30th Reunion

On October 17th, ChBE hosted its annual Homecoming Tailgate.    We had classes represented from 1964 through 2015.     During the tailgate, the Class of 1985 held their 30th Class Reunion, which was organized with the help of their fellow classmate, Don Cain.  Many of them had not been in Earle Hall since they graduated so they […]

AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Awards

Graduate students Adam Klett and Juan Wang received AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Awards at the recent AIChE Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. They each received a plaque and $200. Adam’s advisor is Dr. Mark Thies, and Juan’s advisor is Dr. Scott Husson. The AIChE Separations Division award honors students who have […]

Dr. Mark Blenner receives $600,000 NASA Early Career Faculty Award

Dr. Mark Blenner, Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, recently received an Early Career Faculty Award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study microbial synthesis of nutraceuticals and materials to enable long-term space exploration. The project entitled “Synthetic Biology for Recycling Human Waste into Nutraceuticals and Materials: Closing the Loop for […]

Dr. Sapna Sarupria receives $970K Clean Water Research Grant from the National Science Foundation

Dr. Sarupria and her fellow researchers at Clemson in collaboration with Dr. Ilenia Battiato at San Diego State University were awarded a $1.2 million ($970K to Clemson) DMREF research grant from NSF entitled “DMREF: An integrated multiscale modeling and experimental approach to design fouling-resistant membranes.” The research team at Clemson includes Drs. Sarupria, Scott Husson […]

Dr. Mark Thies elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Professor Mark Thies was elected Fellow in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and was honored at the organization’s annual meeting in November. Dr. Thies is a Dow Chemical Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Election as Fellow recognizes “service to the profession” and “significant professional accomplishment.” Contribution in one of these areas must be […]