September 25, 2018
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering strives to make an impact on their community, whether helping to rebuild a nearby park, or sharing the excitement of engineering and science with local elementary, middle school, and high school students. Stone Academy “Science Fun Day”: Dr. Scott Husson volunteered his time, knowledge, and resources to help […]
September 25, 2018
Undergraduates Meredith Bailey and Adam Beitz were awarded SC Space Grant EPSCOR Fellowships this summer. Working in Dr. Blenner’s lab, they tested the impact of the PEX7, PEX11, and PEX16 genes in Yarrowia lipolytica on peroxisome size, number, and ability to produce PHA. The three different PEX genes were knocked out and over expressed to […]
September 25, 2018
Silas and Sofia Wong both received their B.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering at Clemson University in 1995 and 1994, respectively. They met during the beginning of their undergraduate studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Silas received his B.S. in Biology at McGill in 1990, and Sofia was two years behind him. Silas acquired a […]
September 25, 2018
In May 2011, the Class of 1963 ventured back to the hallways of Earle Hall for a class reunion. At that time, some of them hadn’t been here since graduation day – 48 years earlier. This first reunion rekindled past friendships and stirred up plenty of memories of their days here at Clemson, and their […]
September 25, 2018
In 1961, Dr. Stephen Melsheimer started his academic career as a Chemistry major at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, the Chemistry curriculum did not motivate him, and his grades began to suffer. After his fall sophomore term, Dr. Melsheimer decided to give Chemical Engineering a try and switched his major. It was […]
September 25, 2018
The ChBE Department would like to congratulate Dr. Mark Blenner and Dr. Sapna Sarupria, who have both received Tenure and been promoted to Associate Professor. The Blenner Research Group uses biotechnology to solve pressing challenges in sustainable production of chemicals, nutraceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, and biological sensors. Ph.D. and undergraduate students in the group have worked on […]
September 18, 2018
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering welcomes Dr. Daniel Linder, an assistant professor of biostatistics and data science at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, as a part of the ChBE 2018 Fall Seminar series. Dr. Linder’s research interests are in developing statistical methods for dynamical systems and Bayesian methods for high-dimensional data […]
