December 17, 2020
Congratulations to Cabell Lamie for successfully defending his dissertation titled “Synthesis, Supercritical Fractionation, And Kinetic Modeling of Pyrene Pitch Oligomers” on November 24th. Cabell’s research during his studies here at Clemson focused on developing and utilizing supercritical extraction techniques for furthering the fundamental knowledge in the field of pitch research, with a focus on […]
December 16, 2020
Allison Yaguchi successfully defended her dissertation titled “Development of Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus to Convert Lignin-Derived Phenolics to Oleochemicals” on November 18th. Her research identified a novel yeast able to robustly convert an aromatic-rich waste stream, called lignin, into lipids. These microbially-derived fats can be converted into value-added oleochemicals, such as biodiesel or omega-3 fatty acids. Her […]
November 11, 2020
A paper from Dr. Scott Husson’s group was selected as a July 2020 Editor’s Choice Article for the Journal of Membrane Science. The article title is “Effect of mechanical strain on the transport properties of thin-film composite membranes used in osmotic processes”. Authors include Jaime Idarraga-Mora (recent PhD graduate), Alton O’Neal (ChBE undergraduate), Morgan Pfeiler […]
September 22, 2020
Christopher Pierce, a junior undergraduate student in Chemical Engineering, was recently awarded funding through SC INBRE along with his mentor Dr. Jessica Larsen. Through the Student-Initiated Research Program (SIRP), Christopher will receive $3,000 to pursue his project which has a basis in drug delivery, biomedicine, and neuroscience. His project, entitled “Modulation of Polymersome Shape to […]
September 22, 2020
CU-CIA Funded project “Towards the Creation of Biomimetic Complement Protein: Understanding Self-Assembly in Whole Blood” led Dr. Jessica Larsen and Honors College Undergraduate (’20) Lauren Maghak to an accidental discovery. Maghak and Larsen were working to drive self-assembly of polymers around blood borne pathogens. Their electron microscopy experiments were leading to very unexpected images. Upon […]
September 15, 2020
Written by Paul Alongi Gov. Henry McMaster is honoring a Clemson University associate professor who has won international acclaim for engineering yeast in research that could help humankind reach Mars, develop new drugs and search for nuclear weapons production. Mark Blenner, the McQueen Quattlebaum Associate Professor, has received a 2020 Young Scientist Award for Excellence […]
September 8, 2020
Our department is proud to officially welcome Dr. Suzanne Roat and Dr. Ming Yang to Clemson University. Dr. Suzanne Roat is joining our Department as a Professor of Practice. Dr. Roat enjoyed an exciting and rewarding 28-year career working in the oil and gas sector primarily for Chevron Corporation before returning to her alma mater […]
September 3, 2020
Article written by Paul Alongi. Rachel Getman became the first woman to receive tenure in Clemson University’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the same year the department celebrated a century of granting degrees. That was three years ago. Now Getman is first through the door for another honor, one that reflects her national prominence in research, […]
May 29, 2020
Earlier this month, Dr. Jessica Larsen was selected as the recipient for the 2020 Bradley Faculty Award for Mentoring in Creative Inquiry. She is the first receipt in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the 13 years of the award. When asked to describe her mentoring style, Larsen described it as “radical vulnerability”. […]
April 28, 2020
Article written by Paul Alongi, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University researchers are volunteering their time and resources as part of a statewide effort to develop serologic tests that could play a key role in reigniting South Carolina’s economy and protecting healthcare professionals on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. A test […]
