October 12, 2021
The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) is an organization focused on advancing human health and well-being. Each year, they host an annual meeting where students, faculty, and industry have the opportunity to connect and present their scientific work. This year, the meeting was hosted in Orlando, Florida from October 6th to the 9th. The Larsen Lab […]
June 17, 2021
Dr. Jessica Larsen’s Research Lab – Grace Anderson, a junior undergraduate researcher for Dr. Jessica Larsen, is working on an SC BioCRAFT funded project this summer. The overarching goal of Grace’s project is to improve the current standard of care for brain tumors. Cancerous cells left adjacent to the removed tumor account for 96% of […]
June 11, 2021
Four student researchers engaged in catalytic materials and reaction engineering research at Dr. Ming Yang’s group have been recently recognized by the university and external funding agencies for their ongoing research work that aims to tackle climate change and to harvest clean energies. Luis Morales and John Yeager, junior undergraduate students, were recently accepted into […]
May 21, 2021
The department graduate symposium occurred on April 13, 2021 after not having a symposium in 2020 due to the pandemic. Planning a research symposium was a major hurdle for Nick Gregorich, Molli Garifo, and Mark Pitman. The CEGSO board devised an idea to utilize Google Sites for displaying the posters virtually. These personalized Google Sites […]
May 12, 2021
On April 26, Dr. Jessica Larsen was presented with the 2021 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award by Clemson University’s Commission on Women. She is adding this award to a growing list as Dr. Larsen recently received the 2021 National Science Foundation CAREER award and last year’s Bradley Mentoring Award. Dr. Larsen leads a research program that centers […]
April 27, 2021
Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis are fields that have been historically separated. Poly(styrenesulfonic acid) (PSSA) combines the advantages of both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. PSSA is soluble in polar solvents; therefore, all acidic groups are readily accessible. In addition, the catalyst cannot be deactivated through coking because there is no surface for the carbonaceous species to […]
March 15, 2021
The 2020 Spring semester started the same way one would remember every semester, with a mixture of new classes, familiar faces and places, and new challenges. Our department wouldn’t find out until March that those new challenges would include adjusting our teaching and learning methods in our Unit Operations lab while students and faculty were […]
