September 27, 2023
The Department of Chemistry congratulates graduate students Amaechi Odoh and Giovani Gutierrez for their recent achievements! Amaechi recently placed 2nd out of 1000 applicants in the DuPont GOLD (Growth Opportunities Leading in Diversity) Seminar Competition. Amaechi presented his lecture entitled “Diversification of Biomolecules via SuFEx Activation of Embedded Hydroxy Groups” at the competition in New […]
September 25, 2023
Where are you from? I am from Charleston, SC! Why did you choose to major in chemistry? I chose chemistry because of the love I had for the topic. Ever since my chemistry 1 class in high school, I have been super fascinated by the topic and wanted to pursue a degree in chemistry here […]
September 18, 2023
Where are you from? I came from Nepal, a beautiful country and the home of the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest, to pursue my graduate degree at Clemson University. Who was your research advisor and when did you graduate? Prof. R. Karl Dieter was my PhD research advisor and I graduated in the […]
September 7, 2023
Where are you from? Basking Ridge, New Jersey! Why did you choose to major in chemistry? Honestly, I applied to Clemson as a Political Science major, but realized before registration that I was such a math and science person and I didn’t want to spend the next four years reading and writing. I loved the […]
March 6, 2023
Read about Kaylan (Dr. Jackson), one of our recent graduates, who is featured along with 4 other outstanding women in science! Read the full article here. It is a true honor to see her doing so well!
February 27, 2023
Last weekend we hosted our 8th Annual Chemistry Department Research Symposium. The purpose of this event is to share the research and accomplishments of the last year with each other and the larger Clemson community that we are a part of. The Symposium feature 63 posters by both undergraduate and graduate students from the department, as […]
January 25, 2023
We would like to cordially invite students and general public to participate in the 8th Annual Chemistry Department Research Symposium, which will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on Saturday Feb 25, 2023 at the Watt Innovation Center. The Symposium will feature posters presented by both undergraduate and graduate students and aims […]
January 9, 2023
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2023 Mandel Fellowships, an award made possible by a gift established in honor of Dr. Frederick Mandel. This year’s recipients are: Lopez, Claudia https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6KRRB-wAAAAJ&hl Project: Composite and Polymer Formulation Employing Sulfur and Bio-olefin Feedstocks Advisor: Dr. Rhett Smith Sheriff, Kirkland https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ukocOBoAAAAJ&hl=en Project: Investigations on New Inorganic […]
December 10, 2022
Following a long-standing tradition, the Faculty and Staff from our Department celebrated the end of another great year. Many thanks to everyone that was able to join us and (of course) to Wendy Marshall and Bill Pennington for all the work done to host this event. Please visit our Facebook page to see all the […]
December 10, 2022
Congrats to Lucas Ayres, Jordan Brooks, Kristi Whitehead, and Carlos D Garcia for their article Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Using Paper-Derived Electrochemical Biosensors, featured as a cover of the prestigious journal Analytical Chemistry. This paper describes the development of a sensor for the detection of S. aureus using paper-derived carbon electrodes, modified with a thin layer of sputtered […]
