Civil Engineering

Groundbreaking News

A group of civil students stepped outside the classroom for some hands-on learning in underground construction thanks to a neighbor who happens to be an expert in the field. McLaughlin Group, Inc., a leading manufacturer of trenchless construction equipment, gave the students a demonstration in identifying and marking underground utilities with the use of pneumatic boring […]

We Can Build a Better Climate Solution Today

Tripp Shealy, a Ph.D. student in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, discusses cutting edge research that suggests energy reduction starts with how we present design options to engineers and architects. Shealy argues that small changes, like pre-selecting an option as a default, can trigger big change in the way engineers think. Learn more

Ph.D Student receives ITS World Congress Award

Congratulations to Mr. Mizanur Rahman, Civil Engineering Ph.D student, who received the first place award from the Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) of America World Congress for his essay entitled “A Dynamic Routing Strategy in a Cooperative Vehicle Environment”. Rahman received a $1500.00 award, was featured in the final program for the congress and presented his paper […]

Passionate Engineering

A family tradition and an interest in engineering led Taylor Sams, a senior in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering, to Clemson University 5 years ago.  Taylor, a native of Irmo South Carolina, comes from a family of engineers of all backgrounds and aspired to pursue a degree in engineering himself.  He also has family […]

Dr. Tommy Cousins returns home

Dr. Tommy Cousins joined our faculty as Professor of Civil Engineering in January. He received his BSCE in 1978 and MSCE in 1982 from Clemson and chose to come back home after a successful teaching and research career  at Virginia Tech. After graduating from Clemson, he completed his PhD at North Carolina State University. Tommy […]

Study Abroad in China

Andrew Brownlow traveled to Tongji University in China during the summer of 2014 as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute (EAPSI) program.  The Ministry of Education in China co-sponsors the program with the NSF, and sends approximately 40 graduate and PhD students to China each year.  The […]