Clemson Division of Research

December 2016

December 2016

A gift of discovery
The holiday season is one of giving, and this year I am pleased to present the gift of discovery: a new online tool that lets anyone search for potential research collaborators at Clemson by topic or name, enhancing interdisciplinary research and scholarship activities across our institution.

Collaboration map fullThe Research Expertise Discovery Suite, or REDS, is an online portal that displays networks of Clemson faculty connected by topics. It also lists publications, conference presentations, awards, grants and books.

For example, if you want to know who does psychology research with military or former military members, searching for those terms will result in a constellation graphic that shows you numerous researchers and their connections. Furthermore, Heidi Zinzow, Mary Anne Raymond, Cynthia Pury and Thomas Britt have worked together. By clicking on a faculty member’s name you can see a list of their recent publications to determine whose work would be most relevant to yours.

REDS is just one tool designed to propel Clemson toward its strategic goal of growing our reputation as a national research university. I hope you will find it useful. Please note that we released the very first version of REDS, and we will continue to develop and improve to make a valuable resource.

Finally, thank you all for your contributions to Clemson Research in 2016. It has been an exciting year for us, with record funding, record-setting gifts, newly organized colleges and significant contributions to the sciences, engineering, humanities and education. We have also extended our contributions beyond our campuses to the wellbeing and growth of South Carolina’s agriculture, advanced manufacturing and knowledge-based economies.

Thanks to all of our faculty, students and staff, Clemson will enter 2017 well prepared to increase our impact and move Clemson forward across the state, the nation and beyond.

Please note that we released the very first version of REDS, and we will continue to develop and improve to make a valuable resource.

Go Tigers!

Tanju