Category: Students

From ClemsonNews Four Clemson University students have received awards from the IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative, including one who won the John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar Award. The Estey Award, the most prestigious of the honors, went to Michael Walters, who is on track to graduate this year. In addition to Walters, the three Clemson […]

Paul Alongi – ClemsonNews If anyone knows the value of a scholarship, it’s Kossi Ekpe. For more than eight years, Ekpe has been splitting his time between going to college in pursuit of an electrical engineering degree and working at Chick-fil-A in Anderson. Not only has he been paying for his own education but also […]

Computer Engineering graduate students Avinash Kethineedi and Mikaila Gossman made it to the finals of the ACM Student Research Competition during this year’s Student Cluster Competition at the annual International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC23). Mikaila, who is currently pursuing a PhD in computer engineering, won 2nd overall in the graduate student […]

From ClemsonNews Clemson University alumnus Gabe Cutter (‘ 23) is one of only six recent graduates nationwide to be named Marcus L. Urann Fellows by Phi Kappa Phi, America’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society. The fellowship, which provides $20,000 for expenses related to graduate school, recognizes Cutter’s exceptional research, leadership initiative and commitment […]

CLEMSON – Please join us in recognizing this year’s winners of the 2023 department-wide graduate student awards in Electrical and Computer Engineering. These awards have been presented annually for 38 years and are given to graduate students who have shown exceptional performance in laboratory teaching, research, and service in the previous year. Siwei Zeng is […]

Several of Clemson University’s top electrical and computer engineering students are celebrating an international award after reviving an honor society chapter that began to fade during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. IEEE-HKN honored its Clemson chapter, Zeta Iota, with an Outstanding Chapter Award, marking a sensational turnaround from just a couple years earlier. […]

Over the past several weeks, communities throughout the United States have dealt with rolling blackouts associated with winter storms. Grant Wilkins, Clemson University’s first-ever Churchill scholar, is working on a solution that will keep our power on and running smoothly in any weather. Wilkins, a double major in computer engineering and mathematical sciences, is one of only […]

A Clemson University senior is headed to December 2022 graduation on a high note after winning a student research competition at a leading supercomputer conference. David Krasowska graduates this month with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in computer science and engineering under Peter Dinda at Northwestern University. Krasowska’s path through Clemson underscores how research […]

Congratulations to Gabe Cutter and Grant Wilkins on being selected as part of the 2022 Astronaut Scholar Class! Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to a select number of college juniors and seniors who are studying STEM topics and intend to “pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree,” according to the Astronaut […]

Lea Cook was managing a fast-food restaurant in Goose Creek five years ago when she decided she wanted a better work-life balance. She ended up becoming a trailblazer. When Lea accepts her diploma this week, she will become one of the first members of Clemson University’s SPECTRA Transfer Program to graduate. The program provides scholarships […]