Emeritus College

EC Speakers’ Bureau: Science and Technology

Science and Technology 

Includes engineering, health and wellness, computer related topics, agricultural, and many more science and technology related topics.

  • Clementina Adams, Professor Emerita of Languages    adamsc@clemson.edu
    Topic: Use and Benefits of herbal and plant remedies
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Kyle Anderson, Senior Lecturer, retired, School of Accountancy     hander2@clemson.edu  864-933-3815
    Topic: Canvas Course Design and video production using Camtasia
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • William Baird, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of  Horticulture     bairdW@msu.edu  571-898-9903
    Topic: Helping smallholder vegetable producers in Kenya
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Eric Benson, Professor Emeritus of Entomology    ebenson@clemson.edu  864-710-3603
    Topic: Entomology
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Alan Elzerman, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences     awlzrmn@clemson.edu
    864-506-0888
    Topic: Environmental Pollution
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Robert M. Geist III, Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, School of Computing    geist@clemson.edu 
    864-247-2211

    Topic: Computer graphics, special effects, modeling and rendering natural phenomena, GPU Computing
    Presentation Platform: In-Person only
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  • John J. Hains, Jr., Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences     jhains@clemson.edu   864-506-1111
    Topic: Limnology (study of lakes and rivers), Freshwater Ecology, large reservoir systems, power production and ecology, effects of dams and impoundment; Water resources in the Savannah River Basin; The Richard B Russell Dan and Lake Project; the interaction between energy and water in the Savannah basin .
    Presentation Platform: In-Person only
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  • Edward A. Hamilton, Associate Director, Strom Thurmond Institute, retired     edhamiliton62@att.net
    864-903-3228 
    Topic: Digital Photography; Video editing and production
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Stephen Hedetniemi, Professor Emeritus, School of Computing     hedet@clemson.edu   864-650-7014
    Topic: Foundations of doing research
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Hoke S. Hill, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences,   hhill@clemson.edu  864-903-9700
    Topic: Applications of Statistics; Probability and Statistics of the Lottery
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Debra B. Jackson,  Professor Emerita of Nursing and Director, Emeritus College 
    dbj@clemson.edu   864-650-0667
    Topic: Health and wellness topics
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • John (Jack) Kanet, Burlington Professor Emeritus of Management   kanet@clemson.edu  864-722-5201
    Topic: Production and Inventory Planning and Scheduling
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Steve Katz, Pearce Professor Emeritus of Professional Communication and Professor Emeritus of English
    skatz@clemson.edu     919-696-1791
    Topic:  Scientific and technical communication
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Del Kimbler, Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering    kimbler@clemson.edu  864-650-3822
    Topic: Industrial Engineering
    Presentation Platform:  In-Person only
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  • Olga Kritskaya,  Professor Emerita of Educational Technology and Literacy   okritskaya@towson.edu   443-615-2366
    Topic: Social and Cognitive Psychology; Visual Thinking; Philosophy of Sciences
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Thomas Kurfess, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering,   kurfess@clemson.edu  
    Topic: Advanced Manufacturing
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Burtrand I. Lee, Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering,   lburta@yahoo.com
    Topic: Nanotechnology, Competitive research proposals; environmental stewardship
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Rose Marie McDonald, Doctor, Redfern (Health Sciences), retired,   mrose@clemson.edu  864-710-0323
    Topic: Mental Health in Primary Care; The Adopted Parent; Ancestral Search by DNA: “Who is your daddy?”
    Presentation Platform: Virtual only
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  • John Meriwether, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy,   meriwej@clemson.edu  864-653-4273
    Topic: Climate change, space physics
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Robert Walker Miller, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology and Physiology,  walker@thehappyberry.com  864-350-9345
    Topic: Farming, Small fruit production, sustainability
    Presentation Platform: Prefer in-person but will do virtual
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  • John C. Morse, Professor Emeritus of Entomology,   jmorse@clemson.edu  864-646-3580 or 864-367-6342
    Topic: World Trichoptera systematics and historical biogeography; Aquatic insect faunistics and biology; Use of insects for water quality biomonitoring
    Presentation Platform:  Virtual only
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  • James H. Palmer, Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils,  jhpalmer42@gmail.com  864-650-6180
    Topic: Heirloom crops that made South Carolina the richest colony before the Revolution–presentation about indigo, rice and Sea Island cotton produced along the coast with key assistance from enslaved persons
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Gary Powell, Professor Emeritus of Genetics and Biochemistry,   pgary142@gmail.com  864-650-0651
    Topic: COVID virus biology; vaccine development and construction; boosters; bioenergetics, fats and foods, alcohol metabolism-problems and pleasures, winetasting and identification of quality wines, peanuts that make olive oil.
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
  • Rosanne Harkey Pruitt, PhD, FNP, RN Professor Emeritus of Nursing,   prosan@clemson.edu 
    Topic: Aging with Grace, Toward a healthier you: Focus on Brain Health and Nutrition
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Marilyn Reba, Senior Lecturer, retired, Mathematical Sciences,  mreba@clemson.edu  864-650-6880
    Topic: Mathematics; technology topics
    Presentation Platform: Virtual only
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  • Merle Shepard, Professor Emeritus of Entomology,   mshprd@clemson.edu  843-442-2463
    Topic: Entomology
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Ben Sill, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering,   sbenjam@clemson.edu  864-506-1920
    Topic: Clemson Experimental Forest, Amphibians and Reptiles of the SE United States,  Are our Eyes Okay?, Backyard Birds, Birds of the US, Bromeliads – a plant family, Communication and England, History of Money, An Examination of Davy Crockett Biography,  Funny birds, and Funny Quotes, and many more topics both humorous and educational.
    Presentation Platform: Virtual only
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  • Stephen Sperry, Senior Lecturer, retired,  stephen.sperry@gmail.com  864-723-4272
    Topic: Land Use Planning; Environmental Change; Remote Sensing Geographic Information Systems (Computer Mapping)
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • Steve Stevenson, Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Computing,   fatmarauder@gmail.com  864-654-3363
    Topic: Computer Science; Assisting non-native English speakers through conversations in language
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person
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  • William (Bill) Stringer, Associate Professor Emeritus of Agronomy and Soils  catboyz@nctv.com  864-979-3169
    Topic: Impacts of native plantings on wildlife habitat; Impacts of invasive plants on natural areas and wildlife. Native Plants and Wildlife
    Presentation Platform: Virtual or In-Person

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