Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Meet Sam Holberg, BE Alumn: From Clemson Student Leader to Coastal Research Fellow

Sam Holberg, a former president of Clemson University’s Biosystems Engineering Club, is making waves in coastal research. After earning his Bachelor’s in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson in 2023, he joined NC State University as a PhD student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, focusing on environmental sediment mechanics. Now, his hard work has […]

Short Videos About Majors in Biosystems Engineering, Geology, & Environmental Engineering

Biosystems Engineering Biosystems Engineering is the field of engineering most closely allied with advances in biology. BE emphasizes two main areas: bioprocess engineering – with its basis in microbiology, and ecological engineering -with its foundation in ecology. The field focuses on the sustainable production of biorefinery compounds (biofuels, bioactive molecules, and biomaterials) using metabolic pathways […]

EXPLORATIVE FIELD CAMP

In summer 2025, student enrolled in the Clemson Hydrogeology Field Camp, GEOL 4750, participated in a field camp led by Mr. Will Junkin and Dr. Emily Scribner. One of the sites they visited was on top of Whiteside Mountain to learn about Paleozoic intrusive rocks and metasedimentary rocks. Participants were students from both within Clemson […]