Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Clemson Part of Major New DOE Research Thrust

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has rolled out a major new research thrust area called Energy Earthshots™. The program involves a multi-pronged approach to harness the renewable power of hydrogen, the Earth’s heat, and wind and to store that energy, making industry more efficient and eliminating net carbon emissions.  To support DOE’s Energy Earthshots™, […]

EEES Graduate Students Win Prestigious Environmental Scholarships

Laura DiGiacomo and Claire Funk were awarded scholarships from the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) and the Environmental Engineering & Science Foundation (EESF), respectively. EREF is a national organization with the mission to develop and evaluate new approaches to managing municipal solid waste through advances in scientific research and to provide scholarships to America’s […]

Vanegas Receives Global Engagement Award

In recognition of her dedication to her graduate students, Dr. Diana Vanegas received the inaugural Norsaadah Husain International Graduate Student Support Award from the Clemson University Office of Global Engagement.  Dr. Vanegas received the award at the May 9, 2023, doctoral hooding ceremony in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.  The award is presented to […]

Exploring a Novel Approach to Addressing Climate Change

As the planet continues to heat up and sea levels rise, thousands of miles of coastline are at greater and greater risk for flooding.  Professor Larry Murdoch and a team from FRx Inc., are exploring a novel way to address this growing problem.  Murdoch’s collaborators in EEES include Adjunct Professor Leonid N. Germanovich, Associate Professor […]