Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

EEES Reunion at 2024 Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science Education Workshop

The Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science group at Clemson University is addressing a major need in the nuclear-environmental workforce. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vanderbilt University, and CRESP (Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation), Clemson co-sponsored a workshop to develop strategies for growing educational programs that will meet the demand for […]

EEES alumni trailblazer, April Gillens, continues to have an impact in the Department of Energy, eight years after receiving Ph.D.

Dr. April Gillens will forever be the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences from Clemson University.  She is employed with the Department of Energy (DOE) Isotope Program Headquarters staff as the Federal Program Manager for Stable Isotope. April has a broad background in nuclear forensics, stable isotope signatures, nuclear […]

Celebration of Life for Dr. Tom Keinath

On May 18, 2024, more than 125 family and friends gathered at the Madren Center in Clemson to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Tom Keinath, who passed away on March 15, 2024. The service was officiated by Chris Heavner, a former pastor in Clemson and long-time friend of the Keinath family. Speakers included […]

EEES Hosts Notable 2023 Awards Ceremony

The EEES Departmental Awards ceremony is a wonderful rite of Spring.  Each year we honor the “best of the best” at a luncheon in the Hendrix Center.  This year was no exception.  You can find the complete list of our 2023 undergraduate and graduate student award winners here.  What made this year a notch above […]

Hixon Honored as Outstanding Young Alum

Dr. Amy Hixon was honored by the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences as one of only two Outstanding Young Alumni for 2023.  Dr. Hixon currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. She received master’s and Ph.D. degrees […]

Mary Katherine Watson Honored as Outstanding Alumni

Dr. Mary Katherine Watson was recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumni by the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at a ceremony held on May 6, 2022.  The award goes to graduates of the college who are 40 years old or younger and whose achievements have been significant to their profession or to the […]