Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

EEES Well Represented at the South Carolina Environmental Conference

EEES undergraduate and graduate students were well represented at this years’ South Carolina Environmental Conference, held in Myrtle Beach from March 10 to 13, 2024. The conference is sponsored by the South Carolina section of the American Water Works Association (SCAWWA) and the Water Environment Association of South Carolina (WEASC). The first-place graduate award presented […]

Celebration of Life for Dr. Tom Keinath

Remembering 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 Students Receive CECAS College Awards

EEES student, William Cummings, received the CECAS award for being this year’s Outstanding Senior in the School of Computing and Applied Sciences! See more about what Williams said about his engineering journey. Click on this link to see the video. EEES student, Teague McCracken, received the CECAS award for this year’s J. Wesley Davis Leadership […]

Remembering Dr. Tom Keinath

It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the passing of one of the giants of the Environmental Engineering field, Dr. Tom Keinath.  Dr. Keinath passed away on March 15, 2024.  A news release about his legacy at Clemson University can be found on Clemson News. Suffice it to say, there are few people in […]

Hundreds Attend the 2023 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium

The 2023 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium had a record number of in-person plus online attendees this year.  On April 6th, the Madren Center was once again filled to capacity with over 470 attendees in person and 150 remote attendees.  The Symposium featured three concurrent sessions with 57 presentations on topics ranging from Geophysics to PFAS Characterization, […]

Big Turnout for Tribute to Tom Keinath

To mark the 50th anniversary of when Dr. Thomas M. Keinath joined Clemson University (1969), the Department held a special seminar and reception in his honor on October 25, 2019. The featured speaker for the seminar was Dr. Glen Daigger, who is currently serving as a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering […]

Manufacturers and students to connect at sustainability forum in Greenville

The Sustainable Manufacturing Forum, held on March 12, 2020, in Greenville, SC, will held leading manufacturers in Upstate South Carolina increase their environmental sustainability. Dr. David Ladner, associate professor in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, is helping to organize the event. Read more in the Newsstand article about the event here.

AWWA Keeps our Lake Shore Clean

The Clemson student chapter of the American Water Works Association (CUAWWA) conducted their annual lake shore clean-up last week on Lake Hartwell. The group removed about 12 bags of trash from the lake shore in one evening. In addition to keeping our lake clean, the organization also focuses on providing students with networking opportunities in […]

Biosystems Engineering Club Wins Outstanding Chapter Award

The Biosystems Engineering (BE) Club won the “Most Outstanding Student Branch of the Southeastern Chapter of ASABE” award at the recent ASABE Rally meeting at the University of Kentucky. The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is a professional society that provides networking opportunities, professional development training, and access to technical resources for […]

CUAWWA Sponsors 2018 Career Panel

The Clemson Student Chapter of the American Water Works Association (CUAWWA) and the Environmental Engineering Club sponsored the seventh annual Career Panel this month. As the group’s signature event, it provides an opportunity for students to network with industry professionals to learn about internships and full time career paths in the fields of environmental/biosystems/civil engineering […]