Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Karanfil Selected as Editor for Premier Journal

Tanju Karanfil

Dr. Tanju Karanfil has been selected to serve as an Editor for the journal Water Research. The invitation was extended by the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Professor Eberhard Morgenroth, who is a professor at Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. With a current impact factor of 13.4, Water Research is widely regarded as one […]

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 […]

EEES Faculty Earn Promotions

At the end of the Spring 2023 semester, EEES received some great news:  Drs. Andrew Metcalf and Alex Pullen were promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor with tenure.  Dr. David Ladner was promoted from Associate to Full Professor. Dr. Metcalf’s teaching and research interests are in the area of air pollution and air quality, with […]

Scribner Receives Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching

EEES Lecturer Dr. Emily Scribner received one of the university’s top honors at a Spring 2023 semester ceremony hosted by Provost Bob Jones, the Junior Special Rank Outstanding Teaching Award.  Dr. Scribner was one of 26 faculty, staff and students honored with a university wide award, making this a notably high level of recognition.  She […]

Freedman Receives Earth Caretaker Award from UWGB

EEES Department Chair Dr. David L. Freedman won the 2023 Earth Caretaker Award from his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB).  The award recognizes UWGB graduates who have distinguished themselves in their professional field and are widely recognized for their career accomplishments in the areas of sustainability, environmental management, environmental policy, or […]

Nammouz Advances Opportunities for Global Engagement

Minory Nammouz profile

Clemson has made global engagement a requirement of the General Education curriculum for all undergraduate students. Finding ways to achieve engagement is a significant challenge that Dr. Minory Nammouz has embraced. Dr. Nammouz is a Principal Lecturer in EEES, working closely with the Office of Global Engagement to pilot several international engagement opportunities. Her most recent effort […]

Powell Selected for 2022 Class of ’39 Award

Each year, the Class of ’39 Award goes to one distinguished faculty member whose outstanding contributions over a five-year period have been judged by his or her peers to represent the highest achievement of service to the University, the student body and the larger community.  This year’s winner is EEES Professor Brian Powell.  Dr. Powell […]

Clemson Team Joins DOE-Funded Consortium for Nuclear Forensics

Three Clemson faculty members are part of a 16-university team of 31 scientists and engineers selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to develop the next generation of new technologies and insights in nuclear forensics.  The Consortium for Nuclear Forensics will be led by the University of Florida, with […]

Scribner Accompanies Football Team to Boston College

EEES Lecturer Dr. Emily Scribner was in Boston on October 8 to cheer on the Clemson Tigers football team.  Scribner was selected to participate in the Guest Professor Program.  According to Kathryn Koning, Director of Football Academic Services, “The Guest Professor Program has been around for about a decade here at Clemson. It is a […]