Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

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 […]

Clemson Team Awarded PIRE Grant from the National Science Foundation

A team of researchers led by EEES Associate Professor David Ladner has been awarded a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project entitled Climate-Resilient Sustainable Food Production: Controlled Environment Hydroponic Agriculture with Novel Wastewater Treatment & Reuse.  This grant is the first ever received by Clemson faculty from NSF’s Partnerships for […]

Gleasman Wins Grant from the Geological Society of America

Gavin Gleasman, a doctoral student working with Dr. Kelly Lazar, was awarded a research grant from the Southeastern section of the Geological Society of America (GSA).  According to Blair R. Tormey, Secretary/ Treasurer – Southeast Section, GSA, the selection committee received “. . . numerous meritorious proposals and limited funds made for a very competitive […]

Falta Receives Major Research Projects from ESTCP and SERDP

EEES Professor Ron Falta was recently awarded $2M by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) for a research project entitled High Temperature Subsurface Borehole Thermal Energy Storage.  One of the main challenges facing the transition to a low carbon economy is finding ways to economically store surplus energy so that it is available when […]