Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

EXPLORATIVE FIELD CAMP

In summer 2025, student enrolled in the Clemson Hydrogeology Field Camp, GEOL 4750, participated in a field camp led by Mr. Will Junkin and Dr. Emily Scribner. One of the sites they visited was on top of Whiteside Mountain to learn about Paleozoic intrusive rocks and metasedimentary rocks. Participants were students from both within Clemson […]

2025 Field Camp

What do you get when you combine blue skies and great outdoors? A fun filled research Hydrogeology Field Camp led by Dr. Lawrence Murdoch and team. The fieldwork for the second module of the Clemson Hydrogeology Field Camp was capped by a well drilling demonstration by Trever Slack, P.G. from Petra-Tech Environmental. Trever is a […]

2025 Geology Spring Field Trip

Geology 3700 students participated in an adventurous spring break field trip which consisted of several geologic field mapping exercises as well as what is referred to as “geology tourism”. The trip was led by Instructor Will Junkin. For the field exercises, students investigated rock units of the Mt. Rogers area, ultimately producing two geologic maps […]

33rd Annual David S. Snipes/Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium

On April 3, 2025, the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences in the School of CEEES at Clemson University hosted the 33rd Annual David S. Snipes/Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium. In attendance were over 469 attendees. The annual conference is the largest gathering of professionals focused on hydrogeology in the Southeast U.S. This event was a […]

Final Call For Abstracts

Abstracts for the 2025 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium (CHS) on April 3 are due Wednesday, February 5. Consider submitting an abstract and making a presentation. If you are a working professional, sharing your work adds depth and enriches the experience. One of this year’s themes is Resilience and Adaption to Catastrophic Storm Events. The schedule of talks for April 3 will […]

2025 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium

The 2025 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium will be held on April 3 with field trips on April 2 and 4. You are strongly encouraged to consider submitting an abstract and making a presentation. One of this year’s themes is Resilience and Adaption to Catastrophic Storm Events. Abstracts are due February 5, 2025. Early registration ends on […]

National Teaching Assistant Award awarded to EEES Graduate Students

Jack Horvath and Max Gordon, MS candidates in Hydrogeology, have been awarded the National Association of Geoscience Teachers Outstanding TA Award. This award honors undergraduate and graduate students who have demonstrated excellence as Teaching Assistants. Dr. Alan Coulson nominated Jack and Max based on their performance as TAs in undergraduate Geology courses. Both Jack and […]

Hundreds Attend the 2024 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium

The 2024 David S. Snipes/Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium had a record number of in-person and online attendees. The annual conference is the largest gathering of professionals focused on hydrogeology in the Southeast U.S. On March 28th, the Madren Center was once again filled to capacity with over 320 in-person attendees and 85 remote attendees. The Symposium […]

2024 EEES Student Awards

Undergraduate Awards Environmental Engineering Thomas M. Keinath Environmental Engineering AwardPresented to one senior and one junior majoring in environmental engineering based on outstanding achievements and possessing personal attributes necessary for successful accomplishments in this discipline. The award is given in honor of Dr. Thomas M. Keinath who served as a faculty member, department chair, and […]