Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

NASA-funded Research Featured in ACS ES&T Engineering

The December 2021 cover of the journal ACS ES&T Engineering features research being performed by Phil Arve, a doctoral student in EEES, and his adviser, Dr. Sudeep Popat.  The title of the article is “Stabilization of Urea for Recovery from Source-Separated Urine Using Electrochemically Synthesized Hydrogen Peroxide” (ACS ES&T Engineering  2021, 1, 12, 1642-1648).  The research focuses on stabilizing […]

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 […]

Ronald W. Falta, Jr. recognized by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

Ron Falta, Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences is receiving the 2020 Honor Award for University Research, given by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. Read the Clemson Newsstand article here: https://newsstand.clemson.edu/ronald-w-falta-jr-recognized-by-the-american-academy-of-environmental-engineers-and-scientists/  

Congratulations December 2019 Graduates!

BS Biosystems Engineering Karla Diviesti, Jessica Dooley, Shelby Green Ashton Guest, Alena Senf, Madison Socha, Nicholas Tuttle BS Environmental Engineering Mary Christina Phillips BS Geology Daulton Geyer, Amy Nguyen MS Biosystems Engineering Ali Mohammadi Nafchi MS Environmental Engineering and Science Colby Cash, Kara Godsey, Meryem Soyluoglu MS Hydrogeology Brightin Blanton, Wesley Prater PhD Environmental Engineering […]

EEES Welcomes 3 New Faculty in the Fall Semester

We are delighted to announce that we hired three faculty during the spring semester who will join EEES during the fall. Dr. Diana Vanegas is our newest hire for the Biosystems Engineering program.  She earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from the University of Florida.  Most recently, she served as an Assistant Professor […]

DeVol Selected as Fellow of the Health Physics Society

Dr. Timothy DeVol was selected as a 2019 Fellow of the Health Physics Society (HPS). Selection of HPS Fellows is made on the basis of significant administrative, educational, and/or scientific contributions to the profession of health physics.  Formed in 1956, HPS is a scientific organization of professionals who specialize in radiation safety. Its mission is […]