Category: Student Awards

In April two of the graduating geology students were honored in a virtual awards ceremony for receiving College-level awards from the College of Engineering, Computer, and Applied Sciences. Austin Bruner was awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award and Mallory Jordan received the Outstanding Senior in Computer or Applied Sciences Award. All of the award recipients […]

Riley Garvey, a junior in Biosystems Engineering, was awarded the 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  This prestigious scholarship program is designed to increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities, as well as increase public understanding […]

Julia Ann Funk, a rising senior majoring in Environmental Engineering, was recently awarded a 2019 scholarship from Jacobs Engineering.  The Jacobs Engineering Foundation created the scholarship program in 2009 as a tribute to Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs – the founder of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. – for his commitment to higher education and his goal […]

Jessica Deaver, a second year Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Ph.D. student working with Dr. Sudeep Popat, was awarded the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium’s (SCSGC) Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) for the 2018-19 academic year. The SCSGC GRA is designed to help meet the continuing needs of the aeronautics and space effort by increasing the […]

Paige Taber, an M.S. degree candidate in Environmental Engineering and Science, was recently awarded the Carl J. Apicella Scholarship from the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF). EREF is the largest source of funding for scholarships and grants related to sustainable solid waste management in North America. The Scholarship Program recognizes students with academic excellence, professional involvement and […]

Congratulations to Kathryn Peruski on being selected for the Hitachi High Technologies Electron Microscopy Graduate Fellowship Award. This is a $20,000 non-renewable one-year award to a Clemson graduate student utilizing electron microscopy. Kathryn is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences working with Dr. Brian Powell, and she has used the microscopes to […]

Congratulations to graduate students TJ Daniel and Christian Pullano for receiving Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards from the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT). The NAGT recognizes up to 30 outstanding teaching assistants each year, and award winners receive a one-year membership in the organization. Both students were nominated by Dr. Alan Coulson for their high […]

The Health Physics Society (HPS) is a professional society dedicated to the promotion of excellence in the science and practice of radiation safety.  Every year the HPS awards seven fellowships and three scholarships to students pursuing related degrees in the United States.  This year, four EEES students were among the awardees, with an additional student […]

A group of more than 20 students and faculty members from EEES attended the annual South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC) in Myrtle Beach, SC, in March.  The conference, with this year’s theme of “Water Life,” is an excellent venue for networking with water researchers and practitioners in the state.  SCEC is organized by the South […]

Congratulations to Riley Blais for receiving a scholarship from the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). Winners of this award, entitled the, “2018 SME Scholarship for Students Seeking Geoscience Degrees in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina,” receive a scholarship and are invited to attend the SME Carolinas and Georgia Section Joint Meeting and […]