Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Council Wins Award

MEGSC won the ‘Outstanding Graduate Student Organization‘ award from Graduate Student Government (GSG). This award is given to the best Graduate student organization on campus and includes $500 for the groups use. Congrats to out dedicated members: Dr. Fadi Abdeljawad (Faculty Advisor) Irina Kharitonova (Staff Advisor) Nathan Brown (Chair) Malek Alkayyali (Vice-Chair) Yasir Mahmood (Treasurer) Omar Hussein (Communications […]

Departmental Awards Banquet

On Monday April 11th we gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of faculty, staff and students. We had a lovely dinner in the open air at the Madren Pavilion. We were joined by several members of our External Advisory Board, families and distinguished guests. See the photos here.  

Dr. Chenning Tong awarded a major collaborative NSF grant

Dr. Chenning Tong has been awarded a major collaborative NSF grant with a budget of $2.2M ($1.2M for his group) to study the atmospheric boundary layer. The (unsolicited) NSF project is based on the theory of the atmospheric boundary layer that he proposed in 2015, and developed and tested in the past six years. The […]

Dr. Garrett Pataky wins NSF Career award

The title of his CAREER Award proposal is: Understanding the Interaction between Mechanical Twinning and Fatigue Crack Growth.  The total award is $555,634 over five years. We are so proud that our department has such a high number of CAREER awardees. It’s testament to the high caliber of our young faculty.  Garrett’s perseverance and hard […]

Clemson Composites Center Wins award from DOE and Honda

Clemson Composites Center founded by Dr.Srikanth Pilla won the Inno Vision Technology Integration Award for the Ultralightweight Door Project sponsored by the Department of Energy and Honda R&D. Dr. Gang Li of the Mechanical Engineering Department has been integral in this research. The student members of the research team included Anmol Kothari (current Ph.D. student), Madhura […]

Dr. Oliver Myers becomes ASME Fellow

Congratulations to Dr. Oliver Myers for becoming an ASME Fellow. This is a great recognition of Dr. Myer’s personal achievement and makes the Clemson ME Department stronger, more visible and great place to work! Read more about what it means to be an ASME Fellow.

Michael Justice Wins Award

Congratulations to our own Michael Justice for winning A CECAS Technical Staff Member of the Year Award. His hard work, dedication and skill make him an invaluable member of our team!

Congratulations to Trish Nigro on Winning prestigious award!

The Board of Trustees is proud to recognize the achievements and contributions of Clemson University’s faculty and staff. The purpose of the Board of Trustees Award for Excellence is to identify and acknowledge faculty and staff whose vision, accomplishments, and efforts have brought honor to Clemson University. Congratulations to Trish for winning the Student Choice […]