Mechanical Engineering

Atul Kelkar has announced he is leaving his post as chair of Clemson University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering to accept a position as dean of the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University, State University of New York.Read more

The STRIve program aims to foster partnering and pooling of the resources across the ME and AUE campuses, thereby serving as a catalyst for creating highly competitive external proposals. Faculty members of both departments were encouraged to to submit research proposals that could help maximize efficiencies and bring in outside funding. The winners were: Establishing A […]

Congratulations to Dr. Meng for receiving the New Innovator Award from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)! The total award amount is $450,000. The New Innovator Award seeks to support and promote career advancement of highly creative and promising new faculty who are conducting critical and innovative research and are establishing research programs […]

Clemson Graduate Students Chase Gabbard and Ned Whitesell, along with their advisor Dr. Josh Bostwick, won the Milton Van Dyke award for the Gallery of Fluid Motion https://gfm.aps.org for their poster “Coat or Collapse.”This is the second year in a row Chase has won award at this show. 

A team led by Drs. Yunyi Jia and Ardalan Vahidi won the Best Paper Award, 2nd Place, in the IEEE International Automated Vehicle Validation Conference (IAVVC) 2023 in Austin, TX. Names of all team-members are shown below.This is truly a reflection of years of collaboration between the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering in the field […]

Graduate Student Coordinator Irina Kharitonova hosted incoming Clemson ME Graduate Students on Friday. Director of Graduate Programs Dr. Jane Zhao also spoke with students on what to expect in their graduate careers. Afterwards everyone socialized with a lavish ice cream bar!

Mechanical Engineering would like to welcome our new faculty members! Philippe Giguere Dr. Giguère is a Clemson Alumni who joined the department in January 2023.  He currently teaches courses in the thermo-fluids area.  Prior to joining Clemson, he had various leadership roles over 22+ years in wind turbine technology and design at General Electric.  While […]

TTi recently posted on LinkedIn congratulating the most recent group to complete their Engineering Leadership Development Program.  Among the 21, there are 6* recent ME grads.  In the photo below, circled, from left to right are Adam Zwilling (’21), Jonathan Loftis (’20), Josh Vanasse (’21), Bradley York (’21), Colin Lounsberry (’21), and Zach Jones (’20).  Several […]

Please join ME in congratulating our own Dr. Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte on receiving the Senior Tenured Outstanding Teaching Award on recommendation from the 2023 Provost Teaching Awards selection committee. There were many, outstanding applicants this year and  Rodrigo stood out to be the best candidate for this year’s recognition. We are proud of his accomplishment. He […]

Congratulations to Michael Justice on his retirement! Michael has with the Mechanical Engineering Department for 29 years. He’s helped thousands of students and countless faculty complete important projects over the years.  See photos of Michael’s retirement party here.

Clemson University’s Joshua Bostwick might not be related by blood to Vanessa Kern and Joshua McCraney, but he considers them siblings in a special way. All three pursued doctorates under the highly respected Cornell University professor Paul Steen, and they all had a hand in researching a theory that was tested in experiments on the International Space […]

The Gallery of Fluid Motion is an annual showcase of the ‘aesthetic and science of contemporary fluid mechanics`. Submissions from around the world are judged according to their visual qualities and scientific interest by members of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD). At this year’s annual DFD meeting in Indianapolis, IN, Clemson […]

Richard joined Clemson in 1995 and has been in ME Department for over 23 years. Richard was also a recipient of NSF Career Award during his tenure as Assistant Professor in 2001. He was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2005. Richard has served department in various capacity including Graduate Program Coordinator for several […]

We are elated to share the big news about our three faculty who are the inaugural recipients of Stanzione Professorships.  Congratulations to Fadi Abdeljawad, Joshua Bostwick and Huijuan “Jane” Zhao! being the first three Clemson University mechanical engineers to receive the Stanzione Professorship. Bob and Kaye Stanzione have made a generous gift to endow multiple […]