CONGRATULATIONS TO MSE 2022-2023 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS!

May 1, 2023

GEORGE BISHOP ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP
Awarded annually to MSE graduate students in memory of George J. Bishop III

• Haley Jones, from South Carolina, advised by Dr. Stephen Foulger
  – Bachelor’s degree from Clemson University
  – Interests focus on radioluminescent crystalline colloidal arrays for bioimaging
     applications.
• Ximei Zhai, from China, advised by Dr. Joshua Tong
  – Bachelor’s degree from China University of Mining and Technology, master’s from
     Beijing Institute of Technology
  – Interests focus on perovskite materials discovery for solar thermal hydrogen production
     and proton-conducting perovskite discovery assisted by machine learning
• Minda Zou, from China, advised by Dr. Joshua Tong
  – Bachelor’s degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
  – Interests focus on manufacturing protonic ceramic-based electrochemical devices by a
     laser 3D printing technique for high-efficient electricity production and methane
     conversion to value-added chemicals.

GILBERT ROBINSON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
In honor of Dr. Gilbert C. Robinson, esteemed Ceramic Engineering faculty, 1946 – 1990

• Rahul Rajeev, from India, advised by Dr. Kyle Brinkman
  – Bachelor’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar
  – Interests focus on synthesis and characterization of Li­₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ (LLZO)  as an
     electrolyte material for battery applications.
• Aaron Santomauro, from Florida, advised by Dr. Joshua Tong
  – Bachelor’s degree from University of Central Florida
  – Interests focus on  laser processing of CO₂ laser processing of the Li­₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ (LLZO)
     garnet-type solid-state electrolyte (SSE)

DAVID JENNINGS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP
Established in grateful recognition of Clemson University in memory of David Jennings and family

• Yongcan (Brian) Du, from China, advised by Dr. Thompson Mefford
  – Bachelor’s degree from Donghua University
  – Interests focus on quantitative analysis of transport of small molecules in solid
     polymeric materials such as crosslinked natural rubber.
• Vaibhav Palkar, from India, advised by Dr. Olga Kuksenok
  – Bachelor’s degree from IIT Gandhinagar in 2016
  – Interests focus on multiscale modeling and simulation of active soft materials with
     adaptive functionality

KENTWOOL EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Provides support to graduate students pursuing degrees in MSE, primarily in polymers

• Travis Wanless, from Arizona, advised by Dr. Stephen Foulger
  – Bachelor’s degree from
  – Interests focus on thin-film organic memristive electronic devices for neuromorphic computation and biomimetic applications