Congratulations to MSE 2022 Fellowship Recipients!

June 16, 2022

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.

• 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

• Hongkui Zheng, from China, advised by Dr. Kai He

– Bachelor’s from Hohai University, Master’s from UC – Irvine

– Interests focus on in-situ TEM study of garnet-type solid-state electrolytes

GILBERT ROBINSON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

In honor of Dr. Gilbert C. Robinson, esteemed faculty member within the Ceramic Engineering Department from 1946 – 1990.

• Xiao Geng, from China, advised by Dr. Fei Peng.

– Bachelor’s degree from University of Science and Technology of China

– Interests focus on laser-based additive/subtractive manufacturing of ceramics, empowered by   machine learning.

• Xiner Lu, from China, advised by Dr. Kai He

– Bachelor’s degree from Southern University of Science and Technology of China

– Interests focus on investigating temperature-dependent microstructural and compositional reconstructions of metallic nanoparticles using in situ TEM

 

DAVID JENNINGS MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP

Established in grateful recognition of Clemson University in memory of David Jennings and his family.

• Yao Xiong, from China, advised by Dr. Olga Kuksenok

– Bachelor’s from Wuhan University of Technology; Master’s from University of Florida

– Interests focus on theoretical and computational modeling of stimuli-responsive hydrogels.

 

KENTWOOL EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

Provides support to graduate students pursuing degrees in MSE, primarily in polymers.

• Ben Grant, from Connecticut, advised by Dr. Stephen Foulger

– Bachelor’s degree from Clemson University

– Interests focus on thin-film functional electronic devices.

• Nikhil Karthikeyan, from Singapore, advised by Dr. Ulf Schiller

– Bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

– Interests focus on using computationational fluid dynamics simulations to study particle stabilized emulsions known as Bicontinuous Interfacially Jammed Emulsion Gels

• Sidong Tu, from China, advised by Dr. Olga Kuksenok

– Bachelor’s degree from Fudan University, MS from University of Southern California
– Interests focus on computational modeling of polymers