Pavon Itzel is a genetic assistant and working toward being a certified Spanish translator.
College of Science
Lauren Stoczynski ’17, Ph.D. ’22 accepts assistant professor position
Lauren Stoczynski started a new position as an assistant professor of ecology at Le Mayne College.
Claudia Heinsohn ’84, M ’89 awarded for lifetime achievements
Claudia Heinsohn has been honored with one of this year’s PCT (Pest Control Technology) Syngenta Crown Leadership Awards for lifetime and career contributions to and achievements in the Pest Management Industry. This award will be presented at the annual National Pest Management Association’s (PestWorld) Convention to be held in Denver, Colorado, on October 23.
Michael E. Newman ’78 named president of the D.C. Science Writers Association
Michael E. Newman (B.S. Microbiology, 1978) is serving as the 2024-2025 president of the D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA), the nation’s largest regional organization bringing together science, medical and technology journalists, writers, public information officers, and audio and video producers through socializing, networking, science-based tours and events, and professional development workshops. Newman, who is the senior public affairs officer and medical communicator for Johns Hopkins Medicine, also has been selected to co-chair the Science Writers Congress, a network of regional science writers associations across the country, for the next two years.
Jennifer Manning ’95 is founding CEO of KOMO BIOSCIENCES
Jennifer Manning ’95 KOMO’s mission is to enable accelerated development and manufacturing of life-saving therapeutics by translating the utility of high-efficiency integrases to high-efficiency therapeutic development and manufacturing processes.
Chandra Hampson opens restaurant in Chicago
In November 2023, Chandra Hampson and her husband opened their first restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Antioch Pizza. They have a Tiger Paw proudly hanging in the entryway.
Rachel Conway ’19 published in journal Nature
Rachel Conway ’19 published Earth’s ambipolar electrostatic field and its role in ion escape to space in the journal Nature. The research led to the first measurements of the Earth’s ambipolar field.
Laura Hart ’07, named Director of the Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) for Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Hart graduated from Clemson University in 2007 with a B.S. in Chemistry. She has been named the Director of the Primary Care Research Network (PCRN) for Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH. The PCRN is “a consortium of pediatric primary care practices focused on improving child health and family outcomes through high-quality research in primary care settings on common conditions and services in those settings.”
Dr. Paula Cable-Dunlap ’95, named an ORNL Corporate Fellow from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Cable-Dunlap graduated from Clemson University in 1995 with her Ph.D. in Chemistry. She was named an ORNL Corporate Fellow from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is the “highest recognition for members of the ORNL research staff”. Cable-Dunlap leads the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division’s Materials Characterization and Modeling Section. Her work focuses on collecting and characterizing particles from environmental samples and building teams to detect emanations, such as seismic vibrations, to detect potential rogue nuclear activity and to verify compliance with global nuclear nonproliferation standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA. She is cited for her advancement of the scientific underpinnings of mass spectrometry as well as collection technologies and strategies with a focus on nuclear nonproliferation. Cable-Dunlap is credited with inventing the radio frequency glow discharge Fourier transform ion cyclotron mass spectrometer and the patented Aerosol Contaminant Extractor to collect particles in a manner that allows for direct analysis of the collected particulates. Cable-Dunlap also helped champion the development of the ORNL Ultra-Trace Forensic Science Center, a premier mass spectrometry center that supports the IAEA. Recognized in the U.S. government as one of the leading experts in her field, Cable-Dunlap is sought out to advise on and lead cutting-edge research, field campaigns and exercises to detect proliferation activities. She has mentored dozens of early and mid-career staff members at ORNL and partner sites who have advanced in their careers as a result of her mentorship. Her peer-reviewed publications include more than 200 classified reports in addition to numerous presentations.
Edmond ‘Russell’ Baxley III ’05, appointed to serve as a member of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC)
Baxley graduated from Clemson University in 2005 with a BS in Microbiology. Currently, he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Beaufort Memorial Hospital and has been appointed to serve as a member of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee (EOC) for the 2024 to 2028 term. Baxley has served in his current position at Beaufort Memorial Hospital for approximately seven and a half years. While under his leadership, the hospital system has increased healthcare access for its community through new urgent care clinics, cancer treatment centers, provider recruitment and the BMH Care Anywhere telehealth app. However, he is most proud of the on-site clinical education and workforce development programs that were made possible through partnerships with the county, city, school district and other local educational institutions. “I am excited to help ensure South Carolina’s students are set up for success and ready to excel in meaningful careers,” said Baxley. “We have the opportunity to not only make a difference in the lives of our school children, but the future of all South Carolinians.”
