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SPRING/SUMMER 1999 ARCHIVE Clemson Recognized as Leader in Orthopaedic Bioengineering Clemson University Mathematics: The Next National Champion? Clemson University, Southeast Leader in Invention Income Where the Rubber Meets the Roador Off-Road Clemson Students Win NSF Awards Professor Receives National Math Award Thomas Green Clemson Academy Welcomes Three New Members Dow Chemical Pledges More Than Half-Million Dollars to Film-Related Research Catfish: Improving Environment and Economy ACES Reunion and BBQ is Coming!  |
Faculty News Richard V. Gregory, professor of textiles, fiber and polymer science at Clemson who specializes in electrically conductive polymers, fibers and films, was named director of Clemson University's School of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science, the oldest such program in the South. Henry Rack, professor of ceramics, was named chair of the Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, effective January 1, 1999. Brian Davies, professor of geological sciences, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Center for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences. The center is affiliated with the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and serves as the nucleus for geophysical studies in the Caribbean basin and bordering South American regions. At the National Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Clemson faculty received two of the four annual awards in the Chemical Engineering Division. Douglas E. Hirt, associate professor of chemical engineering, was honored with the Ray W. Fahien Award, which is given on the basis of outstanding teaching effectiveness and educational scholarship. The award is restricted to educators who are in the first 10 years of their academic career. In addition to being an excellent teacher, Dr. Hirt chairs the Teaching Effectiveness Committee in the College of Engineering and Science. He has been a catalyst and leader in Clemson's participation in the NSF SUCCEED Coalition, and is a frequent author and speaker on the use of evolving design projects and effective writing assignments in engineering education. James M. Haile, professor of chemical engineering, received the Corcoran Award in recognition of the most outstanding contributions of the year to the journal Chemical Engineering Education. Papers are judged on their creativity, originality, long-term relevance to chemical engineering, sophistication, timeliness and writing style. Dr. Haile's three-part series, "Toward Technical Understanding," addressed fundamental issues of how students learn complicated subjects such as engineering principles and how educators can more effectively teach them. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has elected Subrata Saha, professor of bioengineering and director of the Bioengineering Alliance of South Carolina, to be a representative to the Society Council of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Dr. Saha's term will end in the year 2001. Jack Peck, professor of computer science, has been named interim chair of the Computer Science Department. He follows Dr. Harold Grossman, who is returning to teaching and research. Ben Sill, an alumni distinguished professor in civil engineering, was appointed director of General Engineering effective August 1, 1999. Sill was the first recipient of the University's Teaching Innovation Award and twice received the Department's Chi Epsilon Outstanding Teacher Award. He is replacing Bill Beckwith, who will continue teaching through the fall and is planning to retire at the end of December. |
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