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Student Activities
CoES Students receive major awards
The NSF has just announced its list of Graduate Research Fellowship awards for 2007. Five CoES undergraduates have won fellowships, and another one has received an honorable mention.
The fellowship winners are:
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Maureen Lynch
Mechanical Engineering |
Rebekah Moore
Computer Engineering |
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Michael Murphy
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Kelley Stewart
Mechanical Engineering |
William Vining
Chemical Engineering |
Two CoES students have also been named Goldwater Scholars.
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Robert N. Clarke |
Robert N. Clarke is a junior in the Calhoun Honors College double majoring in Electrical Engineering and Physics. Robert has been engaged in research with Professors Ian Walker and Meredith Newby.
Christopher Pollock is a sophomore in the Calhoun Honors College majoring in Chemistry with a minor in Biochemistry. Chris conducts research with Bill Pennington, professor of inorganic chemistry.
Goldwater Scholarships are nationally competitive awards for one or two years of undergraduate study to students committed to the pursuit of careers in science, mathematics or engineering. The scholarship covers expenses for tuition, fees, books and room and board, up to a maximum of $7,500 annually.
Steele wins prestigious NVIDIA Fellowship
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Jay Steele |
Department of Computer Science Ph.D. student Jay Steele, is the recipient of a second NVIDIA Fellowship award. Steele received his $25,000 fellowship award at SIGGRAPH 2007, the 34th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. NVIDIA is a worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies.
Steele’s research centers on using Lattice-Boltzmann (LB) methods to model fluid flows and associated transport phenomena. An example of an application is the development of realistic visual animations of clouds.
Zachary Cain, a senior chemistry major, was recognized with the 2007 Outstanding Senior Chemistry Major award given by the Western Carolinas Section of the American Chemical Society. Cain has been doing Single Molecule Spectroscopy work with
Jason McNeill, assistant professor of physical chemistry. His research involves challenges with laser optics, microscopy, ultrasensitive single photon fluorescence detection, difficult data analysis, and working at the bleeding edge of signal-to-noise. He has put a lot of effort into a research project that, according to McNeill, is “way too challenging” for an undergraduate student researcher.
Sigma Xi chapter president Dev Arya, associate professor of chemistry, proudly shares the news that The Scientific Research Society, Sigma Xi, has won a 2005-2006 Certificate of Excellence. Only the top two or three percent of chapters receive such recognition. This award salutes exceptional chapter activity, innovative programming, and true community leadership. Sigma Xi impacts all branches of science and engineering with its support for young researchers, programs to promote research and science education, and the publication of the prestigious American Scientist magazine. This is an especially meaningful honor for Clemson.
Congratulations go out to the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) for their recent success in attaining funding support from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The grant provides for organizing activities of student affiliate chapters associated with the upcoming Southeastern Regional Meeting of the ACS (SERMACS) to be held in Greenville in October 2007. SAACS is one of the vibrant student organizations on campus. John Kaup, a lecturer in chemistry, has served as the faculty advisor for SAACS over the past 5 years, and the group has been recognized nationally in recent years for its accomplishments in promoting chemical science and related activities. In related news, Professor Kaup has been appointed by the American Chemical Society Committee on Education (SOCED) Task Force on Undergraduate Programming. This is a three-year appointment (January 2007-December 2009) dealing with professional development of undergraduate chemical science students through programming at national and regional meetings.
Ying Hong, a 2006 Ph.D. graduate of Environmental Engineering and Science, has received the best doctoral dissertation award from the American Water Works Association (AWWA). This is prestigious national recognition reflects very positively on the Department of Environmental Engineering and Science and Clemson. Ying will receive $3,000 for the award and a plaque at the annual meeting of AWWA.
Honors and Awards
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Brittany Nicole Knick | |
The Samuel B. Earle Award recognizes the most outstanding senior in engineering on the basis of scholarship and character. This year’s honoree is Brittany Nicole Knick (left), biosystems engineering.
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Stephen Franklin Poterala |
Stephen Franklin Poterala (right), was honored with the Outstanding Senior Award in the Sciences, which is based on scholarship and character. Poterala is a double-major in ceramic and materials engineering and geology.
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Tara Marie Hudak | |
Tara Marie Hudak (left), chemical engineering, was the recipient of the Robert W. Moorman Award, which honors the most outstanding junior in engineering on the basis of scholarship and character.
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Justin Douglas Moody |
The Outstanding Junior Award in the Sciences is given on the basis of scholarship and character. This year’s honoree is Justin Douglas Moody, (right), who is pursuing undergraduate degrees in chemistry and biology.
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Scott Michael Gibson |
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Tau Beta Pi is the national engineering honorary society. Membership is restricted to those with outstanding academic scholarship and exemplary character. The Tau Beta Pi Award recognizes the sophomore in engineering with the highest academic record based on scholarship and number of hours of engineering courses taken. This year Tau Beta Pi chose to recognize Scott Michael Gibson (left), computer engineering.
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Laura Rayfield Young |
Laura Rayfield Young (right), industrial engineering, was recognized with the J. Wesley Davis Leadership Award, for outstanding scholarship, leadership in a student engineering organization, and high potential for success in the engineering profession.
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Nancy Elizabeth Allen |
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Each college is invited to select one student to receive the Phi Kappa Phi Certificate of Merit. The student must be a graduating senior with a GPA of 3.4 or above and have made noteworthy contributions in such areas as leadership, service, and creative endeavors to his/her department, college, and Clemson University. The chosen student was Nancy Elizabeth Allen (left), polymer and fiber chemistry.
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Elizabeth Ann Guleke |
Elizabeth Ann Guleke, (right), polymer and fiber chemistry, was recognized with the Blue Key Academic and Leadership Award. Tigerama funds established an award endowment for one student in each of the University’s five colleges who has distinguished themselves in academic scholarship and campus leadership.
Alexander Engau, mathematical sciences, and Chien-Chi Lin, bioengineering (both shown below), were awarded Outstanding Graduate Researcher Awards, which recognize exemplary research.
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Alexander Engau |
Chien-Chi Lin |
The Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is given to two graduate teaching assistants who have been recognized by faculty, students, and fellow graduate teaching assistants for their skills in undergraduate teaching. Chosen this year were Sajay Sadasivan, industrial engineering and Hugin Zhang, physics (shown below).
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Sajay Sadasivan |
Hugin Zhang |
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