🚨 Registration is now open for 2026 SCEEES Industry Days! Connect with Clemson's outstanding students in Civil, Environmental & Biosystems Engineering, and Geology. Two days. Two tracks. One great opportunity to meet the next generation of engineering talent Learn more & register lnkd.in/euGPr27D

Participate in our Departmental Career Fair (Industry Day)! October 7 ✔ Recruit outstanding students ✔ Build your future workforce ✔ Make an impact on tomorrow's engineers Register by August 10 to reserve your spot: www.clemson.edu/cecas/depart... #ClemsonEngineering #EEES #IndustryDay #Recruiting

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Our SCEEES Industry Days event is intended to help you engage directly with students who are prepared for careers and align with industry focuses.

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Congratulations to Dr. Sudeep Popat and collaborators for publishing a new paper. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Alumni we invite you to come back to Clemson and celebrate with us. You are cordially invited to join us at this upcoming 60th Anniversary Celebration. On Friday, September 18, 2026. Please help us share the news about this celebration among other alumni. More details about RSVP will be shared soon.

Congratulations to Dr. Emily Scribner on being named a 2026 Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) Campus Rising Star! This national recognition honors junior faculty with fewer than 10 years of experience who exemplify the spirit of the entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education.

Congratulations to Dr. David Freedman on his retirement after 30 years of service to Clemson University's Department of EEES. As a dedicated educator, mentor, and department chair, his impact will be felt for generations. Thank you for your leadership and legacy! blogs.clemson.edu/environmenta...

Congratulations to Dr. Sudeep Popat on his grant award for "Miniaturized Electrochemical Systems for Spacecraft Urine Processing" 🚀 The project supports summer research for students Madison Pirog (Clemson) and Ty’Darrius White (Benedict College) through the SC Space Grant Palmetto Academy program.

Congratulations to Dr. Hawkins on receiving funding for his project on temperature-responsive particles to improve next-generation geothermal systems. The research will support grad students and help reduce financial risk by better managing subsurface flow paths using innovative hydrogel technology.

Kingsley Ejairu received the GSA Southeastern Section 2026 Graduate Student Research Grant to study Mackenzie River evolution and Arctic climate history with Dr. Alex Pullen.

Welcome to EEES, Dr. Matthew Berens! 🎉 Dr. Berens joins EEES as a Research Assistant Professor studying how water movement affects biogeochemical processes and contaminant transport. He joins the CU-SRNL Scholars Program with Dr. Debora Rodrigues.

Who knew there was uranium in the Clemson University Forest? ☢️🪨 Dr. Timothy DeVol recently led students to the Maw Bridge pegmatite, where they searched for and collected naturally occurring uranium-bearing minerals while learning about the area's unique geology. #Clemson #STEM

Congrats to Dr. Sudeep Popat, Thomas Solon, and team on their new Bioresource Technology paper! Their yearlong study of full-scale anaerobic co-digesters shows how wastewater plants can successfully co-digest FOG and sludge through microbial management and process control.

Congratulations to Dr. Powell and team for their recent publication titled Ion-Specific Effects on PuO2 Nanoparticle Aggregation and Dissolution in Concentrated Electrolytes. Read more about it at pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Ion-Specific Effects on PuO2 Nanoparticle Aggregation and Dissolution in Concentrated Electrolytes

Hydrolytic PuO2 nanoparticles (NPs) are a dominant aqueous Pu-bearing phase in high ionic strength nuclear wastes, yet their reactivity in nonideal brines remains poorly constrained. We quantify how electrolyte identity and concentration control PuO2 NP aggregation and ligand-assisted dissolution in acidic, high salinity solutions (NaCl, NaNO3, NaClO4, Na2SO4, Na2C2O4 up to 5 M). A multitechnique workflow combining liquid scintillation counting (operationally defined aqueous [Pu]), scattering/electrokinetic measurements (aggregate size and zeta potential), and spectroscopy (UV–vis, XPS, Raman) resolves electrolyte-dependent partitioning between colloidal and molecular Pu species. Weakly coordinating anions (ClO4–, Cl–, NO3–) largely preserve the (aggregated) nanoparticulate fraction but generate distinct dissolved species at high concentration, i.e., Pu(IV)–nitrato complexes in NaNO3 and Pu(VI)–chloro complexes in NaCl. In contrast, stronger ligands substantially perturb PuO2 NP stability: sulfate promotes partial dissolution to Pu(IV)–sulfate complexes at low concentration but reduces aqueous [Pu] at higher sulfate levels via secondary Pu(IV) sulfate formation, whereas oxalate drives strong dissolution to aqueous Pu–oxalate complexes. Aged NPs show similar trends with reduced aqueous fractions and more dominant aggregation mechanisms. These spectroscopically constrained speciation data provide a foundation for incorporating PuO2 NP reactivity into thermodynamic and reactive transport models for high salinity waste and brine environments.

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This Environmental Law Workshop hosted by American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) on June 12, 2026 is free for students! Registration ends on June 5, 2026.  See more details in the flyer.

Congratulations to Dr. Rodrigues and her research team for publishing this new article.

Enrofloxacin-loaded Zein nanoparticles combat E. coli O157:H7 in biomimetic 3D intestinal model - Health Nanotechnology

Antimicrobial resistance in enteric pathogens demands biotechnology-enabled strategies that enhance the efficacy of oral antibiotics while mitigating toxicity and resistance selection. Preclinical evaluation is hindered by reliance on animal models and two-dimensional (2D) cultures that incompletely recapitulate human intestinal architecture, mucus barriers, and infection dynamics. Here, a three-dimensional (3D) villus-mimetic intestinal model based on polydopamine-coated polydimethylsiloxane scaffolds was established as a biomimetic platform to assess advanced nanoparticle-antibiotic drug delivery systems. Zein nanoparticles were formulated into biodegradable carriers encapsulating the fluoroquinolone Enrofloxacin and tested in porcine IPEC-J2 epithelial cells infected with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7. Enrofloxacin-loaded Zein carriers achieved the greatest reduction in bacterial burden across both 2D and 3D cultures at a biocompatible dose compared with free drug and empty carriers, indicating improved antimicrobial performance. The 3D scaffolds promoted enhanced epithelial differentiation and mucin production and showed a trend toward lower Icam-1 and Tnf-α induction after infection and treatment relative to 2D monolayers, suggesting a more physiologic mucosal and inflammatory profile. These data position the 3D villus-mimetic system as an integrated biotechnology platform that links infection biology, epithelial function, and drug delivery performance in a single assay. The approach offers a scalable route to preclinical screening of protein-based oral antibiotic carriers and other biotechnology-driven interventions targeting intestinal infections and antimicrobial resistance.

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We are happy to share that Dr. Tanju Karanfil will be a Keynote Speaker at the upcoming Eurasia Waste Management Symposium- EWMS 2026.

Honor a Clemson legacy in Environmental Engineering. Invest in Clemson Environmental Engineering’s future! Dr. Tom Keinath dedicated his career to education, research, mentorship, and service—shaping Clemson Engineering as a professor, department head, dean,

Congratulations to Padam Paudel who received the 'Rising Researcher of the Year Award' for 2025–2026, recently presented by the Clemson Graduate Student Government/Clemson University Student Government. This award recognizes an early-stage graduate student who has demonstrated

Congratulations to Sammy Baumann for receiving the Loeblich and Tappan Student Research Grant, from the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research🥳 It is awarded internationally for both undergraduate and graduate-level research projects, with the main requirement being

We had our Annual Graduate Students Spring Picnic this past weekend, and it was a wonderful time connecting with colleagues and family. Everyone enjoyed socializing, grilling, and playing volleyball. Thank you to all that attended and a huge thank you to the faculty for sponsoring this event!

Congratulations to all the students who received awards at the recent EEES Department Student Awards Ceremony🎉 We are truly proud of their accomplishments and we are honored to celebrate their success alongside all of our students.

Did you know that even "biodegradable" plastics might not break down the way we think? In Holt et al. latest study, they followed two common plastics — PET (regular plastic bottles and packaging) and PLA (labeled as biodegradable) — as they decomposed in soil over 300 days.

Congratulations to Jaqueline Jamara Souza Soares and Dr. Debora Rodrigues for their recent publication titled “Optimization of Fertilizer-Based Ureolytic Consortia and Multi-Layer Capsule for Cement Crack Healing.” Click the link below to learn more! doi.org/10.1016/j.cl...

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Powell, for his appointment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB). Dr. Powell also represents Clemson University on this esteemed national board. The recent press release announced that members on this board are well-qualified experts

Apply to Clemson as a Nondegree-Seeking student this summer! If you are an undergraduate student in good standing at a regionally accredited institution in the United States, and you wish to enroll in summer classes at Clemson University, you can apply as a transient student.

A huge thank you to all the companies that sponsored the recent 34th Annual David S. Snipes/2026 Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium – HRP Associates Inc., Redox Tech, CCI Environmental Services, SynTerra Corporation, and EDR LightBox.

Join the Oxford Academic Summer School 2026 for five unforgettable weeks of cultural exploration, academic growth, and adventure in the heart of the United Kingdom. Apply now to secure your spot! www.oxsummerschools.co.uk

The Leadership & Mentoring Network is now accepting applications for Year 2 (AY 26–27) and we’re looking for both mentors and student mentees to be part of this growing community!

Congratulations to the 2026 Goldwater Scholars🎉 Two-(2) of which are Nuclear minors in the Department of Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences.

We are thrilled to have connected with so many alumni at the recent South Carolina Environmental Conference (#SCEC). This year's program was titled "Intelligent Infrastructure: The Future of Water Utilities."