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We are the department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. We have 3 programs, Environmental Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, and Earth Sciences. Stay connected for job opportunities, scholarships, news, awards, and much more!
Congratulations to Dr. Hao Chen, Dr. Michael Carbajales-Dale, SRNL, and Tokamak Energy on their new paper in Environmental Impact Assessment Review! Their study delivers the first comparative life-cycle assessment of emerging tritium extraction technologies for sustainable fusion fuel cycles.
🚨 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
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. 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.
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.
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!
Check out some of the pictures from the Awards Ceremony!
We would also like to express our gratitude to the faculty and staff who have inspired them to achieve this great milestone. We look forward to all the great things they will contribute to society and the positive impact they will have for generations to come. Go Tigers!!
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 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.
Thanks to all the exhibitors, presenters, and attendees who also helped make this event a success. Thanks to the Symposium organizer Scott Brame. Go Tigers!
The annual conference is the largest gathering of professionals focused on hydrogeology in the Southeast U.S. This year, over 480 were in attendance both in person and online.
The keynote address was titled “Groundwater Recharge Regimes are in Flux” by Dr. Steven P Loheide II, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
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