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AAAS honors two Clemson University scientists as lifetime Fellows
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (657+ words) Two Clemson University College of Science professors have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) " one of the highest honors in the scientific community. With their election, Lawton-Rauh and Ajello join nine other Clemson…...
Chemistry’s Shanna Estes wins prestigious U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (469+ words) Plutonium is supposed to stay put. For decades, scientific models have assumed that this heavy metal will form plutonium dioxide in the soil, becoming insoluble " meaning it shouldn't dissolve into or spread through groundwater. But field data tells a different…...
Long-term collaboration earns national recognition from American Chemical Society
2+ mon, 50+ min ago (221+ words) Clemson University Chemistry Professor Joe Thrasher and two long-time collaborators have received a national honor for their work on high-performance lubricants that keep machinery running under extreme conditions. The honor recognizes decades of joint research that has led to new…...
Clemson University team pulls back the veil on the molecular forces that allow plastic to heal itself
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (429+ words) What holds plastic together? With plastics so common in everyday life, it would seem to be a question that has been long resolved. But not so, said Marek Urban, the J.E. Sirrine Foundation Endowed Chair and Professor in Clemson University's Department…...
Chemistry exhibit at Clemson showcases historic instruments that drive modern innovation
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (223+ words) A new exhibit highlighting the development of mass spectrometry commissioned by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry will be on display at Clemson University until next summer." The exhibit features replica instrumentation that helped scientists discover the building blocks, atoms…...