Clemson to test world’s most powerful wind turbine
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and Clemson University in South Carolina announced that the world’s most powerful wind turbine (the V164-9.5 MW) will have all testing and verification of the wind turbine’s...
View ArticleClemson University strengthens commitment to South Carolina’s economic future...
Clemson University Thursday announced the creation of its Center for Advanced Manufacturing, which will become the centerpiece of the university’s ambitious commitment to education, research,...
View ArticleClemson University prototype program announces next-generation rallycross...
Bridging the gap between today’s gas-fueled cars and powerful, hybrid vehicles of the future is a major challenge in the automotive industry. At Clemson University, however, an automotive engineering...
View ArticleClemson launches advanced manufacturing research and workforce development...
Automotive researchers, students and manufacturers will work side by side developing and learning advanced manufacturing techniques at the new Clemson Vehicle Assembly Center that was unveiled Thursday...
View ArticleNew CU-ICAR leader plans to grow Clemson automotive research and education
The visionary who gave rise to Clemson University’s Restoration Institute (CURI) in North Charleston has been named associate vice president for Strategic Initiatives and executive director of Clemson...
View ArticleKey source of auto industry talent wins rare honor
A professor who is based in Greenville and plays a key role in supplying the automotive industry with engineers is bringing home an honor that goes to a small percentage of mechanical engineers. Beshah...
View ArticleNew assistant vice president for corporate partnerships looks to broaden...
Ann Marie Alexander, senior director of corporate and foundation relations for Clemson University’s development office, has been promoted to assistant vice president for strategic corporate partnerships.
View ArticleFord Motor Company to sponsor Clemson Deep Orange 10 autonomous vehicle...
Ford Motor Company will sponsor the 10th generation Deep Orange vehicle prototype designed and conceived by automotive engineering students at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive...
View ArticleFrom Legos to autos: New CU-ICAR endowed chair has built an impressive career
When Chris Paredis was a 9-year-old playing with Legos in his bedroom in Belgium he wasn’t thinking about becoming an engineer. “I just loved building things,” he said. Legos led to bikes and then cars...
View ArticleWorld’s largest wind turbine, to be tested by Clemson, wins engineering award
MHI Vestas recently was awarded the Silver Medal in the category of renewable energy at the prestigious Edison Awards for its 9.5 megawatt offshore wind turbine, which it will test at Clemson...
View ArticleUniversity announces enhancements to public safety and emergency preparedness
Clemson University is making organizational changes to enhance overall public safety and emergency preparedness at all campus locations and properties statewide.
View ArticleZucker Family Graduate Education Center in North Charleston now realizing its...
Galen Helfter sits in front of two giant computer monitors in his corner office on the 14th floor of Cascade Plaza in Akron, Ohio. The 24-year-old looks out over the landscape and manages a basic, yet...
View ArticleCU-ICAR to host SAE Automated and Connected Vehicle Testing Symposium
Automotive experts say today’s smart vehicles are generating upwards of one gigabyte of information every second. So the question is: How do you collect all that data and what do you do with it? This...
View ArticleConservators restoring a cannon raised from the USS Maine
Conservators with Clemson University’s Warren Lasch Conservation Center are just weeks away from finishing their restoration of a century-old, six-inch, .30-caliber gun from the U.S. Navy battleship...
View ArticleThe high-pressure business of historic preservation at Clemson’s Warren Lasch...
Father time has always been a tough opponent. But Clemson University researchers are giving him a run for his money. For the past several years, a Warren Lasch Conservation Center team in North...
View ArticleSouth Carolina gets a boost in race to create new manufacturing jobs
Mark Johnson is joining Clemson University as the founding director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Thomas F. Hash ‘69 SmartState Endowed Chair in Sustainable Development. The center,...
View ArticleCU-ICAR hosting SAE Connected Vehicles Symposium
Representatives from some of the most prestigious and cutting-edge automotive companies have come together for the inaugural SAE Automated and Connected Vehicle Systems Testing Symposium, which is...
View ArticleYoungsters learn value of preserving Earth while building autonomous boats at...
A boat that drives itself and picks up trash from the ocean? That’s the stuff of science fiction, but it's reality for a dozen lucky Upstate elementary, middle and high school students who are building...
View ArticleClemson to host world energy conference in the U.S. for the first time
There was a time when solar and wind energy were novelties. But today many of the world’s electrical grids utilize some form of renewable energy to power their infrastructures. Experts agree this is...
View ArticleState maritime archaeologists move into Clemson’s Warren Lasch Conservation...
The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, the agency responsible for protecting the state’s underwater archeological heritage, has recently moved its Charleston office to the Warren...
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