Spring 2008 — Vol. 61, No. 2

New CU-ICAR partner, INTEC

INTEC U.S. Inc., a German software company headquartered in Munich, has selected the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) campus as headquarters for its first U.S. presence. A technology leader in software for the automotive industry, INTEC will provide multi-body and real-time simulation software to CU-ICAR graduate students and professors.

Pictured left, INTEC president, Alex Eichberger.

INTEC’s SIMPACK software will support the development of mechanical or mechatronic devices. It can be used for such simple mechanisms as door latches or complex full-vehicle models that include cars, airplanes, wind turbines, trains and engines. It’s currently used by such companies as BMW, Daimler, Bombardier and Bosch.

The S.C. Department of Commerce and the state of South Carolina have partnered with Clemson to recruit investment and build CU-ICAR to be an economic development agent utilizing Clemson’s strengths in automotive engineering to grow the state’s automotive industry and related fields.

NSF award for cell printing research

Laser-assisted living-cell printing research at Clemson has gotten a boost with a $400,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to mechanical engineering professor Yong Huang, director of the Clemson Advanced Manufacturing and System Integration Laboratory.

The safe and efficient implementation of cell printing from this study may enable its wide application in both organ printing and rapid prototyping of cell-based products, which may someday assist in production of on-demand human organ manufacturing for organ transplant patients.

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organizations.

National Ethics Bowl Champs

Clemson’s Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team recently returned from San Antonio, Texas, with the top prize. Pictured from left are Philippa Lieber, Dani Scoggins, Matt McAlister, Rahul Loungani and Alyssa Mander.

Clemson, now the national champion, is the only university in the nation with teams that have reached the quarterfinal rounds at each national competition in the past five years.

The team is sponsored by Clemson’s Robert J. Rutland Institute for Ethics and philosophy and religion department. It’s coached by philosophy professor and Rutland Fellow Charles Starkey, who’s assisted by Rutland Institute director Dan Wueste and Fellows Steve Satris and Kelly Smith.

The Rutland Institute provides a forum for discussion and exploration of ethical issues on and off campus. Its programs include leadership and training in Clemson’s Ethics Across the Curriculum program. For more on the Rutland Institute, go to www.clemson.edu/ethics.

Boost for biotech and restoration

Political science and city and regional planning graduate Karl Kelly ’78, M ’81 has returned to Clemson to develop public-private partnerships for biotechnology and the Restoration Institute. He’s the former CEO of SC BIO, the state’s biotechnology incubation program.

In his new role, he’ll continue to promote biotechnology development, particularly human genetics-nutrition research at the Greenwood Genetic Center and biofuels and transgenic plant research at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence. He’ll also encourage rural economic development through the Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development in Columbia.

Kelly will develop partnerships that advance Restoration Institute programs in advanced materials, community revitalization, historic preservation, renewable energy and restoration ecology (www.clemson.edu/restoration).

A first in health care genetics

Clemson will offer the country’s first interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in health care genetics. Graduates will find careers in a broad range of professions from genetic epidemiology to industry research. The program also will prepare professors in nursing and other disciplines.

“The impact of genetics on health care has the potential to be greater than any earlier scientific advancement,” says Rosanne Pruitt, director of the School of Nursing. “For all of that promise to meet its full potential, health care providers and scientists must work together in developing new skills and practices.”

The program — housed in the School of Nursing (www.hehd.clemson.edu/nursing) — will tap into other areas of the University and off-campus partners including the Greenwood Genetic Center and Bon Secours St. Francis Health System. On-campus partners include the Genomics Institute and academic units across campus.

“A surge of new information and research in genetics has outpaced policies and practices,” says Julie Eggert, doctoral program coordinator. “We will work to develop practices that incorporate the expanding knowledge of genetics.”

Pictured from left are Pruitt, Eggert, student Holisa Wharton, Larry Allen (dean of the College of Health, Education and Human Development), student Mary Beth Steck and Provost Doris Helms.

 

AT&T invests in CU-ICAR

Clemson recently announced a multiyear collaboration with AT&T at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). The partnership represents an investment by AT&T Inc. of more than $2.4 million in the unique research campus since its inception in 2003.



AT&T’s support includes financial contributions from AT&T Inc. and the AT&T Foundation, the company’s corporate philanthropy organization, as well as infrastructure support.

The auditorium in the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center will be named the AT&T Auditorium. The Campbell Center is home to master’s and doctoral degree programs in automotive engineering. It’s the anchor of CU-ICAR Technology Neighborhood One, the first area of the 250-acre campus to be developed.



 

 

Bookhart Student Services Center

The student services center for the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) has a new name, thanks to SCANA Corp. and the late William Bookhart ’64.



The William B. Bookhart Jr. Student Services Center, located on the first floor of the Poole Agricultural Center, supports the academic and career development of CAFLS students and alumni.

Bookhart, a farmer, community leader and public servant, was a member of SCANA’s board of directors. Through its Directors Endowment Fund, SCANA has donated $500,000 to Clemson in Bookhart’s memory. Bookhart had designated that gifts through the fund be made to agricultural programs at the University. His family decided a donation to the student services center would be a fitting way to honor his memory.


We’re with the band!

CUTBA (Clemson University Tiger Band Association) has been fueling “The Band that Shakes the Southland!” behind the scenes for 30 years.

In fact, CUTBA’s scholarship program is a major means of recruiting top talented students so that Tiger Band can compete with other schools that offer music scholarships.

This year the nonprofit organization — dedicated to the support of all bands at Clemson — hopes to reach its ground-shaking goal of $2 million for scholarships.

“The Athletic Department has been very generous in making Tiger Band an exciting part of game day,” says Mark Spede, director of bands. “CUTBA helps with everything else — from social events for band members to the all important scholarship funds.”

To see how you can show your support for Clemson bands, establish a living legacy for Tiger Band scholarships, or become a member of CUTBA, call Ed Evans, president, at cedevans@bellsouth.net or go to www.clemson.edu/CUTBA.

Clemson federal judges

The University’s William T. Howell Prelaw Society gave Clemson undergraduates a chance to meet four federal judges, all alumni — from left, Joseph F. Anderson Jr., Robert Conrad Jr., R. Bryan Harwell and Henry Herlong Jr.

Judges Anderson, Harwell and Herlong all serve in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Anderson presides in Columbia, Harwell in Florence, Herlong in Greenville. Conrad presides in Charlotte as U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

Now in its fifth year, the Howell Prelaw Society serves the needs and interests of Clemson students who wish to pursue the study of law upon graduation. It’s open to students from any major. For more information, go to people.clemson.edu/~prelaw or email Andrew Price, society president, at anprice@clemson.edu.

2008 TIGER FOOTBALL

Aug. 30 — Alabama (at Atlanta)
Sept. 6 — The Citadel (Military Appreciation Day)
Sept. 13 — N.C. State (Hall of Fame)
Sept. 20 — S.C. State (Youth Day)
Sept. 27 — Maryland (Football Reunion Weekend/Tiger Cub Day)
Oct. 9 — at Wake Forest
Oct. 18 — Georgia Tech (IPTAY Day)
Nov. 1 — at Boston College
Nov. 8 — at Florida State
Nov. 15 — Duke (Homecoming)
Nov. 22 — at Virginia
Nov. 29 — South Carolina (Solid Orange Game)

Follow the TIGERS!

For 2008 Clemson football away games, be sure to plan your trips with the Alumni Association's new Clemson Sports Travel Program. Call (864) 656-2345 for the latest information on away-game headquarters and pregrame tailgate gatherings.

Littlejohn goes LEGO

Eighty LEGO League teams faced off in February for the chance to move on to the national level. The coliseum was also home to the regional competition in January.

“LEGO League embodies our mission to be a multipurpose facility for the University and the Clemson community,” says Holly Hardin Hutchenson, associate director of major events at Littlejohn. “It’s an academic endeavor in a sports environment, essentially sports for the mind.”

Hall of Famer

1991 All-American Clemson linebacker and 1996 and 1997 All-Pro NFL player Levon Kirkland is being inducted into the 2008 S.C. Athletic Hall of Fame.

Kirkland made Clemson’s All-Centennial team in 1996 and was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame in 2001. He returned to Clemson in 2004 to complete his degree in sociology and now coordinates minority recruitment in the admissions office.

 

Olympic Tigers

When the U.S. Under-23 Men’s Soccer National Team travels to Beijing, China, to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games, two former Clemson athletes will be among the team members.

Nathan Sturgis, an All-American and ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year, played at Clemson in 2004 and 2005. Stuart Holden played at Clemson in 2003 and 2004 and was named second-team All-ACC.

Clemson has had five other former soccer players in previous Olympics — Jamie Swanner (1984), Bruce Murray (1988), Eric Eichmann (1988), Miles Joseph (1996) and Imad Baba (1996).