Creative Inquiry
Current Projects

College of Engineering & Science

Disney Imagi-Nations Competition
Lisa Benson, Ph. D., Department of Engineering & Science Education

Understanding Corrosion for Conservation of Buildings and Infrastructure and Reliability of Devices
Vincent Blouin, Ph. D., and Marian Kennedy, Ph. D., Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Integrating Mathematical and Computational Science into Bioengineering Modeling and Design Problems
Jim Brannan, Ph. D., Department of Bioengineering and John DesJardins, Ph. D., Department of  Mathematical Sciences
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International Design Projects With Engineers Without Borders (EWB) In El Salvador
Jim F. Chamberlain, and Mark A. Schlautman, Ph. D., Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
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Pandemic Outbreak at Clemson University Computer Simulation and Operational Planning Project
George Clay, Ph. D., Deborah Falta, Ph. D., and Steve Stevenson, Ph. D., Department of Computer Science

Biopharmaceutical Production
Caye Drapcho, Ph. D., Department of Biosystems Engineering

Engineers Without Borders - Sustainable Designs for Developing and Recovering Communitites
Caye Drapcho, Ph. D., Department of Biosystems Engineering
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Exploring the Role of Engineering in Complex Real World Environments, through a Study of Health Care Delivery System
Sandra Garrett, Ph. D., Department of Industrial Engineering

Design and Control of Flexure-Based Milli-Robotic System
Richard Groff, Ph. D., Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Sensor-Enabled Game Design
Jason Hallstrom, Ph. D., Department of Computer Science
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Renewable Resource Polymers for Biomedical Applications
Douglas Hirt, Ph. D., and Graham Harrison, Ph. D., Department of Chemical Engineering and Lisa Benson, Ph. D., CAEFF
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Enhancing CO2 Absorption in Cellulose Membranes
Scott Husson, Ph. D., and Chris Kitchens, Ph. D., Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Lisa Benson, Ph. D., CAEFF
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Earthquake Hazards Reductions
C.H. Juang, Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering

Enhancing Chemistry Education Through Service Learning
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John Kaup, Ph. D., Department of Chemistry
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Project GADGET: Genetic Algorithms Designed by underGraduate Engineering Team
Mary Beth Kurz, Ph. D., Department of Industrial Engineering
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Nanoconstruction and Nanomanipulation Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope
Russell Lake, Ph. D., and Chad Sosolik, Ph. D., Department of Physics & Astronomy

SPIRIT: Student Projects in Rocket Investigation Techniques
Miguel Larsen, Ph. D., Department of Physics & Astronomy

Game Engine Design and Construction
Brian Malloy, Ph. D., Department of Computer Science

Codes and Cryptography
Gretchen Matthews, Ph. D., Shuhong Gao, and Hiren MaharajDepartment of Mathematical Sciences
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Applying Operations Research to Real-world Problems in the Service Industry
Maria Mayorga, Ph. D., Industrial Engineering
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A Framework for Creative Inquiry in the Industrial Engineering Curriculum
Brian Melloy, Ph. D., and Delbert Kimbler, Ph. D., Department of Industrial Engineering
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Water, People and Environment: An Exploration of Resource Sustainability at Clemson and Abroad
Stephen Moysey, Ph. D., School of the Environment
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The Groundwater Project
Larry Murdoch, Ph. D., Department of Geology
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Interdisciplinary Development of Geoscience Research Tools
Larry Murdoch, Ph. D., Department of Geological Sciences, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, Richard Brooks, Ph. D., Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Cecil Huey, Ph. D., Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Functional Tissue Engineering of Heart Valves
Jiro Nagatomi, Ph. D., and Dan Simionescu, Ph. D., Department of Bioengineering
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Re-Engineering of Medical Training Simulators (tentative)
Jiro Nagatomi, Ph. D., and Delphine Dean, Ph. D., Department of Bioengineering

Clemson University Pedestrian Facility Safety Study
Jennifer Ogle, Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering and Johnell Brooks, Ph. D., Department of Psychology
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Exploring New Technologies for Living and Learning
Roy Pargas, Ph. D., Department of Computer Science
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Renovation and Augmentation of a Four Manual Electronic Organ
William Park, Ph. D., Department of General Engineering
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Incorporating Pipes into an Electric Organ
William Park, Ph. D., & Ben Sill, Ph. D., Department of General Engineering
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Roadways as an Energy Source
Brad Putman, Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering
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Advance Materials for Improving Building Energy Efficiency
Brad Putman, Ph. D., and Nigel Kaye, Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering

Stability Analysis of Levees under Earthquake and Flood Loads and Efficient Retrofitting Techniques
Nadarajah Ravichandran, Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering

Proposal to Form a Robotic Systems Research Creative Inquiry Team
Samuel Sander, Ph. D., Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Strategic Planning and Implementation for the Pickens County Habitat for Humanity
Steve Sanders, Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering
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ASCE Steel Bridge Team
Scott Schiff, Ph. D., Civil Engineering
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Proposal to Form a Future Computing Technology Research
Melissa C. Smith, Ph. D., Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Skunk Works Software
Steve Stevenson, Ph. D., and Ken Weaver, Ph. D., Department of Computer Science

Exploring New Paradigms for Models of Human-Automation Trust
Paris Stringfellow and Brian Melloy, Ph. D., Department of Industrial Engineering

Health Care Emergency Evacuation Planning and Airport Operations Modeling (DOC)
Kevin M. Taaffe, Ph.D., Department of Industrial Engineering
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Assessing and Improving the Efficacy of Coastal Structures under Extreme Waves
Firat Testik, Ph. D., Department of Civil Engineering

Observing Gamma Ray Bursts with SARA
Adria C. Updike and Dieter H. Hartmann, Ph. D., Department of Physics & Astronomy 

Journey Inside the Cell
Alexey Vertegel, Ph. D., Department of Bioengineering
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The Evolution of Integral Transforms and their Applications. (From Laplace to Wavelet)
Irina Viktorova, Ph. D., and Robert Taylor, Ph. D., Department of Mathematical Sciences

Bahamas Ooid Field Study
John Wagner, Ph. D., School of the Environment
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Institutionalizing Creative Inquiry in the Undergraduate Research Component of the Geology Curriculum Using the Clemson Forest and the Clemson Campus
John Wagner, Ph. D., School of the Environment
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Clemson Pilot Biodiesel Student Project to Promote Green Energy for Sustainable Technologies
Terry Walker, Ph. D., Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering

Promoting Biotechnology and Green Technology in Engineering
Terry Walker, Ph. D., Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering

The Math JIT Wiki Project
Daniel Warner, Ph. D., Department of Mathematical Sciences

Geologic Mapping in the Clemson Experimental Forest
Richard Warner, Ph. D., and Gray Dean, Ph. D., Department of Geology