Dr. David L. Freedman - Chair
David Freedman joined Clemson University as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in 1996. He has participated in research and education primarily in hazardous waste management, water and wastewater treatment, and biodegradation/bioremediation of recalcitrant organic compounds. Prior to joining Clemson, David Freedman worked as a Research Associate at Cornell University and as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbane-Champaign. He is now the Chair and Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson.
- Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
- Member, Water Environment Federation, WEF
- Outstanding Publication Award for 2008, awarded by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
- Consulting experience with TRC Environmental, El Paso Natural Gas, Northern Illinois Water Corporation
- Expert witness in four SC Administrative Law Proceedings
Department Administrators and Staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| David Freedman | Department Chair | dfreedm@clemson.edu |
| Briana Peele | Office Manager | bkloc@clemson.edu |
| Lori Alexander | Administrative Specialist | llalexa@clemson.edu |
Please view the complete list of faculty and staff below in our department directory.
Department Directory
The Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Department has about 180 undergraduate students (not including first-year students) and 80 graduate students. The department has 32 full-time faculty members and 23 administrative, technical, and research staff members. The Department has three Advisory Boards, each composed of individuals who assist the department in its mission. Please view our annual EEES Group Photos.
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Faculty
EEES Faculty Name Title Area Email Phone Amy, Gary Dean’s Distinguished Professor Physical/Chemical Process Engineering gamy@clemson.edu 864.656.3201 Brame, Scott Research Assistant Professor Hydrogeology brames@clemson.edu 864.656.7167 Bregy, Joshua Assistant Professor Paleoclimatology jbregy@clemson.edu 864.656.3529 Carbajales-Dale, Michael Associate Professor madale@clemson.edu 864.656.0523 Carraway, Elizabeth Associate Professor Environmental Chemistry ecarraw@clemson.edu 864.656.5574 Cates, Ezra Associate Professor Physicochemical Water Treatment Processes ecates@clemson.edu 864.656.1540 Coulson, Alan Principal Lecturer Geology acoulso@clemson.edu 864.656.1897 Darnault, Christophe Associate Professor Biosystems Engineering cdarnau@clemson.edu 864.656.1398 DeVol, Timothy Professor Environmental Health Physics devol@clemson.edu 864.656.1014 Dodd, Tom Lecturer Biosystems Engineering tdodd@clemson.edu 864.656.3962 Drapcho, Caye Associate Professor Biosystems Engineering cdrapch@clemson.edu 864.656.0378 Falta, Ronald Professor Hydrogeology faltar@clemson.edu 864.656.0125 Fidler, Mary Kate Senior Lecturer Geology mfidler@clemson.edu 844.656.1560 Finneran, Kevin Professor Anaerobic Microbial Ecology ktf@clemson.edu 864.656.4143 Flinchum, Brady Assistant Professor Geology bflinch@clemson.edu 864.656.5019 Freedman, David Chair & Professor Biological Process Engineering / Bioremediation dfreedm@clemson.edu 864.656.5566 Karanfil, Tanju Professor & Senior Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors Physical / Chemical Process Engineering tkaranf@clemson.edu 864.656.1005 Ladner, David Professor Environmental Engineering ladner@clemson.edu 864.656.5572 Lazar, Kelly Assistant Professor Geology / Geoscience Education klazar@clemson.edu 864.656.9812 Lee, Cindy Professor Environmental Chemistry lc@clemson.edu 864.656.1006 Martinez, Nicole Associate Professor Health Physics and Radioecology nmarti3@clemson.edu 864.656.1984 Metcalf, Andrew Associate Professor Environmental Engineering ametcal@clemson.edu 864.656.0464 Murdoch, Larry Professor Hydrogeology lmurdoc@clemson.edu 864.656.2597 Nammouz, Minory Principal Lecturer Curriculum and Instruction mnammou@clemson.edu 864.656.5014 Owino, Tom Associate Professor Biosystems Engineering towino@clemson.edu 864.656.4041 Popat, Sudeep Associate Professor Environmental Biotechnology spopat@clemson.edu 864.656.5568 Powell, Brian Professor Environmental Radiochemistry bpowell@clemson.edu 864.656.1004 Pullen, Alex Associate Professor Geology apullen@clemson.edu 864.656.5015 Schlautman, Mark Professor Environmental Geochemistry / Chemical Fate & Transport mschlau@clemson.edu 864.656.4059 Scribner, Emily Lecturer Geology escribn@clemson.edu 864.656.4579 Shuller-Nickles, Lindsay Associate Professor Environmental Mineralogy lshulle@clemson.edu 864.656.1448 Thompson, Margaret Senior Lecturer Environmental Science & Policy mtmpsn@clemson.edu 864.656.0523 Vanegas, Diana Assistant Professor Biosystems Engineering dvanega@clemson.edu 864.656.1001 Walker, Terry Professor Biosystems Engineering walker4@clemson.edu 864.656.0351 -
Associated Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
EEES Adjunct Faculty Name Affiliation Email C. Brannon Andersen Furman University brannon.andersen@furman.edu Onur Apul University of Maine onurapul@gmail.com Birsen Ayaz-Maierhafer Sandia National Laboratory bayazma@sandia.gov Ilenia Battiato Stanford University
ibattiat@stanford.edu Sally Benson Stanford University
smbenson@stanford.edu Robin Brigmon Savannah River National Laboratory (Retired) D0751@comcast.net Deniz Demirkanli Pacific Northwest National Laboratory inci.demirkanli@pnnl.gov David DiPrete Savannah River National Laboratory
diprete@srnl.doe.gov Norman Eisenberg
Retired from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
enpm-nae@comcast.net Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jay Gaillard
Savannah River National Laboratory
John (Jack) Garihan
Furman University
jgariha@clemson.edu Leonid Germanovich FRx.Partners
leonid.germanovich@frx.partners James K Henderson Dupont
James.k.henderson@dupont.com William Hiatt
Retired from AKZO-Nobel and BASF Corporation
wchiatt@clemson.edu George M. Huddleston, III SynTerra Sciences & Engineering
mhuddleston@synterracorp.com Daniel Kaplan Savannah River National Laboratory
daniel.kaplan@srnl.doe.gov Chao Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
chao2@clemson.edu Brian Looney
Savannah River National Laboratory
brian02.looney@srnl.doe.gov Teresa Matthews
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
mathewstj@ornl.gov Eugene McCall McCall Environmental, PA
gene@mccallenv.com East Carolina University
moyseys18@ecu.edu Nhuan P. Nghiem USDA
Jose Payero
Edisto REC
Scott Reboul
Retired from the Savannah River National Laboratory
Joseph Rossabi Redox Tech, LLC
Sean Scuras
Garver
Ayman Seliman
3M
Steven Serkiz
Bechtel
Graham Smith
GMS Abingdon Ltd, UK
Neil Adam Smith Clemson University
Andrew Sowder
Electric Power Research Institute
Tommy Temples
Advanced Environmental Solutions, LLC
Ramkumar Venkataraman
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mary Katherine Watson
The Citadel
Jerry Wylie SynTerra Corporation
Rui Xiao Rong Yu
SynTerra Corporation
Mavrik Zavarin Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kansas State University
Joint Faculty
EEES Joint Faculty Name Title Email Chow, Alex Professor achow@clemson.edu Fan, Chao Assistant Professor cfan@clemson.edu Karthikeyan, Raghupathy Professor rkarthi@clemson.edu McLamore, Eric Associate Professor emclamo@clemson.edu Mishra, Ashok Professor ashokm@clemson.edu Post Docs
EEES Post Doctoral Name Faculty Association Email Alayande, Abayomi David Ladner aalayan@clemson.edu Dai, Peng Tanju Karanfil pdai@clemson.edu Tzeng, Jing-Hua David Ladner jinghut@clemson.edu Utku Erdem, Cagri Tanju Karanfil cerdem@clemson.edu Research Associates & Professors
EEES Researchers Name Title Email Birben, Cemre Visiting Scholar: Tanju Karanfil nbirben@clemson.edu Bliznyuk, Valery Research Associate Professor vblizny@clemson.edu Chen, Huan Research Assistant Professor huanc@clemson.edu Coutelot, Fanny Research Assistant Professor fcoutel@clemson.edu DeWolf, Scott Research Associate Professor sdewolf@clemson.edu Faraji, Alireza Visiting Scholar: Tanju Karanfil afaraji@clemson.edu Kwong-Moses, Dominique Research Specialist: Brian Powell dkwongm@clemson.edu Montgomery, Dawn Research Assistant Professor damontg@clemson.edu Rivera Cruz, Anangelica Research Associate ananger@clemson.edu Emeritus Faculty
CE Emeritus Faculty Name Title Area Abernathy, A, Ray* Acting Department Head & Professor Emeritus Castle, James Professor Emeritus Hydrogeology Dysart III, Benjamin C.* Professor Emeritus Elzerman, Alan Professor Emeritus Environmental Chemistry Fjeld, Robert Dempsey Professor Emeritus Environmental Health Physics Grady Jr., C.P. Leslie Professor Emeritus Process Engineering Keinath, Thomas Dean Emeritus Krause, Lois Senior Lecturer Physical Sciences Molz, Fred Research Professor & Distinguished Scientist Emeritus Hydrogeology Navratil, James Professor Emeritus Environmental Radiochemistry Overcamp, Thomas Professor Emeritus Process Engineering Rich, Linvil G. * Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus Wagner, John Professor Emeritus Geoscience Education Warner, Richard D. Professor Emeritus Mineralogy / Petrology *In Memoriam
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Staff
EEES Staff Name Title Email Phone Alexander, Lori Administrative Specialist llalexa@clemson.edu 864.656.3276 Elliott, Jenna Student Services Coordinator (Undergraduate) elliot3@clemson.edu 864.656.0470 Garcia, Julie Fiscal Analyst III jgarcia@clemson.edu 864.656.7468 Gourdin, Jackie Administrative Specialist III jackieg@clemson.edu - Kim, Daekyun Lab Manager daekyuk@clemson.edu 864.656.5571 Merck, Rodney Lab Specialist III dmerck@clemson.edu 864.656.1751 Morgan, Rodney Lab Specialist III rodneym@clemson.edu 864.656.1002 Peele, Briana Office Manager bkloc@clemson.edu 864.656.3438 Shaw, Michelle Financial Business Manager/Accountant mshaw3@clemson.edu 864.656.1978 Smith, Barbara Student Services Coordinator (Graduate) barbar2@clemson.edu 864.656.3278 Thompson-Neptune, Kim Procurement and Payroll Support carmiet@clemson.edu 864.656.3277
Academic Contacts
The Clemson University Biosystems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Geology Undergraduate degree programs are ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degrees designed to provide students with engineering science and design knowledge. We offer four Masters of Science degrees (thesis and non-thesis options) and two Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees.
Please visit our tour page for information on campus tours, virtual meetings, and department visits.
Jenna Elliott
Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator
elliot3@clemson.edu
Barbara Smith
Graduate Student Services Coordinator
barbar2@clemson.edu
Graduate Students
Please view our current list of graduate students, including their contact and academic program information.
Advisory Board
The Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences is advised by three Advisory Boards: Biosystems Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Nuclear Environmental Engineering and Science.
An academic department within the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
