Dr. Steven C. Brandon

Senior Lecturer
Career Development Coordinator

General Engineering
B05 Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634

Phone: (864) 656-2542
Email:  brando4@clemson.edu

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Courses Taught

• ENGR 1000 - Major Discovery - students learn about engineering disciplines to make an informed choice of major
• ENGR 1020 (regular and Honors) - Introduction to engineering, problem solving, and analysis using Excel
• ENGR 1410 (regular and Honors) - Engineering problem solving using MATLAB programming language
• ENGR 1090 (online) - students work in teams to complete a project using MATLAB programming language
• FDSC 4080/6080 - Food Process Engineering

Education

• Ph.D., Food Technology, Clemson University
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University

Experience

• Senior Lecturer, General Engineering, Clemson University
• Senior Applications Engineer, Graver Technologies, Seneca, SC
• Applications Engineer, DuPont Separation Systems, Glasgow, DE

Professional Activities

• Faculty Advisor, SC Alpha Chapter, Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society
• Professional Development Officer and Past-Chair, Greenville Section, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Professional Expertise

• Membrane separations in food processing applications

Publications

• An Overview of First-Year Engineering Students' Perceptions of Problem Solving in Engineering during a Major Exploration Course
• Membrane Fractionation Processes for Removing 90% to 95% of the Lactose and Sodium from Skim Milk and for Preparing Lactose and Sodium-Reduced Skim Milk
• Plugging of Parallel Tube Flow Devices

US Patents

• No. 5,043,069  "Filtration Device having Hardened Gum Formed-in-Place Membranes"
• No. 5,308,494  "Method for Improving Filter Efficiency"