Dr. Howard Conyers

Professor of Practice

Office: 328 Flour Daniel Building
Email: conyers@clemson.edu

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2009
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2006
B.S., Bioenvironmental Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, 2004

Howard Conyers joined the department as a Professor of Practice in January 2026. Prior to this position, Howard worked the past 16 years for NASA. Most recently, he was the Chief Technologist Liaison agency-wide for the NASA SBIR/STTR program, primarily for the STTR program. Prior to that, he worked at NASA Stennis Space Center as Mechanical Design Lead for the A1 Test Stand, where the RS-25 engine is tested for the Artemis program, as Principal Investigator for HiDyRS-X, and as a Structural Dynamicist. At Clemson, Howard’s focus will be on coordinating and delivering the department's Senior Capstone Projects.