Current and Previous Years Grant Recipients
The Clemson University Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grants, a collaborative effort between the Offices of the Senior Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors and the Dean of the Graduate School, are intended to decrease time to degree and to support higher quality outcomes among students nearing graduation where relatively modest resources will make a large difference.
The Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant application is now open. This opportunity is for Ph.D. students who will be graduating in December 2025, May 2026 or August 2026. Please review the Call for Proposals to make sure you qualify for this grant.
Applications are due to VPR@clemson.edu by Monday, May 12, 2025, at 5 PM. Download the Application Form (PDF).
Visit the FAQ website for questions.
Questions? Please contact us at VPR@clemson.edu
2024-2025 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Danielle Adams | Biological Sciences |
| Farhana Afroz | Teaching & Learning |
| Hebe Aly | Computer Science, School of Computing |
| Sara Billie | Planning Design & Built Environment |
| Michael Byrd | Mathematical Sciences |
| Prashanth Chivkula | Electrical Engineering |
| Ewa Chukwu | Chemical & Biomolecular Eng |
| Dimuthu Edirisinghe | Chemistry |
| Tolulope Famaye | Learning Sciences |
| Pegah GhafGhanbari | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jasmine Gill | Plant & Environmental Sciences |
| Manuel Gutierrez | Bioengineering |
| Alena Hofrova | International Family and Community Studies |
| Kun Huang | Food, Nutrition, & Pack Sci |
| Shanshan Jia | Math & Stats Science |
| Zehua Jin | Chemical Engineering |
| Guoxi Liu | Computer Science |
| Madhuka Liyanage | Chemistry |
| Amirhossein Nazeri | Automotive Engineering |
| Noara Razzak | Economics |
| Chelsea Robbins | Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
| Aaron Santomauro | Materials Science & Engr |
| Austin Seilkop | Chemistry |
| Angelica Solano Delgado | Wildlife & Fisheries Biology |
| Mandeep Tayal | Entomology |
| Brandon Wackerle | Chemistry |
| Bryanna Wattier | Environmental Eng & Earth Sci |
| Leah Wiitablake | Engineering & Science Ed |
| David Williams | Rhetorics, Communication & Information Design |
| Lucian Williams | Bioengineering |
| Missoury Wolff | Chemical Engineering |
2023-2024 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Oluwadara Abimbade | Learning Sciences, Ed & Human Dev |
| Tyler Ard | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jessica Baron | Computer Science |
| Jennifer Brown | Engineering & Sci Ed |
| Aaron Bunch | Wildlife & Fish Biology |
| Jake Buzhardt | Mechanical Engineering |
| Shoab Ahmed Chowdhury | Mechanical Engineering |
| Stephanie Damas | Engineering & Sci Ed |
| Dingqian Ding | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nilgun Efe | Food Nutr & Pkg Sci |
| Swati Goel | Plan, Des and Built Env |
| Adam Haberski | Entomology |
| Adam Hoiser | Physics |
| Jinge Huang | Food Nutr & Pkg Sci |
| Joshua Kern | Physics |
| Savana King | Human Factors Psychology |
| Kelli McCourt | Biosystems Engineering |
| Jamal Nahofti Kohneh | Civil Engineering |
| Khushbu Singh | Teaching & Learning |
| Cong Wang | Computer Science |
| Derek Whaley | Parks, Rec & Tour Mgt |
| Brandon Williams | Mechanical Engineering |
| Patricia Wooden | Entomology, Plant & Environmental Sci |
| Shiyu Zhang | Chemistry |
2022-2023 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Philip Arve | Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences |
| David Bahamon Pinzon | Biosystems Engineering |
| Dylan Chitwood | Bioengineering |
| Sophia Conzemius (Christian) | Entomology |
| Jiaying Dong | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Nathan Dumessa | Psychology |
| Shuyu Huang | Learning Sciences |
| Farnaz Kamyab | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Kewei Li | Mechanical Engineering |
| Xiaowei Li | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Anna Overby | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Soham Panda | Chemistry |
| Vincent Yuxin Qiu | Philosophy |
| Adhiti Raman Thothathri | Automotive Engineering |
| Lancelot Reres | Civil Engineering |
| Sarah Richardson | Rhetorics, Communication & Information Design |
| Tania Santiago Perez | Parks, Rec & Tour Mgmt |
| Saida Sobhaninia | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Meryem Soyluoglu | Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences |
2021-2022 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Alexey Bochkarev | Industrial Engineering |
| Wanfang Fu | Plant and Environmental Sciences |
| Monica Gordillo Varela | Chemistry |
| Matthew Green | Wildlife and Fisheries Biology |
| Nicholas Gregorich | Chemical Engineering |
| George Hamilton | Physics |
| Keith Johnston | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Amina Khatun | Chemistry |
| Lela Magxaka | Planning, Design and Built Environment |
| Menisha Mahappu Koralalage | Chemistry |
| Craig Miller | Bioengineering |
| Todd Morra | Mathematical Sciences |
| Di Nguyen | Industrial Engineering |
| Meenakshi Ranasinghe | Chemistry |
| Lancelot Reres | Civil Engineering |
| Gretchen Schober | Chemistry |
| Qingqing Sun | Planning, Design and Built Environment |
| Lyudmyla Tsykalova | International Family and Community Studies |
| Tharshikka Vickneswaran | Civil Engineering |
| Michael Wooten | Electrical Engineering |
| Zuo Zhou | Environmental Engineering |
2021 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Faraz Ashtiani | Mechanical Engineering |
| Paritosh Bahirat | Human Centered Computing |
| Ferhat Bayram | Electrical Engineering |
| Michael Collins | Rhetorics, Communications and Information Design |
| Robert Austin Dollar | Mechanical Engineering |
| Tatiana Estrada-Mendoza | Chemistry |
| Peter Ezra | Parks Recreation and Tourism Management |
| Hugh Geller | Mathematical Sciences |
| Anthony Greene | Entomology |
| Longxiang Guo | Automotive Engineering |
| Katja Hall | Chemistry |
| Keneisha Harrington | Educational and Organizational Leadership Development |
| Jason Kurz | Mathematical Sciences |
| Abdullah Al Mamun | Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences |
| Paritra Mandal | Biomedical Data Science Informatics |
| Olivia Nche | Human Centered Computing |
| John Porter | Human Centered Computing |
| Young Suk Oh | Parks Recreation and Tourism Management |
| Anthony Santilli | Chemistry |
| Ao Xie | Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences |
| Xiahong Zhang | Chemical Engineering |
2019-2020 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Vijay Bendigeri | Civil Engineering |
| Ayush Bhargava | Computer Science |
| Karen Rebecca Clark | Learning Sciences |
| Nimisha Edayilam | Plant and Environmental Sciences |
| Qianyi Gao | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Andrew Walton Green | Mathematical Science |
| Yang He | Computer Science |
| Staci Johnson | Engineering and Science Education |
| Xiaotong Liu | Planning, Design and Built Environment |
| Annie McCord | Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| Roberto Merco | Automotive Engineering |
| Laura Minor | International Family and Community Studies |
| Sheikh Moni | Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences |
| Melissa Paquin | Healthcare Genetics |
| Satish Ranganathan | Healthcare Genetics |
| Xingchen Shao | Mechanical Engineering |
| Caitlin Torrence | Applied Health Research and Evaluation |
| Laura Vasquez-Velez | Entomology |
| Octaviyanti Dwi Wahyurini | Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design |
| Chuanchang Zeng | Physics |
2018-2019 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Tristan Allerton | Forest Resources |
| William Ashman | Civil Engineering |
| Anthony Deczynski | Entomology |
| Nikeetha Dsouza | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Jermaine Durham | Planning, Design and Built Environment |
| Traci Hefner | International Family and Community Studies |
| Edward Hoegg | Chemistry |
| Firasat Jabeen | Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design |
| Rachel Lang-Balde | International Family and Community Studies |
| Leslie Lewis | Educational Leadership |
| Juan Li | Learning Sciences |
| Krishnendu Maity | Chemistry |
| G. Alexia Nikyema | Planning, Design and Built Environment |
| Ingrid Nyakabwa | Parks, Recreation and Tourism |
| Nyoman Dewi Pebryani | Planning, Design and Built Environment |
| April O'Brien | Rhetorics, Communication and Information Design |
| Steven Pruitt | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Kyle Rechard | Economics |
| Kelsey Roberts | Economics |
| Stephen Robertson | Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| Michael Shreeves | Human Factors Psychology |
| Shweta Serestha | Civil Engineering |
| Anton Sytine | Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
2018 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grants Recipients
| Student Name | Doctoral Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Saptarshi Chakraborty | Chemical Engineering |
| Drea Fekety | Human Factors Psychology |
| Jessica Fernandez | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Dan Frank | Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design |
| Samuel Fuller | Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design |
| Skye Gillispie | Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
| Ida Mikisa Hadoto | International Family and Community Studies |
| Leah Hartman | Human Factors Psychology |
| Elizabeth Hassen | Healthcare Genetics |
| Ryan Heil | Educational Leadership |
| Koti Hubbard | Literacy, Language, and Culture |
| Amelia Kinsella | Human Factors Psychology |
| William Kramer | Industrial-Organizational Psychology |
| Walter Lee | Educational Leadership |
| William Lewis | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Pai Liu | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Marcos Javier Martinez | Civil Engineering |
| Christopher Mayerl | Biological Sciences |
| Peter Mkumbo | Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management |
| Candice Moore | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Jaime Murphy | Chemistry |
| Eda Ozyesilpinar | Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design |
| Stephen Quigley | Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design |
| Marjorie Ramey | Curriculum and Instruction |
| Geoffrey Koome Riungu | Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management |
| Leslie Roberts | Literacy, Language, and Culture |
| Aamena Saleh | Learning Sciences |
| Christie Sampson | Biological Sciences |
| Roshani Silwal | Physics |
| Senad Sinanovic | Economics |
| Ashleigh Kirstin Sockwell | Chemistry |
| Senbagaraman Sudarsanam | Mechanical Engineering |
| Deborah Wingler | Planning, Design and the Built Environment |
| Joshua Wood | Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design |
| Qi Zhou | Plant and Environmental Sciences |
