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10/30/2026

Discover Science: DOE Summer 2027 Undergraduate Internships

Applications are now open for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Summer 2027 Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI), with a submission deadline of January 6, 2027, at 5:00 PM EST. Managed by the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, these stipend-based programs offer hands-on, mentored research opportunities at DOE National Laboratories across critical fields such as biotechnology, fusion science, quantum information, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing. SULI is open to full-time undergraduates and recent graduates within two years of earning a degree (with travel and lodging support provided for eligible participants). Prospective applicants can attend virtual application workshops on November 4–5, a virtual Internship Fair on November 12, or alumni panels in early December to connect with lab scientists. Learn more and apply via the DOE WDTS website.

10/29/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Rodrigues and research team for their publication article titled "Food-Relevant Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Disrupt Intestinal Barrier and Xenobiotic Metabolism in Mouse, Pig, and Human Epithelial Cells in Food and Chemical Toxicology."

Benzo[a]pyrene has long been used as the standard compound for studying how PAHs harm the body, but do all PAHs cause similar toxic effects on intestinal cells?

In this study, we looked at how seven food-relevant PAHs affect intestinal cells from mice, pigs, and humans. We found that the concentration needed to reduce cell viability differed depending on both the specific PAH and cell type used, showing that PAHs have different toxicities across cell types. We also found that while PAH exposure induced similar toxicological patterns at the gene level, these effects varied quantitatively. Together, these findings suggest that benzo[a]pyrene alone does not fully capture the toxicity of all food-relevant PAHs. Because food and environmental contaminants remain a global concern, understanding how structurally different PAHs cause harm at the cellular level is important and could improve how we assess the risks of PAH mixtures, which currently rely heavily on benzo[a]pyrene as a model for all PAHs. Read more here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691526005387

10/21/2026

A big thank you to the sponsors, industry partners, students, faculty, staff and supporters who attended Industry Days-Natural Environment. The event would not have been a success without your participation. We are thankful for our sponsors' support and look forward to future Industry Days! The day was filled with great networking, club presentation, tabling, lunch and a career panel. It was wonderful building new connections and welcoming our alumni. Go Tigers!

10/20/2026

Clemson University Ph.D. student Sandip Bhatta, a member of the Biosystems Engineering program and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (EEES), was selected to receive the SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) Young Professional Student Sponsorship Award. The award supported his attendance at the Georgia Chapter’s 2026 Fall Conference, held September 9–11 on Jekyll Island. Bhatta presented his research poster, “A Cradle-to-Cradle Perspective on Packaging Systems: Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and End-of-Life Pathways,” and connected with professionals working in solid waste management, recycling and environmental sustainability.

He also participated in the conference’s community service project at the City of Brunswick’s Roosevelt Harris, Jr., Senior Citizen Center, helping remove invasive plants and weeds and install two raised planters. The conference gave Bhatta the opportunity to share his research, learn from industry professionals, and contribute to the local community. He thanked the SWANA-Georgia Chapter and its Young Professionals Committee for the recognition and support.

10/20/2026

You are invited to attend a free event on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026, at 7pm in Strom Thurmond 101 hosted by Students for Stewardship. They will be showing the documentary "Groundswell." This award-winning documentary has an inspiring outlook on the future of the environment that instills hope in its viewers. It shows how regenerative agriculture can revitalize our soil which leads to ecological resilience and longevity across the globe.

Students for Stewardship is a club that was created by students to practice regenerative agriculture and ecological restoration in the Clemson area to better impact our local ecosystems, and to educate and inspire the Clemson community to care for the land around us. Film Trailer link: https://youtu.be/yjd6Sylmukc

10/19/2026

Thanks to Robert Workman and Anna O'Flaherty for their seminar presentation on ***r in the Wild: Discussing Current Consulting Practice. This seminar connected hydrogeology and fate-and-transport theory with consulting practice. The seminar highlighted how practitioners translate field data into risk evaluations and cost projections. A focus of this talk was to bridge , and decisions. Over the past two decades, environmental site remediation has shifted toward risk-based decision-making. Direct soil contact is typically controlled by surface caps and groundwater ingestion is uncommon on commercial properties. V***r intrusion has become the primary exposure pathway for volatile contaminants. The migration of volatile compounds, similar to radon, from the subsurface into indoor air drives environmental liability and site cleanup.

10/19/2026

Padam Prasad Paudel, a Ph.D. student in Biosystems Engineering and Graduate Research Assistant in Clemson University’s Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, attended the Bioeconomy Science Center (BioSC) International Summer School 2026 in Jülich, Germany, September 21–25. He was selected as a cohort of 20 participants from worldwide applications by graduate students.

With a background in sustainable conversion of agricultural and agroforestry biomass, Paudel explored how circular agronomy connects conversion pathways to soil health, crop systems and farm practice. The week combined research and industry talks, case-based group work and a visit to the University of Bonn’s Klein-Altendorf agricultural research site. He introduced his research on the opening day and contributed to a closing group presentation.
A $1,000 Clemson Graduate Student Government Graduate Travel Grant helped support his trip.

10/16/2026

Internship Opportunity!! South Carolina NRCS will be posting two internship opportunities through their Pathways Internship Program.
There will be two Soil Conservationist Pathways vacancies. One will be based in Spartanburg and the other in Bennettsville. The announcements will be available on USAJOBS.GOV and will open on October 19, 2026 and close on November 17, 2026. The internships are paid and housing is provided. Interested students should navigate to USAJOBS.GOV and create a profile to be notified when the positions open.

10/16/2026

Congratulations to Matthew B. Little, PhD Student in EEES working on fusion sustainability advised by Dr. Michael Carbajales-Dale. He was recently awarded a Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award.

The Love of Learning Award supports post-baccalaureate professional development for active Phi Kappa Phi members, funding opportunities such as graduate or professional studies, doctoral dissertations, continuing education, research and teaching-related travel, career advancement, and more.

He will use funds from the award to continue his graduate education related life cycle assessments and techno-economic analysis of hydrogen isotope separation technologies in future fusion energy generation units. You can read more here https://phikappaphi.meritpages.com/stories/Matthew-Little-Receives-2026-Phi-Kappa-Phi-Love-of-Learning-Award/200728536?

10/15/2026

We were honored to recently host Dr. Jean Lynch-Stieglitz for our weekly seminars. Dr. Lynch-Stieglitz presented on changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) during the Younger Dryas, a period of climatic transition approximately 12,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age. Evidence indicates that AMOC strength was substantially reduced during this interval, contributing to diminished biological productivity in the North Atlantic. The presentation also considered the likelihood of future AMOC weakening and associated impacts over the coming centuries.

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