Gracie Elliott, a junior in the Honors Program and a Chemical Engineering major and literature minor, has been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Elliott is among 1,600 American undergraduate students selected from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico during the fall 2024 cycle. Elliott will study at Denmark […]
At Clarkson University, highlighting groundbreaking projects is a vital aspect of supporting the creativity and innovation occurring across campus. Sponsored by signature academic unit Clarkson Ignite, the Ignite Project Expo is a brand new showcase for student and faculty projects developed during the fall semester, regardless of discipline or background. During the inaugural Expo, held
Clarkson University Computer Science Professor Christino Tamon has been awarded an $800,000 National Science Foundation Office of Strategic Initiatives (NSF OSI) award for his research in quantum computing. The grant is a joint collaboration with Professor Gushu Li from the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. The project holds significant
Clarkson University is partnering with semiconductor industry executives to launch a new one-credit seminar course, Introduction to Semiconductors, during the Spring 2025 Semester. The class will engage learners through weekly guest speakers on current trends such as AI, hyperscalers, advanced manufacturing, geo-political considerations, and the impact that semiconductors are having on diverse industries, including computing,
The Clarkson University Board of Trustees has announced that Nancy D. Reyda ’81 has been appointed as the Chair, succeeding Thomas L. Kassouf ‘74 who had served in that role since 2019. Reyda is a distinguished industry leader, having held senior roles in both the financial services and oil and gas sectors. She retired in
Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees has announced that John S. Mengucci ’84 has been appointed as its Vice Chair. Mengucci is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI), a global provider of expertise and technology to defense, intelligence, and federal civilian government customers. Under his leadership of the $7.7
David F. Glenn ’82, Retired Founder of Kaleida Systems Inc., was named to the Clarkson University Board of Trustees on October 26. As a trustee, Glenn will serve on the Academic Mission Committee. Glenn is the founder and retired chief executive officer of Kaleida Systems Inc., a private company that has developed an industry-leading software
Clarkson University PhD Candidate Zander Blasingame and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Chen Liu just had their recent paper accepted at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2024). The paper is titled “AdjointDEIS: Efficient Gradients for Diffusion Models.” “AdjointDEIS is a novel strategy for efficiently calculating the gradients of diffusion
Clarkson University’s Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering has developed two new versatile degree programs for students looking to elevate their education in the increasingly in-demand field of engineering. Clarkson will now offer an online Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Program and an online Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering program. The
Water contains numerous substances, some of which need to be removed from drinking water for human health or wastewater for the environment. While removing large objects is straightforward, separating small things, such as dissolved ions, present significant challenges. Are good things always good and bad things always bad? It depends and evolves as we learn
