Please welcome Wesley Hissong as Clarkson’s Director of Campus Safety & Security. Wesley has over 25 years of professional experience in campus safety and security. Wesley comes to us from Jefferson Community College where he served as the Director of Safety and Security for the past 15 years. Before taking on that role, he worked in the […]
Clarkson’s Reh Family Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Professor Christian Felzensztein, has been recently appointed Executive Board Member for the Entrepreneurship Committee at the Economic Development Agency of Chile.This ad honorem position recognized Clarkson professor’s extensive expertise on entrepreneurship and regional development. His contribution to the Chilean Economic Development Agency would be on how regions can be more innovative in supporting new
This summer, more than 250 K-12 students engaged in Clarkson STEM programs at locations ranging from the North Country to the lower Hudson Valley. Programs at all three Clarkson University campuses focused on a range of STEM disciplines including robotics, health sciences, engineering, physics and mathematics. Several of these programs are supported by state and
Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering Suguang Xiao has received a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Initiation award to study deep structural foundations in permafrost. The $200,000 grant will fund research on how vibrations from earthquakes affect pile foundations, which are being affected by changes in soil properties from increasing temperatures. This
In an effort to improve pedestrian safety in local nearby communities, the Clarkson Construction Engineering Management Consulting Group (C3G) installed a week-long temporary pop-up crosswalk during the 25th Annual Tri-Town Summer Festival. The pop-up crosswalk was installed using cones, signs, and chalk-based spray paint, creating a temporary but legal crossing point. The crosswalk was positioned
Led by the International Code Council, and alongside project partners such as the New York State Department of State, the Association of Towns of the State of New York, Resource Refocus, and +LAB Architects, Clarkson University has been awarded a sub-grant in excess of $700,000 to provide subject matter expertise and develop micro-credentials in support
A Clarkson University graduate business course has earned a Quality Matters (QM) Certification. Following a rigorous review process, Business Process Analysis (SB620) course, taught by Dr. Seon Levius in the Reh School of Business, earned the certification, an internationally recognized symbol of quality in online and blended course design. The achievement represents Clarkson’s ongoing commitment
Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Robert Thomas has been awarded a nearly $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) to support his research of the long-term durability properties of belitic calcium sulfoaluminate (BCSA) cement through the lens of its unique chemistry. Rapid-setting BCSA cement
Earlier today, the Clarkson University Board of Trustees announced the appointment of David K. Heacock ‘83 as Acting President of the University. A Clarkson Trustee since 2017 and long-time corporate partner with the institution, Heacock has had a distinguished career in industry, including top leadership positions at Texas Instruments where he led major business transformations.
Several departments in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University are ranked highly in the latest round of rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Environmental Engineering is ranked in the top 60, while Mechanical, Materials, Civil, and Chemical Engineering all rank in the top 110. Electrical ranks in the top 150.
