Clemson University
Clemson University, the land-grant university of South Carolina, was founded in 1889. It is located in Clemson, South Carolina, along the 1-85 corridor, halfway between Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA. The University has an enrollment of 16,500, consisting of 12,700 undergraduates and 3,800 graduate/ professional students. The College of Engineering and Science grants more than two-thirds of all engineering degrees in South Carolina.
Clemson has strong research programs in engineering and science, textiles, and agriculture. Nationally recognized research programs in College of Engineering and Science include: advanced materials and manufacturing, computers and communication, advanced gas turbines, and environmental engineering and hydrogeology. The National Science Foundation has designated Clemson's Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films as a National Engineering Research Center, which is expected to generate more than $100 million in research support over a ten-year period. As a primary member and fiscal agent for the National Textile Center, Clemson is one of the foremost leaders in textile research and education in the nation. The Wall Street Journal cited Clemson as leading the Southeast in commercializing inventions in university laboratories. Clemson is among the top 25 universities in the US in terms of revenue from intellectual property licenses. The College of Engineering and Science has approximately 30 facility members with capabilities and experience in advanced composites and manufacturing. The research programs encompass: structural analysis and design, mechanical characterization, fiber and film formation, fiber/matrix interface analysis, polymer, metal, and ceramic matrix composites, and other engineered materials. Composite manufacturing includes programs in performs, consolidation, and rapid prototyping/manufacturing, experimental facilities for static and dynamic testing of composite coupons or small-scale structures are available. Surface and microscopic material characterization facilities are also available. Chemical, electrical, thermal, optical electromagnetic properties of composite materials can be determined in detail. Coordination of these research activities, especially those of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Clemson Apparel Research Center, is being accomplished by the recently established Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing.
Clemson University has had a number of research contracts related to manufacturing of composites including the following: Composites Manufacturing Related Equipment Grants, Composite Components for Biomedical Applications, Composite Helicopter Hanger: Task; Joint Analysis/Design/Test Prediction and Structural Testing; Los Cost Caron Fibers for Automotive Applications; Composite Structures for Commercial Aircraft; Composite Structures for Naval Applications; Materials Characterization; Procession of Advanced Engineered Fibers; Acquisition of Electrical Discharge Equipment for Machining and Hardened Metal.
In addition Clemson University has an infrastructure of design, testing, research and consulting to support the most advanced composites project.
