{"id":4144,"date":"2021-09-19T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/?page_id=4144"},"modified":"2021-09-20T09:32:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T13:32:55","slug":"fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"IDEAS Magazine Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth hundred-percent-height hundred-percent-height-center-content non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-small-visibility home-hero\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:1.5vh;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IDEAS-Spring-2021-Cover-2560px-x-1125px-more-faded-bottom.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one fusion-animated ideas-title\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16PX;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInDown\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto Condensed&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;letter-spacing:1PX;font-size:1em;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2e1a47;\">INQUIRY AND DISCOVERY IN ENGINEERING &amp; APPLIED SCIENCES |<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #f56600;\">FALL 2021<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-end fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-animated hero-text\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:7px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:4%;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:46px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ten Times the Talent<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.23;\">Junior faculty score big in annual scramble for prestigious research awards.<\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#f4e3c8;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#f56600;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#f56600;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#f56600;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#f56600;--button_text_transform:uppercase;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/ten-times-the-talent\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read Story<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 relative-caption\" style=\"--awb-font-size:11px;--awb-text-color:#2e1a47;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pictured from left: Beth Stephan, Joe Watkins, Daniel Graves, Matt Miller, A.J. Sanders<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-end fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-animated hero-text\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-bg-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(0,0,0,0.87);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:80%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.4%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:4%;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.4%;--awb-width-medium:80%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.4%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.4%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-row\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:46px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ten Times the Talent<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.23;\">Junior faculty score big in annual scramble for prestigious research awards.<\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#f4e3c8;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#f56600;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#f56600;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#f56600;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#f56600;--button_text_transform:uppercase;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/ten-times-the-talent\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read Story<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility home-hero-mobile\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-align-content-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start mobile-ideas-svg\" 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data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ten Times the Talent<\/p><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:14px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1.23;\">Junior faculty score big in annual scramble for prestigious research awards.<\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type fusion-animated\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#f4e3c8;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#f56600;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#f56600;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#f56600;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#f56600;--button_text_transform:uppercase;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/ten-times-the-talent\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read Story<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-repeat:repeat-x;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-top:25px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gray-Seperator-Grid-Square-60x60-1.svg&quot;);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling in-this-issue\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-background-color:#ededed;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-padding-left-small:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-margin-top-medium:20px;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:20px;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#2e1a47;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:45px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left sm-text-align-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\">IN THIS ISSUE<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:12px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#f56600;border-color:#f56600;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column in-this-issue-posts-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-padding-top-small:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:10px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:10px;--awb-padding-left-small:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one fusion-animated around-the-college-headings\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#2e1a47;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:13px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-left:13px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:10px;--awb-font-size:38px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"bottom-in-view\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left sm-text-align-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1;\">Research and Innovation<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1 in-this-issue-posts\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/creating-smart-cities-of-the-future\/\" aria-label=\"Creating Smart Cities of the Future\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fusion-200 size-fusion-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/c2m2-featured.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/author\/timscraingmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Tim Crain\" rel=\"author\">Tim Crain<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2022-01-21T14:58:09-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/creating-smart-cities-of-the-future\/\">Creating Smart Cities of the Future<\/a><\/h4><p>Right next to where the Clemson Tigers play home basketball games, an intersection wired with cameras and communications devices is providing a glimpse into how smart cities of the future might work.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/testing-the-waters\/\" aria-label=\"Testing the Waters\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fusion-200 size-fusion-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/falta-featured.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/author\/timscraingmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Tim Crain\" rel=\"author\">Tim Crain<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2021-09-29T08:20:10-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/testing-the-waters\/\">Testing the Waters<\/a><\/h4><p>Pouring a cool glass of clean drinking water is so common it\u2019s often taken for granted in the developed world, but it\u2019s possible only because of people like Clemson University\u2019s Ron Falta.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/ten-times-the-talent\/\" aria-label=\"Ten Times the Talent\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fusion-200 size-fusion-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/career-featured-image.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/author\/timscraingmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Tim Crain\" rel=\"author\">Tim Crain<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2021-09-23T08:35:12-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/ten-times-the-talent\/\">Ten Times the Talent<\/a><\/h4><p>Ten assistant professors in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences are starting the new academic year with a fresh infusion of research dollars after winning some of the nation\u2019s most prestigious awards for junior faculty members.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/following-the-river\/\" aria-label=\"Following the River\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fusion-200 size-fusion-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/bell-newfeatured-image.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/author\/timscraingmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Tim Crain\" rel=\"author\">Tim Crain<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2022-01-10T16:40:46-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/following-the-river\/\">Following the River<\/a><\/h4><p>New evidence that an ancient river system flowed from Canada\u2019s western mountain ranges to the Labrador Sea is raising questions about the impact it may have had on Earth\u2019s climate millions of years ago and could provide clues to what the future climate might be like.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column in-this-issue-posts-wrapper\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-padding-top-small:0px;--awb-padding-right-small:10px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:10px;--awb-padding-left-small:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one fusion-animated around-the-college-headings\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#2e1a47;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:13px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-left:13px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:10px;--awb-font-size:38px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"1.0\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left sm-text-align-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:1;\">Educational Initiatives<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-2 avada-container layout-thumbnails-on-side layout-columns-1 in-this-issue-posts\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-1 columns-1\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/practicing-what-she-preaches\/\" aria-label=\"Practicing What She Preaches\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fusion-200 size-fusion-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/getman-featured-image2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/author\/timscraingmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Tim Crain\" rel=\"author\">Tim Crain<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2021-09-29T08:22:28-04:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/practicing-what-she-preaches\/\">Practicing What She Preaches<\/a><\/h4><p>Rachel Getman and her students provided a safe way for others to learn about research after COVID-19 forced the cancellation of previously scheduled internships.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider floated-slideshow flexslider-hover-type-none\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/building-a-ramp-to-equity-diversity-and-inclusion\/\" aria-label=\"Building a Ramp to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion\" class=\"hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-fusion-200 size-fusion-200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ogle-featured-image2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/author\/timscraingmail-com\/\" title=\"Posts by Tim Crain\" rel=\"author\">Tim Crain<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2022-02-22T12:31:55-05:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/building-a-ramp-to-equity-diversity-and-inclusion\/\">Building a Ramp to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion<\/a><\/h4><p>Civil engineers are teaming up with facilities and planning officials to make campus more accessible for individuals with mobility impairments. <\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #522d80 0%,#2e1a47 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated around-the-college-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-small:3.84%;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-filter:brightness(100%) contrast(100%);--awb-filter-transition:filter 0.3s ease;--awb-filter-hover:brightness(105%) contrast(105%);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/from-the-dean-spring-2021\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"From-The-Dean-Graphic\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/From-The-Dean-Graphic.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/From-The-Dean-Graphic-200x173.png 200w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/From-The-Dean-Graphic-400x345.png 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/From-The-Dean-Graphic-600x518.png 600w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/From-The-Dean-Graphic-800x690.png 800w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/From-The-Dean-Graphic.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:15px;--awb-margin-top-small:20px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Merriweather&quot;;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;margin:0;font-size:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/ideas\/from-the-dean-fall-2021\/\">Message from the Dean<\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated around-the-college-column\" 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