Principal Investigator
Eric M. Davis
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Graduate Coordinator
Director, GAANN: Molecular Engineering for Sustainability and Health
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
864.656.2715 | ericd@clemson.edu | CV | Google Scholar
Graduate Students
PhD Students
Keturah Bethel, GAANN Fellow, Call Me Doctor Fellow
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Columbia University (2017)
B.S., Applied Mathematics, University of the Virgin Islands (2017)
Project: Transport and Network Structure in Lignin-Based Composite Hydrogels
Nicholas Gregorich
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan (2016)
Project: Transport and Network Structure in Lignin-Based Composite Hydrogels
Ryan Moxon
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1985)
B.S., Chemistry, Tennessee State University (1995)
D.D.S.; Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry, Nashville, TN (1995)
M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University (1996)
M.S.; Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2001)
M.S.; Chemistry, Tennessee State University (2009)
Ph.D.; Applied Physics, Alabama A&M University (2012)
Ph.D.; Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University (2023)
Project: Sulfonated Ionomer Composites for Redox Flow Batteries
Xueting Wang
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University (2019)
Project: Sulfonated Ionomer Nanocomposites for Redox Flow Batteries
Missoury Wolff, GAANN Fellow
B.S., Engineering, Concentration: Chemical Engineering, Olin College of Engineering (2020)
Project: Stimuli-Responsive, Lignin-containing Soft Composites
MS Students
Aiswarya Mechoor
B.S., Chemical Engineering
Project: Sulfonated Lignin-based Ionomer Nanocomposites for Redox Flow Batteries
Zhongyu Wang
B.S., Chemistry
Project: Nafion-Lignin Ionomer Nanocomposites for Redox Flow Batteries
Joshua Wilder
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brown University (2022)
Project: Amine-functionalized Lignin-based Ionomer Nanocomposites for Redox Flow Batteries
Undergraduate Students
Annie Buck
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University (expected 2025)
Project: Antimicrobial Response of Lignin-Based Soft Composites
Yeonwoo (Jacob) Jeon
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University (expected 2024)
Project: Antimicrobial Response of Lignin-Based Soft Composites
Alana LeSuer
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Clemson University (expected 2023)
Project: Ionomer Nanocomposites for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries
Elsa Saine
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Clemson University (expected 2025)
Project: Antimicrobial Response of Lignin-Based Soft Composites
Jaden Stutts
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Clemson University (expected 2024)
Project: Impact of Cononsolvency on Lignin-Based Composite Hydrogels
Lab Alumni
Graduate Students
Apoorv Balwani, Ph.D. (2020) – Pluss Advanced Technologies (Delhi, India)
Allison Domhoff, Ph.D. (2020) – PPG (Pittsburgh, PA)
Undergraduate Students
Emily Miller (Honors Thesis), B.S. (2021) – Eastman (Kingsport, TN)
Kenetra Johnson, B.S. (2021) – SC Johnson
Darbie Barr, B.S. (2019) – Eastman (Kingsport, TN)
Annalise Bowers, B.S. (2019) – SNF Holding Company (Riceboro, GA)
Ross Jenkins, B.S. (2019) – DAK Americas (Moncks Corner, SC)
Julie Little, B.S. (2019) – Eastman (Kingsport, TN)
Sarah (Ellie) Sears, B.S. (2019) – Heidrick & Struggles (Houston, TX)
Edwin (Anthony) Ball (Honors Thesis), B.S. (2018) – Savannah River Site (Savannah, GA)