In an August 7 post, we highlighted the connection between South Carolina industry and in their senior capstone course. ABB, a global leader in electrification, robotics, automation, and motion, is a regular partner with Clemson Mechanical Engineering capstone via their Mechanical Power Transmission (MOPT) group based in…
With $4 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, a new project called A2 proposes to build on the success of Clemson University’s Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). CA2VES launched in 2012 to create and deliver accessible e-learning material for…
It is a distinctly uncomfortable sensation to see one’s grandmother addressed as “Kitten” by a man other than one’s grandfather. But that seems to have been the preferred pet name by which a young Private Gordon Thibodeaux addressed my grandma, Nellie. The first letter, dated March 15,…
When I worked for Michelin, people would ask me, “What do you do for Michelin?” Almost always, my first answer was “I make tires.” This would normally be followed by, “No really, what do you do for Michelin?” I would explain my role within the company and…
You may have heard the joke… “Who’s driving digital transformation at your company: the CEO, CIO, or… COVID-19?” Besides unleashing a wave of video conferencing and remote desktopping, COVID-19 has indeed stimulated accelerated adoption of certain digital technologies, such as remote monitoring, remote assistance, and even remote…
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Greenville, SC – Edgar Ramirez joined the KTM Solutions technical staff as a Mechanical Design Apprentice supporting all engineering product lines. Ramirez is a student at Greenville Technical College and is pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. “We are enthused to have Edgar join our technical…
DATE/TIME: Wed Sep 16, 2020 @ 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT Heather Collins, MS, has spent her career assuring optimal lab results were provided to her patients for the betterment of their health and happiness. Prior to coming to Abbott Diagnostics, Heather specialized in Reproductive Medicine…
Greenville, SC – Two upstate high school students have been selected for an engineering internship for the 2020-2021 academic year. Christian Butler, a senior at Mauldin High School, and Christopher Garrick, a senior at Greenville Tech Charter High School (GTCHS), were selected from a strong pool of…
Nellie, it would seem, collected beaux the way some women of her day collected thimbles. The letters, handwritten and all still in their original envelopes, date from 1941-43, right up to just a month before she married my grandfather while he was on leave from the Marines,…