Clarkson University 2017 President's Report

2017 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

IGNITE 15 Years of Transformation and Growth

A Message From the President If there is one thing we know, it is this: Change is inevitable.

It is also necessary.

Without change, there is no technical innovation or breakthrough discoveries that advance human knowledge, no drive to make social and cultural improvements.

The past 15 years have seen a period of unprecedented change at Clarkson and in the world. And the pace of that change continues to accelerate as we realize the promise of the digital revolution, which is radically altering the way we live, conduct business and approach science and technology.

But change inevitably brings challenges as well. In higher education, we have experienced challenges related to rising costs and decreasing state and federal support, even while embracing new approaches to learning that allow us to reach students beyond our campuses.

Clarkson is an institution that thrives on change; a responsiveness to the world and an openness to new ideas and approaches is what defines our University.

As we have throughout our 122-year history, we continue to pioneer new initiatives to meet the demands of an everchanging world. In these pages, you will learn about the launch of Clarkson Ignite, a campus-wide effort that integrates both hands-on and innovation experiences into all aspects of learning to develop entrepreneurially minded thinkers ready to lead in our global economy; the income share program, an innovative funding model designed to reduce financial barriers for our students; graduate and professional programs in emerging fields, developed with industry leaders; and cutting-edge research that aims to deliver healthy world solutions, create advanced materials and use robotic and digital technologies to move our civilization forward.

On October 13, 2017, we honored one of our alumni leaders, David D. Reh ’62, H’17, whose generosity and vision has brought transformative and lasting changes to our University, with the renaming of the School of Business.

David exemplifies all that is so highly desirable in a Clarkson graduate.

As we approach our 125th anniversary, we maintain our commitment to change, continuing the Clarkson tradition of developing leaders and changemakers and creating technology that benefits humanity.

Tony Collins President

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Table of Contents 2 A Decade and a Half of Growth 4 2017 Highlights Accolades and statistics. Leadership and research recognized.

6 A Lasting Legacy The life and vision of David D. Reh ’62, H’17 celebrated with the dedication of the David D. Reh School of Business.

9 The Next Great Thing Professors David Mitlin and Eunsu Paek receive a DOE grant to research sodium ion batteries.

10 Student Success, Diversity & Inclusion Clarkson’s underrepresented students recognized.

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Ignite!

Clarkson Ignite serves the campus as an innovation ecosystem, empowering students to think, research, invent, and develop new products and real solutions.

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U.S. Air Force Funds Innovative Technology to Improve Groundwater Cleanup Electric discharge plasma device earns faculty researchers an Air Force grant.

17 Protozoa, Worms and Flukes, Oh My! Professor Andrew David shares his passion for parasites with his students.

34 Sustainability: The Path to the Future The Institute for a Sustainable Environment leads Clarkson’s Race to Zero Climate Action Plan.

18 Gender and Politics: The Great Divide Professor Christina Xydias explores gender and politics from an international perspective.

36 Thought Leaders on Campus

19 The Honors Program at 20

40 Women’s DI Hockey The Golden Knights women’s hockey team celebrates their second NCAA title.

20 Undergraduate Learning Student awards and extracurricular programs.

23 Healthcare Matters Clarkson’s health sciences graduate programs prepare graduates for careers in expanding fields.

26 Graduate Education 27 The Institute for STEM Education 28 In Good Hands Professor Kevin Fite and his students develop prosthetic devices to improve mobility and function.

32 Smart Power Gets Smarter Michael Sexton ’83 and Dave Crudele ’00, MS’02 work to bring a more reliable smart grid to New York state.

38 Living Our Values

42 Men’s DI Hockey 44 Learning in the World 45 Alumni Leaders 46 Class Notes 57 Marriages, Births & Adoptions, In Memoriam 59 2017 Clarkson Financial Report 61 Last Lecture 2017 Professor Bebonchu Atems reminds students to hold on to simple dreams.

From Potsdam to the Capital Region to New York City, on-site and online, Clarkson offers • Innovation-based undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, business, science, humanities, the arts, education and the health professions.

• Aligned research centers, institutes and state-of-the art laboratories that develop healthy world solutions, apply data analytics to complex decisions and develop the next generation of advanced materials in industry.

• K-12 education and public programs that promote entrepreneurial thinking and STEM literacy to develop the next generation of global leaders.

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Potsdam • (est. 1896) Main campus Undergraduate education, graduate residential and online education, research, K-12 and community education and outreach Saranac Lake • (est. 2013) Partnership with the Trudeau Institute for collaborative research in immunoengineering and Clarkson-Trudeau Biomedical Scholars program (undergraduate) Location for Adirondack Semester

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Schenectady • (est. 2016)

Capital Region Campus (CRC)

Graduate and professional education, research,

entrepreneurial ventures, K-12/community/

government education and outreach

Why Clarkson?

Erik Perez ’20 Mechanical Engineering Sylmar, California The class size is really small, so I can get individual attention from professors.

Also, coming from the LA area, I wanted to experience living in a different President’s Report environment.

Noah Chicoine ’20 Applied Mathematics and Statistics North Adams, Massachusetts Because of its reputation and Honors Program. It offers great opportunities for learning and doing research that will prepare me for graduate school.

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Beacon • (est. 2011)

Home of the Beacon Institute for Rivers &

Estuaries research facility and campus

Water-monitoring research, graduate

programs, K-12 education and public outreach

Alicia Mangal ’19 Global Supply Chain Management Schenectady, New York Because it gave me the support I wanted, not just financially, but also mentally

and emotionally … [Here]

I have the chance to grow

into who I was meant to be.

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New York City • (est. 2016) Graduate education, research, Hudson River Estuarium at Pier 26, K-12 education and public outreach

A Decade and a Half of Growth*

170%

growth in applications

48%

growth in first-year undergraduate enrollment

Our Campus Footprint

2008

• Technology Advancement Center LEED-Gold certified • 16,000 square feet

2010

• Student Center LEED-Silver certified • 56,000 square feet

(includes The Clarkson School)

106%

growth in number of underrepresented students

8%

increase in average SAT

214%

growth in number of PhDs awarded

18%

2011 • Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries 8,000 square feet

growth in total enrollment

218%

growth in total graduate enrollment

• Peyton Hall Incubator 13,000 square feet

2012

• Waterfront Development/Munter Trails Two-mile walking & biking trail system

2013

• Theme Housing

2016

• Capital Region Campus 22,000 square feet • Clarkson Hall Renovation

*Stats reflect years 2003 through 2016.

2017

• Damon Hall Renovation 90,000 square feet

Clarkson University

2017 Highlights $16.1Million

Total Research Dollars in

2017

Top 25

STEM Colleges

in the Country – Forbes magazine

Top 25

Entrepreneurial Program in the Country – Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review

Best Colleges for Veterans

U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Colleges 2017

Cybersecurity | STEM Education | Military Friendly | Entreprene Biometrics Award

Stephanie Schuckers, Paynter-Krigman Endowed Professor in Engineering Science, has been selected by the Security Industry Association and SecureIDNews as a 2017 Women in Biometrics Award winner.

Schuckers is the director of the Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR), an NSF Industry/ University Cooperative Research Center, and founder of NexID. Her research focuses on processing and interpreting signals that arise from the human body.

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Nicole Snow ’04 Owner and founder, Darn Good Yarn

• 2017 Inc. 5000 Inc. Magazine ranks Darn Good Yarn in the top 600 of the 5,000 fastest-growing, small- to medium-sized companies in the U.S.

$217.7

In 2008, Clarkson alumna Nicole Snow ’04 launched Darn Good Yarn, an importer, wholesaler and retailer of responsibly sourced and recycled silk and fiber. The company provides employment for 300 women in India and Nepal.

million TOTAL RESEARCH DOLLARS

2003-2017

I N N O VAT I O N I N F I N A N C I A L A I D

urship | Research Excellence | Investing in Students The Lewis Income Share Agreement (LISA) provides interest-free funding to help students pay for college and prepare for success beyond graduation.

S.V. Babu Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award S.V. Babu (Babu Suryadevara), Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Conference on Planarization Technology (ICPT) 2017 held in Belgium.

His award was for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of Planarization. This is only the second time the award has been given.

Babu is the past director of Clarkson’s Center for Advanced Materials Processing (1999-2016). He is an expert in the field of chemical-mechanical planarization and holds 31 patents. He has supervised more than 40 PhD and numerous MS students, many of whom occupy leadership positions in the semiconductor industry today.

Students applying to Clarkson for undergraduate admission now have access to a new funding model that allows them to reduce the upfront costs of college by agreeing to pay a set percentage of their income after graduation.

With this innovative financing plan, Clarkson only gets paid when students get paid.

For example, students who accept $10,000 per year in LISA funding to cover the gap between scholarships and costs will agree to pay 6.2% of their salary for 10 years after entering the job market. Participants avoid taking out risky private loans with variable interest rates and have more flexibility postgraduation, with options to pursue graduate school or take time off for family obligations.

“With the cost of college today, students and their families are looking for ways to ensure a return on investment beyond a great four-year experience on campus. Through our highly personalized

approach to education, Clarkson is confident in its partnership with students and in offering both a transformative education and a great ROI,” says President Tony Collins.

Students accepted into the LISA program also receive extra career advising that focuses on developing leadership skills and supports their career preparation.

Seed funding to launch the LISA program comes from the generous commitment of alumnus Earl R. Lewis ’66 and his wife, Barbara Lewis. “This program, with some help, could eventually provide all students with a significant funding mechanism,” Earl explains. “The LISA program will make a student’s education more results-based. Clarkson’s record in graduating top performers means it is the ideal University to start the program.”

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A Lasting Legacy Clarkson honors David D. Reh ’62, Honorary Doctorate ’17 with the dedication of the David D. Reh School of Business.

On October 13, 2017, Clarkson celebrated the dedication of the David D. Reh School of Business.

David D. Reh ’62, H’17 is a successful business leader and entrepreneur who has had a transformative impact on the University through his vision, leadership and generous financial support.

“David Reh has dedicated his professional life to growing enterprises and adapting to evolving opportunities and challenges in the marketplace,” said Clarkson President Tony Collins.

“While developing a successful technology-based company and global brand, he has helped prepare the next generation of business creators and industry leaders at his alma mater. He is the embodiment of the qualities of leadership, entrepreneurial competence and integrity we expect all students to aspire to in their chosen professions.

“We are pleased to recognize his generosity and commitment to Clarkson in this lasting and meaningful way.”

An Active Partnership For decades, David and Sue Reh have been active partners with Clarkson and the School of Business. Their leadership and generous support over the years has strengthened the University’s nationally recognized programs in global supply chain management and entrepreneurship.

Their commitment to shaping business and entrepreneurship education is reflected in the establishment of the Reh Center for Entrepreneurship at Clarkson in 2009.

Through the innovative programs and community outreach opportunities provided by the Center, students have learned entrepreneurship firsthand by starting their own businesses and working with regional startups throughout Northern New York.

“The strategic investments David has made in Clarkson’s future have led to our preeminence in entrepreneurship, innovation and business education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels,” said Dayle Smith, dean of the Reh School of Business and Elmer Gates ’50 Professor of Innovative Business Culture.

DAVID D. REH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

TOP

25 TOP

20 TOP

50

Entrepreneurship programs in the nation for the fifth straight year.

— The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine 2017

Supply Chain Management programs in the nation for 15 years.

— U.S. News & World Report 2018

Online MBA programs in the nation.

— U.S. News & World Report 2017

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A Shared Vision For David Reh, working with his alma mater has been personally, as well as professionally, rewarding.

“Over the years, my wife, Sue, and I have had the pleasure of working with students to create learning opportunities focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. We have also enjoyed partnering with administrators and faculty to develop a vision and formulate a strategy to fully support the integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into all aspects of a Clarkson education.”

Today, the David D. Reh School of Business’ undergraduate and graduate business programs stand out in higher education because the student experience is designed to meet the targeted needs of the world’s most innovative companies. These companies seek out and cultivate employees who can think across traditional boundaries and merge solid business know-how with insight into engineering, global supply chain management, information systems and more.

The Rehs’ lasting legacy is a University in which entrepreneurship is not just a program — it is a campus-wide approach to learning, work and life itself.

About David D. Reh

David D. Reh is the founder, past president and owner of Raytec Group Inc., which he formed in 1971. Raytec consisted of two principal operating companies: Gorbel Inc., which manufactures jib and workstation cranes, and Retrotech Inc., which specializes in the design, installation and support of automated material handling systems. Today, the Gorbel and Retrotech brands are recognized throughout the world and have business operations in New York and China.

Reh is currently the owner and managing partner of the awardwinning Ravenwood Golf Club in Victor, New York. In 2011, he was inducted into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame. Reh sits on numerous boards and has been a Clarkson School of Business Leadership Council member since 2006. He also serves on the Simon National Council and the Executive Advisory Committee for the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester. He was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree by Clarkson in 2017 for “his steadfast commitment to technology innovation and entrepreneurship, the twin engines of progress, and for his dedication to shaping the next generation of business creators and industry leaders.”

With the dedication of the School, the Rehs renewed their commitment to Clarkson with new funding to support two endowed chairs and new programmatic initiatives, including Clarkson Ignite (page 12), that will benefit the student learning experience and advance the School’s national and international reputation.

MBA Graduate Placement Figures*

93% 100% placed at time of graduation

placed three months post graduation

*based on 2016 figures

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Daved Barry Reh Family Endowed Chaired Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Bela Musits Reh Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Practice

Sodium Ion Batteries

H E A LT H Y W O R L D S O L U T I O N S

Why high-energy, high-power batteries based on sodium might be the next great thing. technology not yet ready for ‘prime time.’”

Last summer, Mitlin and his Clarkson colleague Eunsu Paek, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, received a prestigious and highly competitive grant from the Basic Energy Sciences program at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science to perform fundamental research on high-energy, high-power battery materials that employ sodium instead of lithium.

The $570,000 grant will support a combined experimental and theoretical effort to understand the basics of charge storage in pseudographitic carbons, which “Sodium batteries are especially attractive to large- are the leading candidates for scale municipal and grid applications, where cost is NIB anodes.

Mitlin will the most important factor,” says Prof. David Mitlin. work directly with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He will employ neutrons The answer might be sodium ion batteries (NIBs), which are rapidly becoming to understand the key aspects of high-rate charge storage in such systems. Paek, who recognized as a viable alternative to LIBs. is recognized for her important work in “Sodium is much cheaper and nearly simulating sodium and lithium ions at high universally abundant, so sodium batteries are rates, will lead the modeling effort. She will especially attractive to large-scale municipal employ state-of-the-art supercomputers to and grid applications, examine ion-carbon interactions. where cost is the most Their work promises to transform the important factor,” says fundamental understanding of NIB anodes and Clarkson Professor may provide the critical underpinning for the David Mitlin, GE Chair uninterrupted advance of sustainable energy in Oil and Gas Systems. into all aspects of our lives.

“However, sodium Mitlin is internationally recognized as batteries lag significantly the inventor of pseudographitic carbons behind lithium batteries for sodium applications. Last year, his in their maturity, with sodium research was featured on the cover both the science and the What would happen if cars went all electric and 10 or 20 new Gigafactories were built in the next decade? What if lithium ion batteries (LIBs) became widely used in subway trains, buses, heavy trucks and solar energy power plants?

These transformative changes would slow down global warming, reduce urban pollution and lead to thousands of new jobs. But there is a real danger that lithium demand will outstrip supply, leading to lithium price shocks akin to the wellknown oil shocks of the past.

Profs. Eunsu Paek and David Mitlin

of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Energy & Environmental Science and in Wiley’s Advanced Energy Materials, two of the leading journals in the field.

Mitlin’s electrochemistry-related research interests are focused on both renewables and conventional energy topics and include work on the creation of new materials for sodium ion batteries, lithium ion batteries, electrochemical capacitors and aggressive oil refining environments. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented more than 100 invited or keynote lectures.

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Clarkson was a stop on the GE Balance the Equation bus tour, which was promoting General Electric’s commitment to hire 20,000 women to fill STEM positions by 2020.

Clarkson and GE have a long history together, and the corporate giant is a major recruiter for Clarkson.

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Former GE CEO and Chairman Jeffrey Immelt received an honorary degree at the 2017 Commencement. (See page 36.)

Student Success, Diversity & Inclusion

INCLUSION

15+

$

MILLION

in federal and state grants to support underrepresented students (2002-18)

Clarkson’s Student Success Center is the home of Student Support Services, CUPO (the Community of Underrepresented Professional Opportunities) and HEOP (Higher Education Opportunities Program).

Programs within CUPO provide access and funding to support underrepresented students, including first generation, low income and minority applicants.

Six CUPO summer scholars presented their Clarkson faculty-mentored research at the McNair Scholars Research Conference in Florida. Research topics ranged from robotics and computer science to psychology and mechanical engineering. (l-r) Deja Robinson ’18, Md Rob ’19, Sasha Gallimore-Repole ’20, Meaghan Barker ‘19, Kayla Jurchak ‘18 and Vladamir Beauge ‘18 (SUNY Potsdam)

2017 Summer Research Program 29 CUPO students | 10 weeks | 23 faculty mentors

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Clarkson Ignite!

THINK. MAKE. IGNITE.

The Clarkson Ignite program builds on the University’s longstanding commitment to interdisciplinary and experiential learning. At its core, it is a call to action to foster a University-wide culture that integrates innovation, problem solving, and creative thinking into every aspect of learning.

Across the campus, Clarkson students are identifying challenges and fervidly designing, making and collaborating to turn interesting ideas into workable solutions. They are jumpstarting design-build projects, using rapid prototyping to fabricate 3-D models of their designs and developing businesses with help from innovation mentors.

They are encountering new ways of thinking and developing the technical tools of innovation in the classroom. They are connecting with experts in the field, like IBM professionals to learn to apply IBM Design Thinking Practices to improve team dynamics and create user-centered outcomes.

This is Clarkson Ignite.

And it’s just the beginning.

The Studio In Room 238, on the second floor of Bertrand H. Snell Hall, is the Studio, a one-of-a-kind creative space that students can use to experiment, invent and collaborate. Outfitted with whiteboard walls, movable furniture, computers, conferencing capabilities and a 3-D printer, the space is a playground for creative thinking and idea generation.

Launched in the fall of 2017, Clarkson Ignite transforms the entire campus into an innovation ecosystem that connects students with faculty, staff, alumni, and professional and community leaders to gain hands-on creative and making experiences.

Through the Clarkson Ignite ecosystem, all students are empowered to think, research, invent, and develop new products and real solutions. In the process, they learn the value of working in diverse teams to foster innovation and enhance decisionmaking skills.

“Clarkson has a long history of cultivating leaders and successful entrepreneurs who appreciate the value of working in teams of diverse individuals who bring different outlooks and skill sets to the table,” says Erin Draper, managing director of Clarkson Ignite. “We want students to understand

The President’s “Learn to Make” Challenge This annual competition offers students a chance to build their innovation knowledge and skill sets and to find solutions together. This year’s inaugural challenge asks students to identify opportunities to improve life and learning at universities by using intelligent or autonomous technologies. $25,000 in prizes.

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that real innovation happens when we move beyond our own disciplinary knowledge and value and build on others’ points of view and expertise.”

Clarkson Ignite also serves as a resource for faculty and staff to develop curricular and cocurricular initiatives that foster the development of entrepreneurially minded students with multidisciplinary knowledge. Engagement with the Career and International Centers, as well as professional expertise from alumni, will inform and ensure the relevance of programming.

The goal of this ambitious effort?

The development of flexible, multidimensional thinkers who will be ready to lead in today’s fastchanging, global economy.

Ignite Fest — ­ A New Clarkson Tradition Last November, Clarkson held its first annual Ignite Fest, a daylong celebration featuring innovation activities, speakers and prizes.

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Year-Round Events and Workshops Lectures and hands-on workshops offer students and faculty additional ways to collaborate and learn from forwardthinking professionals and changemakers from leading industries. Past workshops and speakers have covered topics like entrepreneurism, healthcare innovation, crowdfunding, startup pitches, studio design and the digital revolution.

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U.S. Air Force Funds Innovative Technology to Improve Groundwater Cleanup

by Shelia Yong

Cleaning up areas where industrial chemicals have spilled, leaked or been disposed of is a billion-dollar industry in the United States, with thousands of sites undergoing or scheduled for remediation. At the same time, conventional groundwater and soil cleanup systems are proving to be too costly or of limited effectiveness for some types of chemicals.

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H E A LT H Y W O R L D S O L U T I O N S

Professors Thomas Holsen and Selma Mededovic Thagard, faculty in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering, have developed a novel and efficient method of cleaning contaminated water by using an electrical discharge plasma.

The promising technology has earned Holsen and Mededovic Thagard — and their co-PI Stephen D. Richardson, principal engineer at GSI Environmental Inc. — a $1-million grant from the United States Air Force.

The two Clarkson researchers have built an enhanced contact electrical discharge plasma reactor, which contains metal electrodes that transmit electricity

“With many sites containing PFASs needing remediation, we hope our process can be a game changer in terms of lower treatment costs and better treatment efficiency,” says Prof. Tom Holsen. through a gaseous (argon) layer. The electricity flow forms a high-energy plasma at the electrode tips.

“The plasma acts like fire. When spread across the water surface, it destroys contaminants that linger at the interface of the gas and water,” said Mededovic Thagard.

The reactor uses only electricity to create plasma. It requires no chemical addition and produces no waste.

The contaminants of interest are poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a group of humanmade chemicals used historically for a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial purposes, including nonstick cookware, stain-resistant fabric and carpet, some food packaging and commercial and military firefighting foam. PFASs are of growing concern because of their persistence in the environment.

Measurements of groundwater at numerous military firefighting foam release sites reveal PFAS levels significantly higher than those allowed in drinking water,

Profs. Thomas Holsen and Selma Mededovic Thagard

based on current health advisory levels. The most common approach for eliminating these contaminants from the water is to use granular activated carbon (GAC) filters. The downside of using this approach is that it only transfers PFAS from one medium (water) to another (GAC).

One of the Air Force’s goals is to find a technology that completely destroys PFASs or at least breaks them down to compounds that are less toxic. Clarkson’s plasma reactor can potentially solve these problems.

The argon plasma in the reactor is responsible for creating a wide range of oxidative and reductive species.

The reductive species destroy and break PFASs down into less toxic products that either remain in the water or are released into the atmosphere as harmless gases.

The Clarkson researchers also predict that their plasma technology will reduce cleaning costs by 50 to 80 percent.

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Protozoa, Worms and Flukes, Oh My!

TEACHING EXCELLENCE

Professor Andrew David’s students agree: his enthusiasm for parasites is infectious.

by Kristen Schmitt

It was love at first parasite for Professor Andrew David, who discovered his penchant for invasives when he was an undergraduate dissecting clams brimming with unwanted guests on a clam farm in Greenwich, Connecticut.

“It looked really gross to most people, but to me, they were really cool,” says David, who shares his passion for marine biology and parasitology as an assistant professor in the biology department at Clarkson. “Marine biology allows me to do a bit of everything — genetic work, ecological work, biochemistry — it’s a very broad field.”

David’s passion for parasites is infectious; his parasitology course was recently highlighted in the professional journal Trends in Parasitology as a gold standard for teaching the topic. Although the course has traditional lectures, David engages his students with projects centered on tackling realworld problems that seriously affect human health, including malaria, toxoplasmosis and trypanosomiasis, which causes sleeping sickness in tropical countries.

While David’s research has taken him as far away as the tip of South Africa to study farmed shellfish, his latest research is focused on the rivers and lakes of the Adirondack region. Last year, David, along with

students Susan Verra ’17, Hanson Zhou ’18, Ashley Lewis ’17 and Arianna Yhann ’18, discovered a parasite that had never been recorded in the region. The parasite is a trematode worm that spends part of its life inhabiting the tissues of the banded mystery snail (Viviparus georgianus), a mollusk invasive to Northern New York that David and his team are currently investigating. While they think that the trematode may be using Canada geese to complete its development to an adult, the life cycle of this parasitic species is still being studied.

“We think it’s being transmitted

by Canada geese migrating from Canada to the waterways of the Adirondacks,” says David. “This species partially develops in snails, and the geese feed on the snails, completing its life cycle. Whether it’s a new species is something we’re still trying to figure out.”

Some students assisted David with the initial research, working to

identify the host snail species using DNA barcoding. Others recorded the measurements of the snails collected, wrote scientific descriptions of the species and statistically analyzed the data collected. While the snails may be invasive, David isn’t sure yet if they actually harm humans or if they’re just a nuisance.

Classroom learning and field investigations led students to the discovery of a new parasite in the Adirondacks.

Prof. Andrew David

“All of these students took either my zoology or parasitology course,” says David. “So they were able to put what they learned in the classroom into actual practice.”

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM

Gender and Politics: The Great Divide

by Kristen Schmitt

Navigating the current political climate can be tricky, especially as a female politician.

Enter Professor Christina Xydias, who researches the intersection of gender and politics from a global perspective.

“I’m interested in the enduring political significance of gender and sex,” says Xydias. “There have been improvements, obviously, in women’s access to positions of political influence over the last 60 years, but progress has been relatively slow. In some countries, including the U.S., the progress has stalled. I want to know why.”

Currently, she’s focused on Germany. Her research dives into differences among political parties, particularly their use of gender quotas to increase women’s involvement in political office. These quota rules are very different from the kinds of strategies that get traction in current U.S. politics.

Xydias is currently working on a book, The Conservative Woman, that centers on the phenomenon of right-leaning political parties and their promotion of women’s rights and interests. The book will focus mainly on Germany, complemented by a cross-national analysis that includes a look at the U.S. She hopes that her book will not only raise awareness about women’s political advancement, but also illustrate that there are more advocates for women than are often widely publicized.

Xydias’ passion for this topic infiltrates the classroom in two of the international politics courses she teaches regularly. Sex, Gender and Power addresses women’s participation in politics, and Close and Contested Elections focuses on how political culture interacts with political rules.

“You can’t understand what you don’t see,” says Xydias. “And you can’t change what you don’t understand. I hope to open students’ eyes to the wider political world and the role that gender plays in how people experience that world.”

Prof. Christina Xydias

To sift through thousands of political documents, Prof. Xydias has had help from Clarkson students Karleene Diaz ’16 and Dallas Blowers ’18. The two assisted Xydias in developing automated (computer) tools for analyzing political texts, such as party platforms and transcripts of legislative speeches. Their work has been instrumental to Xydias’ book.

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HONORS PROGRAM

20 Years Strong

95% Honors Program Staff Jennifer Townsend, Gary Kelly, Director Jon Goss, Marcy Wilcox and Kathleen O’Leary

Launched in 1997, the highly competitive Honors Program provides high-achieving students with a unique curriculum focused on creative problem-solving at the intersection of science, technology and society.

The program also offers unparalleled opportunities for early research, global learning, community engagement and leadership development.

For 20 years, the Clarkson Honors Program has drawn diverse, highly motivated students, from across the country and around the world, who represent all majors and intellectual interests.

Performing original research and creating new knowledge as an undergraduate is a defining feature for students in the Honors Program. This includes an opportunity for a “pre-frosh” research experience that begins the summer before students start their first year.

Over four years, Honors students explore the social and ethical implications of research and consider the status of science, technology and medicine in modern society, as well as what constitutes “dependable knowledge.” A two-semester sophomore course focuses on real-world problems, with teams of students engaged in multidisciplinary

collaboration. All students complete a researchbased thesis, a condition for graduation.

“Honors students are highly engaged across campus and beyond, involved in everything from SPEED teams to cutting-edge research and study abroad,” says Jon Goss, professor

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75% employed 16% in graduate school 4% alternative

The Art of Leadership Introduced in 2017, the Honors Leadership Program is a four-year program designed to introduce and build mastery of leadership theory and practice among all Honors students.

Each year is organized around a different leadership-related theme and set of activities, including a leadership retreat, online training, peer group activities and meetings with professional mentors, most of whom are Honors alumni.

Performing original research and creating new knowledge as an undergraduate is a defining feature for students in the Honors Program. and director of the Honors Program and The Clarkson School since 2010. “They participate in varsity and club athletics at higher rates than other Clarkson students. And they are successful, going into rotational leadership programs at major corporations and into PhD programs at prestigious research universities.”

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Our Students Win Awards for Faculty-Mentored Research Aerospace Research Recognized Honors student Neale Van Stralen ’18 received the 2017 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Scholarship from the National Space Club and Foundation at the 60th Annual Goddard Memorial Dinner.

The prestigious award supports Van Stralen’s research into the design of aerospace structures necessary for interplanetary transportation of humans.

“Neale’s thesis is part of a larger project led by a PhD student that focuses on re-entry vehicle design to improve overall safety and convenience,” says Van Stralen’s advisor, Craig Merrett, assistant professor of mechanical & aeronautical engineering. “Neale is looking at the re-entry trajectories and aerodynamic loads experienced by capsules, such as the Apollo and the current Orion capsule, and the space shuttle. The research requires Neale to complete a number of MATLAB simulations about trajectories and computational fluid dynamic simulations for the aerodynamic loads.”

2017-18 Goldwater Scholars

The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious award in the United States given to undergraduates studying the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

Two Clarkson Honors students were named among this year’s recipients: Louis DeRidder ’19 Chemical and biomolecular engineering major, with a minor in biology Louis DeRidder interned at the Trudeau Institute in the immunology research department the summer after his first year, assisting with a collaborative project between the Trudeau Institute’s William Reiley and Clarkson’s Professor He Dong. Louis continued this project the following semester, working with Dong on utilizing peptide nanoparticles for gene and drug delivery. He has since completed two research-based co-ops: one with Johnson & Johnson’s R&D team and the other with the Center for Nanomedicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Timothy Dunn ’19 Electrical engineering and computer science double major, with a mathematics minor Timothy Dunn has conducted research at Clarkson since his first year under the mentorship of Professors Sean and Natasha Banerjee. His research has included improving automated software problem report triaging by accelerating report comparisons using a graphics processing unit. He was also a summer intern at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

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OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Great Ideas Get Noticed Student Teams Win at New York State Business Plan Competition

Four Clarkson teams won awards at the 2017 New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) held in Albany, New York.

The annual competition invites teams to pitch their business plans for innovations in a variety of growing sectors in the state’s advanced economy, including nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and clean energy.

Students working with Clarkson’s Reh Center for Entrepreneurship and Shipley Center for Innovation pitched their business plans to a panel of national venture capitalists, angel investors, investment bankers and seasoned entrepreneurs.

The StairSafe team took home the Undergraduate Excellence Award in the Products category, and the Elevate/Therapeutic Leg Extender team received the Esprit de Corps award in Advanced Technology. The SMART Housing team won in the NYSERDA Clean Technology category. The Solar Water LLC team received the People’s Choice Award in the NYSERDA Clean Technology category.

With more than $500,000 in prizes annually, the New York Business Plan Competition is one of the largest collegiate business plan competitions in the world.

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15+ Years of SPEED

Design. Build. Test. Compete.

250+ Clubs and Activities

International, Cultural, Arts and Music, Academic/ Pre-Professional, Technology/Robotics, Sports, Entertainment, Political, Religious, Community Service

SPEED • Clean Snowmobile

Creativity, problem-solving and risk-taking are key aspects of the Clarkson SPEED program.

Launched in 2002, Clarkson’s award-winning SPEED program provides students from all majors with the opportunity to join a project-based team and participate in regional, state and national competitions.

The projects range from robotics, aeronautics and eco-friendly vehicle design to bridge building and sustainability in developing communities around the world.

The skill sets cultivated during these exciting projects — from teamwork and problem-solving to financial management and communication — are highly sought after by global corporations.

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majors participate annually

Clarkson’s Equestrian Club gives members a chance to participate in a club focused around the equestrian world, in both a competitive and noncompetitive setting. The Clarkson team works with trainers and horses at a nearby facility and competes against other colleges as part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

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Healthcare Matters In Clarkson’s graduate programs in the health sciences, students learn to ask the right questions and find patient-centered solutions.

A man with a spinal cord injury wants to watch wildlife in the meadow next to his home, but he lacks the strength to hold binoculars. So a Clarkson professor and one of her students devised a framework that holds the binoculars and includes a set of levers to move them.

Assistive technology like this is being developed through Clarkson’s two-year-old Occupational Therapy (OT) program, the latest addition to the University’s growing number of health sciences programs.

Clarkson now trains occupational therapists, physical therapists and physician assistants in three graduate degree programs based at the Potsdam campus.

These healthcare specialties are critical to improving the health, lives and independence of millions of Americans, including those affected by or living with limited mobility or chronic illnesses.

They are also among the best career options, based on satisfaction, salary potential and projected

growth. All three are listed in the top 25 of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Careers 2017.

Clarkson began its move into healthcare some 18 years ago with the introduction of a master’s program in physical therapy (MPT) in 1999. Seven years later, the MPT transitioned into a doctoral degree program (DPT).

Like all students in health sciences programs, DPT students must complete rigorous coursework and fieldwork assignments at hospitals and clinics throughout the U.S. and pass state board exams upon graduation.

While Physical Therapy (PT) programs are widely offered across the country, Clarkson’s program is one of the few that offers a problem-based learning curriculum. “All our learning is based around cases that students have to solve,” says Professor George Fulk, chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and associate dean of health sciences.

The faculty creates these cases from actual incidents. Sometimes the problems are multifaceted, adding a layer of complexity for the student teams. For instance, in addition to a physical disability, patients may also have depression. In each case, students, working in groups of six to eight, come up with solutions to best help the patient.

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program is pretty much 100 percent problem-based,” says Fulk. “Only a small percentage of other PT programs use this method at all.” The rationale for Clarkson’s approach is practical; when students go into practice, they will inevitably encounter problems they didn’t learn about in school. The problem-solving method teaches them how to deal with the unknown. “They have to be able to figure it out,” says Fulk, who teaches courses dealing with people

who have had a stroke or traumatic brain injury.

In order to fully utilize problem-solving methods, students must learn a lot. For spinal cord injuries, for example, students must know anatomy, the structure of the spinal cord and how it connects to the brain.

They must also know the medications that spinal-cord patients are prescribed and understand issues related to wheelchair mobility. And they must learn how to talk to patients.

“It really “All our learning is based around cases that students have to solve,” comes down to, How do I ask the says Professor George Fulk, chair of the Department of Physical right questions?” says Fulk.

Therapy and associate dean of health sciences.

In 2012, Clarkson added Physician Assistant (PA) Studies to its portfolio of healthcare programs. With 28 months of training, program graduates effectively function as doctors in a wide variety of areas.

They see patients, make diagnoses and write prescriptions, for example.

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Depending on their training, they can also perform some minor procedures.

“We know 80 percent of what doctors know,” says Keith Young, clinical associate professor and chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies. PAs work under a doctor’s supervision. Annual salaries range from $75,000 a year for a PA in pediatrics to $150,000 for a PA on an open-heart surgical team.

The advent of physician assistants represents a radical shift in the way medicine is practiced. Years ago, medicine was the province of doctors. Today, PAs are a recognized medical specialty, certified in all 50 states. PA programs at Clarkson and elsewhere offer master’s degrees, and all entering students must have at least a bachelor’s degree.

Many also have on-the-job experience in some field of healthcare.

“We might get nurses, paramedics and respiratory therapists,” says Young, who worked as a paramedic and respiratory therapist before earning his PA master’s degree from the University of Nebraska.

In 2015, Clarkson added OT to its health sciences roster. Occupational therapy helps some of the same patients as physical therapy, but in a very different way.

While physical therapy may deal with mobility issues from strokes and accidents, occupational therapy may work with the same patients to fill voids left by their disabilities. “We ask, What would you like to be doing that would bring you full satisfaction?” says Associate Professor Victoria Priganc, who serves as chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy and director of the program.

The answer to that may require some sort of ingenious device, such as the apparatus that enabled a spinal cord patient to use binoculars. Toward that end, Clarkson created the Assistive Technology Resource & Education Center, which is open to the entire University and the public. The Center is a showroom where people

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“It benefits students to have faculty who are practicing clinicians.”

— Prof. Leslie Russek

can view the latest technology for individuals who have experienced strokes, accidents or other causes of physical and cognitive impairment. But it is also a laboratory for developing new devices, some of which may have commercial potential.

The lab is equipped with a variety of low- and high-tech supplies and equipment, including two 3-D printers. It is a space where Clarkson’s health sciences, science and engineering students and faculty collaborate. The Center is also open to outside healthcare specialists and scientists.

The University’s commitment to developing healthcare breakthroughs is reflected in its support of interdisciplinary research undertaken

by Clarkson’s engineering, sciences and health

sciences programs. In addition to the Assistive Technology Resource & Education Center, interdisciplinary research and educational programs are also supported through the Center for Rehabilitation Engineering Science & Technology (CREST).

Since joining the Clarkson faculty in 2002, George Fulk has collaborated with researchers from the University’s Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering to develop novel technologies to monitor walking activity and ambulatory assistive devices for people who have had strokes or are living with other neurological conditions.

“The links between engineering and health sciences allow us to solve problems in unique and exciting ways,” he says. “Clarkson’s strong programs in the health professions and engineering makes the University an ideal place to find patient-centered, technological solutions.”

Expertise in the Field Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Leslie Russek is an expert in joint hypermobility syndrome/hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS).

The condition is most noticeable in the connective tissue of joints and skin; people have extra-flexible joints that often sprain or dislocate and skin that doesn’t heal properly. hEDS often leads to chronic pain due to joint, muscle or nerve problems.

Russek treats people with hEDS from all over the country. “We can’t make them less hypermobile, but we can teach them how to take care of their bodies to avoid pain and tissue damage.”

Russek teaches courses related to physiology and kinesiology.

Her clinical area is orthopedics, including joints and headaches; her specialty areas are chronic pain and hypermobility.

“It benefits students to have faculty who are practicing clinicians,” she says. “They appreciate it when you relate classroom activities to a patient you saw earlier in the week.”

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Mechanical engineering PhD candidate Melissa C. Richards ’04, MS’06

Relevant. Rigorous. Flexible.

Clarkson offers graduate and professional degree programs at the advanced certificate, master’s and doctoral levels in business, engineering, education, health professions and the sciences.

Programs are developed in partnership with industry leaders to ensure curricula that are relevant and up-to-date. Clarkson’s network of alumni and corporate partners gives graduate students access to industry leaders and exceptional opportunities.

Programs are offered online or at one of our campus locations.

Educating Leaders

Seeing the Big Picture Through Data The age of big data is here.

Capturing, storing, searching, visualizing and making sense of voluminous data sets uncovers valuable information that today’s leaders need to improve operations efficiency and understand the

factors that turn consumers into customers.

Clarkson’s graduate programs in Data Analytics and Healthcare Data Analytics give students the skills to turn big data into smart data.

Gaining a Global Perspective Working with executives and organizations across the globe, Clarkson’s new MBA program prepares students to work across geopolitical and cultural boundaries and learn the skills to manage and lead international trade.

The International MBA program offers students the opportunity to study abroad for a full semester at a partner school in France, China, Hong Kong or Australia.

“The marketplace is no longer contained within the borders of a single country,” said Chris Wszalek, director of MBA programs. “Professionals today must have the business acumen and cross-functional skills to set themselves apart. Our new program aims to provide students with the tools to join these ranks

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by making confident, fast-paced decisions, creating growth and leading change around the world.”

Doctoral Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship Melissa C. Richards ’04, MS’06, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, was awarded a 2017-18 American Fellowship by the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

AAUW American Fellowships support women scholars who are completing doctoral dissertations, conducting postdoctoral research or finishing research for publication.

Richards received her bachelor and master of science degrees in mechanical engineering from Clarkson.

Her research focuses on the constitutive modeling of rock, which involves understanding the composition of rocks and how they react to pressure. Constitutive frameworks are essential in addressing issues such as climate change and natural disaster readiness and resilience.

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STEM Education The U.S. Department of Education has identified the need to step up STEM education across the country so that students develop scientific knowledge as well as analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

That means educating K-12 teachers to expand classroom learning beyond textbooks by integrating hands-on learning into a cutting-edge curriculum.

Clarkson’s pioneering approach to STEM education combines all aspects of learning, from developing K-12 outreach programs and training teachers through our Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program to recruiting and retaining students from diverse backgrounds.

The 2017 Technology, Environment, Arts and Media (TEAM) summer program

“Clarkson’s long-standing support of STEM education is built on successful partnerships that have brought hands-on learning programs in engineering, environmental science, robotics, energy and mathematics to elementary, middle and high school students,” says Peter Turner, mathematician and founding director of Clarkson’s Institute for STEM Education.

Programs like Partners in Engineering have put Clarkson faculty and students into classrooms, while campus-based summer camps have introduced engineering, robotics and physics to school-age students.

“The Institute for STEM Education is Catherine Snyder, chair of education, and Peter Turner, the natural outgrowth of that long-standing director of the Institute for STEM Education commitment,” says Turner. “But it is more than four-week teaching assistant (TA) “boot camp” to that. Our approach is holistic and far reaching, prepare PhD candidates for their work as TAs. The incorporating teacher training and initiatives to boot camp, based on a model developed for the MAT improve STEM student retention.” program, is unique; few colleges provide any formal TA training at all, though successful teaching is Developing Successful Teachers linked to student engagement and retention.

Clarkson faculty members have long been engaged in national- and state-funded programs to develop curricula and mentor K-12 teachers in mathematics and science. Turner, for example, has played a leading role in national STEM education initiatives, serving for six years as vice president for education of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

But it was with the introduction of the MAT program at Clarkson in 2016 that the University could extend its influence on STEM education.

Based at the Capital Region Campus, the MAT program is equipping new teachers to prepare and inspire students from a diverse range of backgrounds to enter STEM fields.

Preparing educators extends to educating graduate students in other field, too. Two years ago, Clarkson’s Department of Education piloted a

K-12 Programs: From Potsdam to New York City STEM outreach extends to all Clarkson campuses, including the Clarkson University Hudson River Estuarium, in development on Pier 26 in Manhattan.

The planned Estuarium will connect people to the natural world through hands-on activities, fostering a deeper understanding of estuaries and the vital role they play in maintaining water quality and watersheds while providing habitats for fish, birds and other wildlife.

“Informal STEM learning environments like the Estuarium are recognized as one of the most important vehicles for introducing STEM to underrepresented or underserved students and leading them to pursue STEM careers,” says Turner.

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In Good Hands

A D VA N C E D M AT E R I A L S D E V E L O P M E N T

Professor Kevin Fite creates assistive devices and prosthetics for people with physical impairments or limb loss.

by Suzanne F. Smith

Today, the emergence of advanced robotic technologies and sophisticated 3-D printing techniques is revolutionizing the field of rehabilitation engineering.

And that promises to significantly impact the mobility and independence of the estimated two million Americans living with amputations.

Kevin Fite, an associate professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering and an expert in electromechanical systems, has been working on prosthetic limb development and adaptive technologies for nearly 10 years.

“We’ve done work in both upper- and lower-extremity device development,” he says. “Much of that work is designing robot systems that can replicate the function of what a human leg or knee would provide for a lowerlimb amputee, for example, or an arm or hand, in the case of someone who has lost all or part of an upper limb.”

Essential to that work is the design of command and control systems that help users “communicate” with the prosthetic limb to improve movement and functionality. Fite is using an electromyography-based control

approach in which measured muscle activity in the residual limb is utilized as input commands to the prosthetic limb.

“The objective,” he says, “is an artificial limb that behaves as a natural extension of the amputee’s residual limb.”

While robotics is improving usability and functionality, advances in additive manufacturing are making it easier for scientists and engineers to custom design prostheses while reducing costs.

A Robot Hand As an infant, eight-year-old Gavin Coffey had a traumatic hand injury.

The result was the loss of his ring and fourth fingers, as well as part of the thumb, on his left hand. This loss affects his fine motor skills and makes it difficult for Gavin to manipulate, hold and grasp objects. So tying his shoelaces or using scissors is a challenge.

An early surgical intervention did not help. “Gavin had a toe-tothumb transplant when he was younger, but it was unsuccessful,” says his mother, Tricia Coffey. “That led us to look into prosthetics.”

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What Gavin today calls his “robot hand” was developed in Fite’s laboratory. The prosthesis relies on a mechanical system to leverage the motion of Gavin’s existing hand parts and his wrist.

“The device is coupled to Gavin’s existing fingers and acts as an extra set of mechanical fingers, which move with his two uninjured fingers,” explains Fite.

With his robot hand, Gavin’s grip and grasp function extends well beyond what he could previously do with his two-finger grasp.

The prosthetic device was created using additive manufacturing, the industrial version of 3-D printing. The desktop machine prints with different thermoplastics to create the plastic finger components for Gavin’s prosthesis.

Gavin and his parents returned numerous times to Fite’s lab as different iterations of his robot hand were developed by Fite and his

students. “He wears it for a few weeks and then reports back on how he uses it and what function it is providing. Then we fine-tune the design, fit and function based on Gavin’s and his parents’ feedback,” notes Fite.

“We have focused on a mechanical system to provide Gavin with functionality, but further down the road, we might have to develop a robotics system with a command and control interface, especially as we begin to work on the thumb, which will be very challenging.”

For now, Gavin’s robot hand is giving him the kind of function he needs to grip a hockey or lacrosse stick, catch a football and open a soda.

“I like the red color,” says Gavin, “and my friends think it’s cool.”

That may be the highest praise Fite and his team of students could ask for.

As part of a two-semester integrated design course, three seniors in the Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering worked with Gavin and his family this past year to design, develop and print the prosthetic fingers. “We had a prototype, and we worked with Gavin and his family to develop an improved prosthetic,” says Steve Perry ’17. “We had some design challenges immediately because the original molds had to be resized since his hand is still growing.” (l-r) Steve Perry ’17 and John Sullivan ’17 Missing: Ahmad Hasan ’17

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Faculty Awards In 2017, two Clarkson faculty were honored with the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award: Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science He Dong’s research focuses on constructing biomaterials based on the selfassembly of peptides/proteins and block-copolymers for a wide range of biomedical applications, including drug, gene/siRNA and vaccine delivery and antimicrobial therapy development.

Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Jie Li’s research investigates new approaches to comprehensively model characteristics of emerging electricity distribution systems and explores operation strategies for enhancing the sustainability and resiliency of these distribution systems.

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Over the last 10 years, 10 Clarkson faculty have been recognized with NSF CAREER awards.

Stem Cell Research Kenneth Wallace, associate professor of biology, was awarded a National Institutes of Health grant to investigate the development of intestinal stem cells using a zebrafish vertebrate model system.

While much has been discovered about how stem cells are controlled during the adult phase, much less is known about the origins of these stem cell compartments or when stem cells form and how they are regulated.

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Advances in Fluid Mechanics

Women in Engineering

Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Parisa Mirbod is working on a bioinspired strategy to dramatically reduce the drag of particle-laden liquids over planar surfaces.

Another project will examine the instability of suspensions in a system in the existence of porous materials. Her work is funded through the Army Research Office and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Associate Professor of History Laura Ettinger has received an NSF grant for her research on American women engineers.

The project will investigate the careers and lives of American women engineers who graduated from college in the 1970s. The research will explain why women engineers have made the choices they have and how their choices have been constrained structurally and culturally. It will contribute to the collective understanding of how individual women might negotiate the constraints and how institutions might work to eliminate them.

Better Outcomes for Heart Patients With NSF funding, Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Yuncheng Du is creating computer programs that will help physicians determine patient-specific protocols that contribute to endstage heart failure, and assess treatment options and probable outcomes. Using Du’s software, a physician can systematically assess whether a patient with end-stage heart failure is eligible for or would benefit from a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation.

Invasive Species Modeling Assistant Professor of Mathematics Rana Parshad received a three-year NSF grant for research on mathematical modeling for controlling invasive aquatic species.

The project will explore the Trojan Y-Chromosome (TYC) strategy, which hypothesizes that the introduction of a geneticallymodified sub-population into an invasive population will eradicate the target invasive species over time, while protecting native species.

This compilation of essays tells a story about the ways that epidemics, zoos, methamphetamine, disgruntled technicians, museums and whipping cream shaped the modern neurosciences.

Co-editor Stephen Casper, associate professor of history.

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Smart Power Gets Smarter ENERGY. THE WORLD TURNS ON IT. Finding energy

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solutions that are clean, reliable and affordable — and that can meet escalating demands — is essential to keeping today’s fast-paced world powered up.

One promising solution is the development of the smart grid.

The smart grid incorporates power from distributed and renewable energy sources and relies on advanced digital technology to operate, measure and deliver electricity.

The result? Cleaner energy, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, a reduction in power outages and lower operating costs.

Michael Sexton ’83, co-principal of GridView Optical Solutions, LLC, and his colleagues at Micatu Inc. are looking to improve smart grid performance and energy delivery by making smart grid technology even smarter.

“Today’s smart grid must incorporate new technologies that can detect, collect and deliver the data necessary to predict and manage energy flow and voltage fluctuations — challenges that increase with the introduction of energy from renewable sources, like wind,” says Sexton.

One way to collect and monitor that data is through a sensor network. Sensors enable the remote monitoring of

equipment, such as transformers and power lines, as well as weather conditions and temperatures that can affect energy delivery and efficiency.

“We’ve developed an innovative optical-based sensor technology system that uses light to measure and monitor vibration and current along the power grid with remarkable accuracy,” he says. “Our system will dramatically improve the efficiency of power delivery and result in tremendous energy savings.”

Others in the energy field agree.

“Micatu-GridView is one of the hottest smart grid companies in New York,” says Dave Crudele ’00, MS ’02, a project manager with NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) who has been working with Sexton and the company for the last couple of years.

Modernizing the Electrical Grid Like much of the country, New York is working to rehabilitate its state-wide power delivery system by overhauling an outdated infrastructure of aging substations and distribution lines.

Building a smart grid that incorporates renewable energy is also a critical component of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision strategy. More data and computer-based decision-making allows the grid to be operated more efficiently and with cleaner resources.

“The goal,” says Crudele, who works with NYSERDA’s smart grid team, “is to develop a clean, resilient and affordable energy system for all New Yorkers.”

Micatu-GridView is helping to make that happen.

GridView optical sensors have already been deployed throughout the power grid in Westchester, Orange and Rockland counties.

Meanwhile, the power monitoring system is also being adopted in parts of the Midwest and in countries such as El Salvador.

Clarkson connection,” recalls Sexton.

“The contract required independent verification of the technology, which naturally led us back to Clarkson.”

The High Voltage Laboratory

At Clarkson’s High Voltage Laboratory in Potsdam, Professor of Electrical & Developing a Promising Technology Computer Engineering Paul McGrath Sexton, who studied industrial distribution at Clarkson, oversees the testing and evaluation is a serial entrepreneur with an MBA from the Kellogg of high-voltage sensors and materials School of Management at Northwestern University. used in industry and academic “I saw the potential of the technology right away,” he research. recalls. That was back in 2013, when he first paid a visit “We test dozens of devices and to a financially distressed Texas company. “They had this materials each year for agencies, great technology that they had invested in but were beset universities and companies (l-r) Michael Sexton, Dave Crudele and Prof. Paul McGrath by engineering and management challenges.” throughout the U.S.,” says McGrath.

Sexton bought the assets of the original company in 2014 “It’s one of the only high-voltage testing sites of its kind in and created a new company, GridView Optical Solutions, LLC. the Northeast.”

The results confirmed tremendous improvements in He initially brought in the Micatu team as consultants to work The facility has also served as a training ground for performance and environmental impacts. The adoption of on the engineering and processes for the sensors. several generations of Clarkson’s electrical engineering the GridView platform in New York state could reduce CO2 students who have emissions by 254,000 metric tons each year, which could the field of power The adoption of the GridView platform in New York state could entered result in $9.4 million in annual savings. engineering. One of these is For energy professionals like Dave Crudele, products reduce CO2 emissions by 254,000 metric tons each year, which Dave Crudele. like these are game changers.

“A more reliable grid will “I worked with Paul help New York meet its energy goals, help us fight climate in the High Voltage Lab could result in $9.4 million in annual savings. change and provide New York with a cleaner environment for about two years as an for future generations. ” “I learned about a vibration and temperature sensor undergraduate and then stayed on as a lab assistant for For Michael Sexton, it’s confirmation of what he that Micatu was developing, and, after working together graduate school,” Crudele says. “Working with Paul was recognized four years ago when he looked at a nascent for about nine months, we discussed the benefits of and continues to be a great experience.” technology and saw a brighter, cleaner future. merging the technologies and the companies,” he says.

So, when Micatu needed the services of a high Sexton and his new colleagues first connected with voltage lab to evaluate the sensor’s performance as part Crudele after the company was awarded a competitive of the project with NYSERDA, Crudele suggested a few NYSERDA contract to work on a project aimed at reducing possibilities, including Clarkson. the failure rate of wind turbine drive mechanisms, an Last year, Sexton and Crudele joined McGrath and ongoing challenge that increases energy costs. his team at the Clarkson facility to evaluate the sensor’s “Dave was overseeing the project for NYSERDA, performance, including impulse voltage sensitivity, grid which I thought was perfect after I learned about his efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Sustainability The Path to the Future “At Clarkson, sustainability is built into everything we do,” says Susan Powers ’83, MS’85, Jean ’79 and Robert ’79 Spence Professorship in Sustainable Environmental Systems and director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment.

The Adirondack Semester

This experiential, residential learning program takes place in the 6-millionacre Adirondack Park and is offered through the Institute for a Sustainable Environment.

The program provides students with opportunities to learn firsthand about environmental science, policy and economics and the complex relationship between sustainability and development, the natural environment and human impact.

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— The Sierra Club 2017 Recognized for environmental education and research

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The Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE) is home to Clarkson’s environmental activities associated with research, interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate degree programs and outreach programs.

The ISE was established to support Clarkson’s long-standing expertise in this field and to increase collaboration among faculty. The Institute facilitates high-impact learning experiences, fosters transformative scholarship and engages the campus and wider community in order to understand and address environmental and sustainability challenges.

The Race to Zero Climate Action Plan In 2014, Clarkson President Tony Collins signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. He extended that commitment as one of the first university presidents to sign the updated Climate Leadership Commitment in 2015.

As part of that commitment, Clarkson faculty, led by ISE Director Susan Powers, developed a climate action plan for mitigating greenhouse

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of Clarkson’s electricity comes from renewable (solar and hydropower) energies.

gases and are creating a climate resilience plan in response to climate change.

Clarkson’s Race to Zero Climate Action Plan strives for climate neutrality by 2025.

Sustainability Efforts Recognized The University received a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (AASHE STARS) program for its socially responsible investment in sustainability education and research. In education and research, Clarkson is now among the top 15 U.S. academic institutions scored by STARS. The University was also named a leader in the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) Campus Challenge.

Read Clarkson’s Climate Action Plan

This is what a sustainable campus looks like: • Sustainability concepts included in 250+ courses.

• 200 acres of forests and wetlands preserved as a FOREVER WILD section of campus.

• Green building policies for all current and future construction.

• An anaerobic digester system that manages food waste on-site, reducing the volume of solid waste sent to landfills.

• Pesticide use restricted to areas comprising less than 10% of managed grounds.

• A 20% savings of electricity and hot water usage realized through the University’s innovative Smart Housing project.

• A Sustainability Fund supporting student- and faculty-driven research that benefits the campus.

• A Sustainable Office program recognizing and rewarding sustainability efforts across campus.

http://www.clarkson.edu/climate-action-plan

Among the MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE colleges in the U.S. — The Princeton Review Guide to 375 Green Colleges, 2017

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Thought Leaders on Campus

In 2017, Clarkson welcomed experts from a range of fields to the Potsdam and Capital Region campuses for lectures and discussions on contemporary issues, challenges and opportunities affecting the world, including energy, climate change, food production, robotics, entrepreneurship and digital technology.

Honorary Degree Recipients and Speakers Jeffrey R. Immelt, former CEO and chairman of the board of directors of General Electric Helen Greiner, robotics pioneer and visionary technology leader Founder and CTO of CyPhy Works Inc., a leading tethereddrone company, and co-founder and chairman of iRobot, a global robotics leader Jan D. Achenbach, Walter P. Murphy and Distinguished McCormick School Professor Emeritus of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University Pioneering researcher in the area of wave propagation in solids whose advancements in fracture mechanics led to critical improvements in airline and aircraft safety David D. Reh ’62, H'17 global business leader and entrepreneur Founder and past president of the Raytech Group

Hopke Distinguished Lecture Series The Hopke Distinguished Lecture Series is supported by the Philip K. and Eleanor F. Hopke Endowment for the Institute for a Sustainable Environment (ISE).

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Jeffrey R. Immelt

General Ellen M. Pawlikowski

“Living Scenarios: Chemical Processes, Drivers of Emissions and Anthro-Geoscience” Tami C. Bond, Nathan M. Newmark Distinguished Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

New Horizons in Engineering Distinguished Lectureship Series Launched in 2010 through a generous gift by Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering Liya L. Regel, the lectureship series is dedicated to improving the understanding of important issues facing engineering and society in the 21st century.

Eminent engineers, members of national academies and other leaders in their fields present the latest advances on the frontiers of engineering.

The inaugural lecture was delivered by alumnus Thomas Zacharia PhD’88, director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The lectureship has hosted 15 distinguished speakers over the past seven years.

2017 Lectures: “The Future of Airpower” U.S. Air Force Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ­

Campus Conversations Engineering Alumnae Panel On March 29, 2017, three alumnae who studied engineering returned to Clarkson for a film screening of Hidden Figures and a panel discussion on their experiences as African-American women learning and working in STEM fields.

The panel was moderated by Associate Professor of History Laura Ettinger, who is currently researching the history of women in engineering (see page 31). (l-r) Melissa Richards ’04, ’06 (ME), a mechanical engineering PhD student at Clarkson; Simoon Cannon ’98 (ChE), general manager of the jet fuel refinery division at Delta and business PhD student; and Lauren Watts ’11 (MAE), engineer in GE’s Blades, Nacelles, and Spinners Center of Excellence.

2017 Gender, Sex and Sexuality Conference

Food for Thought

“Dis)Enfranchisement” was the theme for the 2017 multidisciplinary Gender, Sex and Sexuality Conference, which is held annually and sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley.

This year’s conference revolved around discussions on marginalized groups and the complex issues of enfranchisement and disenfranchisement, citizenship and community participation.

Papers from the 2017 conference were published in a special issue of Theory in Action.

The issue was co-edited by Clarkson’s Associate Professor of Anthropology Annegret Staiger and includes an essay by Assistant Professor of Film Claudia Hoffmann.

Each year, the Common Book Project engages first-year students and the wider campus community in the shared intellectual exploration of a single book, culminating in book discussions and the associated Van Sickle Endowed Lecture during Convocation weekend.

The 2017 lecture featured a panel of food system stakeholders, including local growers, advocates and food-science experts, who discussed issues raised in Eating Animals, including why the choices we make about how we eat and what we eat can impact the environment and our health.

Improving Scientific Literacy The Science Café | Potsdam, Canton The challenges of the 21st century demand a scientifically literate society, one in which people understand scientific concepts and processes in order to make informed decisions and participate in public debate.

Started by Professor of Physics Daniel ben-Avraham in 2008, the Science Café brings together the academic community and the public to discuss contemporary topics, issues and trends in science and research.

Eco Café | Beacon The Eco Café is an entertaining and informative series of environmentally focused events and lectures for the public designed to identify and demystify the many roles of water in and around our daily lives.

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Living Our Values SERVICE. One of seven Clarkson values.

The Clarkson Values Statement was adopted by the University and Board of Trustees in 1996. The other values are teamwork, caring, integrity, vision, diversity, growth and diligence.

Read the Clarkson Values Statement at clarkson.edu/about-clarkson

#Clarkson Serves Clarkson Serves, the University’s annual day of service, is an opportunity to live the Clarkson values of service, teamwork and caring.

On April 22, 2017, 370 students and alumni volunteered in their local communities, from Potsdam to Hawaii and points in between.

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Heidi Lemieux ’13 Pays It Forward A desire to help others is what inspired Heidi Lemieux ’13 to pursue engineering.

Water testing in Uganda

Following a high school trip to Nicaragua, where Heidi Lemieux saw firsthand the challenges people in developing countries experience, she was determined to use environmental engineering as a way to provide solutions to those in need.

It was as a student at Clarkson that Lemieux was first introduced to Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA), the national volunteer organization that aims to build a better

world through engineering projects that empower communities and improve quality of life.

“Clarkson had an EWB student chapter,” says Lemieux. “But I was too busy with my coursework and other extracurricular activities to participate. Still, I knew that once I became a professional engineer, I’d find a way to join.”

This aspiration became a reality after she joined Sanborn, Head & Associates Inc. in Concord, New Hampshire, where she is currently a senior project engineer. There wasn’t a New Hampshire state chapter of EWB already in place, so Lemieux established one in 2015 and now serves as president of the EWB-USA New Hampshire Professional Chapter (EWB-NH).

Today the New Hampshire chapter is 30 members strong and has embarked on its first project under Lemieux’s leadership:

improving water quality and access to a nine-village parish in Gwase, Uganda.

Lemieux and three other EWB-NH members made a 10-day assessment trip to Gwase, sampling water sources and meeting with villagers and the district engineer. With the information they collected, they have developed an action plan to situate and drill nine wells to improve access and water quality for drinking and household use.

The team is returning to install the first three wells in three of the villages within the parish. Once in Gwase, they will work with Busoga Volunteers for Community Development, an organization that helped EWB-NH gather in-country information and establish contacts for drilling resources.

For Lemieux, being part of this team and paying it forward has made her environmental engineering degree that much more fulfilling. “My work with EWB gives me an opportunity to use my engineering skills to directly benefit people less fortunate than me.”

Student Recognized for Community Service The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York honored biology student Adetutu “Tutu” Olowu ’17 with a 2017 Independent Sector Community Service Award for her work as a community service leader and ambassador for higher education.

Olowu leads the “Crazy 8s” after-school program in Potsdam for 20 first-graders, who have fun while learning higher-level mathematics. She also is a mentor in the Integrated Clarkson Experience, a University STEM initiative that pairs college students with high school students who are at risk of not graduating.

She served as trip leader for Clarkson’s Doctors Without Borders assignment in San Jose, Costa Rica, which focused on physical therapy routines for the elderly.

(l-r) Clarkson Vice President for External Relations Kelly Chezum, biology student Adetutu Olowu ’17 and Clarkson President Tony Collins

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Nation-Leading Stats

• 12th winning season in 14-year history of Division I programs • 6th straight winning season • 2nd Best Offense in the Nation • Averaging 3.56 goals per game in 2016-17 • 3rd Best Defense in the Country • Allowing an average of only 1.54 goals per game in 2016-17 • 3rd Frozen Four appearance in four years

The Clarkson women’s hockey team’s success is predicated on hard work, determination and, above all else, integrity. The program has come such a long way in its relatively short existence. The drive that you see in players, past and present, and the attention to detail and commitment from the coaching staff is what makes this program so impressive. It really proves that if you have the right combination of skill, grit and determination, anything is possible.

Steve Yianoukos ’72 Director of Athletics and Recreation

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GOLDEN KNIGHTS

2017 NCAA CHAMPIONS

Clarkson Women’s DI Hockey Team Wins Its Second NCAA Championship Title in Four Years Strong leadership, great teamwork and an unbreakable belief in their ability to win has made the Golden Knights a top-ranked Division I team and a formidable opponent on the ice.

Clarkson Division I Women’s Hockey Team won its second NCAA Championship in March 2017, shutting out long-standing hockey powerhouse the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a 3-0 victory in the championship game.

This is the second time the Golden Knights have won an NCAA title. In 2014, they shocked the hockey world by upsetting two-time defending champion the University of Minnesota in a 5-4 game — becoming the first women’s team outside of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ­to win a national title.

That’s two national titles in the team’s 14-year history.

While Clarkson has had a men’s hockey team since 1921, the University only launched the Division I (DI) women’s hockey program in 2003.

In those 14 years, the women’s hockey team has had 12 winning seasons, three appearances at the Frozen Four and six NCAA tournament appearances.

In the 2016-17 season, the team lost only one game after mid-October, carrying a 30-1-4 record, and closed out the season with the nation’s longest unbeaten streak at 16 games (15-0-1).

Co-captains Savannah Harmon ’18 and Cayley Mercer ’17 were both named AllAmericans and nominated for the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Award.

One of the top offensive players in the country who led the nation in scoring (28), Mercer was also named the Most Outstanding Player at the Frozen Four and USCHO D-I Player of the Year.

Raising the NCAA Banner!

On October 21, 2017, during Family Weekend, Clarkson hosted the NCAA National Championship banner raising before a crowd of local fans, families, students, faculty and alumni. Afterward, the Golden Knights skated to a victory (6-1) over rival St. Lawrence University.

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Golden Knights Men’s Hockey Strong leadership and a standout first-year class gives the Golden Knights their 72nd winning season

With leadership from veteran team members, the Clarkson men’s hockey team had a successful 201617 season, skating to the 72nd winning season in the program’s 95-year history.

The Green and Gold placed five players on the league’s all-star team, with captain, senior defenseman James Dehaas, earning ECAC Hockey Best Defenseman accolades, along with second-team honors. Clarkson’s leading scorer and Most Valuable Player, junior Sam Vigneault, was named a third-team All-Star.

The Class of 2020

The Golden Knights also received a big boost from the Class of 2020, which emerged as one of the best groups of rookies in the country.

The Knights’ first-year students were one of the most productive groups in the country. Clarkson’s Class of 2020 led ECAC Hockey rookies in scoring

and was eighth overall in the NCAA, averaging 2.44 points per game. The Knights’ seven rookie skaters, and goaltender Jake Kielly (one assist), accounted for 31 percent of Clarkson’s offense, with 95 points on 35 goals and 60 assists.

Three members of Clarkson’s standout Class of 2020 were recognized by ECAC Hockey when they were selected to the conference’s All-Rookie team. Kielly and forwards Sheldon Rempal and Nico Sturm represented the Green and Gold on the league’s six-member rookie team, giving Clarkson the majority of the best first-years in the conference by vote of the ECAC Hockey coaches.

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With Shawn Weller and Nick Dodge up front, Ken Dryden Award-winner

Winner, ECAC-regular season title. Led by the heralded Class of 2008 (Mike Arciero, David Cayer, Grant Clitsome,

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2007-08

David Leggio in goal and a solid team behind them, the Knights win their fifth ECAC tournament championship and advance to the NCAA playoffs for the first time since 1999.

Nick Dodge, Dave Leggio and Steve Zalewski), the team closes out a 22-win campaign by skating to the program’s first NCAA tournament victory since 1996.

2011-12

Rookie head coach Casey Jones is named a finalist for ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year, while goaltender Paul Karpowich graduates as the Golden Knights all-time save leader, with a school record of 3,735 stops.

(l-r) Clarkson President Tony Collins, Don Seale ’57 and Director of Athletics & Recreation Steve Yianoukos ’72 Also named a finalist for ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year, Kielly started 35 of Clarkson’s 39 games, including 28 of the last 29. He posted a .911 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average with three shutouts. In ECAC Hockey games, Kielly played more minutes than any other league rookie goaltender. In addition, he made more saves

2012-13 Junior Matt Zarbo becomes the first Clarkson player to receive the prestigious ECAC Hockey Student-Athlete of the Year award.

than any other conference first-year goalie and posted the most wins (8) and ties (3) in league play among rookies. Kielly was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month in November, ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week (three times) and NCAA Hockey First Star and was nominated for the ECAC Hockey Honor Roll five times.

Ranked among the top 20 teams in the country throughout much of the season. Allan

In 2017, Don Seale ’57, one of the first black players in U.S. collegiate hockey, was one of seven former Clarkson athletes and one benefactor inducted into Clarkson’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Seale played for the Golden Knights from 1954-57. He skated in 67 games for Clarkson as an all-star defenseman during one of the most successful periods in Golden Knights history; the team went 67-15-2 during Seale’s tenure.

The other honorees were Brigitte Aldous ’90, Joe “Skip” Demerski ’67, Barry Fischer ’54, Vele Galovski ’83, Jerry Kieran ’92, Craig Laughlin ’80 and Bill Little ’61.

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McPherson completes his Golden Knights career with 103 points, joining Clarkson’s elite 100-point club.

the nation during the last half of the season and is one of only two ECAC Hockey programs to reach the 20-win mark overall.

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Learning in the World

Students at Clarkson enhance their education through global learning and study abroad programs, co-ops and internships, and research and service learning opportunities.

Internships and Co-ops include:

50 Study Abroad or Research Exchange Programs PLUS Global Learning and Service Trips UNIV399 Global Business Experience As part of the course, Professor Michelle Crimi, director of the Engineering & Management program, and her students spent two weeks at the end of 2017 in the Dominican Republic, studying sustainable development and visiting small business and development agencies.

They also performed service work with the Community Service Alliance in Hato Mayor, which focuses on youth and female empowerment and income generation.

2016-17 Academic Year 250+ Students Abroad | 120 Students in Co-ops | 400+ Students With Internships

Apple Estée Lauder GE General Dynamics Electric Boat IBM Johnson & Johnson Lockheed Martin NASA Saab Defense & Security USA Target Corporation The Dow Chemical Company The Raymond Corporation Walt Disney Parks and Resorts President’s Report

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DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS

Hebron Yam ’18, studying abroad at TU Delft, Netherlands

In the summer of 2017, students travel to Tumbaco, Ecuador, a small town just outside the capital city of Quito, where they worked in a local medical clinic, providing assistance and gaining valuable clinical experience.

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ALUMNI

A Connected, Professional Network Roundtable Salons Across the country and throughout the year, alumni leaders, senior administrators, deans, faculty-experts and current students attend Roundtable Salons, where they

moderated by Kerop Janoyan, dean of the Graduate School and professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.

Panelists included Ron Ayers ’02, director of product and marketing at Atlantis Technology, a software company;

Ron Ayers '02, Prof. Kerop Janoyan and Amy Villeneuve '86 engage in lively discussions related to topics of interest to the Clarkson community.

The salons are offered as part of The Roundtable Society, the University’s distinguished membership society.

In 2017, Roundtable Salons were held in Marco Island and Tampa, Florida; in Skaneateles, Schenectady and Clayton, New York; in Boston, Massachusetts; and in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The events provide opportunities for networking and socializing, as well as a way to engage with the University while building on the leadership, experience and expertise of the Clarkson community.

For example, the topic of the Boston Roundtable was “Innovation: Clarkson’s Past, Present and Future.” The salon included opening remarks by Clarkson President Tony Collins and was hosted by Peter Devlin ’80, president and chief executive officer of Fish & Richardson, a global patent and intellectual property litigation law firm, and

Jennifer Howland '85

students. Howland is the IBM executive for the Pathways program for experienced, diverse technical talent. Her 32year career at IBM as an engineer, manager and executive has spanned engineering, strategy, product and services development; business and process transformation; and

Rick Klauser '85

Jonathan Parry '07 and Mallory Fisher '16

Daniel Heintzelman ’79, Clarkson trustee and vice chairman (ret.) at General Electric Company; and Amy Villeneuve ’86, president and COO of Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics, a subsidiary of Amazon.com), a company that manufactures mobile robotic fulfillment systems.

service delivery. Howland was recently recognized in Good Housekeeping’s “10 Women Changing the Way We See the World” as a leader in science and technology.

Alumni Leaders on Campus

Last year, MBA candidate Mallory Fisher ’16 (business innovation and entrepreneurship) had a five-month internship that aligned with her passion for innovation startups. Through Marc Compeau, instructor of consumer and organizational studies, Fisher connected with Jonathan Parry ’07 (business and technology management), director of GENIUS NY, the in-residence business competition accelerator hosted at The Tech Garden in Syracuse. Teams in the competition work on innovations in unmanned systems (e.g., drones) and vie for nearly $3 million in funding.

Rick Klauser ’85 is CEO of Sprout Foods Inc., a national organic foods brand, and former head of Nestlé Start Healthy Stay Healthy global strategy and chief marketing officer for Nestlé Nutrition North America (Gerber).

Klauser shared insights on leadership and career success in the food and beverage industry during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Jennifer Howland ’85 addressed implicit bias and the value of diversity in the workplace at the December Recognition Ceremony and in an on-campus talk to faculty, staff and

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Barry S. Fischer ’54 (CE) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame as a benefactor. Continually supporting Clarkson Athletics, his contributions included helping to upgrade the Jack Phillips Baseball Stadium.

Robert M. Carrier ’55 (ME), who was instrumental in getting the Rome Kennedy Arena built, has been inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 2017 class.

Donald Seale ’57 (BA) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame. During his time playing hockey for the Golden Knights, he was an imposing defenseman known as the “Jackie Robinson” of Clarkson hockey.

Robert R. Burns ’59, ’71, ’75, ’77 (CE; MS,IEng; MS,Eng; PhD,Eng) was honored at the Potsdam Rotary Club’s annual dinner with the Service Above Self Award. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and

an honorary member of the club and has served on a district committee as secretary, president and chair.

1960s

Nicholas Yanicelli ’60 (EE) has been elected the president of the New Canaan Men’s Club, an activities club for men 55 years and older in New Canaan, Connecticut.

William J. Little ’61 (BA) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame for his exemplary performance in both hockey and baseball.

1970s Joel M. Kupperstein ’71 (ID) has opened his own gallery in Hillsdale, New York.

The Joel Mark Custom Furniture Gallery sells his handcrafted, museum-quality furniture.

Charles Bosman ’62 (ChE) ran for mayor of the Village of Interlaken, New York.

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Paul E. Middlebrook ’68 (ID) has received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award, the highest award bestowed by the Federal Aviation Administration to recognize pilots who have more than 50 years of exemplary service in aviation. Flying his first plane at age 4, Middlebrook was a pilot in Vietnam and then spent the remainder of his career in corporate aviation.

Daniel W. Judge ’64 (ID) was awarded the John J. Buckley Lifetime Achievement Award by the Industrial Supply Association. Judge is the chairman and co-founder of NetPlus Alliance and attributes his success in industrial distribution to embracing “change, networking and relationships.”

Joseph S. Demerski ’67 (ID) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame. His athletic career included outstanding performances in lacrosse, hockey and soccer.

Paul D. Tonko ’71 (ME), congressman of New York’s 20th Congressional District, was inducted into the Greater Amsterdam School District Hall of Fame as an academic inductee.

William J. Cotter ’73 (ECE) is a specialist on world’s fairs, writing extensively on the subject for numerous publications.

His most recent books include Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair, Montreal’s Expo 67 and Spokane’s Expo ’74.

Dag O. Calafell II ’75, ’77 (ME; MS,ME) has been appointed chair of the Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium by the Turbomachinery Laboratory.

Throughout his career in the oil and gas industry, Calafell has assumed various positions in management, operations and engineering, working with machinery manufacturers and end users.

Richard J. Giromini ’75, ’77 (ME; MS,IM), currently chief executive officer at Wabash National Corp., has been appointed to a board position at Supreme Industries Inc. Kim Wanamaker ’75 (ID) has been hired as the vice president of marketing at the Leola headquarters of PDQ Manufacturing.

Jane A. Collins ’77 (SS) has become the interim superintendent of the BellevilleHenderson Central School District. Over her 35-year career in public education, she has worked in the Salmon River School District and Carthage Central School District.

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Steven J. Landry ’78, ’80 (CEE; ME,CE) has become the new vice president at Tata & Howard Inc., joining the corporate office in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

1980s Ali R. Lootah ’77 (CEE), chairman of Nakheel, the largest retail developer in the Middle East, is creating the largest mall portfolio in the region through diversification and investments.

Jeffrey L. Silloway ’77 (ChE) obtained a private pilot’s license shortly after completing ROTC flight training in his senior year. He performed during 1975-77 with the mixed chorus at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music and completed the USAR Ordinance Officer Basic Course at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, during the summer of 1977.

Silloway served in chemical engineering positions with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and then in the polystyrene division at Chevron Chemicals. In his early retirement, he enjoys helping people as a handyman and house painter.

Paul V. Kafer ’78 (ChE), vice president of engineering at Smith Foods Inc., has been recognized by MEAT+POULTRY magazine as the 2017 Operations Executive of the Year.

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David C. Dalrymple ’80 (BA), senior portfolio manager and founding partner of Chartwell Investment Partners, is leading the newly rebranded Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund (previously the Berwyn Cornerstone Fund) at Chartwell.

Craig A. Laughlin ’80 (Mkt) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame. During his time at Clarkson, he was an outstanding right wing, and he went on to play in the NHL. Mark D. Thompson ’80 (MBA) has been appointed president and director of the Cambridge Trust Company.

Richard J. Widden ’83 (ID) has joined Adhesives Research Inc. as president.

Timothy W. Pehl ’81 (Ac), senior partner at Kumlander, Donofrio, Hay & Pehl, CPAs, LLP, and managing member at Luther Forest Wealth Advisors LLC, has joined The Wesley Community’s board of directors.

Stephen M. Winslow ’83 (ME) has been promoted to director of life cycle management at SRCTec LLC. Nicholas George ’84 (CS), former director of the Queensbury Senior Center, is now the executive director of High Peaks Hospice & Palliative Care in Saranac Lake, New York.

David R. Rocco ’81 (CEE) is the new project manager at KBE Building Corporation, bringing 35 years of construction-industry experience to his new position.

Paul Dykshoorn ’82, ’85 (ME; MS,ME) has been appointed director of the Engineering Technology Department, Kent State University at Tuscarawas.

Jeff D. Finitz ’82 (CEE) has been hired as the head of the transportation department in the Boston, Massachusetts, office of Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm.

David K. Heacock ’83 (ID), senior vice president and manager at Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Analog, has joined Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees and will work on the facilities and internal affairs committees.

Ganapathy Naganathan ’81 (MS,ME) has been chosen as the next president of the Oregon Institute of Technology. He previously served as the dean for the University of Toledo’s College of Engineering.

Todd A. Jennings ’84 (ME), realtor, has taken a position with Green Team Home Selling System in Warwick, New York.

Robert G. Scheidt ’84 (ME) has been appointed president of Quality Vision Services, the division that offers calibration, technical support and field service to Quality Vision International in Rochester, New York.

Michael J. Pugia ’82 (Cm) has been named a research fellow and director of the new Bioanalytics Core Laboratory at the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI). He holds more than 367 patents and 72 pending patents and has been recognized for his work in biomedical in vitro diagnostics.

Vele J. Galovski ’83 (CEE) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame. He is regarded as the preeminent goaltender in Clarkson soccer history.

Thomas S. Hall ’84 (MBA) has retired from Adeptus Health Inc., based in Texas, after serving as CEO for the company.

Maureen K. Usifer ’84 (MBA) has been appointed as a board member on the Green Mountain Care Board, which regulates and evaluates the healthcare system of Vermont.

Sanjeev R. Kulkarni ’83, ’84, ’85 (Ma; EE; MS,Ma) has been appointed dean of the faculty at Princeton University. He is a professor of electrical engineering and the former dean of the Graduate School.

Kulkarni has recently joined Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees.

Par W. Bennstrom ’85 (ME) has joined the board of directors at Global Remote Technologies Ltd. Edward G. Coffey Jr. ’85 (CEE) has been hired by Michael Baker International as the vice president and deputy national market lead in the railroad and transit practice.

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INVOLVE. INVOLVE. Maggie Mae (Lander) ’06 and Ryan ’06 Joy Clarkson alumns , students and the community enjoying the outdoor hockey game at COGO.

Meet Ryan ’06 and Maggie Mae (Lander) ’06 Joy. Maggie is a senior product manager for Coupa Software. Ryan is an associate partner at IBM. They live in Annapolis, Maryland, but their alma mater still has a place in their hearts and minds. They have made a commitment to support Clarkson and to continue to return to Potsdam to connect with current students and the community.

“DURING COGO WEEKEND, the nostalgia of reunion is amplified by the fact that the weekend occurs in the middle of winter while current students are living the academic and athletic challenges of the current school year. COGO takes all of our alumni memories and overlays them atop the current undergraduate experience. Our Clarkson memories come rushing back. We enjoy being able to visit when the school is in session, not just for the direct interaction with students but for the general buzz and energy on campus from the student body.”

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Thomas Zacharia ’88 (PhD,ES) is now the director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy through UT-Battelle.

Jeanne C. Powers ’86 (CEE) has been appointed to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency’s board of directors. She is currently with Onondaga County’s Water Environment Protection Department as an environmental engineer.

Richard A. Straut ’86 (CEE) has been appointed by Barton & Loguidice as principal, overseeing business development and marketing.

Ken Camarco ’85 (ME), the founder and president of Boundless Breakthroughs LLC, has joined Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees.

Suzanne M. Rosato ’87 (ID) has been appointed to the operations group at the telecom contract negotiations company G2.

Jennifer P. Howland ’85 (ECE) was featured in the September issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, one of “50 over 50” women from a variety of industries; she was in the engineering and science category.

Richard C. Drake ’86 (ME) has been hired as director of design and engineering at A/Z Corporation, bringing more than 30 years of industry experience to his new role.

David A. Klavsons ’86 (ID), who has worked for Hess, Kraft Foods and PepsiCo, recently became chief executive officer at King Juice Co.

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Wendy M. Scinta ’88 (ECE), a doctor specializing in weight loss, has been elected president of the Obesity Medicine Association. Her previous work includes serving on the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity and authoring a book on raising healthier children.

Yashodhar S. Shah ’88 (ME) has been named chief technology officer of SevOne, a network and infrastructure management company in Wilmington, Delaware.

Cindy L. McAleese ’88, ’89 (Ec; MS,Bus), a Mission and Installation Contracting Command contracting officer, was among only 13 to graduate from the Logistics and Technology Program, a pilot program cocreated by the Army Material Command and the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management. She completed a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management.

Michael J. Beaver ’89 (ID) has become vice president of operations and business development at FSA Logistix, bringing more than 20 years of experience to the role. He will be based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Bob A. Beckwith ’89 (Ac) has received a promotion to chief executive officer at Crosman Corporation.

After completing his PhD at Clarkson, Zacharia joined ORNL and, in 2001, became the associate laboratory director of the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate. Under his direction, the laboratory attracted 500 new staff members and expanded with the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, the largest unclassified scientific computing center in the country.

In 2009, Zacharia was appointed deputy for science and technology of ORNL. He took a leave of absence three years later to work with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, where he served as the executive vice president. He returned to ORNL in 2015.

Roseann M. Schmid ’88 (CEE) has been promoted to CEO of Fisher Associates.

She began as a part-time engineer with the company and worked her way up, acting as transportation group project manager, highway group manager and transportation market sector director and vice president.

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Ryan '06 and Maggie '06 Joy, recipients of the 2016 Woodstock Award.

“BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, Clarkson offers a multitude of great activities and programs.

We owe a lot of our personal growth and education to these programs, and we think they represent a cornerstone of the Clarkson experience. With that said, we understand that these programs cannot be sustained with the tuition and fees paid by undergraduate students. We want to see these programs continue long into the future, and they need financial support from alumni like us. This is why we support The Roundtable. Our gifts to the general fund have allowed the University to pursue strategic initiatives that keep Clarkson marketable and attractive for future students and employers; targeted gifts have helped the University complete major construction projects like on-campus fraternity housing and the Alumni Gateway.�

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James C. Larsen ’89 (ME) has become the new chief executive officer of Upper Peninsula Power Company in Marquette, Michigan.

Andrew K. March ’89 (Mgt) has been hired as vice president, senior commercial loan officer, of Solvay Bank.

Stephen M. Way ’89 (CEE) has become the regional marketing director of Bergmann Associates, a premier architecture and engineering firm.

Gerald L. Kieran ’92 (EM) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a two-time AllAmerican defenseman and a First-Team All-League All-Star.

Gregory D. Lindenmuth ’92 (MBA) has joined Berkshire Bank as the EVP chief risk officer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He joins Berkshire following a 24-year career at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Douglas H. Swift ’92 (CEE), former Air Force engineer in charge of military installations and projects in the U.S. and Middle East, has joined the construction division at Pond as the quality control director.

1990s

Brigitte Anninos ’90 (Mkt, MIS) has been inducted into the Clarkson University Athletic Hall of Fame. As a student basketball player, Anninos scored a total of 1,139 points and played in 105 games from 1986-90.

Steven P. Greer ’90 (By), a specialist in internal medicine, has been appointed as the new medical director of the Western Tidewater Free Clinic in Suffolk, Virginia.

Douglas M. Oathout ’90 (EE, CpE) has been appointed by Black Box as vice president of strategic partner relations.

Jonathan D. Evans ’91 (ME), who has more than 20 years of experience in general management and operation, has been appointed independent director at Lithium Americas Corp.

John M. Florio ’91 (Mgt) has joined Macquarie Capital as managing director.

He worked with the company in the past as a founding member of its credit sales and trading business.

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Jennifer Kuhn ’94 (ME) has been overseeing the construction of the University at Buffalo’s new Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building as project manager. The eightstory structure will house the university’s medical education, research and clinical care facilities.

(l-r) Scott S. Lawn ’94 (ChE), Richard A. Caufield ’94 (CE) and William T. Gilbert ’95 (CE). Scott traveled from Houston, Texas, where he is a senior manager for ExxonMobil, and Bill from Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is a senior manager for SABIC, to attend a promotion ceremony for Rick that was held at the National Guard Bureau headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. Rick has served in the Army for 23 years and was promoted to colonel on September 16, 2017. Rick serves as chief of staff for the Defense Debriefing Service and resides in Northern Virginia with his wife, Kim, and their three children.

Karen J. Hewison ’95 (MBA) has joined SUNY Empire State College in Saratoga, New York, as the senior director of marketing and creative services. The college educates nearly 19,000 students and has degree programs at the bachelor and master levels, with studies available online, on-site at 34 locations across New York state and at eight international sites. She leads the marketing department and supports the college’s recruitment and retention efforts by developing integrated strategic marketing plans to strengthen brand awareness and drive enrollment, and leverages digital marketing campaigns to promote the college’s overall mission. She lives in Delmar, New York, with her two children.

Jeffrey L. Stafford ’94 (CE) has joined LeChase Construction Services LLC, Syracuse, as a project executive.

John F. Brusa Jr. ’95 (CE), engineer, has been elected by Barton & Loguidice as president and chief executive officer.

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Todd Musterait ’95 (ME,CE) has been appointed by Ecology and Environment Inc. as senior vice president of corporate development. He will lead and implement growth strategies for the company.

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“WE LOVE CLARKSON. We will always fondly remember our time as undergraduates at Clarkson, and we now feel great pride as alumni. Long after we have made our final gift, we know that the Clarkson hockey teams will still be winning championships and that Clarkson graduates will find jobs with great companies, like IBM and GE. Being members of the Annie Clarkson Society makes us confident that the Clarkson experience will continue to transform the lives of thousands more kids like us.

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Scott Breen ’96 (CE), who has extensive experience with risk analysis and geotechnical engineering, has been appointed as a senior consultant of GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.

Brian M. DeClue ’97 (BA), area business advisor for the counties of Rutland and Bennington at the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC), has been named the VtSBDC 2016 Vermont State Star. The award recognizes his service to small businesses in southwestern Vermont.

Timothy S. Jensen ’97 (ChE) presented on “Reinforced Solder Preforms for High Reliability and Low-Voiding” at the Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium 2017 in Kauai, Hawaii. He is the senior product manager for engineered solders materials for Indium Corporation.

Anthony W. DeFranco ’96 (CE) has been honored by the Fund for Lake George with the Irving Langmuir Award to recognize his stewardship in protecting Lake George. Engineer and owner of DeFranco Landscaping, DeFranco has worked tirelessly to create and implement low-impact development practices in the Lake George basin area.

Matthew J. Liepke ’96 (IH, Ch), a member of the New York Army National Guard, has been promoted to colonel.

He is also the New York Army National Guard State Surgeon and has served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

Matthew Sickles ’96 (MAT) has been appointed superintendent of Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District. He started his career teaching social studies and was most recently a principal in the Schuylerville Central School District.

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Michael E. Murphy ’97 (CpE) has been promoted to director of advanced radar at SRC Inc. (formerly Syracuse Research Corporation).

Mathew R. Nearpass ’97 (CpE) has been hired by SRCTec LLC as program director.

Shawn Seymour ’97 (Ac) has been honored, at the Potsdam Rotary Club’s annual dinner, with the Paul Harris Award for his tireless service to the club. He has been club treasurer for almost 10 years and served as a board member.

Dinesh Chopra ’98 (MS,CE) has been hired as the new chief strategy officer at Ally Financial Inc., where he will lead the growth and development of the company.

Lawrence M. Paska ’98 UGC (MA,SS) has been named executive director of the National Council for the Social Studies.

He previously served as professional development director for the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).

Andre Chambers ’98 (MS,MS) has joined IPG in the newly created role of R/GA’s first global chief talent officer in New York. He will spearhead diversity and inclusion efforts at offices worldwide and focus on talent planning and retention.

2000s

Brad E. Beechler ’00, ’02 (Ph; MS,Ph) is working as a data scientist at Uptake, a predictive analytics company in Chicago.

Bethany Demarco ’00 (MBA) has been hired by Preferred Mutual Insurance to manage consumer and market research and corporate marketing communications.

Gregory A. Kopiasz ’00 (EE) has been promoted by SRC Inc. He is now the electronic warfare division director.

Erik A. Denega ’99 (CE) has joined the Orange County Department of Public Works as the new commissioner and will be responsible for various infrastructure projects at the municipal and institutional levels.

Michael J. Moravan ’01, ’03 (Cm; MS,Cm) has completed his residency in radiation oncology at the University of Rochester and will be starting at Duke University as an associate professor.

Sephir D. Hamilton ’99 (ME) has been named engineering and technology innovation officer by Seattle City Light.

Devon R. Watson ’01 (MIS) has been promoted by Diebold Nixdorf to vice president, chief marketing officer.

Andrew P. Hider ’99, ’00 (IEM; MBA) has been named president and chief executive officer at Taylor Made Group LLC, where he previously served as president and chief operating officer.

Brian J. Reid ’99, ’08 (IEM; MS,EGOM) has been promoted to vice president of global operations at Indium Corporation.

Benjamin Revette ’99 (EM), a senior associate for Dewberry’s Boston office, has been recognized as one of Engineering News-Record New England’s Top Young Professionals.

His contributions to the company include growing the telecommunications engineering department by 35 percent and completing telecommunications projects at challenging sites.

Graig J. Pesti ’02 (MBA), chief executive officer of LocalSearchForDentists.com, has been recognized by Inc. magazine as leading one of the fastest growing businesses for the third consecutive year.

Stacey R. Price ’02 (MBA) has joined the Dakin Humane Society as director of development and marketing.

Mark J. Anderson Jr. ’03 (CE) has been selected as the new chief of military programs for the Corps of Engineers, New England District. His responsibilities include program management of all of the district’s military programs.

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Kristen E. Lunkenheimer ’03, ’11 (BTM; MS,EGOM) co-runs Lunkenheimer Craft Brewing, which she created by using her engineering background to make homebrew equipment. The only woman when she was a student in her engineering program at Clarkson, she is used to working in a male-dominated field.

Vincent M. Kuchar ’05 (IEM), Army veteran, and his business partner, an Air Force veteran, have won the Veteran Shark Tank, created by the Greater Philadelphia Veterans Network. The duo pitched Barn Owl, their company that specializes in sensor technology used in agriculture.

Christopher A. Geroux ’03 (IEM) has joined the Hudson Valley office of Ryan Biggs Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying as a civil engineering project manager.

Christopher J. Nash ’03 (BA) has been appointed product manager for PCB assembly materials at Indium Corporation.

His career with Indium has spanned more than a decade and has included roles ranging from sales and product management to technical support.

Bryan M. Tremblay ’03 (CE) has been promoted to senior managing engineer in the transportation department at Barton & Loguidice.

Daniel F. Mattoon ’04 UGC (MAT) and Amanda J. Zullo ’05 UGC (MA) were two of 213 mathematics and science teachers to be honored by President Obama with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

This award is given to outstanding K-12 mathematics and science teachers nationwide. Winners of the award receive $10,000 from the National Science Foundation.

Noel A. Poirier ’05 (ME), acupuncturist, has opened a second location of the Collective Healing Center in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The family medicine center offers acupuncture, reiki and other treatments.

Matthew D. Frew ’04 (ISBP) has been promoted to IT director at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

In this role, he manages a team of system administrators and is responsible for shaping the organization’s strategy around public cloud adoption and migration.

Lauren M. Livermore ’04 (CE) has joined the asset management group at Barton & Loguidice as managing engineer.

Brodie J. Follman ’08 (IE&M) has accepted a position as a technology center quality assurance specialist at the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.

Gabriel A. Ockrin ’08, ’11 (ME; MS,EGOM), co-owner of the Bagelry in Potsdam, has opened a new shop in Ogdensburg that sells bagels and Park Bros. coffee.

Angeliese M. Bieling ’09 (FIA) recently became an administrative assistant at Sustainable Energy Fund.

Jennifer N. Coombs ’09 (FIA, PS, AR) has been hired as an associate professor at the College for Financial Planning in Centennial, Colorado. She will work in development, research, administration and delivery of the college’s programs, which include graduate degrees, financial designations, brokerage licenses and most notably, CFP certification.

Christopher J. Knox ’09 (ME) has been promoted at Crawford & Associates Engineering & Land Surveying to the position of senior engineer III.

Brian C. Hoey ’09, ’12 (GSCM; MBA) has won the 2016 Cayuga County Men’s District Golf Tournament. He also won in 2010 and 2014.

Justin A. MacKinnon ’06 (PS, TC), an emergency medicine physician at the Canton-Potsdam Hospital, has been certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine as a diplomate of the board.

Maria A. Durham ’07 (Ph, AMS) presented on “Wafer Bumping Fluxes and Spin Coating Parameters for Enabling 2.5D and 3-D Technology” at the IMAPS 13th International Conference and Exhibition on Device Packaging. She is a technical support engineer for semiconductor and advanced assembly materials with Indium Corporation.

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Courtney E. Riley ’09 (BMS) has joined Gifford Medical Center’s Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine in Randolph, Vermont, after completing her residency in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital.

Rose C. Gooding ’13 (BMS) has graduated cum laude from the School of Medicine at St. George’s University, Granada, West Indies. For the two years prior, she was in clinical rotation with clerkships at many hospitals in the New York City, Waterbury and Detroit areas. The graduation ceremony occurred in David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. She has moved to Brooklyn and begun her surgical internship.

William C. Roth ’09 (GSCM) has been promoted at Click Bond Inc. to senior manager of supply chain and materials management.

2010s

Juan A. Barbosa ’10 (EE) has left his desk job in favor of opening Barbosium Fitness, a commercial gym in Schenectady, New York.

Ian R. Maxwell ’10 (SS, AR, BTM) has been appointed to the Northern New York Power Proceeds Allocation Board by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Jennifer N. Taylor ’10 (FIA), a tax accountant, has been promoted to manager by D’Arcangelo & Co. LLP. Ryan Barkley ’12 (CE) has been hired by LeChase Construction Services LLC as a project manager.

Trey T. Smutz ’12 (MBA) will become the new director of the Potsdam Recreation Department.

Kehinde S. Dunsin ’13 (PhD,ECE) has published Shibli, his first novel, which tells the story of a Ugandan woman who leaves her home and family to pursue an education in mathematics in the U.S. Cynthia L. Zatwarnicki ’13 (CE) has joined the Vernon office of Delta Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors DPC as assistant engineer in the surveying and mapping group.

Paul Karpowich ’12 (IE) has been sworn into the Thunder Bay Police Service, switching from a brief career with the St. Louis Blues hockey team to a job in law enforcement, his childhood dream.

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Mitchell B. Albrecht ’14 (ME) has received a National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship, which will enable him to continue his fluid dynamics research at Michigan State University.

Jarrett T. Burton ’14 (FIA) is continuing with the Wilkesbarre/Scranton Penguins for another season in the American Hockey League.

Kayla M. Gagnon ’14 (CE) has joined North Woods Engineering as a junior engineer.

Allan M. McPherson ’14 (IE) is continuing on with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits for the 2017-18 season. This will be his fourth year in the East Coast Hockey League and his second season with the Swamp Rabbits.

James D. Van Ness ’14 (MS,PA) has joined the psychiatric clinical care team at Citizen Advocates as a certified physician assistant.

Joshua J. Sauve ’15 (EE) has been hired as a junior electrical engineer by Clark Patterson Lee.

Kevin B. Tansey ’16 (BPS, InD), a defenseman previously with the Chicago Wolves and the East Coast Hockey League’s Missouri Mavericks, has signed with the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Nona Jesmanitafti ’16 (ME,CE) has been appointed project engineer at Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers Inc.

Kyle Z. Pedersen ’17 (CS) has joined Westelcom as a software systems administrator.

Patrick M. Megannety ’16 (FIA) has signed with Brampton Beast, the East Coast Hockey League team in Ontario, Canada.

Zachary S. Robert ’17 (BIDA) has joined the enterprise resource planning systems group at Indium Corporation as a business systems analyst.

Cayley L. Mercer ’16, ’17 (FIA; MBA) has been drafted by the Vanke Rays and will continue her hockey career in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. During her time at Clarkson, Mercer was the top goal scorer, leading the Golden Knights to their second national NCAA title.

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Marriages Josh T. Beckstein ’01 (CpE) and MichaeleLynne (Jacot) ’09 (Py), December 10, 2016.

Giordano and Houppert

Benjamin W. Stockwell ’05 (ME) and Carolyn S. Cohen, April 30, 2016.

Beckstein and Jacot

Deanna L. Gosnell ’08 (IE&M) and William T. Rabon, May 20, 2017.

Brenton R. Hackley ’08 (EE) and Kelly Windey, December 3, 2016.

Wilson and Henry

Crystal L. (McHugh) ’08, ’11 (Py; DPT) and Michael J. Richards ’08, ’11 (Py; DPT), July 10, 2015.

Coleman and Higgins

Stewart C. Tague ’08 (BTM) and Lauren E. Talemal, March 26, 2016.

Jennifer N. Coombs ’09 (FIA, PS, AR) and Carsten R. Grüber, October 8, 2016.

Matthew P. Delaney ’09, ’10 (IE&M; MBA) and Emily J. (Garrant) ’12 (ME), October 22, 2016.

Delaney and Garrant Mosher and O'Toole

Matthew J. Giordano ’09 (IEM) and Kristi S. Houppert ’10 (Py), October 15, 2016.

Jeannie M. Piekarz ’10, ’12 (EE; MS,EE) and Leif R. Amber ’11, ’13 (EE; MS,EE), June 11, 2016.

Robyn (Ruggaber) ’10 (By) and Peter C. Steckel ’10 (CE), October 15, 2016.

Tompkins and St. John

Emily R. Boziwick ’11 (IE) and Vincent R. Baldwin ’11 (FIA), August 5, 2017.

Talemal and Tague

David C. Goerold ’11 (FIA) and Kathryn M. Hoover, September 24, 2016.

Jennifer M. (Hinrichs) ’11 (AR, Py, GSCM) and Matthew J. Hadfield ’11 (By), November 12, 2016.

Ian J. Keating ’11 (CE) and Megan A. (Pelletier) ’11, ’14 (By; DPT), September 3, 2016.

Kimron F. Wilson ’11 (IE&M) and Cindy S. Henry ’12 (IE), October 29, 2017.

Hinrichs and Hadfield

McHugh and Richards

Connor W. O’Toole ’12 (CpE) and Hilary M. Mosher ’12 (CE), March 18, 2017.

Matthew G. Tompkins ’12 (CE) and Kara E. (St. John) ’12 (SS), October 15, 2016.

Corinne F. Higgins ’13 (EE) and Ryan O. Coleman ’12 (EE), July 15, 2016.

Molly A. Carson ’16 (Py) and Thomas J. Webster ’15 (GSCM), September 23, 2017.

Births Raelee J. Grimm ’03 (CpE) and Joshua Tallent, a son, Emerson, January 27, 2016.

Brent P. Veiga ’05 (AE) and Samantha C. (Trudeau) ’06 (eB), a son, Cameron Daniel, October 25, 2014.

Jay P. Giblin ’06 (Cm) and Wendy L. (Spindler) ’06 (ME), a son, John Peter, December 5, 2014.

Kathryn A. (Lozo) ’08, ’10 (IE&M; MS,Ma) and Christopher J. Rine ’12 (ME), a daughter, Evelyn Ann, August 29, 2016.

Andrew P. Preisendanz ’09 (FIA) and Sarah K. (Zorn) ’09 (BMS), a son, Luke Maxwell, August 27, 2016.

Valeria Vavassori-Chen ’11 UGC (MS) and Andy Chen, a daughter, Marina Skye, July 5, 2016.

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In Memoriam Len Ceglarski, Clarkson men’s hockey coach (1958-72), 2017.

Leroy N. Chellis ’40 (ChE), 2017.

Robert B. Gildersleeve ’43 (ME), 2014.

J. Tansley Hohmann Jr. ’43 (EE), 2017.

Anthony J. Proterra ’43 (ME), 2016.

James R. Scheetz ’43 (CE), 2016.

Justin J. Guidi ’44 (EE), 2016.

Paul Teator ’45 (BS), 2017.

Robert P. Ushman ’45 (ChE), 2017.

Albert Pekelney ’46 (ME), 2017.

Fay C. Bailey ’47 (ME), 2016.

John P. Danforth ’47 (EE), 2017.

William B. Jerome ’47 (CE), 2017.

Walter G. Sheard Jr. ’47 (EE), 2017.

Alfred F. Boice ’48 (EE), 2017.

Robert C. Buchanan ’48 (ME), 2017.

Thomas G. Burke ’48 (ME), 2017.

Harvey B. DeVoe Jr. ’48 (ME), 2017.

Joseph M. Gaffney ’48 (BA), 2017.

Robert D. Hilliard ’48 (CE), 2017.

Ward N. Kissell Jr. ’48 (ChE), 2017.

Robert C. Marshall ’48 (EE), 2017.

Robert E. Nellis ’48 (ME), 2016.

William L. Pagels ’48 (ChE), 2017.

William B. Piper ’48 (ME), 2017.

Robert D. Stewart ’48 (ChE), 2016.

Wayne S. Watkins ’48 (ME), 2016.

Joseph A. Franco ’49 (ME), 2017.

Ronald Turrett ’49 (ME), 2017.

Fernando Antunes ’50 (ME), 2017.

George F. Baldwin ’50 (EE), 2016.

Richard E. Boberg ’50 (ChE), 2015.

John F. Carroll Jr. ’50 (ME), 2017.

Gordon A. Cervo ’50 (ME), 2016.

Harold C. Fox ’50, ’68 (ChE; MS), 2016.

Roy F. Hettenbach ’50 (ME), 2017.

Merrill K. Hoffman ’50 (ME), 2017.

Gordon L. Jackson ’50 (ME), 2017.

Lawrence P. Lake ’50 (BA), 2017.

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Nicholas Lesso ’50 (EE), 2016.

John V. Lipe ’50 (ME), 2017.

Richard C. Mullen ’50 (ChE), 2016.

Richard J. Pecha ’50 (ChE), 2015.

Paul M. Villiere ’50 (EE), 2017.

Martin R. Welshofer ’50 (CE), 2016.

William H. Wightman ’50 (BA), 2017.

Donald E. Caverly ’51 (EE), 2017.

Edward W. Colligan ’51 (CE), 2017.

George R. Davis ’51 (EE), 2017.

John W. Heermans ’51 (EE), 2017.

Leonard F. Jarvis ’51 (ME), 2017.

Louis Manno ’51 (ME), 2016.

Agostino G. Paese ’51 (CE), 2016.

Philip A. Patterson ’51 (ME), 2016.

George W. Washburn ’51 (EE), 2017.

Joseph F. Aiello ’52 (CE), 2017.

Howard J. Fisher ’52 (CE), 2017.

Edward B. Green ’52 (EE), 2016.

Harry J. Hubbell ’52 (EE), 2017.

Ralph J. Massaro ’52 (EE), 2016.

Kenneth L. Munney ’52 (CE), 2016.

Henry E. Perlee ’52 (Cm), 2015.

John N. Pirich ’52 (ME), 2017.

John Ridings ’52 (BA), 2017.

Donald B. Vair ’52 (Mkt), 2016.

Edwin S. Wixson ’52 (EE), 2017.

Lloyd J. Beacom ’53 (BA), 2017.

Joseph F. DiMicco ’53 (BA), 2016.

James W. Geddes ’53 (ChE), 2017.

Anthony V. Giordano ’53 (CE), 2017.

William A. Hohenstein ’53 (CE), 2016.

Lawrence E. White ’53 (ChE), 2017.

Joseph P. Burn ’54 (ME), 2016.

James E. Franklin Sr. ’54 (CE), 2016.

Stanley M. Mroczkowski ’54 (ChE), 2016.

Bernard N. Slomovitz ’54 (CE), 2016.

Robert A. Jones ’55 (EE), 2016.

Allen G. Lindgren ’55 (EE), 2016.

James F. Lyng ’55 (BA), 2016.

Eugene M. Downing ’56 (CE), 2017.

John R. Harwood ’56 (BA), 2017.

Phillips H. Keys ’56 (EE), 2017.

Thomas A. Sherby ’56 (ME), 2017.

Robert L. Straub ’56 (EE), 2016.

John C. Bonacci ’57, ’59 (ChE; MS,ChE), 2017.

William B. Scott Jr. ’57 (ME), 2017.

George W. Vargo ’57 (ChE), 2017.

Richard H. Wright ’57 (ME), 2016.

Frederick B. Cook ’58 (BA), 2017.

Bernard Danese ’58 (ME), 2017.

Philip C. Grover ’58 (ID), 2017.

George N. Jones ’58 (ME), 2016.

David C. Lawrence ’58 (ID), 2005.

Herbert Dahm Jr. ’59 (BA), 2016.

John K. French ’59 (ChE), 2013.

John C. Galvin ’59 (ID), 2017.

James F. Heath Jr. ’59, ’71 UGC (ME; MS,IA), 2017.

Paul G. Mitras ’59 (EE), 2017.

Robert P. Regan ’59 (BA), 2017.

Arthur D. Shea ’59 (ID), 2017.

Henry C. Wager ’59 (BA), 2017.

Charles L. Ames Jr. ’60 (CE), 2017.

Richard Herrington ’60 (BA), 2016.

Floyd L. Hyman ’60 (ChE), 2017.

James D. McFarland ’60, ’72 (ME; MS,Eng), 2017.

Herbert H. McKinley ’60 (ME), 2017.

Myron H. Miller ’60 (MS,Ph), 2017.

George L. Vetter ’60 (BA), 2017.

Joseph R. Covert ’61 (BA), 2016.

Paul J. Kava ’61 (ChE), 2016.

George Rapalje ’61 (EE), 2017.

Philip A. Bradley ’62 (EE), 2013.

Randolph A. Dewitt ’62 (MS), 2017.

William F. Halsey ’62 (ID), 2015.

William L. McHenry ’62 (EE), 2015.

Karl Schabel ’62 (ID), 2017.

Robert W. Shaw ’62 (EE), 2017.

Jack S. Smith ’62 (Ph), 2017.

Carl T. Brozek ’63 (Cm), 2017.

Wayne R. Carhart ’63 (BA), 2017.

Murray J. Kessler ’63 (EE), 2017.

William B. Mason ’63 (ChE), 2017.

John C. Rice, PE ’63 (MS,EE), 2017.

William A. Seaman ’63, ’67 (EE; MS,EE), 2017.

Joseph E. Biche ’64 (IM), 2017.

Ronald P. Danielson ’64 (CE), 2017.

Edward G. Fiesinger ’64 (ChE), 2016.

Ivan H. Jacobs ’64 (Mgt), 2016.

James S. Jantosciak ’64 (Ma), 2017.

Stanley J. Kenjarski ’64 (CE), 2016.

Whitney Langworthy ’64 (EE), 2017.

Richard G. Moldt ’64 (EE), 2017.

Robert Taylor ’64 (CE), 2017.

William L. Taylor ’64 (ME), 2016.

Donald A. Mader ’65 (EE), 2017.

Victor F. Peck ’65 (MS,Eng), 2015.

William Lauper ’66 (Ac), 2017.

Richard R. Potts ’66, ’70 (CE; MS, CE), 2016.

Roger Hickey ’67, ’70 (MS, Ph; PhD,Ph), 2016.

Larry A. Parr ’67 (ChE), 2013.

Richard L. Rosenthal ’67 (Cm), 2017.

Edward J. Tanner Jr. ’67 (ME), 2017.

Cornelis Geldof Jr. ’68 (CE), 2017.

Richard V. Holsclaw ’68 (ID), 2015.

Raymond W. Nupp ’68 (EE), 2016.

Frederick W. Swanton ’68 (Ma), 2016.

Paul D. Williams ’68 (MS,Ma), 2017.

Allan W. Davis ’69 (ME), 2017.

David S. Gressani ’69 (ID), 2017.

Robert W. Hatfield ’69 (Ma), 2017.

Milton Kerker, Clarkson professor emeritus of chemistry (1949-92), 2016.

Leslie Larson ’69 (MS,IM), 2016.

Norman L. Reeves ’70 (Ph), 2016.

P.S. Thirumulpad ’70 (MS,ChE), 2017.

Ronald D. Barber ’71 (ID), 2016.

James R. Spadafore ’71 (EE), 2016.

William E. Stapleton ’71 (Mgt), 2014.

Otis E. Van Horne ’72 (MS,Eng), 2017.

Robert P. Knorr ’72 (MS,MS), 2016.

Francis E. Nestor ’72 (MS,Eng), 2015.

Eugene A. Schleiger ’72 (Ma,MS), 2017.

William D. Sheehan ’72 (MS,Eng), 2016.

James Spalik ’72 (MS,Eng), 2017.

Frank A. Stephens ’72 (ChE), 2017.

Charles M. Elliott ’73 (CEE), 2014.

Donald G. Scott ’73 (MS,Ma), 2013.

Andrew D. Stramiello ’73 (ME), 2016.

David W. White ’73, ’80 (Cm; PhD,Cm), 2017.

Zoran Dudevski ’74 (ECE), 2016.

John W. Paveglio ’74 (CEE), 2017.

Theodore J. Petrillo ’74 (MS,Ma), 2016.

William F. Stevens ’74 (MS,EM), 2012.

John S. Brothers ’75 (Ma), 2017.

James W. Dean ’75 (CEE), 2017.

Vincent J. Donnelly ’75 (MS,IM), 2017.

Ronald J. Ekern ’75 (PhD,Ph), 2017.

John J. Kirby ’75, ’77 (ME; ECE), 2017.

Robert F. Clark Jr. ’76 (ChE), 2017.

Stanley R. Douglas ’76 (CEE), 2017.

Richard F. Easterly ’76 (CEE), 2017.

Leonard D. Jedrek ’76 (CEE), 2017.

Leonard J. Wudel ’76 (MS,MS), 2016.

Peter J. Adamovich ’78 (CEE), 2017.

Kurt W. Jensen ’78 (CEE), 2016.

David E. Powelson ’78 (CEE), 2016.

John J. Smolinski ’78 (ME), 2017.

Michael J. Tortoriello ’78 (Ac), 2016.

Harry W. Linindoll III ’79 (Mkt), 2016.

Stephen A. Metzger ’79 (ME), 2016.

Earl D. Vincent ’79 (Ac), 2017.

Thomas R. Geiss ’80 (CEE), 2017.

John D. Nelligan ’80 (PhD,Ma), 2016.

Faith R. Barney ’81 (SS), 2016.

Susan J. Sewall ’81 (MS), 2017.

Paul C. Dyke ’82 (ME), 2013.

Gerald J. LaDouceur ’82 (Mkt), 2015.

Thomas J. LeBeau ’82 (CEE), 2016.

Gregory T. Neugebauer ’82, ’86, ’90 (Cm; MS,ChE; PhD,ChE), 2017.

Gene L. Salvatore ’82 (MS,Eng), 2017.

Gregory V. Feeney ’83 (ID), 2017.

James C. Greeson III ’83 (ECE), 2017.

Thomas A. Ott ’83 (Ec), 2017.

Ralph D. Gentile ’84 (ME), 2016.

Robert J. Roe ’84 (ME), 2017.

James Rapp ’85 (Mgt), 2016.

Susan B. Wilson ’85 (MBA), 2016.

Robert Gallinger ’86 (Mgt), 2017.

Robert Z. Stepien ’86 (ChE), 2016.

Deane J. Goldmann ’87 (Ma, CS), 2016.

Bradner H. McRae ’89 (ECE), 2017.

William T. Quigley ’90 (ID), 2017.

Paul D. Wos ’90 (ID), 2017.

Todd M. Aube ’91 (Cm), 2017.

Brian C. Thomas ’92 (CE), 2017.

Robin G. Davis ’93 (MBA), 2016.

Bryan T. Klempa ’93 (IEM), 2016.

Richard M. Soares ’93 (EM), 2016.

Robert D. Caruso ’95 (MS,E&M), 2017.

Shawn M. McLaughlin ’95 (MBA), 2017.

Darren D. Carrara ’01 (Ac), 2016.

Ryan M. Judd ’01 (ME), 2017.

Andrew M. Branson ’06 (BTM), 2017.

Scott T. McDonough ’08 (CE; MBA), 2017.

Clarkson Volume MMXVIII • Number 2 • February 2018 Printed in USA

Clarkson University Financial Report

Balance Sheet as of June 30 2017 2016 Assets

Marketing & External Relations 315-268-4483

Cash and equivalents Accounts receivable, net Pledges receivable, net Investments Notes receivable — students, net Other assets Property and equipment, net

Publisher and Vice President for External Relations Kelly O. Chezum Editor Suzanne F. Smith Director of Creative Services & Project Management Renée Holsen Editorial Contributors Michael P. Griffin ’00 Annie Harrison Patricia Lane Doug McGinnis Photography Joseph Coyne Steven Jacobs

Jennifer Sampson Kristen Schmitt Shelia Yong

Total Assets

$427,761,622

$12,289,815 6,381,488 2,475,782 162,966,120 8,543,202 4,626,310 194,418,491

$391,701,208

Liabilities and Net Assets

Christopher Lenney Ting-Li Wang

Liabilities Accounts payable/accrued expenses Other liabilities Outstanding debt

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Circulation: 42,000

Total Liabilities

$14,935,838 40,307,351 74,809,792

$130,052,981

$15,712,484 38,121,375 66,649,200

$120,483,059

Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted

$131,090,175 39,669,919 126,948,547

$116,120,110 31,832,795 123,265,244

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$297,708,641

$271,218,149

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$427,761,622

$391,701,208

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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Development Operations, Clarkson University, Box 5510, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699 email: developmentops@clarkson.edu EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY Clarkson University does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status in provision of educational opportunity or employment opportunities. This policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation does not apply to the University’s relationships with outside organizations, including the federal government, the military, ROTC, and private employers. Clarkson University does not discriminate on the basis of sex or disability in its educational programs and activities, pursuant to the requirements of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the American Disabilities Act of 1990, respectively.

$23,084,002 10,018,183 3,807,305 185,989,185 8,674,912 4,324,242 191,863,793

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Clarkson University Board of Trustees

Vision of a Clarkson Education

Officers

The Clarkson University educational experience is designed to provide talented and ambitious students with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve positions of leadership within their chosen profession. The combination of Clarkson’s strong, technologically-rich curricula and state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities, coupled with an unparalleled commitment to a friendly learning environment and to students’ personal development, uniquely prepares Clarkson graduates to excel in their chosen professions and to lead rewarding and creative lives.

Jean E. Spence ’79 Board Chair Bayard D. Clarkson Sr., MD, H’74 Distinguished Vice Chair Stephen D. Ryan ’87 Vice Chair Robert R. Ziek Jr. ’78 Vice Chair Anthony G. Collins President Nancy D. Reyda ’81 Secretary James D. Fish ’79 Treasurer Kelly O. Chezum ’04 Assistant Secretary

Trustees

Carolyn A. Brandsema ’80 Vice President 737 Engineering (Ret.) The Boeing Company Kenneth V. Camarco ’85 Founder/President Boundless Breakthroughs LLC Robert A. Campbell ’61 Managing Partner & CEO Asia Pacific Region (Ret.) Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. Amy E. Castronova ’04 President and CEO Novatek Communications Inc. Lauretta M. Chrys, UGC’98 Executive Vice President Citizens Bank Bayard D. Clarkson Jr., MD Private Practitioner Bayard D. Clarkson Sr., MD H’74 Member, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Charles R. Craig Sr. Vice President Science & Technology Administration & Operations Corning Incorporated Peter J. Devlin ’80 President & CEO Fish & Richardson P.C. Robert A. DiFulgentiz ’76 President & COO Koch Chemical Technology Group Judith J. Foster Northern New York Advocate Richard R. Griffith ’69, P’01 President & CEO Sturges Manufacturing Co. Inc. David K. Heacock ’83 Sr. Vice President (Ret.) Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Analog

Kaitlin P. Monte TCS’06 Reporter and Journalist KRIV FOX 26 Houston Lisa A. Napolione ’87 Sr. Vice President Global Research & Development The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Rajan Raghavan ’82 Founder, President & CEO The Fabric Net James W. Ransom ’88 Director of Integrated Resource Management Dept.

Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Nancy D. Reyda ’81 Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Bank of New York Walter L. Robb President Vantage Management

Daniel C. Heintzelman ’79 Vice Chairman (Ret.) General Electric Co.

Cody A. Rosen ’13 Executive Vice President Kimco Steel

Dianna M. Jones Herrmann ’85 Senior Project Manager West Coast Real Estate

Stephen D. Ryan ’87 Sr. V.P., Wealth Management Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group

Thomas L. Kassouf ’74 President Snap-on Tools Group Lawrence D. Kingsley ’85 Director Berkshire Partners Sanjeev R. Kulkarni ’84 Dean of the Faculty Professor, Electrical Engineering Princeton University Kenneth S. Lally ’79 Owner & Director SimuTech Group Jody A. Markopoulos ’93 Chief Engineering & Supply Chain Officer Baker Hughes, a GE Company

Frank R. Schmeler ’64, P’91, P’93 Chairman (Ret.) Albany International Corp.

Raymond L. Skowyra Jr. P’11 Technology Business Strategy Consultant Summit Associates Jean E. Spence ’79 Executive Vice President Research, Development & Quality (Ret.) Mondeleˉ z International Inc. Dennis G. Weller ’71 Chairman of the Board Structural Associates Inc. Robert R. Ziek Jr. ’78 President ZSource Ltd.

In addition to attaining mastery of the core knowledge within his or her field, a Clarkson education is designed to enable students to: • solve real-world, open-ended problems with creativity and risk-taking to obtain solutions that are practical and sustainable, including those they encounter in state-of the-art research under the direction of distinguished faculty; • develop and refine exceptional communication skills with an awareness of potential cultural differences; • lead effectively and work productively within disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams composed of members with diverse interests and backgrounds; • excel in using computing and information technologies; • learn through instruction and guidance by nationally recognized faculty whose commitment to both teaching and research has made Clarkson a nationally ranked university.

A Clarkson student’s education is greatly enhanced by a personal and friendly learning environment, within a small, residential, nationally recognized University, which: • places students at the center of the educational process and where all employees have a commitment to creating an environment that contributes positively to students’ overall educational experience; • draws undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff together into a cohesive and stimulating learning community, wherein an atmosphere of scholarship and spirit of research is cultivated; • uses our campus as a living laboratory to improve learning and uses the wider region to broaden and extend Clarkson’s outreach and service; • provides personal advising and interaction with faculty and staff as well as supportive relationships among students; • offers many leadership opportunities through co-curricular groups and activities; • respects and learns from its community of diverse people, backgrounds and cultures.

Together, these provide a unique educational experience that is directed toward developing the whole person.

Last Lecture 2017

“You should not underestimate the power of simple dreams.”

“I am talking about the dreams of a child born and raised in the heart of a small country in the middle of Africa who believed that someday he could get a PhD and somehow contribute to the dialogue on income inequality and poverty. All too often, we emphasize people dreaming big dreams, and we almost deride those who have smaller dreams.

How easy it is to forget that we have often made the greatest strides through simple dreams.”

— Bebonchu Atems

About the Last Lecture

Dr. Bebonchu Atems, associate professor of economics & financial studies in the David D. Reh School of Business, delivered the Last Lecture to the graduating class on May 11, 2017. Atems teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including Econometrics, Data Mining, Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Money and Banking.

Each year during senior week and prior to Commencement, graduating seniors nominate faculty to deliver a Last Lecture. This honor gives faculty members an opportunity to share insights, advice and lessons learned along the way as they address these students for the last time.

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