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2017 Highlights
$16.1Million Total Research Dollars in 2017
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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 | Entrepreneurship
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. 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.
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.
$217.7 million TOTAL RESEARCH DOLLARS 2003-2017
Entrepreneurship | Research Excellence | Investing in Students
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.
The Lewis Income Share Agreement (LISA) provides interest-free funding to help students pay for college and prepare for success beyond graduation.
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.”
