Clarkson University

Clarkson University awarded nearly 750 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to students from 26 states, 19 countries and 52 New York state counties at its spring 2021 commencement in May. This ceremony also recognized the 280 August and December 2020 graduates.

Students graduated from Clarkson University on December 31, 2020.

Graduating senior John (Jack) Garrett of Marblehead, Mass., was awarded the Levinus Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's spring 2021 commencement ceremony. He was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on his scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. The award was established by University founders Elizabeth and Frederica Clarkson in memory of their brother, Levinus, and was first awarded in 1909. This award and the Frederica Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class. Garrett earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering with a concentration in electrical power engineering, and minors in sustainable energy systems engineering, project management, and mathematics. He was a presidential scholar for all of his semesters at Clarkson and graduated with a 3.95 GPA. Garrett is a member of Clarkson's academic, leadership, mathematics, engineering, and electrical engineering honors societies, was the vice president and electrical engineering lead for the Formula Electric SPEED team, and helped establish the IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers) student branch at Clarkson. Garrett also received the John W. Estey Outstanding Scholar Award from the IEEE Power and Energy Society for IEEE Region 1, one of only seven recipients across the U.S. and Canada.

Graduating senior Isabella Grasso of Portland, ME., received the Frederica Clarkson Award during Clarkson University's spring 2021 commencement ceremony. She was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on her scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. The award was established in 1921 as a bequest in the will of Frederica Clarkson, sister of Thomas S. Clarkson, for whom the University is named. This award and the Levinus Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class. Grasso earned a bachelor of science degree in data science. She was a presidential scholar for all of her semesters at Clarkson and graduated with a 3.93 GPA.

KLAW Industries, a business owned by two Clarkson seniors and one Binghamton University student, is focused on recycling glass into a product used in concrete manufacturing, has won the grand prizes from two national competitions in two days! On Wednesday, they won $40,000 by taking first place in Texas Christian University's International Values and Ventures Competition, and Thursday, they took first place and brought home another $10,000 by winning the University of Georgia-Athens Next Top Entrepreneur Competition. KLAW Industries turns recycled glass into a pozzolan that is used in concrete manufacturing. The company is co-owned by Jack Lamuraglia '21, an electrical engineering major, Tanner Wallis '21, a mechanical engineering major and Jacob Kumpon, a junior at Binghamton University. The TCU competition was a two-month endeavor, where over 1000 participants from 264 teams that spanned 28 states, 11 countries, and four continents participated and showcased their for-profit ventures that aim to make the world a better place. The UGA Next Top Entrepreneur Virtual Pitch Competition invites student startups from all over the country to pitch their existing business plans or ideas to a live audience and a panel of judges. The teams were evaluated on their business model, the validity of their idea, and their ability to execute. KLAW Industries submitted their product called Pantheon for the contests, which can be used to replace 30% of cement in concrete. This makes the concrete 11% stronger, more chemically resistant, and very sustainable. Using five tons of Pantheon in concrete has the same CO2 savings as taking a car off the road for a year. To learn more about KLAW Industries, visit klawindustries.com. If you are in a field that this technology could be applicable and would like to speak to these students, please reach out to Jack Lamuraglia at Jack@KLAWIndustries.com.

Brendan Barrow, a junior majoring in physics at Clarkson University, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Barrow is one of only 410 students from the United States to receive the award. Barrow, of Ballston Lake, N.Y. plans to pursue a Ph.D. in physics with a potential concentration in materials science. He has had a 4.0 GPA his entire collegiate career and has been a Presidential Scholar each semester at Clarkson. He earned the Ledyard H. Pfund Presidential Achievement Scholarship and the Clarkson Chemistry Department's Dr. George L. Jones Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award in 2020. As a Goldwater Scholar, Barrow will receive a one-year scholarship that will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Barrow has been mentored by and conducted research with assistant physics professor Dr. Dhara Trivedi since his arrival at Clarkson. In Dr. Trivedi's group, his research is in the area of plasmonics, to understand the enhancement mechanism in the surface enhanced Raman scattering.

Clarkson University Doctor of Physical Therapy student Paige Weston '23 of Ogdensburg, NY has been awarded the Kafka-Phillips Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was created to celebrate two people who shared a deep love for life and adventure and strong dedication to the physical therapy profession, Kathleen Kafka, and Reed Phillips. It was established in 2014 by their classmates, the DPT Class of 2016, and the Physical Therapy Department.

Students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester at Clarkson University

Students have been named Presidential Scholars for the Fall 2020 semester at Clarkson University.

The Clarkson University Chem-E-Car Team took first place in the first-ever virtual Northeast Regional AIChE Chem-E-Car Competition on October 4. This is Clarkson's second first-place win in three years. The event took place during the annual AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) Eckhardt Northeast Regional Student Conference, which was also held virtually from Northeastern University. The Clarkson team now qualifies for November's virtual AIChE National Chem-E-Car Competition, consisting of the winners of the Western, Mid-America, Pacific Northwest and Northeast regions.

Clarkson University awarded over 800 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to students this spring. (More than 400 students also received degrees earlier in the past year.)

Read about some of the new students who will attend Clarkson University as members of the Class of 2023.

Read about some of the new students who will attend Clarkson University as members of the Class of 2024.

Students have been named Presidential Scholars for the spring 2020 semester at Clarkson University.

Students have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2020 semester at Clarkson University.

Clarkson University awarded over 800 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to students this spring. (More than 400 students also received degrees earlier in the past year.)

Clarkson University has announced recipients of endowed Clarkson scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Graduating senior Margaret R. Dedloff of Lake View, N.Y., has been awarded the Levinus Clarkson Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Formal recognition will take place at commencement, which is currently planned for August 15. She was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on his scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. The award was established by University founders Elizabeth and Frederica Clarkson in memory of their brother, Levinus, and was first awarded in 1909. This award and the Frederica Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class.

Graduating senior Noah C. Chicoine of North Adams, Mass., has been awarded the Frederica Clarkson Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Formal recognition will take place at commencement, which is currently planned for August 15. He was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on his scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. The award was established in 1921 as a bequest in the will of Frederica Clarkson, sister of Thomas S. Clarkson, for whom the University is named. This award and the Levinus Clarkson Award are traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class.

Clarkson University student, Rebecca Meacham, has been awarded the Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2020.

Clarkson University student, Isabella (Izzi) Grasso, has been awarded the Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2020.

Clarkson University student, Ashwin Ajit, has been awarded the Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2020.

For the first time ever Air Force ROTC cadets are receiving real-time instruction from a fully qualified Air Force instructor pilot, remotely.

Clarkson Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Craig Merrett led a team of students in Clarkson University's mechanical and aeronautical engineering program to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)'s premier conference, SciTech. SciTech is the largest aerospace engineering conference in the world, where industry, academia, and government agencies meet to discuss current trends and deliver technical presentations. This year, SciTech was held in Orlando, Florida. The trip was funded by the Sung P. Lin Endowed Fund for Aeronautical Engineering.

Students from Clarkson University were awarded bachelor's, masters and doctoral degrees this winter on December 21st, 2019.

Students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2019 semester at Clarkson University.

Students have been named Presidential Scholars for the fall 2019 semester at Clarkson University.

Clarkson University's biomechanics research was well-represented at the recent Summer Biomechanics Bioengineering Biotransport Conference in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. Held annually, SB3C brings experts in biomechanics, bioengineering, and biotransport together to share their recent findings. The conference provides content for every level of learner, from undergraduates through professors.

A team of three Clarkson University Bass anglers claimed victory in a first-of-its-kind collegiate bass fishing tournament hosted by the University at Buffalo in Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario. David Crandall '20, Nate Perrotta '20, and Dante Piriano '21 took first place in the University at Buffalo 2019 College Open, while a second Clarkson team comprised of Hunter Stone '21 and Jarrett Phinney '22 finished seventh in the competition.

Thirteen Clarkson University pre-health science students completed two weeks of medical observation and volunteer help at a hospital in Vietnam, in June. The students, all members of Clarkson's Doctors without Borders (DWB) club, which organized the trip, donated their time at Thng Nht Hospital.