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March 09, 2019

Eric Nickel, of the VA in Minneapolis, delivers a podium presentation at the 2019 American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics in Orlando, Florida, featuring co-authors Dr. John DesJardins and Meredith Owen from Lab.

Eric Nickel, of the VA in Minneapolis, delivers a podium presentation at the 2019 American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics in Orlando, Florida, featuring co-authors Dr. John DesJardins and Meredith Owen from Lab.

 

E.A. Nickel, K.J. Barrons, M.K. Owen, B.D. Hand, A.H. Hansen, J.D. DesJardins, Strength Testing of Definitive Transtibial Prosthetic Sockets using 3D Printing Technology, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 2019 Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, Podium Presentation, March 06 - 09, 2019, Orlando, Florida

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March 09, 2019

Meredith Owen delivers a podium presentation at the 2019 American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics in Orlando, Florida.

M.K. Owen, B.D. Kaluf, J.D. DesJardins, Development of Multi-hardness Socket Inlay, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 2019 Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, Podium Presentation, March 06 - 09, 2019, Orlando, Florida

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July 27, 2016

Clemson scientists awarded $1.57 million grant to study infections on medical implants

Clemson scientist Jeffrey Anker and four colleagues have been awarded a five-year, $1.57 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a novel imaging technique and dye-based sensor to detect and monitor bacterial infections on implanted medical devices.

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August 10, 2015

Student created medical device advances in competition

A medical device that has advanced to the second stage of a high-profile design competition was created by Clemson University bioengineering students. GlucoSense is competing for an international James Dyson Award after being named one of four runners-up in the U.S. national competition. Some of the world’s most talented engineering students compete for the prize.

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August 28, 2015

DesJardins leads workshop at Coulter College

Faculty co-founder of Clemson University’s Design and Entrepreneurship Network John DesJardins recently attended the annual Coulter College 3-Day design and entrepreneurship education workshop in Miami. He served as a co-leader and educator.

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March 07, 2014

new research could lead to safer football helmets

Growing concerns about brain trauma to football players have led to a new pact between Clemson University and two companies that could change the materials used to make helmets. Bioengineering and packaging science researchers will work with Innegra Technologies of Greenville and B&W Fiber Glass of Shelby, N.C., to evaluate whether Innegra-based composites could provide superior head protection to athletes involved in contact sports.

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March 08, 2019

Dr. John DesJardins visits OrthoAmerica in Orlando, Florida

Dr. John DesJardins visits OrthoAmerica in Orlando, Florida. OrthoAmerica is the distributor of the StarScanner, and industry collaborator in the lab’s Infant Cranial Remolding Orthosis work in partnership with The Greenville Health System’s O&P Division.

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March 07, 2019

Kyle Walker delivers a podium presentation at the 2019 American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics in Orlando, Florida.

K.J. Walker, B. Montano, J.D. DesJardins, Quantifying the Shear Modulus of 3D Printed Materials for Use in Foot Orthotics, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 2019 Academy Annual Meeting & Scientific Symposium, Podium Presentation, March 06 - 09, 2019, Orlando, Florida

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May 23, 2016

Bioengineering-GHS expo hailed as a success

More than 45 student teams and research groups gathered in Greenville to showcase their novel biomedical technologies and compete for design awards at the 2016 Bioengineering-GHS Design Exposition.

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August 27, 2015

The Design and Entrepreneurship Network (The DEN) Fellows endorse letter to White House in commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship at Clemson University

The DEN’s students and faculty joined with Clemson University President James P. Clements to deliver a letter of commitment to President Barack Obama as part of the first-ever White House Demo Day. In this letter, Clemson committed to expanding innovation and entrepreneurship education offerings and programs.

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April 22, 2015

'Family Feud' could help change how the nation teaches engineers

The list of “Family Feud” hosts includes Richard Dawson, Louie Anderson and Steve Harvey. Could John DesJardins be next? The Clemson University associate professor of bioengineering hosted his own version of the TV game show when engineering deans from across the country gathered on Kiawah Island for their annual conference.

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September 23, 2013

Clemson student's device a finalist in medical design challenge

The Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) trade magazine have selected a Clemson student’s device as a top 10 finalist for the Dare-to-Dream Medtech Design Challenge.

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March 05, 2019

Dr. D, Meredith, and Kyle travel to 45th annual American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics Conference

Dr. John DesJardins, Meredith Owen and Kyle Walker travel to the 45th annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthotics and Prosthetics Conference, in Orlando Florida, to participate in 3 podium talks from the lab, and take in a little Harry Potter along the way.

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December 23, 2016

Clemson facemask research aimed at reducing brain injuries

A team of Clemson University researchers and an Upstate businessman believe they can help make football a little safer by creating a facemask that can help reduce the severity of head injuries by increasing overall helmet protection.

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April 08, 2015

DesJardins named to Hambright Professorship

Clemson University officials announced that Dr. John DesJardins has been named to The Hambright Professorship. DesJardins, an associate professor of bioengineering and faculty founder of The Design and Entrepreneurship Network, is focused on creating the next generation of leaders in engineering.

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June 24, 2015

Former Clemson University basketball star gives $30,000 to alma mater

Utah Jazz power forward Trevor Booker told a room full of student entrepreneurs in the spring that he looked forward to hearing their business ideas and that he would help in any way he could. Now he’s making good on that promise. Booker said Monday that he is giving $30,000 to his alma mater, Clemson University, to support students in two separate programs.

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February 09, 2015

Clemson University makes big push to encourage entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship programs have long been the sole province of business schools, but Clemson University is joining a national trend toward weaving them into the fabric of the entire campus to encourage students to innovate and start businesses.

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October 27, 2010

Bioengineering class takes on real world problems

Today's headlines seem eerily familiar to John DesJardins' bioengineering students. Cholera outbreaks were the subject of a class assignment in DesJardins' bioengineering design course at Clemson University last fall semester — months before current cholera crises claimed thousands of lives in Haiti and Nigeria.

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