- Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant, Clemson University, MADE in SC Thrust 3 participant
- Dr. Fatima Amir, Winthrop University, MADE in SC Thrust 1 participant
- Dr. Mohammed Baalousha, University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF CAREER, “Detection and quantification of metal-based engineered nanoparticles in surface waters”
- Dr. Rajendra Bordia, Clemson University, MADE in SC Scientific Leader and Co-PI. Microstructure control and optimization in ceramics.
- Dr. Diana Boyer, Winthrop University, Funded by NSF Collaborative Research, "RUI: A High resolution Paleontological, Ichnological, and Chemostratigraphic Study of Late Devonian Mass Extinctions"
- Dr. Wayne Carver, University of South Carolina, Stimulus Research Program, "Development of Replacement Materials for Damaged and Diseased Blood Vessels"
- Dr. Jesse Dean, Medical University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF CBET, "Development of a Novel Rehabilitation Device for the Improvement of Gait Stability"
- Dr. Sandra Eksioglu, Clemson University, Funded by NSF CAREER, "Models for Supply Chain Design and Logistics Management of Biofuels"
- Dr. Stephen Foulger, Clemson University, Funded by NSF EPSCoR R-II Track-2, "The Creation of Next-Generation Tools for Neuroscience - Noninvasive Radioluminescence Approaches to Optogenetics"
- Dr. Sophya Garashchuk, University of South Carolina, 2018 GEAR Recipient: “Computational Simulations to understand Advanced Materials Properties”
- Dr. Rong Ge, Clemson University, Funded by NSF CAREER, "NSF CAREER: Cross-Layer Power-Bounded High Performance Computing on Emerging and Future Heterogeneous Computer Clusters"
- Dr. Ting Ge, USC, New Faculty Hire - Polymers.
- Dr. Rachel Getman, Clemson University, 2018 GEAR Recipient: “Computationally Driven Design of Substituted Metal Ferrite Materials”
- Dr. Tim Hanks, Furman University, Thrust 3 co-Leader
- Dr. Jianjun Hu, University of South Carolina, MADE in SC Multiscale Modeling and Computation Core, "Advanced Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Data Mining "
- Dr. Scott Husson, Clemson University, Stimulus Research Program, "Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors as a Next-Generation Technology to Address the Food-Energy-Water Nexus"
- Dr. Luiz Jacobsohn, Clemson University, Funded by NSF CAREER, "Towards Engineering Electronic Defects in Inorganic Luminescent Materials"
- Dr. Prakash Kara, Medical University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF EPSCoR RII Track-2, "Bridging Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Using Innovative Imaging Technologies"
- Dr. Konstantin “Kostya” Kornev, Clemson University, 2018 GEAR CRP Recipient: “Nanomaterials for unveiling blood Clotting”
- Dr. Susan Lang, University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF Collaborative Research, "Investigating the Lost City as an ultramafic urban center of the subseafloor, fueled by energy and carbon from the mantle"
- Dr. Jessica Larsen, Clemson University, 2018 GEAR Recipient: “Stimuli responsive polymeric nanoparticles as a tool for probing neurodegeneration in situ”
- Dr. Dongkyu Lee, University of South Carolina, DOE EPSCoR award: Orienting Strained Interfaces designed to Direct Energy Flow.
- Dr. Chen Li, University of South Carolina, Funded by NASA EPSCoR, "Explore a Unified, Ultra-efficient, and Gravity-insensitive Flow Boiling Pattern for Space Missions (NNX14AN07A)"
- Dr. Ashok Mishra, Clemson University, Funded by NSF CAREER, "Quantifying drought and vulnerability indicators for water security in a changing environment"
- Dr. Eric Montie, USC Beaufort, Funded by USC ASPIRE II, "Building a USC Interdisciplinary Team to Study the Impacts of Anthropogenic Noise on the Behavior of Marine Organisms" and SC Aquarium subaward
- Dr. Wayne Outten, University of Sout Carolina,GEAR CRP Award.
- Dr. Srikanth Pilla, Clemson University, DOE EPSCoR award: Enabling Partnership between South Carolina and NREL for advancing Opportunities in Plastics Recycling Research (EPSCOR for Plastics Recycling).
- Dr. Brian Powell, Clemson University, Funded by DOE EPSCoR, "Radionuclide Waste Disposal: Development of Multi-scale Experimental and Modeling Capabilities"
- Dr. Apparao Rao, Clemson University, Stimulus Research Program, "High Performance Li-S Batteries"
- Dr. Susan Richardson, University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF Collaborative Research, "Impacts of Energy Extraction and Coal-Fired Power Plants on Disinfection By-Product Formation in Water"
- Dr. Ulf Schiller, Clemson University, MADE in SC Thrust 3, "Multicomponent Fluid Simulation of Coalescence Filtration Through Fibrous Media"
- Dr. Natalia Shustova, University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF CAREER, "Well-Defined Hybrid Materials as a Versatile Tool to Study Energy Transfer Processes"
- Dr. Morgan Stefik, University of South Carolina, Polymeric ......
- Dr. Derrick Swinton, Claflin University, MADE in SC Thrust 3, "Gold Nanoparticles-Protein Interactions"
- Dr. Chaunbing Tang, University of South Carolina, MADE in SC Thrust 2 and MADE in SC Thrust 3 Responsive Polymers
- Dr. Ge Tao, Medical University of South Carolina, MADE in SC Thrust 3 Project Hire
- Dr. Raymond Torres, University of South Carolina, Funded by NASA EPSCoR, "Temporal and Spatial Variability of Floodplain Currents by In-Situ Observations, Radar Interferometry and Numerical Simulations"
- Dr. Jeff Twiss, University of South Carolina, Stimulus Research Program, "HiIntersection of Epigenetic Regulation and Mitochondrial Function in Autism"
- Dr. Yue Wang, Clemson, Funded by NSF CAREER, "Cooperative Control and Decision-Making for Human-Agent Collaborative Teams"
- Dr. Qian Wang, University of South Carolina. MADE in SC Thrust 3. Multiscale Controlled Assembly of Functional Proteins with Polymers for Biomaterials Development.
- Wintrop University Materials Research: Focus on Alumni.
- Dr. Yanwen Wu, University of South Carolina, Funded by NSF CAREER, "An all-optical plasmonic device to control and couple quantum dots for optical and quantum information processing"
- Dr. Hanno zur Loye, University of South Carolina, MADE in SC Thrust 1, "A New Path to Creating non-Centrosymmetric Structures"