Savannah River National Laboratory, Clemson University expand collaboration with joint appointment
February 12, 2024
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Clemson University jointly appointed Sez Atamturktur Russcher, Ph.D., to collaborate in research around modeling and simulation of engineering systems.
Russcher, an expert in computer modeling of engineering systems, uncertainty quantification and risk analysis, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Clemson University. She is also the associate vice president for the Charleston Innovation Centers located at the Clemson University Restoration Institute (CURI) campus in Charleston, South Carolina. The CURI campus is home for the Dominion Energy Innovation Center and the Duke Energy e-GRID. The e-GRID is an electrical grid emulator that can replicate any electrical grid anywhere in the world.
The Russcher joint appointment is the second joint appointment between SRNL and Clemson University, further expanding the breadth of collaboration between the two organizations.
About Clemson University
One of the most productive public research universities in the nation, Clemson University attracts and powerfully unites students and faculty whose greatest desire is to make a difference in the lives of others. Ranked among the best national public universities by U.S. News & World Report and classified as an R1 — Very High Research University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Clemson is dedicated to teaching, research and service. Clemson has a presence in every South Carolina County through research facilities, economic development hubs and Innovation Campuses. Through the research, outreach and entrepreneurial projects led by its faculty and students, Clemson University is driving economic development and improving quality of life in South Carolina and beyond.
About Savannah River National Laboratory
Savannah River National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy multi-program research and development center that’s managed and operated by Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC (BSRA) for the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management. SRNL puts science to work to protect the nation by providing practical, cost-effective solutions to the nation’s environmental, nuclear security, nuclear materials management, and energy manufacturing challenges.
