As Vice President for Research, Dr. Przirembel serves as a member of the administrative team of the University and has primary responsibility for the University’s funded and unfunded research programs. He has served on Governor Beasley's South Carolina Science and Technology Advisory Council, chaired the State EPSCoR Committee for 6 years, been a member of the Technical Advisory Board for the South Carolina Research Authority, and represented Clemson University for the Oak Ridge Affiliated Universities. He was also a member of the Steering Committee for the Governor’s Technology Transition Team.
Dr. Przirembel has held numerous elected professional society positions. He has served on the governing boards of ASME, ASEE, and ABET. He has been elected a Fellow by each of these societies, as well as by AAAS.
Dr. Przirembel's research area is fluid
dynamics, and he has published more than 50 technical articles. He has prepared and presented
numerous reports, documents and invited lectures while maintaining an active teaching assignment.
In 1998, he was awarded the Ralph Coats Roe Award for teaching contributions by the Mechanical
Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Przirembel has served
as a consultant in the past for several companies.
Dr. Przirembel earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Rutgers
University.
