College of Science graduate student honored for innovative research on miniature electrochemical cells

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Bukola Saheed (right) is a Nigerian who came to Clemson in the fall of 2015.Image Credit: Jim Melvin / Clemson University
CLEMSON, South Carolina – Bukola Saheed of the College of Science has been awarded a first place in Clemson University’s fourth annual Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium. Saheed won for a poster presentation on miniaturized electrochemical cells that have a variety of practical and economical applications.
The Nigerian, who came to Clemson in the fall of 2015, won for his poster titled “A Novel Miniaturized Electrochemical Cell for Electrolysis and Fuel Cells Application.” Saheed also won first place in the second annual Chemistry Research Symposium. Both events recently took place at the Watt Family Innovation Center.
“Coming to Clemson University has been a lifetime honor for me because it remains a great citadel of learning,” said Saheed, who is a graduate research assistant in the department of chemistry. “More importantly, the opportunity to pursue my Ph.D program in Professor (Stephen) Creager’s research group is a dream come true, where fundamental knowledge of chemistry can be practically applied. I love what I’m doing in the lab and I believe I’ll continue to work hard to do good research and contribute significantly to our group.”
Creager, a professor of analytical chemistry in the College of Science at Clemson, said that Saheed’s awards were well-deserved.
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“Bukola is a delight to have in our graduate program. He’s bright, creative, enthusiastic and hard-working – and he’s an excellent student and also an excellent teacher for the other students in the group,” Creager said. “I’m proud of him and expect great things from him now and in the future.”
Saheed said that his research proposal doesn’t require a lot of material or high-cost instruments.
“Most of these kinds of studies are done by big industry,” Saheed said. “ ...

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