Kyle Brinkman, PhD, has been an associate professor in the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering at Clemson Univ since 2014 (161 Sirrine Hall, Clemson, SC 29634; Phone: (864) 656-1405; Email: ksbrink@clemson.edu). He previously worked for the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s (DOE’s) Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and was a fellow of the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. Brinkman has received the Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Young Leaders International Scholar Award (2015); the American Ceramics Society (ACERS) Professional Achievement in Ceramic Engineering (PACE) Award (2015); the Clemson Univ. College of Engineering and Science Outstanding Young Alumni Award (2015); the DOE-Nuclear Energy (NE) Fuel Cycle R&D Early Career Researcher Award (2013); and the SRNL Laboratory Director’s Early Career Exceptional Achievement Award (2011). He received a BS in chemical engineering and an MS in materials science and engineering from Clemson Univ., and a PhD in materials science and engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Lausanne in Switzerland (EPFL).