Hartsville native a Fulbright Scholar

Jonathan Clayton of Hartsville, who is studying at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, has been named a Fulbright Scholar, the university announced.

Clayton will research arsenic’s correlation with pressure variations in water distribution systems in cooperation with Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary.

Graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from LeTourneau University and with a master’s degree in environmental engineering from UA, Clayton is a third-year doctoral student focusing on water distribution system challenges. He also has a passion for teaching K-12 and university students about environmental engineering and water literacy, the university said.