b'Alexandra Lynne Hawks .Anderson, SCB.S., Radford UniversityDissertation: Elucidating Mechanisms of RAD51 Regulation During the Replication Stress ResponseAdviser: Dr. Jennifer M. MasonBiological SciencesChase Thomas Kinsey . Huntsville, ALB.S., Auburn University; M.S., Georgia Southern UniversityDissertation: Functional Implications of Anuran Metamorphosis for Survival, Locomotor Performance, and Limb Bone Mechanical PropertiesAdviser: Dr. Richard Blob Chase has published two chapters of his dissertation this past year while working as a full-time lecturer at Anderson University. On August 1st, he officially moved into his new role as Assistant Professor at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.Peng Zhang Hohhot, ChinaB.S., China Agricultural University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Functional Analysis of Two Campoletis Sonorensis Ichnovirus Vinnexins in Drosophila MelanogasterAdviser: Dr. Matthew TurnbullPeng has four peer-reviewed publications, with another five in preparation. He is the recipient of the Cochran Memorial Scholarship, the Alex P. Anderson and Lydia Anderson Fellowship, the Dr. Harry Findley (71) and Catherine T. Findley Student Assistance Endowment, the Alex P. Anderson and Lydia Anderson Fellowship and the Carl & Ruby Nettles Memorial Fellowship. Peng is now working as a junior scientist at RayBiotech Life.ChemistryLiaoran Cao .Shanghai, ChinaB.S., Fudan University; M.S., Florida State UniversityDissertation: Electron-Transfer Mediated Photo-Switching in NanoparticlesAdviser: Dr. Jason McNeillJoseph Hess, Jr. Marietta, GAB.S., Rutgers UniversityDissertation: The Influences of Allostery Governing the Changes in Protein Dynamics Upon SubstitutionAdviser: Dr. Brian DominyClaudia Victoria Lopez . Ibague, ColombiaB.S., Middle Tennessee State UniversityDissertation: Composite and Polymer Formulation Employing Sulfur and Bio-Olefin Feedstocks Adviser: Dr. Rhett C. SmithClaudia was a recipient of the Call me Doctor fellowship at Clemson University in 2020, has seven peer-reviewed publications and plans to work in the chemical industry. She was a spring intern at NASA Langley research center and is currently an intern at the DuPont experimental station site in Delaware.25'