b"Charini Piumika Maladeniya .Gampaha, Sri LankaB.S., University of Sri JayewardenepuraDissertation: Atom Economical Reactions of Terpenoids and Post-consumer Plastics With SulfurAdviser: Dr. Rhett SmithCharini won Clemson's 2022 3-Minute Thesis competition and represented Clemson University in regional competition. She has published twelve peer-reviewed articles with another under review. She has accepted a postdoctoral position at Oak Ridge National Lab in Knoxville.Brock Alexander Miller China Grove, NCB.S., Wingate UniversityDissertation: Expansion of the Diazacyclobutene Motif for Antiparasitic EvaluationAdviser: Dr. Daniel C. WhiteheadBrock was awarded the chemistry department's Mandel Fellowship and a recipient of the Professional Enrichment Grant in 2023. He has accepted a faculty position at High Point University in High Point, North Carolina.Apeksha Chaturangi Rajamanthrilage . Matara, Sri LankaB.S., University of Kelaniya, Sri LankaDissertation: X-Ray Interrogated Implantable Chemical and Strain Sensors for MonitoringImplant Associated Infections and Fracture HealingAdviser: Dr. Jeffrey N. AnkerApeksha has six peer-reviewed publications and holds Research Scientist role in Sonder Medicine Inc. NJ. Apeksha was a 3- Minute Thesis finalist in 2019.GeneticsPerry Logan Kezh Decatur, GAB.S., Mercer UniversityDissertation: Elucidating Acetate: Identification of Transporters and Enzymes Required for Acetate Utilization in the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus NeoformansAdviser: Dr. Kerry SmithRebecca A. MacPherson Anchorage, AKB.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: A Systems Genetics Approach to Drosophila Melanogaster Models of Rare and Common Neurodevelopmental DisordersAdvisers: Dr. Trudy Mackay, Dr. Robert AnholtRebecca received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development and was named the Genetics and Biochemistry Departments Outstanding Graduate in Discovery in Genetics. She has five peer-reviewed publications and was involved in science communication and outreach with ComSciCon and the Greenwood Genetic Center Division of Education. She has accepted a teaching position at Clemson University this fall.Degree awarded December, 2022.26"