b"PhysicsIlukpitiye Samalka Piyumali Anandagoda . Kandy, Sri LankaB.S., University of Peradeniya; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Cosmic Diffuse Neutrino and Gamma-Ray Backgrounds in the MeV RegimeAdviser: Dr. Dieter HartmannRichard Harnden Mattish Hollister, CAB.S., Bob Jones University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Study of Highly Charged Ion Charge Exchange With Applications to X-Ray AstrophysicsAdviser: Dr. Joan MarlerRick is currently doing a research fellowship at the Air Force Research Lab in Rome, NY and has been offered a postdoctoral research position at the University of California, Los Angeles following that.Aniruddha Pan . Chandrakona, IndiaB.S., University of Calcutta; M.S., Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiDissertation: Nonlinear Charge and Spin Currents in Non-Centrosymmetric Electron SystemsAdviser: Dr. Catalina MarinescuAni was named the physics department's Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in 2022. He has accepted a faculty position at Brevard College, NC.Yang Yang Clemson, SCB.S., Lanzhou UniversityDissertation: Spectroscopy of Highly Charged Ions for Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasma DiagnosticsAdviser: Dr. Endre TakacsYang is an adventurer and a great team player.28"