b"Yiming Ye .Wannian, ChinaB.S., M.S., Chang'An UniversityReinforcement Learning-Based Energy Management for Electric Vehicle ApplicationAdvised by Dr. Jiangfeng ZhangYiming has 13peer-reviewed journal publications and six conference publications.Cameron Orrod Zadeh Greenville, South CarolinaB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityMulti-Scale Modeling of Selective Laser Sintering:From Manufacturing Process and Microstructure to Mechanical Performance in Semi-Crystalline ThermoplasticsAdvised by Dr. Srikanth PillaCameron completed his Ph.D. while launching his business and filing a patent, and is now working full time for his company, Blotting Innovations.Alireza Zarei Shiraz, IranB.S., M.S., Shiraz University; M.S., Malek Ashtar University of TechnologyNumerical Simulation of Laser Induced Elastic Waves in Response to Short and Ultrashort Laser PulsesAdvised by Dr. Srikanth PillaBioengineeringKyle Patrick Cannon Irmo, South CarolinaB.S., Clemson UniversityMesenchymal Stromal Cell Response to Degenerated Intervertebral Disc-Like pHAdvised by Dr. Jeremy MercuriCharley M. Goodwin Columbus, OhioB.S., University of CincinnatiTin-Silver as a Novel Biodegradable Metallic BiomaterialAdvised by Dr. Jeremy L. GilbertBritney Nicolette Hudson Douglasville, GeorgiaB.S.E, Mercer UniversityAn In Vitro Investigation of Urothelial Cell Function in Response to Hypoxia and Pressure in Relation to Bladder Outlet ObstructionAdvised by Dr. Jiro NagatomiMario Josef Krussig Inman, South CarolinaB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityNovel Nucleus Pulposus Biomaterial Development and Low Field MRI Assessment for Intervertebral Disc DegenerationAdvised by Dr. Jeremy MercuriMario was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention and received his department's R. Larry Dooley Entrepreneurship Award.24"