b'Yuxin Li . Jian, ChinaB.S., M.S., Beijing Jiaotong UniversityDissertation: Femtosecond Laser Shock Peening and the Dynamics of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Shock WavesAdviser: Dr. Xin Zhao Yuxin bridges some knowledge gaps in ultrashort laser peening and plans to make it happen in material property enhancement.Zhanrui Liao Baoji, ChinaB.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University; M.S., Clemson University Dissertation: Trust-Based Variable Impedance Control and Passivity-Based Switched System Analysis for Human-Robot Cooperative ManipulationAdviser: Dr. Yue Wang Christopher Michael Nelon Greenville, SCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Damage Detection With An Integrated Smart Composite Using a Magnetostriction-Based Nondestructive Evaluation Method: Integrating Machine Learning for PredictionAdviser: Dr. Oliver Myers Christopher earned an Engineering and Science Education certificate while instructing upper-level undergraduate Mechanical Engineering courses. He has five peer-reviewed publications, with another under review.Colin Rodwell Rosman, NCB.S., M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Physics-based Machine Learning Methods for Control and Sensing in Fish-like RobotsAdviser: Dr. Phanindra Tallapragada Ethan SangWon Koh Wescoat .Fairfax, VAB.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: A Digital Triplet for Utilizing Offline Environments to Train Condition Monitoring Systems for Rolling Element BearingsAdviser: Dr. Laine Mears Brandon Eugene Williams Greenville , SCB.S., North Greenville University; M.Eng., Clemson UniversityDissertation: CFRP Delamination Density Propagation Analysis by Magnetostriction TheoryAdviser: Dr. Oliver Myers Brandon, driven by his faith in Jesus Christ, is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of American researchers through his mentoring, teaching, and interdisciplinary research efforts. He has publications and patents that have spawned from his Ph.D. work on Magnetostrictive Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (MagCFRP) for damage detection. He was awarded the 2023 Mechanical Engineering (ME) Graduate Teaching Award of Excellence.24'