b'Candidates for the Doctoral DegreeJohn Lopes, Dean of the Graduate SchoolCollege of Agriculture, Forestry and Life SciencesDoctor of PhilosophyAnimal and Veterinary ScienceSantiago Sasia .Rafaela, ArgentinaD.V.M., Universidad Nacional del LitoralAssessment of American Tannin-Free Grain Sorghum as a Feedstuff for Poultry: Nutrient Composition Under Varying Cultivation Conditions, Amino Acid Digestibility and Bird PerformanceAdvised by Dr. Mireille Arguelles-RamosSantiago worked in Dr. Arguelles Poultry Lab. He received a certificate of excellence for his research on broiler chickens at an international conference. Santiago has seven peer-reviewed publications and four more under review. He plans to pursue a career in the poultry nutrition industry.Food, Nutrition and Packaging ScienceMakawitage Anuradhi Prabamini Makawita Bandaranayake Clemson, South CarolinaB.S., Open University; M.S., M.S., University of PeradeniyaThe Effect of Long-Term Use of Antimicrobials on Commonly Used Surfaces in Foodservice EstablishmentsAdvised by Dr. Duncan DarbyMakawitage has published four papers, with another three being prepared.Vishal Manjunatha Bengaluru, IndiaB.E., Visvesvaraya Technological University; M.S., Drexel University Exploring Natural Products as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Mitigating Necrotic Enteritis and Evaluating Their Impact on the Gut Microbiota of Broiler ChickensAdvised by Dr. Xiuping Jiang Vishal has five peer-reviewed publications and four book chapters. He served as president of two graduate student associations and was involved with Graduate Student Government and Southeastern Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). His accolades include the Phi Tau Sigma Student Achievement Scholarship, leading Clemsons first IFT College Bowl win, the Wade Stackhouse Graduate Fellowship, Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for mentoring and teaching, and several other honors. Vishal intends to work in the food industry.Plant and Environmental Sciences9'