b'Benjamin Fox Synoground Kenmore, WashingtonB.S., Clemson University; M.S., Clemson UniversityEssays on CHO: An Investigation of Industrially Relevant Stressors in Recombinant Protein ProductionAdvised by Dr. Sarah Harcum Bens research on CHO redox state was awarded the top prize in the AMBIC 2023 Winter conference poster competition. He plans to work in the biotech industry in California.Vishal Joseph Thomas .Alappuzha, IndiaB.Tech., Karunya University; M.S., Brown University; M.S., Clemson UniversityThe Development of a Novel Cartilage Analog Scaffold for Chondral RegenerationAdvised by Dr. Jeremy Mercuri Vishal, the bioengineering departments 2024 Michael Zebuhr Fellowship recipient, was also the 2023 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, the 2023 Outstanding Graduate Teacher of Record, and the 2021 Frank Stelling and Dayton Riddle Scholar. He won the 2024 3-Minute Thesis Regional Championship and will represent the Southern region in the nationals this December. With three peer-reviewed publications and five patents, Vishal plans to establish a company based on his doctoral research while continuing to teach at Clemson University.Kyle J. Walker .Rockville Centre, New YorkB.S., Clemson UniversityNovel Meta-Materials Application for Pressure-Offloading of Diabetic Foot UlcersAdvised by Dr. John DesJardins Kyle will be starting as a lecturer in Clemson Universitys general engineering department starting this fall.Biological SciencesCierra Nichelle Sullivan .Chesapeake, VirginiaB.S., Christopher Newport UniversityInvestigating the Adaptive Potential of Leaf Variegation in Two Dimorphic Hexastylis SpeciesAdvised by Dr. Matthew H. Koski Cierra has won several presentation awards at local, regional, and national conferences for her research. She has also been awarded for her involvement in the biological sciences department with the Hap Arnold Wheeler Award (2022) and the Commitment to Graduate Student Life Award (2024). Cierra has accepted a postdoctoral research position at Michigan State University.23'