b'Yasir Mahmood .New Delhi, IndiaB.Tech., Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University; M.S., Clemson University; M.Tech., Malaviya National Institute of TechnologyOn the Structure, Energy, and Segregation Behavior of Grain Boundaries in Metallic SystemsAdvised by Dr. Fadi Abdeljawad Yasir won two major university wide competitions, 3-Minute Thesis in 2022 and iGRADS in 2023. He also served as the director of graduate travel grants in the Graduate Student Government for two years.Andrew Montalbano .Summerville, South CarolinaB.S., Kennesaw State University; M.S., Clemson UniversityLinear anad Nonlinear Topology Optimization With Morphing Beam NetworksAdvised by Dr. Gang Li Joseph Raphel Moyalan .Mumbai, IndiaB.S., M.S., Mumbai UniversityConvex Approach in Data-Driven Optimal Control with Safety Constraints Using Linear Transfer OperatorAdvised by Dr. Umesh Vaidya Joseph has 10 peer-reviewed publications with another under review. One of Josephs papers, titled Off-Road Navigation of Legged Robots Using Linear Transfer Operators, was awarded the Best Robotics Paper Award in 2023 by the ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Division. He was also placed 3rd in the 3-Minute Thesis competition conducted by the mechanical engineering department at Clemson.Yunpeng Wu .Central, South CarolinaB.E., Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications; M.S., Colorado State UniversityPhysics-Informed Machine Learning Methods for Inverse Design of Multi-Phase Materials With Targeted Mechanical PropertiesAdvised by Dr. Gang Li College of ScienceDoctor of PhilosophyBiochem and Molecular BiologyRodrigo Catalan-Hurtado .Pittsboro, North CarolinaB.S., Highpoint UniversityExploring Acetate Metabolism: Genetically Characterizing Acetate Production and Acetate Utilization in the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformansAdvised by Dr. Kerry Smith 29'