b"Daniel Stockwell .Greenville, SCB.A., M.Ed, North Greenville UniversityDissertation: Expanding Tolerances for Wobble: Pushing Through Tensions to Provide Critical Literacy PedagogyAdviser: Dr. Phillip WilderCollege of Engineering, Computing and Applied SciencesDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYAutomotive EngineeringPatrick Christopher O'Donnell .Flushing, NYB.S., Stony Brook UniversityDissertation: Applications of Large Eddy Simulations to Novel Internal Combustion Engine ConceptsAdviser: Dr. Benjamin LawlerPatrick has first-author publications related to his dissertation and has accepted a postdoctoral position with the multi-physics computational research group at Argonne National Laboratory.BioengineeringIlayda Ates Istanbul, TurkeyB.S., Istanbul Technical University; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: Investigating the Potential of a Cell-Based Gene Editing Therapy for Inherited Metabolic Liver DiseaseAdviser: Dr. Renee CottleJuan Carlos Carrillo Garcia Cordoba, SpainB.S., Queens University of Charlotte; M.S., Clemson UniversityDissertation: In Vitro and In Vivo Diabetic Models for Assessment of Tissue Engineered Vascular GraftsAdvisers: Dr. Dan Simionescu, Dr. Agneta SimionescuJuan Carlos was a finalist at the International Society for Advanced Cardiovascular Biology 2023 meeting for their rapid fire competition. He has started working as an Account Manager for Poly-Med Inc, a medical device company specialized in Bio-resorbable Polymers.Ziyang Zhang Pendleton, SCB.S., Shandong University; M.S., Tianjin UniversityDissertation: Development and Validation of Needle-Based Metrics for Hemodialysis Cannulation Skill AssessmentAdviser: Dr. Joseph SingapoguZiyang has six peer-reviewed publications and one patent.18"