Hello, my name is Elias Aufderheide, and I am currently a senior at Georgia College & State University majoring in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. After I finish my bachelor's degree, I intend to pursue a PhD in Biology. I am currently leaning towards animal physiology but still haven’t fully decided yet. I have been working with Dr. Weese for the past 2 years looking at thermal tolerance of 3 different species of crayfish found here in Georgia: P. spiculifer, C. latimanus, and P. enoplosternum. We are currently working on examining temperature dependent chemical toxicity of herbicides on P. enoplosternum. I have had such an amazing time working with Dr. Weese during my undergraduate studies and cannot wait to apply what I have leaned from him and his lab to my graduate program.