ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHTH GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT
Sunday, October 18, 2020
THE MISSION OF STEVENS
To inspire, nurture
and educate leaders
in tomorrow’s
technology-centric
environment while
contributing to the
solution of the
most challenging
problems of our time. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
To the Stevens Institute of Technology Class of 2020:
When you first began your academic careers at Stevens Institute of Technology, none of us imagined that you would be graduating in the midst of the most serious global health crisis of our time.
Despite the challenges you faced during the spring semester, you worked hard to complete your studies and achieve your goals. By earning your degree from one of the nation’s premier technological universities — and despite extraordinary adversity — you have demonstrated the strength of character, fortitude, and perseverance that you will draw upon throughout the rest of your lives and careers.
I have been humbled and impressed by the spirit and commitment of the Class of 2020. You will forever be remembered in Stevens’ history as strong, resilient, and irrepressible.
During your time at Stevens you have enriched our university, contributing your diverse talents to enhance our intellectual, cultural, and social community. You have made lifelong connections and established a launchpad for your future. It has been my pleasure to watch you grow, learn, and thrive.
You now join the ranks of our more than 50,000 alumni around the globe who are working at the forefront of science and technology. Our alumni are problem solvers, and they are making a difference in our world. You have earned your place among them.
It is my honor and a pleasure to welcome you as Stevens’ newest alumni. I sincerely hope to see you return to Castle Point for many years to come. For all the ways in which you have enriched our community, I thank you. For all that you have achieved, I congratulate you. I wish you every success as you begin the next phase of your journey in life.
Per aspera ad astra,
Nariman Farvardin STEVENS AT 150: STILL DRIVEN TO EXCEL At 150 years old, Stevens Institute of Technology is as committed to preparing the next generations of problem-solvers as it has ever been.
Founded in 1870 as America’s first college of mechanical engineering with just 21 students, we have always been committed to leveraging technology and innovation to drive progress and approach challenges.
The university has since grown and matured into a premier, technology-focused university operating in a wide range of disciplines and producing global impact through its unique curricula, exceptional experiential learning opportunities and leading-edge research. But we have never lost sight of our mission: to educate the future leaders who will address our time’s most pressing issues and improve our lives. stevens150.com 150 YEARS OF INNOVATION: A BRIEF HISTORY OF STEVENS tevens Institute of Technology is named for the co-discovered the neutrino — and countless novel Sdistinguished family known as “America’s First Family technologies, such as a new process for producing of Inventors.” synthetic penicillin. The Stevens family changed the face of American Stevens alumni invented the ubiquitous packaging engineering and commerce forever, designing steamboats, material known as Bubble Wrap; developed the famed locomotives, railroad tracks and a host of other technical Gantt chart for project management; co-founded General innovations that powered a new nation. Motors and Texas Instruments; and authored the IMAP When Edwin A. Stevens passed away in 1868, his will computer protocols that first enabled email users to store provided for the establishment of the university that and access email while offline. now bears his family’s name. Edwin’s wife Martha Bayard Arts and humanities graduates also stood out. Stevens Stevens carried out his wishes, establishing the Board graduate Richard Reeves ’60 received recognition during of Trustees and serving on that Board as it directed the his lifetime for an impressive body of documentary founding and construction of the new university and the film work, journalism and authoritative biographies of hiring of the first president and faculty. U.S. Presidents, while Alexander Calder (Class of 1919) In 1870 Stevens opened, offering a rigorous engineering became world-famous for inventing the art form known curriculum leading to the degree of Mechanical Engineer as the mobile. following a course of study firmly grounded both in As society evolved, so did Stevens. In 1971, the scientific principles and the humanities. university opened its doors to undergraduate women for the first time. In 1982, Stevens became the first EMAIL, BUBBLE WRAP AND THE BIG BANG major U.S. educational institution to require students to Over subsequent decades, Stevens would grow by leaps purchase and use personal computers in the classroom, and bounds, evolving into a leading global technical foretelling a revolution in information technology. institution with strengths in key fields such as defense, Recent decades have brought a new emphasis on fields maritime engineering, management and finance as well as such as artificial intelligence, quantum science, systems considerable graduate programming. and sustainability. As we move into an increasingly digital The university produced notable graduates, such era — one with unique challenges and opportunities — as Nobel Prize winner Frederick Reines ’39 — who Stevens continues leading the way.
STEVENS THROUGH THE YEARS A New University Mott and the Motors On Our Honor A bequest from Edwin A. Stevens Charles Stewart Mott graduated in Inspired in 1908 by Stevens President established Stevens Institute of 1897, moved to Michigan, and merged Alexander Humphreys, and guided by a Technology at Castle Point in his axle business into a new venture, peer-elected group of students, the Honor Hoboken, New Jersey. A trustee General Motors. His foresight for Board is one of the oldest continual board, led by Edwin’s wife Martha, innovation and determination to collegiate honor systems. Espousing the recruited Dr. Henry Morton as succeed have set the standard for university’s core values, the board fosters 1870 the university’s first president. 1897 generations of Stevens entrepreneurs. integrity and fair play. 1903
Alumni Unite 1876 1880 ASME Forms The Stute 1908 The Stevens Alumni Association The American Society of With a delightfully Dickensian name, Alfred Potbury formed “to foster among its members Mechanical Engineering and his classmates William Hausmann and Edwin a sentiment of regard for one another, convened its first-ever Waldeck started a campus newspaper. and of attachment to meeting inside Edwin The Stute has documented Stevens their alma mater, and A. Stevens Hall, naming life during wars, spaces races, social to promote in every Stevens Professor Robert H. protests and visits from luminaries way the interests of Thurston as president. like Jacqueline Kennedy and Stevens.” Ronald Reagan. FROM EAS TO THE EXPO: COMMENCEMENT THROUGH THE YEARS ver the years, Stevens graduation Hudson Streets, later renamed the are held at the Meadowlands Oceremonies have been held in a Union Club), the Walker Gym, the Exposition Center in Secaucus. variety of places. athletic field and the Stevens Castle No matter the location, the Popular in the early years were on the Point. ceremonial pomp and circumstance the lecture hall in Edwin A. Stevens Due to the growing size, always celebrates the graduating class Hall (now DeBaun Auditorium), Commencement ceremonies have and warms the hearts of those true to the Deutscher Club (on 6th and been moved off campus and normally the Red and Gray.
Creator Calder Graduates Renaissance Collection Across many mediums, styles and An 1880 graduate, John Lieb worked eras, Alexander Calder enriched with Thomas Edison to bring electricity to humanity with his elaborate art Europe, where he became fascinated with works. He invented the hanging Leonardo da Vinci. Lieb’s collection of rare mobile and designed dozens of books on the Renaissance man, donated colorful steel sculptures that still grace to Stevens in 1932, remains a definitive 1919 public spaces around the world. 1932 source for historical research.
On with the Show 1910 At the Davidson Lab 1935 Since its founding, Stevens has paired The Davidson Lab became only the rigorous technical academics with rich third towing tank in the United States immersion in the liberal arts. For 110 for testing scale models of ships. Used years, the Stevens Dramatic Society has heavily during World War II, the lab entertained generations with performances now informs 4,000 organizations from Greek tragedies and Shakespearean on marine hydrodynamics, weather comedies to modern musicals and forecasting and coastal resilience. provocative dramas. LOOKING FORWARD: THE NEXT 150 YEARS or 150 years, Stevens has been associated with life- cybersecurity, healthcare, complex systems and other Fchanging innovation. critical sectors. Now, as we look forward to the next decade and Informed by a uniquely technological perspective, we beyond, the university’s motto per aspera ad astra — also create art, music and video for a modern era. “through adversity to the stars” — has never been more Our faculty are regularly consulted by major media for relevant. their expertise in everything from stock prices and the Students, faculty and alumni continue to make blockchain to concussions, electoral politics and nuclear war. tremendous global impact, continue probing the Game-changing collaborations and partnerships unknown, leading global organizations, creating new with industry and government include the Davidson knowledge and seeking solutions to our time’s most Laboratory — long a national leader in storm surge urgent and exciting challenges and frontiers. modeling and forecasting, hydrodynamics research and Demand for a Stevens education remains incredibly climate change research — the Stevens Institute for strong: Fortune 500 companies regularly visit campus Artificial Intelligence, the Hanlon Financial Systems and otherwise recruit our talented graduates, producing Center, the Maritime Security Center, the Center for stellar outcomes for students and a lifetime return on Environmental Systems and the Center for Quantum investment that ranks among the very best in the nation. Science and Engineering, among many others. Researchers are developing AI and machine learning WORLD-CLASS TEACHING AND RESEARCH, to address key challenges in infrastructure (creating new INFORMING THE FUTURE materials that sense when they are weakening); security As befits a world-class research university, Stevens’ (through algorithms that push our passwords to the limit academic and research programs have evolved with to strengthen them); finance; and medicine, with mobile the times. applications that can predict Alzheimer’s disease and Today our faculty and students operate at the leading incidents of alcohol abuse with very high accuracy. edges of science, technology, biomedicine, finance and Faculty and students advance leading-edge healthcare the humanities, producing important advances and research, such as new ways of understanding concussions creating pathbreaking new technologies and solutions and brain disorders; research toward more effective for pressing challenges in energy, engineering, security, cancer therapies; new treatments for respiratory distress,
STEVENS THROUGH THE YEARS
Hicks in the Stars STEP Begins After serving as the first president The Stevens Technical Enrichment of the Society of Women Engineers, Program, fondly known as STEP, Beatrice Hicks M.S. ’49 invented was one of the first college programs a gas density switch that powered in the country for empowering the ignition systems of the Saturn underrepresented students to pursue V rockets and the famous Apollo 11 STEM education. STEP offers academic 1949 moon landing in 1969. 1968 support and devoted alumni mentors. 1995 1946 That’s a Wrap 1957 1971 Welcome to Women 2007 Modern commerce wouldn’t be the same without the While Stevens did allow women innovative thinking of Alfred Fielding ’39, who to earn graduate degrees, it took repurposed a failed design for wallpaper a century to admit women as into Bubble Wrap, an invention undergraduates. Led by Lenore that now protects millions of Schupak, who graduated early in valuable products shipped 1974, the 19 women who enrolled across the globe. in 1971 gave life to a new era. including symptoms of COVID-19; rehabilitation facilities, new laboratory, classroom and collaborative therapies; and wearable sensors. space and additional programming. We develop novel technology to harvest microalgae The university has also begun construction of the as biofuel — transforming industrial waste streams Stevens Housing and University Center, which will into a sustainable, vital energy resource — and design combine residence halls accommodating approximately aquaculture facilities, cleanse drinking water and harvest 1,000 students with a new campus center. natural wave energy. Our research devise novel blockchain-based EXPANDING ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY; technologies, predict the future of autonomous vehicles, MOVING UPWARD detect hidden pests, and teach robots and drones Moving forward, we will remain committed to to navigate. We are developing and testing robust increasing access to opportunity for students from cybersecurity to help ensure the future safety of financial underserved communities. The university’s pledge to systems, personal data and infrastructure. Our physicists provide STEM academic and career opportunities will investigate powerful financial, security, communications remain unwavering. and other applications of quantum mechanics. Reflecting upon our first 150 years — and looking ahead to the next 150 — Stevens remains very much a GROWING A CAMPUS, GROWING A COMMUNITY “university on the rise.” As the university grows in profile and impact, we are With the continued active engagement of our alumni, also growing in size. The university’s 2012-2022 Strategic faculty, staff, students and friends, we will continue Plan mapped out a pathway of careful growth and to partner with leading institutions, medical centers, enhanced quality moving forward, and we have remained corporations and government, multiplying the force of on course. our research and continuing to seek fresh insights. Part of this planned growth includes the maintenance, As a new graduate of the university — a proud member upgrading and enhancement of our beautiful Castle Point of the Class of 2020, as well as a new member of the campus overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Stevens Alumni Association — this is the rich legacy you In 2019, we celebrated the opening of the Gateway have joined. We wish you well, and we look forward to Academic Center, a new 89,500-square-foot facility. your accomplishments and your continued connection to This facility will help ensure Stevens remains at the Stevens. leading edge of teaching and research with its computing Once a Duck, always a Duck.
Reines Wins Nobel Prize Best in Business Establishing ACES Before Frederick Reines Accredited in just three years, the School of Through ACES – Accessing ’39, scientists could Business prepares students for successful Careers in Engineering and only speculate about the careers in high-tech finance through top- Science – Stevens opens doors subatomic neutrino particle. ranked degree programs and immersive to STEM education to students Reines co-discovered the courses like the Student Managed Investment from underserved communities neutrino in 1956, earning the Fund, where students learn by investing real at the pre-college and 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics. money in the market. 2015 undergraduate levels. 2017
Calling on CAL Ducks Take Titles 2015 2020 Establishing the College of Arts and Stevens Ducks starred at the NCAA Division III national Centering the Future Letters revitalized a strong foundation championships. Brittany Geyer ’15, Gladys Njoku ’16 Construction continues on of liberal arts programming at Stevens. and Amy Regan ’17 MSE ’17 won titles in swimming, the Student Housing and Today, the college produces dynamic track and cross University Center, featuring teaching and research in audio country, while the two residence halls for 1,000 engineering, video game development, men’s volleyball students plus new venues for social science, virtual reality and team swept the dining, recreation and events. remote 3D mapping. tournament final. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Stephen T. Boswell C.E. ’89 Ph.D. ’91 Hon. D.Eng. ’13 Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Lawrence T. Babbio ’66 Hon. D.Eng. ’01 Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees
Thomas A. Corcoran ’67 Hon. D.Eng. ’03 Richard R. Roscitt ’73 John A. Schepisi, Esq. ’65 Vice Chairmen of the Board of Trustees
Saleel V. Awsare ’86 Cristian S. Collado ’19 Philip P. Crowley, Esq. ’71 John R. Dearborn ’79 M.Eng. ’81 Joseph Del Guercio William W. Destler ’68 Joseph G. DiPompeo ’98 M.Eng. ’99 Nariman Farvardin, Ex-officio Emilio A. Fernandez Kaitlin M. Gili ’20 Yi Guo John “Sean” J. Hanlon IV ’80 A. Michael Lipper Lisa M. Mascolo ’82 Thomas J. Nathanson ’74 Elizabeth C. Pallone ’88 Samuel P. Reckford Annmarie Rizzo ’86 M.S. ’92 Virginia P. Ruesterholz ’83 Hon. D.Eng. ’08 Ronald E. Salluzzo Thomas H. Scholl Frank J. Semcer, Sr. ’65 Louis A. Steinberg ’85 M.S. ’85 J. Scott Swensen ’74 Victoria Velasco ’04
David J. Farber ’56 M.S. ’61 Hon. D.Eng. ’99 Emeritus Trustee PRESIDENT’S CABINET
Robert Maffia, P.E. Vice President for Facilities and Campus Operations
Louis J. Mayer, Ed.D. Chief Financial Officer, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Beth McGrath Vice President for Government and Community Relations and Chief of Staff
Susan Staffin Metz Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Senior Research Associate
Marybeth Murphy Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
Tej Patel Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Warren Petty Vice President for Human Resources
Christophe Pierre, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Laura Rose Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement
Kathy L. Schulz, Esq. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Edward F. Stukane Vice President for Communications and Marketing ORDER OF CEREMONY
WELCOME Dibyendu Sarkar Faculty Marshal
“THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER” President’s Ensemble
CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Nariman Farvardin President
CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Christophe Pierre Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS J. Scott Swensen Former Chairman and Founder, Conduit Capital Partners, LLC
CONFERRAL OF DOCTORAL AND MASTER’S DEGREES
PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES
WELCOME TO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Victoria Velasco President, Stevens Alumni Association
CLOSING Dibyendu Sarkar Faculty Marshal
ALMA MATER President’s Ensemble Commencement Speaker
J. Scott Swensen
. Scott Swensen ’74 was the chairman of In 2003, Deutsche Bank decided not to sponsor new Conduit Capital Partners, having formed private equity funds, prompting Swensen and the the company in 2003. Since graduating from Latin Power team to form Conduit Capital Partners. Stevens, he amassed a long career in private They spun out and raised Latin Power III. The three Jequity investing and global finance and spent 15 Latin Power Funds — Latin Power I, II and III — years as lead investment manager of the Latin Power totaled $650 million in commitments and all of them Funds, an investment portfolio that focused on had among the highest internal rates of return in energy and infrastructure in Mexico, Central and private equity for their respective vintage years. As South America and the Caribbean. Latin Power III has now sold its remaining portfolio, Swensen has started a consulting business to help In 1993, Swensen joined Scudder, Stevens & Clark investors make investments in the energy sector in as lead investment manager for Latin Power I, the Latin America. first institutional-sized private equity fund focused exclusively on Latin America. In 1998, he was made Swensen has been a member of the Board of Trustees head of Scudder’s Special Investments Group that of Stevens Institute of Technology since 2014. He was included $5 billion invested in private equity, private chairman and chief executive of the Latin American debt, closed-end funds and hedge funds. When Venture Capital and Private Equity Foundation and a Deutsche Bank AG acquired Scudder in 2002, he joined member of the Board of the Latin American Venture DB Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Deutsche Capital Association. He has served on the boards Bank with €10 billion under management. of many portfolio companies in his 23 years as a private equity investor. Swensen holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering with high honors from Stevens and an MBA (ABD) degree from New York University. In 2011, he received the Stevens Honor Award for his business achievements. Conferral of Honorary Degree
Giuseppe Ateniese
rofessor Giuseppe Ateniese joined Stevens for “Strengthened Reputation, Increased Prestige.” In Institute of Technology in January 2015 as 2019, he was ranked seventh in the world in AMiner’s the David and GG Farber Chair Professor A-10 “Most Influential Security and Privacy Scholars” of Computer Science and chair of the ranking. The A-10 metric, created in 2006 by Tsinghua PDepartment of Computer Science at the Charles University researchers in collaboration with IBM China V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science. and other government and industry partners, catalogs Before coming to Stevens, Ateniese was on the and tracks artificial intelligence-related publications faculty of Sapienza University of Rome and Johns and conference presentations with a very high impact Hopkins University. over ten years.
Dr. Ateniese is an internationally recognized Dr. Ateniese’s research focuses on problems that are expert in cloud security, cybersecurity and applied socially relevant and important to the community. It cryptography. He has authored more than 100 research is geared toward designing cryptographic primitives publications in prestigious journals and conferences. that can be easily implemented and deployed. He has The tremendous impact of his work is demonstrated received significant corporate support for his research, by the more than 17,000 citations his publications including several gifts from Accenture, Bristol Myers have received, with an H-index of 48. In particular, Squibb, the Fidelity Foundation, Keyless Tech and Dr. Ateniese’s recent breakthrough on blockchain Protocol Labs. His work has been recognized with techniques received extensive worldwide media awards and support from Google, IBM and the National attention. Reports about his new technique appeared in Science Foundation. According to Google Scholar, he the Financial Times, Forbes, The New York Times, Fortune, is the most cited professor at Stevens, and he is the Reuters, MIT Technology Review, TechRepublic and other author of several top-impact papers in security and outlets, bringing significant recognition and publicity cryptography. to Stevens in a high-profile technology field. Dr. Ateniese has also overseen tremendous growth Dr. Ateniese’s work on trustworthy artificial in his department’s undergraduate and graduate intelligence while at Stevens has had a significant enrollments, and major revisions of its course offerings impact on the artificial intelligence, cybersecurity that position Stevens as a leader in computer science and applied cryptography communities. In 2018, he education. received the prestigious Technical Recognition Award from the Communications and Information Security Technical Committee (CISTC) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his research on cloud security. The same year, Stevens presented him with an Employee Recognition Award CONFERRAL OF DEGREES: AUGUST 31, 2019
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Turki Nasser Alelyani Chenjie Shao School of Systems and Enterprises School of Business Systems Engineering Financial Engineering
Yasamin Aliashrafi Jodat Siyang Yang School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Mohammed Suwaylih Alzaidi Runzhi Zhang School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Tixiao Shan School of Engineering and Science Mechanical Engineering
The candidate list is compiled with information accurate as of May 20, 2020 and may not reflect actual degree completion. The listing does not constitute an official record of graduation. School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Ilan Pollak Sean Rampersaud
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Mikhail Efroimson Victor M. Moya Hariharan G. Kilakkencherry Sandra Lynne Soranno Jacquelyn A. Mosca
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Aldo S. Alvarez Anthony Palmieri Umapathy Bhakthavatsulu Rohit Peesapati Jacqueline Chi Adharsh Raja Kandadai Emilee Ann Erickson Asutosa Sahoo Jean Carlos Jimenez David Spoganetz Mark Klabonski Jingbo Xu Faisal Mansuri Darren Yezo Wyatt Henry Marciniak Lanyu Yu Craig Allan Morris Qiao Yu Pia Om School of Systems and Enterprises
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Kalli Anne Bader James Paul Jarboe, Jr. Cian Cavooris Sankeerthana Maringanti Kevin William Champagne Chad Martin Terence DiCorcia Joseph Benjamin-Lee Rice Anurag Sachin Gade Raymond Scott Trohanowsky Alexander Gutwillig
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Ahmed Alshamrani Chuxiao Chen Samuel Benjamin Arnold Christina Fontana Nelsy Badia Amanda Mendez Anthony F. Carlucci Paula Sacripanti Olalla Swapnil Chauhan
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Zachary Freguletti Elliot Pachniak Zijian Han Gurpreet Singh Matthew Alexander Josephs Jacob Paul Suszczynski David O. Luis Gizem Taner Michael Macari Daniel Velez Conor Breslin Manning CONFERRAL OF DEGREES: JANUARY 31, 2020
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Sara N. Budar Xiaoqing Kong School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Biomedical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering
Hongkai Cao Hanyan Li School of Business School of Engineering and Science Financial Engineering Biomedical Engineering
Jiayang Chen Xiangzhi Li School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Physics Interdisciplinary Science
Youngjun Choi Ting Liu School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Pure and Applied Mathematics Environmental Engineering
Houzhu Ding Wenbo Liu School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Muhammad Fahad Seyed Mohammad Nikouei School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Electrical Engineering Computer Science
Parisa Golbayani Mehrdad Nosrati School of Business School of Engineering and Science Financial Engineering Electrical Engineering
Jing He Constantine A. Pappas School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Joan E. Popkin Araceli Zavala School of Engineering and Science School of Systems and Enterprises Biomedical Engineering Engineering Management
Haoyu Wang Shujuan Zhang School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Chemical Biology Environmental Engineering
Jinkun Wang Xingjia Zhang School of Engineering and Science School of Business Mechanical Engineering Financial Engineering
Xiaotian Wang Yiteng Zheng School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Zi Ye Xiaqing Zhou School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Environmental Engineering Chemical Biology School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Albert Avi Alaluf Sridhar Kocharlakota Mossiake Angoua Lingyao Kong Whitney A. Bender Barton Mitchell Lee Meera Karteek Bhavsar Oscar M. Peralta Carolina Diaz Premalatha Soundararajan Doreen Fogler Kelly Svihla Guy Graziano Venkat Ram Narayan Tamavada Donald Randy Hoffman Suyang Wang Brigita Holley Zhen Yan Thomas Anthony Jurlina Fatine Zaaj
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Alp Alakoc Fan Ge Abhishek Anand Kanika Ghocha Priyanka Batavia Mahak Golechha Sucharitha Batchu Isha Goyal Preeti Bekal Nipun Gupta Shubham Bhat Ahmad Haj-Merza Kathleen A. Burrowes Yuzhen He Liwen Chen Yu Hong Xiaoyu Chen Jingyue Hu Zikun Chen Zhuohao Hu Justin Dano Tanvir Irtija Iqbal David Debreceni, Sr. Craig Jarrett Erika Deckter Rebecca S. Jennings Adwaiet Deshpande Shangjun Jiang Akash Dhotre Karen Jeanine Johnson Yufei Dong Sheldon A. Jones Tinghui Du Jianyu Kang Meichen E Ayush Kaushik Francesco Fabozzi Simran Khara Minjie Fu Rashmi Khurana Aditya Gade Pradeep Krishnan Poojan Gajera Himanshu Kumar Rohan Gala Anton Li Yinghao Gao Jiashi Li Caitlyn Garger Xiaolu Li School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Xiaopu (Carter) Li Aurvee Shreya Yanzhao Liang Luofan Shu Yiyi Liang Timothy Michael Stanton Chen Liao Tanya Sud Jiazheng Lin Zheng Sun Chujing Liu Taru Tak Meng Liu Zeel Thakkar Wenxuan Liu Amey Chandrakant Thombre Xinlei Liu Vignesh Tirumalai Zichen Liu Steven Toal Tingyi Lu Shiv Pratap Singh Tomar Yilun Luo Santosh R. Toom Bella Manoim Michael Twohig Dhruv Mehta Sumathi Vijayaraghavan Lena Melvin Monica Vijaywargi Mohit Mhapuskar Nikhil Vivek Anand Jiaquan Mo Anran Wang Krishna Mody Shiyi Wang Malik Mubeen Xiaoyu Wang Sagar Mulani Yige Wang Marielle Nwana Zhongshu Wang Adewole Oguntoyinbo Zixuan Wang Aditya Manoj Paldiwal Yang Wu Rucha Patil Sisi Xiong Jui Pendharkar Chenxiao Xu Yu Peng Siyi Xu Tuan Phan Tianchan Xu Divyaj Podar Jing Yang Pia Balderama Rafaniello Yiru Yang Likita Reddy Lena Yemelyanov Rovina Rodrigues Shenze Yu Amy Christine Russo Fang Zhang Tiensawang Sanguankum Weiping Zhang Kunal Sarak XianNing Zhang Neel Divyesh Shah Yucen Zhong Pooja Shah Junhan Zhou Vatsal Paresh Shah Zheng Zhou Viraj Shah School of Systems and Enterprises
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Salma T. Alshafie Holly Allison Maykow Daniel Mark Bekier John Michael Mola Rukasen Bey Ashley Marie Moreno Robert Cardone Daniel Nizolak Ameya Chavan Siddhesh Panchal Matthew Chin Michael D. Parkhurst Uday Kiran Chinthakayala Alpesh Ishwarlal Patel Madison Brittany Chollett George Kelly Patmor Matthew Clark Paul Christian R. Peria Prasad Desai Sean F. Pham Daniel Jason Eickstadt Vanditkumar Ashokkuma Prajapati Aries Javelo Flandez Hui Qu Aayush Garg Maryam Rangwala Alivia Marie Grate Sarah A. Schmidt Jill Anne Hadwen Andrew James Schwarz Bernard John Hageman, Jr. Sharuk Tharun Senthil Kumar Veronica L. Hargrove Electra Keeney Sherlock Sarah Kelsey Jurczyk Ekta Solanki Sukit Kajonpradapkul Lei Sun Aashna Jitendrakumar Khetani Mary Frances Tobin Brian Kim Kerri L. Traina Cesar Augusto Krischer Susan P. Tyndall Kelly M. Kurtz Michelle Ucci Mae S. Lambert Michael Louis Vigorita Michael Stephen Leonard Bryan D. Vitz Betsy B. Li Ayush Yajnik Kishan Marvania Baowen Zhang
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Jinal Bangur Ashish Singh Ekaterina Bevinova Nadia Vedeneyeva Dariel Bobadilla Xueshi Wang Ayana Sara Perry Xiaomeng Xu Sanjeev Rajasekaran Xi Wei Yin John Saterfiel Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Sofian Abu Iqab, Sr. Jiangchuan Li Nicholas Accurso Xingping Li Rammohan Adabala Xiao Liu Michael Adediran Jinyang Lu Christopher Ajiduah Dongming Ma Michael David Armstrong Erik George Molina Viralsinh Kiritsinh Atodaria Martha Jo Nakashian Roshan Bengali Rebecca Nolan Austin Palmer Binder Banish Deep Ojha Shaheen Biradar Luis Oliveros Colon Yana Blinkouskaya Alexis Z. Paolella Kyle Brennan Javier S. Parra Anthony Edward Campesi Dev Patel Christopher Russell Coll Pranav Patil Hengrui Cui Mariana Pires Salil Mukund Dakre Sanjiv Praveen Harshal Devani Jiantao Ren Rushabh Dhapodkar Sussy Romoleroux Hao Ding Anthony Santo Sarah Kathryn Dugan Raj Savani David J. Eng Jeel Shah Prince Flanigan Ronak Shah Amit Gadge Vishwa Shah Lashawnta Olivia Goss Ranita Sheetal Sundar Raj Sean Hartwell Jay Kumar Sheladiya Michael Anthony Heck, Jr. Kush Shroff Emily J. Heisler Christopher Nicholas Sinatra Akhilesh Herma William Franklin Skwirut Mia Ba-Lu Hildebrandt Yaliang Sun Haijun Huang Yuzheng Sun Lior Idan Jedediah Tango Devesh Jain Krish Tanna Christian Tyler Jensen Andrew Trinker Dhruvil Joshi Peter Tu Pranati Kaza Luis Alberto Valeiron Siddharth Jitendra Kikawat Anish Shaji Varghese Franzisca Komar Rujal Velani Stephen Anthony Kontrimas Rucha Waghulde Haoling Lan Chi Wang Christina Theresa Lawless Aaron Wolfang Kevin Leddy Zheng Xia Hongbo Li Jiajiang Xie Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Shenming Xie Chao Zhao Samuel T. Yakovlev Jiajing Zhou Yuelong Yang Yanping Zhu Guanghua Zha Li Zou
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Deepak Xiaotong Hu Mario P. Alexandre Catherine Javadian Andrea Andress Li Jiang Evangelos Argyriou Shan Jiang Nikhil Harjibhai Ashodariya Kevin John Soorya Nivedha Ashokan Rohan Khemani Shalin Barot Jordan Kupec Shaakeed Belizaire Onkar Lambat Suchitra Bhattacharjee Yue Lei Ge Chang Hangbo Li Ayushi Chaturvedi Qichen Li Shreesh Chavan Zuo Li Bingying Chen Yupei Liang Shuaishuai Chen Ao Liu Yifan Chen Chunli Liu Yixuan Chen Jiayuan Liu Zirui Chen Alan Lobo Deep Chitroda Jiaxing Lu Chang Cui Chi Luo Xiangyao Deng Qingzi Luo John-Henry Dolisca Jeffrey Maassen Jiakuan Fan Monica MacDonald Yongxin Feng Vidya Laxminarayana Kota Maiya Daniel Ferrante Yujie Mao Christopher Michael Giordano Stephanie Marie Maruca Donnelly Soghaat Gohar Dahlia Matouba Bin Gui Gopi Babubhai Miyani Rozy Gupta Sumit Oberoi Shuai Hao Kendra Noel Pachniak Ishant Prakash Hirani Mansi Kantilal Padalia Qiling Hong Yue Pan Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Rosanna Dolores Pangelinan Deepu Variyangattil Aayush Patel Eshwar Vasudevan Priyans Patel Jiawei Wang Tulsi Patel Jiawei Wang Bhumika Patoliya Mengyuan Wang John Pirozzi Yuxi Wang Guido Michael Porcelli Yuyun Wei Guangqi Qing Thomas John Wisnewski Sushmith Ramesh Ching Man Wong Sanchita Rastogi Kun Wu Sivannarayana Ravipati Zhengxi Wu Davor Risteski Weiyi Xu Michael Riverso Yiming Xu Jeet Sajan Xiaochan Xue Joseph Raymond Saputo Youjia Yan Alay Shah Chen Yang Aleeza Shaikh Jinliu Yang Neha Shamreen Ning Yang Ruiyan Shan Zijiang Yang Shreyansh Sharma Yongchang Yao Shrikant Sherkar Yuanming Yao Mukesh Siddabyregowda Bengaluru Fangzhou Zhang Alisha Singh Ruifeng Zhang Shikha Soneji Shengyao Zhang Matthew G. Sorrentino Yifei Zhang Caroline Grace Squillante Yuxin Zhang Binaya Swain Xiao Zhao Sunil Kumar Swarna Chenfei Zhou Nisheet Niranjan Thakur Min Zhou Krutarth Trivedi Yedan Zhou Brianne Patricia Trollo Haiping Zhu Dakota P. Van Deursen Zhengyan Zhuo
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Aniket Shah CONFERRAL OF DEGREES: MAY 20, 2020
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Anwar Alruwaili Radoslaw A. Junka School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering
Martin K. Burns Yang Lin School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Biomedical Engineering Pure and Applied Mathematics
Tzu-Lan Chang Yikui Liu School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Chemistry Electrical Engineering
Zhehuan Chen Sajedeh Lotfaliansaremi School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Materials Science and Engineering Chemistry
Christine Marie Edwards Stephanie Marie Maruca Donnelly School of Systems and Enterprises School of Engineering and Science Systems Engineering Physics
Kyle Andre Godin Baris Morkan School of Engineering and Science School of Business Interdisciplinary Engineering Technology Management
Gabriela Noemi Gongora Svartzman Denis Ovchinnikov School of Systems and Enterprises School of Engineering and Science Engineering Management Pure and Applied Mathematics
Ihor Indyk Deep Parikh School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Pure and Applied Mathematics Biomedical Engineering CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
John H. Scire Ziwen Ye School of Engineering and Science School of Business Computer Science Financial Engineering
Pei-Kang Sun Bo Zhang School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Materials Science and Engineering Computer Science
Weiwei Wang Gan Zhou School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Biomedical Engineering Chemical Biology
Chenxi Yang Kai Zong School of Engineering and Science School of Engineering and Science Electrical Engineering Materials Science and Engineering School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Juan S. Castrillon Rishab Garg Todd Friedman Vishal Jain Maha Gannavaram Rashid Khan
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pamale Banerjee Mostaan Lotfalian Saremi Maria E. Campos Torres Douglas Anthony Maffia Kelly Cardozo Herbert Magombe Devanshu Chauhan Ian Massaroni Brian Chen Hassan Mohamed Kanaav Chibber Michael Neil Montenegro Giselle Ann Hearshey Cruz John Morin, Jr. Angela D. Edge Jason O’Connor Gregory S. Eisen Eric D. Palmer Sara Esposito-Costagliola Dinesh Panchal Donald Joseph Gherardi Zichun Piao Timothy Gill Pranavkumar Rana Aeshna Gupta Smit Raval Bradlee S. Jeffrey Rishabh Shah Le Jiang Giusi Sotera Shengyuan Jiang Han Wang Troy Michael Krone Carinne Michelle Werthaim Samantha Lederle Siqi Zhang Yang Lin Li Zhou School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Mohit Vijay Ahuja Yuwei Dou Abdulrahman Aldharrab Biao Du Iman T. Alshafie Zhentao Du Ajay Kumar Amara Christopher Egan Shrinidhi Athanikar Yufei Fan Daniel Bachalis Chuyao Fang Micheal Badger Joseph D. Favia Kshitij Baji Xueyuan Feng Mihir Bhagwat Yuan Feng Shaantanu Bhakuni Kevin Christopher Florio Hoshang Bhansali Manirag Reddy Gaddam Rohit Bhardwaj Honglong Gao Rohit Bhutani Yangyang Gao Matthew Biagi Eduardo Garcia Suguna Bhargavi Bontha Tiana Garner Siddhanta Borikar Twinkle Ghatoriya Shijie Cai Rohan Giri Angelo U. Campos Giraldo Akshat Goel QinZheng Cao Sarvesh Gohil Sean Casey Shikang Gong Patrick Chanea Haoxiang Guan Yash Chaudhary Huaqing Guan Shruti Chavan Anbo Guo Gilberto Chavez-Velazquez Ian Hall Hao Chen Chengfeng Han Jhao-Han Chen Mingjun Han Qiuyu Chen Jieding He Shuqiong Chen Qiaoli He Yinchi Chen Xiangxiang He Kristina Cheng Shubham Omprakash Heda Allyson Patricia Clark Haihan Hu Yining Cui Jun Hu Bakal Dagnachew Yue Hu Melina P. Dallastella Lijun Huang Nithin Das Wenhe Huang Ashley Delpeche Yang Huang Deepsi Dhankhar Shaan Fawzi Huq Kelsy M. Donaldson Daniel Huston Rize Dong Shreyas Jaikumar Dhaval Dongre Lili Jia Rushabh Doshi Shan Jiang School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Ying Jin Chun Ying Lui Sonali Johari Xuanzhu Luo Manali Joshi Dhruv Luthra Mansi Nitin Joshi Xiaochi Ma Yatri Kalathia Tianshu Mao Ayush Kalla Alberto Maza Siddharth Kalra Asher Philip Mazaika Austin Yanghoon Kim David McFarland Tanvi Kinkhabwala Federico Mecchia Akshay Kirolikar Bhavana Meena Sujith Kochupurackamuriyil Sam Luca Melzi Kumar Kovid Chong Meng Ritwin Reddy Kudumula Shuaibo Meng Ninad Kulkarni Yuchi Meng Gorav Kumar Hursh Menon Ian Kupelian Shalini Menon Jingchen Lan Gunjan Mishra Tianhong Lan Ankur Morbale Qimin Li Alexandra Kay Mori Tianxiong Li Eric Mozeika Yihao Li Ketan Vijayanand Mudur Yiyang Li Gaurav Nagal Yue Li Davin E. Nakahara Zepu Li Hemant Ulhas Nemade Qi Liao Tai Nguyen Cong Yinqiu Liao Chenyang Ni Hsuan-Ju Lin Jonathan C. Nirote Zhiheng Lin Chinonso Oham Bin Liu Otis Henry Osman Haitao Liu Falgoun Paatil Haochen Liu Weifan Pan Tianyu Liu Diksha Pancholi Xinghong Liu Chintan Parekh Yang Liu Anand K. Patel Heng Lu Wei Peng Min Lu Nayana Pillai Qian Lu Leonardo Pollesel Shuqi Lu Pranav Sunil Prajapati Ying Lu Neelansh Prasad He Luan Anant Vallabh Prashar Xinyu Luan Guanzhuo Qiao School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Yash Suneel Raje Teng Tu Ericka Reid Jennifer Valencia Ziwei Ren Pranathi Vallabhaneni Rhea Repe Charles Terry Vance Jacqueline Elizabeth Rose Preety Vandana Zewen Ru Gaurav Venkatraman Pratik Sahoo Rachit Gurucharan Vijan Shanmugam Samiayyan Vishnu Vijay Vivek Sathyanarayana Mohanakrishnan Vijayagovindan Corey Sheldon Schmidt Vinoth Kumar Vimalanathan Jigisha Keyur Shah Rohan Waghere Krishma Shah Haotian Wang Nisarg Shah Jiashuo Wang Vaibhav Vishnu Shanbhag Siwei Wang Shen Sheng Wentao Wang Jainam Sheth Xiaoqin Wang Hongliang Shi Yiting Wang NaiYue Shi Zilu Wang Si Shi Sijie Wen Yiyuan Shi Chen Wentao Andrew Shields Daniel E. Winters Aneesh Ravindra Shinde Kan Wu Rahul Shrivastava Shengchen Wu Disha Shukla Yanbing Wu Angad Singh Ying Wu Animesh Singh Hantao Xie Dheemanth Sagar Sriram Jingyi Xie Theresa Staten Hankang Xu Chang Su Yandong Xu Gaoxing Sun Zeen Xu Haiping Sun Jiawei Xue Jinwei Sun Manish Harishchandra Yadav Suprajah Suresh Qikai Yan Neslihan Surmeli Yilun Yan Ameya Swar Fu Yang Ashish Vijay Tambadkar Wuzhu Yang Xinjie Tang Xiaomin Yang Yamin Tang Yuqing Yang Sujay Kumar Tatineni Chen Yao Priyanka Thakur Shemar W. Yap Yuyang Tian Yue Yin School of Business
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Feiyang Yu Yang Zhao Jieda Yu Yu Zhao Yufei Zha Zhenyuan Zhao Junen Zhan Xiaoning Zhou Anan Zhang Xiaoyi Zhou Beichen Zhang Xiaojun Zhu Hantao Zhang Zhexu Zhu Xiaolu Zhang Bingyan Zou Ying Zhang Rumeng Zuo Youchi Zhang
School of Systems and Enterprises
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Thomas Neal Ackershoek, Jr. Matthew A. Foerst Michael V. Alecci Michael A. Folk, Jr. Vyas Annaldesh Lucas Romeo Gallo Sabrina Ann Aragon Danielle Gherardi Hillary Armstrong Andrew Hanke Logan Bagarozy Timothy Hull, II Aakanksha Vijay Bharde Brandon Hussey Rakshya Bista Daniel Ip Frederick C. Bivetto Shan Jiang Camille Bobiak Kristoffer Jerome Joseph Jonathan Bobkov Saba Khalid Shaun Boivert Soyab Khatumbra Brian Brown-Martey Emma Macy Kilcoyne Dennis J. Chapman Kevin Kirkwood, II Junyan Chen Paul Lakatos Yong Chen Avery Lau Andrew Thomas Chow James Laughland Cal Cluff George S. Leavitt Caralyn M. Cyr Wade Andrew Lichtsinn Long H. Dam Xi Lin Tarsh Dasondi Robert Clifford Littlefield Michael Christopher Delaney Elias Martinez Jeffery Ernest Dewey Da Meng Ritu Dwarkanath William Arthur Michelin Burton Eissler John Andrew Monica Mark A. Ferro Joshua Andrew Moser School of Systems and Enterprises
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Sagar Sudhir Nayak Robert Joseph Shea Agrani Sheel Singh Nehra Timothy M. Shine Zetian Ni Caroline E. Shusta Richard Alan Nieves, II Hussam Yahya Sindi Harjas Singh Oberoi Mark James Spence Michelle Anne Pasquale Christopher J. Springer Kaylon Paterson Hosam Stanikzai Tejas Pawar Shelby Mae Stewart Robert Pawelka Saijegan Subramaniam John Joseph Pecoraro Ismael Tapia Tamayo Zhihan Ping Lekhana Thummala Daniel Robert Poidomani Ye Tian Christian J. Ribeiro Yijun Tian Margaret Ryan Daniel Tweten Ajya Sah Todd Uramoto Richard James Schermerhorn Jesus Gerardo Valenzuela Buentello Jacob R. Schozer Madhuri Valluri Dominic Schroepfer Sara L. Varga Martin Harold Schwartz Yang Wang Nihar Shah Charles Han Wong Zeal Shah Natalia A. Ziarnik
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Jenelee Adames Aditya Rajkumar Munot Saransh Ahlawat Joshua D. Pirog Maram Alroshoud Mrunal Salvi Abhijit R. Amin Vineet Singh Zhonghua Bao Sadie Stokes Anirudh Das Bezzam Tianhao Sun Tanmay Bhoir Zhe Sun Christopher Boffa Cheng Tian Christopher L. Corrado Shrey Sandeep Vaity Tanvi Hanamshet Boyu Wang Mohammad Hassany Dingtong Wang Srikanth Kamath K Lifu Xiao Sai Kiran Kondapalli Harry Zhang Haoxuan Li Yuan Zhang Puzhuo Li Yuzhen Zhang Qizhan Liu Ziyu Zhang Vignesh Mohan Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Michael Christopher Amatrula Alyssa Heilmann Shailja Parag Anjaria Zhiwei Huang Shreya Anjaria Karina M. Hunstein Kaustubh Vinayak Athalye Samuel Jacobs Manish Balakrishnan Thomas D. Jensen Charles R. Bethin, Jr. Meng Ji Mariana A. Bomfim Zenglu Jiang Smritikana Bose Nicholas Robert Kaniewski Venkata Nagamohan Bottu Nayeem Ahsan Kareem Andrew W. Boyle Vishal Khomane Misha Corinne Brewster Smithipatt Khumpraphan Peter Brillon, Jr. Akshay Kohli Alexander Buchholz Aspa Pacome Kokro Melanie Caba Jugalkumar Koshiya Hao Cao Arjun Krishna Matthew Cerwinski Joseph Robert Kuhn Rohan Chandra Abhishek Kumbhar Lama Hewage Ravi Chandrasiri Nikolas Takis Lambert Yipeng Chen Frank Lenge, Jr. Zhi Chen Carlos Horacio Leon Kalaiselvi Chettiar Huiping Li Aakash Pravin Chhadwa Shu Li Zachary R. Chieco Tang Li Daniel E. Cleary Haichen Liu Brereton Valentine Conway Silin Liu Joseph Thomas Conway, II Yarong Liu Anthony Cordero Zhenbo Liu Dallas James Creamer Aldin Hamit Llolla Dharit Nimesh Dalal Kuan Lyu Patrick Dalrymple Weibin Ma Peizhi Ding Christine Barbara Madsen Neena Dixit Siddharth Mandgi Zejun Dong Luoyuan Mao Daniel John Fenton Samantha Alexis Markowitz Hinal Fifadra Jarred Thomas Mihalik Yuyao Gai Mengjie Min Panagiota Gelardou Nicholas Minkiewicz James Bernard Gilligan, IV Saarah Mohammedi William Lawrence Gilroy Akshay More Ziran Gong Andrew Scott Mulderrig Carlos Andres Gonzalez Lifeng Ni Atharv Mahesh Gosavi Kiera Anne Nissen Wenbo Guo Rodrigo Nogueira Ryan J. Gutmann Nicholas Ordonez Mariah Kylie Haubrich Gabrielle Pagkalinawan Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Zihao Pan Victoria A. Stabile Aman Sailesh Parekh Alex M. Sugarman Max M. Parisi Haoyu Sun Daniel C. Parker, Jr. Bhavik Nilesh Surani Matthew Richard Pasko Dawit Tadesse Nidhiben Pramodbhai Patel Iliana Marie Thierwechter Raj Patel Chenliang Tian Sandip R. Patel Monica Katherine Traupmann Aniket Patil Daniel Vainer Atharva Santosh Patil Harsh Vithlani Karan Krishnat Patil Stephen D. Walker, Jr. Mayur Patil Helen Alice Anne Walter-Cardinal Jacob Edward Patterson Mia J. Walton Dimitrios Pavlidis Brandon Wang Edward Perez Hao Wang Omar Perez Jianyu Wang Jane Petreski Jinge Wang Daniel T. Pinto Ruikai Wang Nicholas Frank Pollio Shaozheng Wang Xinghan Qin Yufei Wang Chirag Rana Zelin Wei Raj Rathod Nicholas D. Weisz Prathamesh Shrinand Rawale Samuel Everett Wilder Edward Ricciardi Nathaniel William Woerner Brian Nicholas Rojas Siyang Wu Marco Ron Espinoza Jiarong Xia Francesca Ronzitti Joyce Xu John Ryan Zihan Xu Anton N. Said Shujun Yao Kunal Saraf Yebing Yao Aditya Sarda Ziang Ye Shinji R. Sato Ran Yi Krutika Sawant Yefei Yin Emily Jane Scharmann Peihong Yu Thomas Selvaggi, Jr. Rida Zainab MD Mikail Shafique Ruijie Zhai Harsh Shah Xinru Zhang Rohan Sharma Zidong Zhang Khuzaim Sheikh Qianwen Zhao Mayur Premanand Shetty Lijin Zhou Cewen Shi Zifeng Zhou Qianli Shi Yuhao Zhu Tanya Devendra Singh Taylor Zimmerman Vikrant Singh Verma Lida Zou Prajakta Raghunath Sonawane Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Kajol Janardhan Acharya Namrata Gavhane Saman Arora Shaopeng Ge P Athiban Amel George Rathappillil Yehia Awad Divya Goalla Shuhao Bai Jiacheng Guo Shujaat Bakhsh Siddharth Gupta Siddhant Barua Sumit Gupta Vikas Bhat Hadia Hameed Xinyi Bi Jessica Hansen Samarpan Biswas Brian Hartigan Gabriella Borodyansky Anouer Hermassi Jiasheng Cao Nicole Danielle Hilden Siyuan Cao Wentao Hou Wanying Cao John R. Hrabar Wenbo Cao Haopeng Hu Zifan Cao Hansheng Huang Tao Chai Yuntian Huang Ningxiao Chang Harish Indalkar Pragya Chauhan Gabriel Israel Himanshu Chavan Devesh Jain Daoyuan Chen Kavya Jain Shanshan Chen Fengyuan Jia Wei-Ju Chen Rui Jian Zihao Chen Shiyi Jiang Zixuan Chen Zixu Jiang Yihui Cheng Yitong Jing Deep Chokshi Syed Meeran Kamal Siddharth Choudhary Rahul Kampati Nan Cui Kaviya Priya Kanakaraj Linan Dang Jize Kang Neeshit Dangi Fahrettin Selcuk Karakas Kunj Desai Lalit Kargutkar Alex Daniel Dubro Kaustubh Karlekar Ryan Nathan Edelstein Venkata naga shivajee Khande John Michael Encke Mayank Kumar Jichao Fan Vardaan Kishore Kumar Lara Farhat Fengfu Li Jillian E. Favia Lu Li Emily K. Ferguson Ruhao Li Ronald Fernandes Rui Li Aashir Gandhi Xinzhe Li Runze Gao Hao-Ping Lin Xiaojie Gao Jiajun Liu Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Jingxuan Liu Vyshali Prabananth Lal Tianxin Liu Laura Gail Prinz Yangyang Liu Darp Raithatha Yiming Liu Keerthana Rajendran Yuanxin Liu Aishwariya Rajendraprasad Yueran Liu Revathy Ramasundaram Yufeng Liu Ruchika Rana Zeliang Liu Akshay Rane Shih-Hao Lo Ravi Rathore Abhishek Lokam Syed Raza Fengru Lu Christopher Reid Fan Luo Haoyu Rong Yuqing Luo Jiahao Ruan Yiran Lyu Mingxin Ruan Deep Makwana Sachin Ruhil Joseph David Martineau Iqbal Hussain Sadat Sarah McBride Sushil Ankit Kumar Saladi Gabrielle Madison McCormack Shivam Savani Rohan Menon Hem Shah Nicole Paige Metzheiser Yash Bimal Shah Anuradha Ramakant Mhadgut Zubair Shaikh Jaroor Hammesh Modi Dushyanth Shanubhoganahalli Nandeesh Christian Montero Yuting Shao Monami Mukhopadhyay Avin Sharma Devesh Naik Madhulika Trilok Kumar Sharma Likith Nandigam Saumya Shastri Ashish Darasingh Negi Hitesh Karunakara Shetty Pratik Paikekar Rohnit Jaykar Shetty Anbazhagan Palani Yifan Shi Kishan Panchal Allan Michael Shivji Gaurang Patel Nishant Shyamsundar Jeet Divyangbhai Patel Viveksinh Solanki Rahil Niteshkumar Patel Weiji Song Shivani Patole Vedant Sanjay Soni Jon A. Pendon Timothy A. Steinberg Haoran Peng Pei-Kang Sun KaiDi Peng Guhan Sundaram Zihua Peng Timothy Swierad Konrad Joseph Petelski Ashish Sandeep Tadke Daniel Petrino Ankit Talaviya Aniruddha Pimple Qiuyang Tang Victoria Elizabeth Polito Smit Satish Taware Haritha Pothapragada Chenyu Tian Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
CANDIDATES FOR THE ADVANCED DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Xiangyu Tian Tong Xing Ankit Tibadiya Huajie Xu Jonathan Tolentino Huixiang Xu Amit Vadnere Song Xu Sri Gayathri Vallabhaneni Teng Xu Juan Carlos Vargas Zhehang Xu Stefanie Velez Xiaodong Xue Nitish Wadhwa Naman Yadav Xiang Wan Dingkai Yan Binglun Wang Chengzhi Yang Bojue Wang Haolin Yang Han Wang Lianghai Yang Hanfan Wang Liu Yang Jiaming Wang Zejie Yao Jianhan Wang Peize Yu Jiaxin Wang Zhengqian Yu Junzhe Wang Keji Yuan Tianyi Wang Yihang Yuan Wei Wang Kaitlyn E. Zak Yunong Wang Guanqin Zeng Zhaocong Wang Yuchen Zeng Yining Wen Jiaqian Zhang Ruochao Weng Yan Zhang Wei-Hsuan Wong Zhipeng Zhang Wenhan Wu Jiahua Zhou Yiwei Xiang Liwan Zhou Yao Xiao Yujie Zhou Linjiang Xie Yi Zong Zichao Xie Yihua Zuo Jiaxian Xing Graduate Awards
CHARLES V. SCHAEFER, JR. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING HIGHLY FILLED MATERIALS INSTITUTE High Academic Achievement by a Master’s Student Excellence in Research Award Presented for outstanding academic achievement For excellent contributions in the area of in the master’s program in biomedical engineering. rheology and processing of complex fluids. RECIPIENT IS SAMUEL WILDER RECIPIENT IS JING HE
Outstanding Dissertation Award CHEMISTRY AND Presented for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES RECIPIENT IS HANYAN LI Outstanding Achievement Award Outstanding Dissertation Award in a Master’s in Chemistry Presented for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis. Presented for outstanding academic achievement RECIPIENT IS RADOSLAW JUNKA in the master’s program in chemistry. RECIPIENT IS ANDREA ANDRESS Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award RECIPIENT IS DEEP PARIKH Outstanding Achievement Award in the Doctoral Program in Chemistry Outstanding Research Presented for outstanding academic Graduate Student Award achievement in the doctoral program. RECIPIENTS ARE MARTIN BURNS RECIPIENTS ARE AND LICHEN WANG TZU-LAN CHANG AND SAJEDEH LOTFALIANSAREMI CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCES Outstanding Achievement Award in a Master’s in Chemical Biology Outstanding Master’s Student Award Presented for outstanding academic achievement For outstanding achievement in in the master’s program in chemical biology. pursuing the Master of Science in RECIPIENT IS XIAODONG XUE Materials Science and Engineering. RECIPIENT IS YIHANG YUAN Outstanding Achievement Award in the Doctoral Program in Chemical Biology Morton M. Traum Award Presented for outstanding academic For outstanding achievement in achievement in the doctoral program. pursuing the Doctoral Degree in RECIPIENTS ARE HAOYU WANG, Materials Science and Engineering. GAN ZHOU, XIAQING ZHOU RECIPIENT IS XIAOQING KONG Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Exxon Mobil Award in the Master’s Program in Bioengineering For outstanding doctoral research Presented for outstanding academic achievement in chemical engineering. in the master’s program in bioengineering. RECIPIENT IS SIQI LIU RECIPIENT IS KENDRA NOEL PACHNIAK
Graduate Awards
CHARLES V. SCHAEFER, JR. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
Outstanding Academic Achievement COMPUTER SCIENCE Award in a Master’s in Computational and Medicinal Chemistry Excellence in Graduate Research Award Presented for outstanding academic RECIPIENTS ARE KONSTANTINOS BATSOS, achievement in the master’s program. TONG XING, BO ZHANG RECIPIENT IS DANIEL FERRANTE ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL, ENVIRONMENTAL, COMPUTER ENGINEERING OCEAN, NAVAL AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT Outstanding Master’s Student Award in Electrical Engineering John P. Breslin Award RECIPIENT IS ZELIANG LIU Presented to an outstanding graduate student in ocean engineering. Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation RECIPIENT IS TAYLOR ZIMMERMAN Award in Electrical Engineering RECIPIENT IS CHENXI YANG ASCE Student Chapter Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant Outstanding Master’s Student Presented to an outstanding teaching Award in Computer Engineering assistant in the Department of Civil, RECIPIENT IS RIDA ZAINAB Environmental and Ocean Engineering. RECIPIENT IS XIN SU Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Computer Engineering Construction Engineering RECIPIENT IS LAXIMA NIURE KANDEL and Management Award Presented to a student with outstanding Outstanding Master’s Student Award contributions to the program. in Applied Artifical Intelligence RECIPIENT IS MARIANA PIRES RECIPIENT IS XINRU ZHANG
Construction Management Award MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Presented to a student with outstanding contributions to the program. Outstanding Academic Achievement RECIPIENT IS IQBAL HUSSAIN SADAT Award for the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Richard I. Hires Research Award Manufacturing Program Presented to a master’s or Ph.D. student in Presented to the student who has the Department of Civil, Environmental and excelled academically and demonstrated Ocean Engineering for outstanding research. professional promise and leadership. RECIPIENT IS MAHMOUD AYYAD RECIPIENT IS JESSICA HANSEN
Graduate Awards
CHARLES V. SCHAEFER, JR. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
Kurt H. Weil Award Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award This award was established in 1987 in for Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering recognition of the contributions of Professor Presented annually for outstanding teaching Kurt Hermann Weil, the head of the assistance and demonstrated leadership in the Department of Mechanical Engineering doctoral program in mechanical engineering. (1957-65) and an aviation pioneer who RECIPIENT IS TIXIAO SHAN worked to improve hydrogen-based propulsion systems. It is given annually for outstanding PHYSICS performance in the Master of Engineering Program in Mechanical Engineering. 2020 Graduate Leadership Award RECIPIENT IS PATRICK DALRYMPLE Awarded by the Department of Physics in recognition for excellence in graduate leadership. James H. Potter Award RECIPIENT IS STEPHANIE MARUCA DONNELLY This award was established in 1987 in recognition of the contributions of Professor 2020 Ph.D. Thesis Award James Harry Potter, former dean of the Awarded by the Department of Physics in Graduate School and professor of mechanical recognition for excellence in Ph.D. thesis research. engineering at Stevens, to the field of RECIPIENT IS JIAYANG CHEN mechanical engineering, and specifically to steam power systems. It is given annually for outstanding performance in the doctoral program in mechanical engineering. RECIPIENT IS HOUZHU DING
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Outstanding Leadership & Management Service Award IMAN ALSHAFIE Presented to the student who has excelled in leadership and service, demonstrating Analytics Mba dedication to Stevens and professional promise. DEVANSHU CHAUHAN The recipients are: GISELLE CRUZ AESHNA GUPTA Business Intelligence & Analytics RISHAB SHAH BIYING GAO ZI-QI LIU Executive Mba RANA PUTTA RISHAB GARG RAJKUMAR VIJAYAKUMAR ZI WANG Mba SUYANG WANG Graduate Awards
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Enterprise Project Management in Network and Communication Management MELINA DALLASTELLA and Services Program--On Campus Presented to the on-campus student Technology Management who has excelled academically and REBECCA JENNINGS demonstrated professional promise. RECIPIENTS ARE YINQIU LIAO Finance AND SHUQI LU KANIKA GHOCHA MINH PHAM Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in the Master Financial Engineering of Science in Network and SHUBHAM BHAT Communication Management and SEAN CASEY Services Program--Online SIMRAN KHARA Presented to the online student HIMANSHU KUMAR who has excelled academically and demonstrated professional promise. Financial Analytics RECIPIENTS ARE TANVIR IRTIJA IQBAL DHRUV MEHTA AND JENNIFER VALENCIA GAURAV NAGAL SIJIE WEN Best Dissertation Presented to the student with the best NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION dissertation in the School of Business. MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES RECIPIENT IS ZIWEN YE
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in the Master of Science
SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND ENTERPRISES
Academic Achievement in the achievement and professional promise in the Engineering Management Program software engineering master’s program. Awarded annually for outstanding academic RECIPIENT IS MARAM ALROSHOUD achievement and professional promise in the engineering management master’s program. Academic Achievement in the RECIPIENTS ARE SALMA ALSHAFIE, Systems Analytics Program HOLLY MAYKOW, TIMOTHY SHINE Awarded annually for outstanding academic achievement and professional promise in Academic Achievement in the the systems analytics master’s program. Software Engineering Program RECIPIENT IS LUCAS GALLO Awarded annually for outstanding academic Graduate Awards
SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND ENTERPRISES
Academic Achievement in a Best Student Paper Award Systems Engineering Program Awarded annually to graduate students Awarded annually for outstanding in the School of Systems and Enterprises academic achievement and professional who have distinguished themselves in promise in systems engineering. the conduct of scholarly literature. RECIPIENTS ARE CAL CLUFF RECIPIENTS ARE MICHAEL LUCIC AND JAMES LAUGHLAND AND SAEED VASEBI
Academic Achievement Award Fabrycky-Blanchard Award in a Doctoral Program This award is given in recognition for Awarded annually for outstanding exemplary academic performance, excellence academic achievement and professional in research and promise in the study and promise in the School of Systems and practice of systems engineering. Enterprises doctoral programs. RECIPIENTS ARE AVISHEK CHOUDHURY, RECIPIENT IS BATYR CHARYYEV DOUGLAS RAY, YUTONG ZHAO
Outstanding Dissertation Award Distinguished Leadership This award is given annually to Ph.D. by a Ph.D. Student candidates in the School of Systems and Awarded annually in recognition of outstanding Enterprises who have distinguished leadership and service to the school, university, themselves in the conduct of research. and community in the School of Systems RECIPIENTS ARE ARACELI ZAVALA and Enterprises doctoral programs. MARTINEZ AND XIANGPENG WAN RECIPIENTS ARE RODRIGO CAPORALI DE ANDRADE AND GABRIELA Outstanding Master’s Project Award GONGORA SVARTZMAN Granted annually to the master’s degree student in the School of Systems and Exceptional Achievement Award Enterprises who has submitted the best Awarded annually to a graduate student in capstone project, as judged by the quality the School of Systems and Enterprises who of the work, its practical relevance and has demonstrated exceptional academic the clarity with which it is presented. achievement and outstanding contributions RECIPIENTS ARE ISMAEL TAPIA TAMAYO beyond the classroom. Preference is given to students who provide evidence Best Master’s Thesis Award of success in the face of adversity. Awarded annually to a graduate student in RECIPIENT IS ABDULLAH KHANFOR the School of Systems and Enterprises who has submitted the best master’s thesis. Distinguished Leadership Award RECIPIENTS ARE YINGHUI CAI Awarded annually to a student who has AND KAYLON PATERSON demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the school, university and community in the School of Systems and Enterprises master’s programs. RECIPIENT IS EJONA KOCIBELLI Graduate Awards
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDENT LIFE GRADUATE EDUCATION Outstanding Student Leader Paul Kaplan Award for Presented to the graduate student who Distinguished Doctoral Work has demonstrated student leadership in Named for the first Ph.D. candidate to graduate student organizations or in volunteer from Stevens Institute of Technology, this activities and has excelled in student life. award is given in recognition of exemplary RECIPIENTS ARE academic performance, excellence in research KANIKA GHOCHA AND and publications, and extraordinary promise in ASPA PACOME KOKRO their pursuits beyond program completion. RECIPIENT IS MARTIN BURNS Outstanding Graduate Student Club Leader STEVENS CAREER CENTER Presented for outstanding leadership and dedication as a graduate student club officer. Graduate Career Development RECIPIENT IS TAYLOR ZIMMERMAN Award for Outstanding Career and Professional Development Graduate Women’s Leadership Award This award is presented to graduate students Each year, the Office of Graduate Student Affairs who have demonstrated a focused approach to recognizes female graduate student leaders professional development, have actively engaged who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in Career Center activities and have represented and/or a commitment to community service. Stevens to the community at large. This year, four RECIPIENT IS ANDREA GARCIA TAPIA graduate students are presented with this award. RECIPIENTS ARE KANIKA GHOCHA, SAGAR MULANI, ADEWOLE OGUNTOYINBO, SUYANG WANG
CANDIDATES FOR FACULTY AWARDS
Master of Engineering (Honoris Causa) Giuseppe Ateniese, David and GG Farber Chair Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Provost’s Award for Research Excellence Yi Guo, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Provost’s Early Career Award for Research Excellence Eric Koskinen, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Mehmet Kurt, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Jess H. Davis Memorial Award for Research Excellence Lei Wu, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Alexander Crombie Humphreys Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor Award Vladimir Lukic, Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Mishah Salman, Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor Award Maxine Fontaine, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Provost's Award for Excellence in Online Teaching Thomas Lonon, Teaching Assistant Professor, School of Business ACADEMIC REGALIA
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