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The One Hundred Forty-Second COMMENCEMENT
ELEVEN O’CLOCK • SATURDAY
THE FIFTEENTH OF MAY
TWO THOUSAND TEN
WPI QUADRANGLE
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PROGRAM
Prelude WPI Brass Ensemble Douglas G. Weeks, Conductor Processional Led by the Honorary Marshal and the Honorary Marshal for Graduate Students Full details on page 50 Call to Order Stephen E. Rubin ’74 Vice Chairman, WPI Board of Trustees National Anthem The audience is invited to join in the singing Invocation Rev. Thomas R. McKibbens, Senior Minister First Baptist Church Student Remarks “One Last Problem” Roseann S. Gammal ’10 Presentation of the Class of 2010 Matthew King, Chad Mondor, Campaign Gift Mary Schultz Remarks from the Alumni Association Joyce Kline ’87, President, Alumni Association Recognition of ROTC Graduates Dennis Berkey, President Major General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB Presentation of the Chairman’s John A. Orr, Provost and Senior Vice President Exemplary Faculty Prize Conferring of Honorary Degrees President Berkey Commencement Address Curtis M. Schilling, Founder and Chairman, 38 Studios, LLC Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Provost Orr Conferring of Degrees President Berkey Charge from the President President Berkey Alma Mater Emilia Martini ’10 Words and music on page 52 Benediction Rev. Thomas R. McKibbens Recessional WPI Brass Ensemble
The audience is requested to remain standing until the end of the national anthem.
At the conclusion of the Commencement exercises, the audience is requested to remain standing until the academic procession has left the Quadrangle.
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PROGRAM NOTES
Several longstanding campus traditions infuse the WPI Roseann S. Gammal ’10, who was selected as this year’s spirit, two of which will be experienced during today’s student speaker, is a chemistry and biochemistry double Commencement ceremony. major with a minor in writing and rhetoric. The Crossing Earle Bridge is one of the oldest. To visitors, Westborough, Mass., native is the third generation in a the bridge is a lovely pathway connecting the east and WPI lineage that dates back to the Class of 1920, of west sides of campus. To students, crossing the bridge which her grandfather, Charles A. Gammal, was a member. signals the start and end of their undergraduate careers at Throughout her undergraduate career, Roseann has WPI. Traditionally, they cross over as an entire class only excelled both inside and outside the classroom. While twice during their four years—at Convocation, when maintaining a perfect 4.0 grade point average, she has they are welcomed as first year students, and at contributed to WPI campus life in numerous leadership Commencement, as they process toward the Quadrangle. roles. She has served as president and vice president of the Another involves stepping on the WPI Seal in the Student Government Association and has represented the center of the Quad walkway. Throughout their four students on many faculty and Institute committees. As a years, undergrads make a point of walking around the student representative on the faculty Committee on Seal, for folklore says that the student who steps directly Academic Policy, she was instrumental in establishing the on the landmark won’t graduate on time. That this tradi- criteria for inclusion in the recently reinstated Dean’s List tion is upheld is most evident during the snowy winter to recognize academic excellence. months. After four years of avoidance (not to mention Roseann has enhanced the social and academic expe- four years of hard work and intense studying), each riences of her peers by serving as a community advisor for graduating class walks directly over it as part of the first year students, working in WPI’s Writing Center as a Commencement ceremony (weather permitting). writing tutor, and promoting mental health and wellness as a member of the Student Support Network. She is also Performers of the national anthem are seniors Emilia an avid Ballroom and Latin dancer and shared her Martini (conductor), Nicole Cahill, Dan Cianfrocco, passion for dance with WPI faculty and staff as a dance Jason Climer, Nathan Climer, Greg Coffey, Maura Craig, instructor in the Employee Wellness Program. She helped Lesley Drohan, Erin Ingalls, Briana Lorenzo, Kat develop the first Great Problems Seminars for first year McKenna, Michelle Terry, and Eleanor Terry-Welsh; and students and devoted her IQP experience to creating the graduate students Jonathan Carelli, Shant Orchanian, content and assignments for a new seminar on global and Erica Stults. environmental issues. The Senior Class Gift is presented by gift committee Recognized as a student leader, Roseann was asked chairs Paige Bourne, Matthew King, Chad Mondor, to be the student speaker this past August at the grand William Proia, Mary Schultz, John Upton, and Saraan opening of the new George I. Alden Life Sciences and Vercillo. This year’s class chose to raise funds for a Bioengineering Center at Goddard Hall. For her academic barbecue station, to be located near the patio behind the achievements and contributions to the WPI community, Campus Center. As a new social gathering space, this gift she has been recognized with numerous awards and honors, is meant to be a complementary addition to the Sports from the university and from national organizations. and Recreation Center to further enhance student life. It Among these awards is the Two Towers Prize, the most will serve as an opportunity for current and future mem- prestigious undergraduate award given at WPI. bers of the WPI community to enjoy an atmosphere Roseann will be continuing her studies by pursuing where school spirit abounds. a doctorate in pharmacy at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester.
See page 50 for more notes on Commencement Day.
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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
GORDON B. LANKTON DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING
Thomas Edison once observed that “opportunity is missed by creating one of the largest employee-owned companies in the most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” United States. Later, the company extended ownership rights to Gordon Lankton is not most people. A born leader, he has always its 10,000 foreign employees, as well. recognized the great value of opportunities—and people—dressed in A wise and wonderful friend to WPI, he was a trustee from overalls. He has never shrunk from anything that looked like work. 1981 to 2005, and remains a trustee emeritus to this day. After graduating from Cornell with a BS in engineering, Throughout his career, Lankton has served Clinton, Mass., Lankton served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. Nypro’s hometown, as a member of the board of trustees He was stationed in West Germany, working in military for Clinton Hospital, as chairman of the Clinton Citizens intelligence. When his service ended, he decided Council, as chairman of the Clinton Chamber to go home the long way—on motorcycle— of Commerce, and as president of the Clinton through the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Development Task Force. Twenty years ago, he finally flying home from Japan. Living on just established an award-winning robotics team, five dollars a day, he sought not luxury but real made up of Nypro employees and Clinton High life. “I got to know the working people of the School students, that competes in annual events world,” he said. “And I have followed that sponsored by FIRST (For Inspiration and direction until this day.” Recognition of Science and Technology). Throughout his career, Lankton Lankton has received many awards of his demonstrated his respect for working people by own, including lifetime achievement awards giving them a voice—and a financial stake—in from the Society of the Plastics Industry, the the success of their workplace. In 1962, after Society of Plastics Engineers, Cornell early stints at DuPont and Stanley Works, he University, Plastics News magazine, and others. joined the plastics manufacturer Nypro (then In 2001 he was named “New England Master called Nylon Products) as general manager and Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst & Young. In a 50 percent partner. At that time, the company employed 40 2009 he was inducted into Industry Week magazine’s people and had sales of less than $1 million. When he bought the Manufacturing Hall of Fame. He is a member of the National other half of Nypro from its founder seven years later, one of his Plastics Hall of Fame, and a founder and former chairman of the first acts as head of the company was to put in place a cash profit- National Plastics Center and Museum. sharing plan for employees. Today Lankton devotes much of his time to another passion Over the next 30 years, he transformed Nypro from a inspired by his travels. He is the founder of the Museum of regional company to a global manufacturer with $1 billion in Russian Icons, which displays a collection of over 200 icons he sales and operations in 17 countries. He invested in new acquired during 20 years of traveling to Russia on business. technologies, and was the first to bring robotics to the plastics Located in Clinton, the museum houses the largest collection of industry. He was also convinced that growth was the best course, Russian artifacts in America, and has become a major tourist both for the bottom line and for the people who contributed to destination since it opened in 2006. it. “I always felt that if you didn’t grow, you would lose your good For his visionary and principled leadership, his generous people,” he has said. spirit, and his splendid example of always treating others with In 1998 Lankton went one step further, selling his stock in dignity and respect, WPI is honored to confer upon Gordon B. the company to Nypro’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Lankton the degree of Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa.
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
ANGELA M. BELCHER DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING
Angela Belcher has been called many things: nanotech pioneer, cells, batteries, medical diagnostics, and basic single molecule climate-change hero, genius. She has been named Researcher of interactions related to disease. She plans to work through the the Year by Scientific American, one of the Top 40 Innovators entire periodic table to synthesize a vast array of complex under 40 by Fortune magazine, and a Young Global Leader by materials in an environmentally responsible way. the World Economic Forum. Today, we are delighted to add one In addition to advancing research in the field, Belcher is more title to this impressive collection—honorary alumna of WPI. eager to inspire new generations of young people to pursue A materials scientist with expertise in the fields of science. “Innovation and creativity are going to be the key to biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganic solving a lot of the world’s major issues, like energy, healthcare, interfaces, and solid state chemistry, Belcher and water,” she has said. “We need new ways of recently welcomed President Barack Obama to thinking about these problems. That’s one of the her laboratory at MIT, where she and a reasons it’s so exciting to be a scientist or colleague demonstrated their work on using engineer right now in this country. These are genetically engineered viruses to produce self- such great challenges, and we’re not going to assembling batteries and solar cells. Delighted solve them by going down the same road we’ve and impressed, President Obama described this been on before.” kind of innovative research as intrinsic to the Belcher was a faculty member at the American spirit, commenting on “the legacy of University of Texas, Austin, from 1999 to 2002, daring men and women who put their talents before joining MIT as the John Chipman and efforts into the pursuit of discovery…those Professor of Materials Science and Engineering intrepid few willing to take risks on an idea that and Biological Engineering. In 2006 she was might fail, but might also change the world.” appointed Germeshausen Professor of Materials Belcher’s pursuit of discovery began in her Science and Engineering and Biological home state of Texas. She earned a BA in creative Engineering. Today, Belcher is head of the studies and a PhD in chemistry from the University of Biomolecular Materials Group of the MIT Department of California, Santa Barbara. As a doctoral student, she realized that Materials Science and Engineering. abalone shells were strong and durable because they were made The author of more than 60 papers, Belcher holds some 20 with proteins using nanoscale structures. From this discovery, an patents or patents pending. Among the many honors she has idea took root: What if the organisms that build abalone shells received are the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award; the had access to other materials from the periodic table? Could they MacArthur Fellowship Award, often referred to as a “MacArthur use those elements to make silicon materials and electronics? genius grant”; the Four Star General Recognition Award from the Through a series of experiments involving DNA United States Army; and Top 10 Brilliant Scientist by Popular manipulation, she was able to identify a process for evolving a Science. In 2003 she co-founded Cambrios Technologies to virus quickly and exposing it to a wide variety of elements that commercialize biologically formed electronic materials. In 2007 the virus could use to make complex, novel materials. She created she founded Siluria Technologies to bring additional new a compact viral battery that can power small devices such as a products to market. laser pointer. A truly green idea, such a battery produces almost For her extraordinary contributions to science and no waste during manufacture and is largely biodegradable. engineering, and for taking a risk on an idea that could change Today, nature continues to guide her as she develops novel the world, WPI is honored to confer upon Angela M. Belcher the hybrid organic-inorganic materials that can be used to make solar degree of Doctor of Engineering, Honoris Causa.
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HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
JOHN E. BASSETT DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS
When John Bassett contemplated life after Clark University, he resulting in 80 new housing units, a new Boys and Girls Club, was certain about only one thing: he would never be president of and a Clark athletic field. Bassett has also served on the boards of another college. After all, he had spent more than four decades many cultural, educational, and community organizations in in higher education, serving universities in the Midwest, South, Worcester. and Northeast as a professor, department head, dean, and finally, “John Bassett has not just been an incredible leader in higher president. What, he could reasonably ask, was there left to do? education; he has been a passionate and effective advocate for the The answer turned out to be, “Go west, young man.” In Central Massachusetts community at large,” said Massachusetts November 2009, Bassett was named the second president of Congressman Jim McGovern. “His commitment to economic Heritage University in Toppenish, Wash.— development, social justice, and our youth will 3,000 miles and in many respects a world away be felt for generations to come.” from Worcester and the university he has loved Bassett chairs the Board of the National and led with distinction for more than 10 years. Association of Independent Colleges and What changed his mind? An enduring Universities. He is on the board of Phi Beta commitment, expressed in his own advice to Kappa Fellows and the Council for Higher Clark’s graduating classes, “to make a difference, Education Accreditation, and is a member of to make the world a better place for our the Presidents’ Trust of the Association of neighbors and for ourselves.” American Colleges and Universities. He In Bassett, Heritage has found an previously served on a commission of the accomplished and admired leader. During his American Council on Education. tenure at Clark, the university made A scholar and teacher of American tremendous strides in several key areas, literature, Bassett has published 11 books, including the academic quality of its students, including Sherwood Anderson: An American the strength of its current faculty—more than half of whom were Career, and more than 30 professional articles. Before taking over hired during the past decade—and its national visibility. He the helm of Clark University, he served as a faculty member at helped revitalize the Clark campus, which now boasts new Wayne State University from 1970 to 1984, as head of the academic, arts, athletic, and residence facilities. And he secured English Department at North Carolina State University for nine the university’s financial future through a successful capital years, and as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Case campaign and a 58 percent growth in the endowment. Western University. He received his BA in history and MA in Bassett has been fond of noting that an unprecedented run English from Ohio Wesleyan University and his PhD from the of success by New England’s sports teams—including three University of Rochester. Super Bowls, two World Series, and one NBA Championship— While Bassett has taken his esteemed place in the history of also happened to coincide with his arrival in the Bay State. Clark University, today he also becomes a part of WPI history, A champion of social and community justice in his own as the Institute’s first recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane right, Bassett has been deeply committed to Clark’s involvement Letters degree. For his distinguished record of academic in its urban environment and beyond. In addition to the leadership and for the inspiring example he has set for all those university’s $40 million partnership with its Main South who wish to make this world a better place, WPI is honored to neighborhood, Clark has been a key participant in a citywide confer upon John E. Bassett the degree of Doctor of Humane education reform effort and another local initiative that is Letters, Honoris Causa.
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT
CURTIS M. SCHILLING DOCTOR OF SCIENCE
There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask League Championship Series MVP. Schilling retired with a career why? There are those who dream of things that never were, and postseason record of 11–2, which is equivalent to an .846 ask why not? There was one man who stared down an 86-year-old postseason winning percentage, a first among pitchers with at curse and asked, why not us? least 10 decisions. He will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of On October 4, 2004, pitcher Curt Schilling issued this Fame in 2013. simple call to a nation of Red Sox fans, kicking off an And while he no longer plays in Boston, Schilling keeps unforgettable postseason run that would rivet close ties to the Commonwealth. He sits on the New England for weeks. An ace throughout the advisory board for WPI’s Interactive Media and 2004 regular season, Schilling would lead the Game Development major program. In 2006 Red Sox to a historic comeback over their he founded 38 Studios, a video game fiercest rivals in the American League development and entertainment company based Championship Series, winning Game 6 with an in Maynard, Mass. Through Schilling’s annual injured ankle and wearing the now famous Massachusetts Game Challenge, he encourages blood-soaked sock. His win in Game 2 of the young minds to redefine the industry by World Series would help bring Boston its first developing new, innovative games. Since its championship since 1918. Life for Red Sox inception in 2008, WPI student teams have Nation would never be the same again. placed in the top three. Schilling’s long road to Boston glory began Schilling is committed to helping others, in Anchorage, where he was born on November and he has demonstrated a fierce determination 11, 1966. He is one of only nine Alaskan-born to do so. He has received numerous honors and players in Major League Baseball history. Before awards for his philanthropy, including the 2001 launching his professional baseball career, Schilling attended Roberto Clemente Award, presented to the player who best Yavapai Junior College in Prescott, Arizona, where he helped his combines excellence on the field with devotion to community team advance to the 1985 Junior College World Series. In 1986 service. He was named The Sporting News #1 Good Guy of the he was drafted in the second round of the Major League Draft by Year in 2004 and 2002 Philanthropist of the Year by Worth the Boston Red Sox—but his first stint with the Old Towne magazine. In 1996 he received Phi Delta Theta’s Lou Gehrig Team would prove to be a short one. Award, presented annually to the major leaguer who best Before pitching a single major league game for the Sox, exemplifies the character of the Hall of Famer and fraternity Schilling was traded to the Baltimore Orioles, where he spent member. three seasons before moving on to the Houston Astros and then Schilling continues to serve as an ardent supporter of care to the Philadelphia Phillies, where he played from 1992 to 2000. for those who suffer from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In 2001 he won his first World Series with the Arizona Through Curt’s Pitch for ALS, he has raised over $10 million Diamondbacks. Finally, in 2004, he returned to the Red Sox, to fight the disease. Schilling also supports his wife Shonda’s where he would win two more championships before his charity, The Shade Foundation of America, which is devoted to retirement in 2009. eradicating melanoma and promoting sun safety. Together, Known as a fearless workhorse throughout his career, the Schillings are advocates for the Asperger’s Association of Schilling pitched in 516 games, compiling a record of 216–146 New England. with a 3.46 ERA and 3,116 strikeouts, which ranks 15th-most in For his commitment to excellence, unwavering MLB history. He was named to six All-Star teams. He is the only determination in the face of challenge, and passion for helping pitcher to compete in a World Series game in his 20s, 30s, and others, WPI is honored to confer upon Curtis M. Schilling 40s. He was named 2001 World Series MVP and 1993 National the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa.
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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
2010 Curtis M. Schilling 1962 Julius Seelye Bixler 1916 Austin M. Knight 2009 Ursula M. Burns 1961 Carlos P. Romulo 1915 Richard C. Maclaurin 2008 Jeffrey R. Immelt 1960 James R. Killian Jr. 1914 Mortimer E. Cooley 2007 Deborah Dunsire 1959 Frederick Andrew Seaton 1913 Ira N. Hollis 2006 Curtis R. Carlson 1958 Marshall Bertrand Dalton 1912 Frederick P. Fish 2005 Ray Kurzweil 1957 Carter Lane Burgess 1911 William T. Sedgwick 2004 Robert P. Moses 1956 John C. Warner 1910 Ira N. Hollis 2003 Ellen Ochoa 1955 Clarence H. Linder 1909 James Pierpont ’86 2002 Dean Kamen ’73 1954 Charles F. Kettering 1908 James Logan 2001 Henry B. Schacht 1953 Ray A. Moncrieff 1907 Charles F. Scott 2000 C. Michael Armstrong 1952 John Davis Lodge 1906 Charles G. Washburn 1999 Eric Hahn ’80 1951 Joel E. Harrell 1905 Robert Fletcher 1998 Ronald L. Zarrella ’71 1950 Leverett Saltonstall 1904 Ira Remsen 1997 R. Nicholas Burns 1949 Arthur Stanton Adams 1903 O. H. Tittmann 1996 Norman C. Augustine 1948 Raymond A. Spruance 1902 John K. Rees 1995 Kathryn C. Thornton 1947 J. Lester Perry 1901 Nathaniel S. Shaler 1994 Paul A. Allaire ’60 1946 Eugene E. Wilson 1900 Edward S. Morse 1993 Cornelius J. Pings 1946 Karl T. Compton 1899 John R. Procter 1992 Robert D. Ballard 1945 Ira Mosher 1898 H. S. Pritchett 1991 Frank Newman 1944 Robert Theobald 1897 Roger Wolcott 1990 Lester C. Thurow 1944 Randall Jacobs 1897 G. Stanley Hall 1989 Ralph E. Gomory 1943 William Mather Lewis 1896 Stephen Salisbury 1988 Leo J. Thomas Jr. 1942 George H. Blakeslee 1896 Roger Wolcott 1987 Robert C. Stempel ’55 1941 Harry G. Stoddard 1895 Frederick T. Greenhalge 1986 Richard W. Lyman 1940 Charles Francis Adams 1894 Homer T. Fuller 1985 Robert E. Tranquada 1939 Bruce Barton 1893 None 1984 John Lott Brown ’46 1938 William F. Durand 1892 A. W. Greeley 1983 Harry J. Gray 1937 Josephus Daniels 1891 Francis A. Walker 1982 Howard Thomas Markey 1936 Bancroft Gherardi 1890 Woodrow Wilson 1981 Melvin Kranzberg 1935 Charles R. Gow 1889 J. W. Powell 1980 Paul MacCready Jr. 1934 Channing H. Cox 1888 George H. Williams 1979 John D. deButts 1933 Homer L. Ferguson 1887 Robert H. Thurston 1978 George W. Hazzard 1932 John T. Donovan ’82 1886 Birdsey G. Northrop 1977 Jean P. Mayer 1931 Samuel M. Vauclain 1885 Daniel C. Gilman 1976 Carroll L. Wilson 1930 Robert I. Rees 1884 Eustace C. Fitz 1975 Kenneth E. Boulding 1929 William H. Hobbs 1883 Homer T. Fuller 1974 Elliot Lee Richardson 1928 E. B. Craft 1882 Alexander McKenzie 1973 Glenn W. Ferguson 1927 William E. Wickenden 1881 William R. Ware 1972 James F. Danielli 1926 John E. Aldred 1880 Joshua L. Chamberlain 1971 Alvin M. Weinberg 1925 Ralph Earle 1879 Rossiter W. Raymond 1970 Thomas O. Paine 1924 George F. Swain 1878 George S. Boutwell 1969 Daniel J. Evans 1923 Benjamin O. Johnson ’00 1877 Paul A. Chadbourne 1968 Maxwell D. Taylor 1922 Frank Farnum Dresser 1876 Francis A. March 1967 Antonie T. Knoppers 1921 Everett J. Lake 1875 Thomas Hill 1966 Augustus B. Kinzel 1920 G. Stanley Hall 1874 Josiah P. Cook 1965 Edward W. Brooke 1919 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1873 Emory Washburn 1964 Leonard Carmichael 1918 Spencer Miller ’79 1872 Andrew P. Peabody 1963 H. Ladd Plumley 1917 Leo H. Baekeland 1871 William Trowbridge
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DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Ferit Ozan Akgül Rajkumar MS Bhandari B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; B.Tech., S.L.T.E.T., Punjab, India; M.S., Koc University, Turkey M.Tech., LLT Bombay, India ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— CHEMICAL ENGINEERING— “Modeling the Behavior of Multipath Components “The Synthesis of Pd-Ag Composite Membranes for Pertinent to Indoor Geolocation” H2 Separation Using Electroless Plating Method” Advisor: Kaveh Pahlavan Advisor: Yi Hua Ma Awarded: February 25, 2010 Wael G. Al-Kouz B.S., M.S., Jordan University of Science and Technology, Christine Elizabeth Conron Irbid, Jordan B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute MECHANICAL ENGINEERING— CIVIL ENGINEERING— “Investigation of Supersonic Gas Flows into “Development of a Performance-based Highway Design Nanochannels Using an Unstructured 3D Direct Process: Incorporating Safety Considertations into Simulation Monte Carlo Method” Highway Design” Advisor: Nikolaos Gatsonis Advisor Malcolm Ray Awarded: October 1, 2009 Paul David Cotnoir Vincent Thomas Amendolare B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Ambulance Vibration Suppression via Force Field “Transactional Array Reconciliation Tomography for Domain Control” Precision Indoor Location” Advisor: Mustapha Fofana Advisor: David Cyganski Christopher Leonidas David Patrick Ryan Arsenault B.S., Lafayette College B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— BIOTECHNOLOGY— “All Digital, Background Calibration for Time-Interleaved “Effects of Developmental Stage, Exogenous Sugar and Successive Approximation Register Analog-to-Digital Composition, and Reactive Oxygen Species on Converters” Artemisinin and Related Compounds in Artemisia annua” Advisor: John McNeill Advisor: Pamela Weathers Shelley Ann Dougherty Jenna Leigh Balestrini B.S., University of New Hampshire B.S., Iowa State University MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING— “Template-Assisted Fabrication of Nano-Biomaterials” “Biaxial Stretch Effects on Fibroblast-Mediated Advisor: Jianyu Liang Remodeling of Fibrin Gel Equivalents” Awarded: October 1, 2009 Advisor: Kristen Billiar Awarded: October 1, 2009 Peter Frederick Driscoll B.A., Connecticut College; Rajratan Basu M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute B.S., Presidency College, India; CHEMISTRY— M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, India “Bioanalytical Applications of Chemically Modified PHYSICS— Surfaces” “Dielectric Studies of Nanostructures and Directed Self- Advisor: Grant McGimpsey assembled Nanomaterials in Nematic Liquid Crystals” Awarded: February 25, 2010 Advisor: Germano Iannacchione
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Huanan Duan Abhijit C. Navalekar B.S., M.S., Central South University, China B.E., University of Bombay, India; MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute “Synthesis, Integration, and Characterization of ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— Functional Inorganic Nanomaterials” “Distributed Digital Radios for Land Mobile Radio Advisor: Jianyu Liang Applications” Awarded: October 1, 2009 Advisor: William Michalson Awarded: February 25, 2010 Mingyu Feng B.S., M.S., Tianjin University, China Peng Ni COMPUTER SCIENCE— B.S., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China “Towards Assessing Students’ MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES— Fine Grained Knowledge: Using an Intelligent “Anderson Acceleration of Fixed-point Iteration with Tutor for Assessment” Applications to Electronic Structure Computations” Advisor: Neil Heffernan Advisor: Homer Walker Awarded: October 1, 2009 Awarded: February 25, 2010
Songxiang Gu Lori Rebecca Pelletier B.S., M.S., Zhejiang University, China B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; COMPUTER SCIENCE— MBA, Western New England College “Body Deformation Correction for SPECT Imaging” MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— Advisor: Michael Gennert “Information-Enabled Decision-Making in Health Care: Awarded: October 1, 2009 EHR-Enabled Standardization, Physician Profiling and Medical Home” Ghaith M. Hammouri Advisor: Sharon Johnson B.S., M.S., University of Hartford ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— Nihar Ranjan Pradhan “Cryptographic Primitives from Physical Variables” M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Advisor: Berk Sunar M.S., Sambalpur University, India Awarded: October 1, 2009 PHYSICS— “Thermal Conductivity of Nanowires, Nanotubes and Ming Li Polymer-Nanotube Composites” B.S., Fudan University, China; Advisor: Germano Iannacchione M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute COMPUTER SCIENCE— Leena Razzaq “Robust Complex Event Pattern Detection over Streams” B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Advisor: Murali Mani COMPUTER SCIENCE— “Investigating Learning in an Intelligent Tutoring Shimin Li System through Randomized Controlled Experiments” B.S., Dalian Jiaotong University, China; Advisor: Neil Heffernan M.S., Beijing Polytechnic University, China Awarded: October 1, 2009 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “Hot Tearing in Cast Aluminum Alloys: Measures and Joel Edwards Sipe Effects of Process Variables” B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Advisor: Diran Apelian FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING— “A Porous Media Model for Sprinkler Wetting” Eftim Mihallag Milkani Advisor: Nicholas Dembsey B.A., Assumption College CHEMISTRY— Timothy Walden Spence “Modification of Surfaces for Biological Applications” B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Advisor: Grant McGimpsey MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “The Effect of Machining Residual Stresses on the Mario Mongiardini Dimensional Stability of Aluminum Alloys Used in M.S., Polytechnic of Milan, Italy Optical Systems” CIVIL ENGINEERING— Advisor: Makhlouf Makhlouf “Development of a Computer Program for the Verification and Validation of Numerical Simulations in Roadside Safety” Advisor: Malcolm Ray
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Grazia Todeschini Benjamin Wilson Woodacre B.S., M.S., Polytechnic of Milan, Italy B.S., M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— “Wind Energy Conversion Systems based on DFIG “Geometric Autoconfiguration for Precision Personnel Technology used as Active Filters: Steady-State and Location” Transient Analysis” Advisor: David Cyganski Advisor: Alexander Emanuel Bowang Xiao Ma. Criselda Santos Toto B.S., Tongji University, China; M.S., Oakland University B.S., DeLa Salle University; MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute “Numerical Modeling and Experimental Investigation for MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES— Optimization in Quenching Processes of Aluminum and “Bayesian Predictive Inference and Multivariate Steel Parts” Benchmarking for Small Area Means” Advisor: Yiming Rong Advisor: Balgobin Nandram Jie Yang Saurabh A. Vilekar B.S., M.S., Huazhong University, China B.E., Institute of Chemical Technology, India; ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute “Energy Efficient Cooperative Communication” CHEMICAL ENGINEERING— Advisor: Richard Brown “Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Pathways in Fuel Cells” Awarded: October 1, 2009 Advisor: Ravindra Datta Tracey S-H Vincent MENGR, Heriot-Watt University, Edingburg, UK MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING— “Transmission Line Features and their Influence on GHz Conductor Loss” Advisor: Isa Bar-on Awarded: October 1, 2009
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DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE
Eyuel Dagnew Abebe Wadii Bellamine Kenneth Jay Breeman III Applied Mathematics Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010 Jessica Ann Abril Danielle Lynn Belsito Operations Design and Leadership Materials Science and Engineering Cody Robert Brenneman Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Craig Denniston Bennett Jr. Pujan Janardan Agnihotri Fire Protection Engineering Mark Anthony Brodaski Fire Protection Engineering Civil Engineering Matthew John Bennett Chukwunomso Agunwamba Bioscience Administration John Arthur Bruggeman Applied Mathematics Systems Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Erel Menahem Betser Fire Protection Engineering Michael Carpenter Bruno Ali Taleb Alabduljalil Electrical and Computer Engineering Civil Engineering Waleed Abdulrahman S. Bin Rashid Manufacturing Engineering David F. Bruton Tamrat S. Alemayehu Awarded February 25, 2010 Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Brandon Michael Blanchard Majed Almejmaj Environmental Engineering Gregg Walter Buehler Fire Protection Engineering Interdisciplinary Daniel Anthony Boardman Awarded February 25, 2010 Shilpa Ananthakrishnan Fire Protection Engineering Biochemistry Karen Lynn Buehler Awarded October 1, 2009 Kevin Matthew Bobrowski Interdisciplinary Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Qi Ao Awarded October 1, 2009 Marketing and Technological Julie Elizabeth Buffam Innovation Thomas John Bondaruk Fire Protection Engineering Systems Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Jeffrey Manuel Araujo Mechanical Engineering Cecilia Borgonovo Isaac Martin Burk Materials Science and Engineering Systems Engineering Salah Awad Electrical and Computer Engineering Edin Botonjic Jake Oscar Cabrera Manufacturing Engineering Civil Engineering Jeong Woon Bae Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Ralph Louis Campanelli Jr. Awarded October 1, 2009 Bethany Claire Bouchard Civil Engineering Operations Design and Leadership Jin Woo Bae Donald Francis Campbell Jr. Fire Protection Engineering Donald Joseph Boulanger Jr. Information Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering Donald Edward Barry Jr. Michelle Lynn Carbonneau Physics Erik Christian Brechun Environmental Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Nicholas James Behlman Awarded October 1, 2009 Nicholas David Careau Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010
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Jonathan James Carelli Michelle Cordoba Gunter Sean Craven Donoghue Civil Engineering Interdisciplinary Manufacturing Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded October 1, 2009 Bradford John Carleen Chemical Engineering Michael Ryan Coughlin Kshama Jitendra Doshi Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded October 1, 2009 Gary R. Carpenter Jr. Systems Engineering John Christopher Courtney Malcolm D'Souza Mechanical Engineering Information Technology Jonathan E. Casey Marketing and Technological Ganesh Ratnakar Dabholkar Scott L. Dubois Innovation Information Technology Mechanical Engineering
Saonti Chakraborty Robert Hopewell Darneille Cameron Charles Dunaj Physics Computer Science Civil Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Radu Alin David Christopher Robert Dupuis Cristal Chan Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Thomas James DeMasi Jacob Steven Dusling Fire Protection Engineering Power Systems Management Shriram Gopal Chary Information Technology Dan Deng Suwodi Dutta Bordoloi Marketing and Technological Financial Mathematics Si Chen Innovation Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Jeremy Earl Denham Leonard David Elliott Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Christopher Ting-Hin Cheu Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Civil Engineering Rishikesh Madhukeshwar Desai Lianne Marie Elsner Karim Jeffrey Chichakly Information Technology Computer Science System Dynamics John David Desrosier Christina Lynn Ernst Christine Elizabeth Chioffi Fire Protection Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Fire Protection Engineering Eric Richard DeStefano Michael Fakharzadeh Elise P. Clay Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Ryan Patrick Devine Alexander Sharkawi Fanous Interdisciplinary Computer Science Laurence B. Clay II Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded October 1, 2009 Systems Engineering Brian John Dickie William Ryan Faries Eileen Carla Cohen Electrical and Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Huong Lisa Do Yuyu Feng Systems Engineering Computer Science Gregory Alexander Cole Mechanical Engineering Chenxi Dong-O'Malley Vincent William Ferreri Awarded October 1, 2009 Interdisciplinary Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Pamela S. Comey Systems Engineering
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Brandon Ryan Finzel Natalie D. S. Grant Joseph Khatu Ho Fire Protection Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded October 1, 2009 Ha Hoang Keith Edward Flanders Gerald T. Griep Civil Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Systems Engineering Xiaolin Hu Elijah David Forbes-Summers Gregory J. Gudejko Marketing and Technological Computer Science Interdisciplinary Innovation Awarded February 25, 2010 Alexander Stephen Forti Xiaodong Huang Mechanical Engineering Michael Scott Gulick Manufacturing Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Maxwell E. French Jennifer Lynne Hubbley Fire Protection Engineering Kathleen Le Haas Systems Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Industrial Mathematics Madhavi L. Inukoti Bryant Braga Furtado Thomas Patrick Hanrahan Computer Science Civil Engineering Systems Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010
Amit Balkrishna Gadre Ellery James Harrington Isaiah Paul Janzen Information Technology Computer Science Materials Science and Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Bryan Edward Garrity Mechanical Engineering Joshua David Harris François Marc Jean-Noel Awarded October 1, 2009 Operations Design and Leadership Systems Engineering
Kyle Damon Geder John W. Harte Jr. Ki Taek Jeong Fire Protection Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded February 25, 2010 Francis Gerard Hartwich Paul A. Gibler Interdisciplinary Chao Ji Computer Science Awarded October 1, 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jared Edward Girroir Douglas Robert Heath Jingjing Jia Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Information Technology Awarded February 25, 2010 Richard William Henley Chase Richard Johnson Loren Gjata Mechanical Engineering Applied Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded February 25, 2010 Robert Joseph Johnson Jr. Gerardo Hernández Correa Interdisciplinary David Thomas Glinka Mechanical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Matthew Clive William Heslop Marco Paul Johann Kaltofen, PE Maria E. Gomes Manufacturing Engineering Environmental Engineering Systems Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 David Patrick Hill Gregory E. Gorbett Manufacturing Engineering Maulik Kapadia Fire Protection Engineering Mechanical Engineering Shawn Wayne Hill Sara Cooper Gouveia Operations and Information Kevin Robert Kardian Materials Science and Engineering Technology Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010
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Uddhav Keshav Karve Sosa A. Kurichethu Bin Li Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Operations Design and Leadership Awarded February 25, 2010 Allan Andrew Katz Hua Li Mechanical Engineering Toshio Don Kuwahara Manufacturing Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Operations Design and Leadership Awarded February 25, 2010 Kun Li Sean Anthony Keane Operations Design and Leadership Manufacturing Engineering Wai Lam Awarded October 1, 2009 Manufacturing Engineering Tao Li Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Christopher James Keegan Awarded February 25, 2010 Construction Project Management Kenneth Owen Lamb II Interdisciplinary Yi Li Albert Edwin Keinath Awarded February 25, 2010 Financial Mathematics Computer Science Awarded October 1, 2009 Christopher James Lammi Akhil Kejriwal Mechanical Engineering Haiying Liu Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Financial Mathematics
Kevin Patrick Kelly Klevis Lapi Xiaoxing Liu Power Systems Management Electrical and Computer Engineering Financial Mathematics Awarded February 25, 2010 Andrew Charles Kenoian Christopher Joseph Lavoie Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Zijia Liu Construction Project Management James Matthew Kershaw Matthew William Leach Systems Engineering Information Technology Amy Marie Lockwood Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering Lorenc Kerxhalli Electrical and Computer Engineering Jeremy Lebowitz Jonathan Longabucco Fire Protection Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Seung Beom Kim Awarded October 1, 2009 Fire Protection Engineering Jodi Michelle Lowell Awarded February 25, 2010 Nikolas Keith Ledoux Materials Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 David John Kolesar Systems Engineering Eric Gene Lees SiYuan Lu Systems Engineering Information Technology Timothy George Krawiec Mechanical Engineering Michael J. Leferman Jacob Edward Lucas Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Interdisciplinary Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Manoj Vyankatesh Kulkarni Information Technology Suzanne LePage Megan E. Lussier Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Shakil Vijay Kulkarni Information Technology Richard Charles Leverence Jr. Keith Alan Macht Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Chun-Wei Kuo Awarded February 25, 2010 Chemical Engineering Jonathan Levin Fire Protection Engineering Sean Montgomery Mahoney Awarded February 25, 2010 Information Technology
Biao Li James Thomas Mailloux Electrical and Computer Engineering Environmental Engineering
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Manoj Mandam Telly Mitsis Ryan Rahul Omkar Prasad Information Technology Materials Science and Engineering Marketing and Technological Innovation Swapnil Mane Jeffrey Peter Moffett Information Technology Computer Science Shant Orchanian Electrical and Computer Engineering Richard Edmund Manzano Paul Aaron Moran Interdisciplinary Environmental Engineering Alix Richard Orton Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering Russell Walter Morin Angela Marie Martino Mechanical Engineering Kenneth Lee Osborne III Civil Engineering Physics Awarded February 25, 2010 James Frederick Mullin Jr. Awarded October 1, 2009 Systems Engineering Jamie Lynn Mayer Anthony Paul Oteri Materials Science and Engineering Daniel Corrigan Murphy Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Eric Steve Djomo Mbakop Awarded October 1, 2009 Kristopher James Overholt Applied Mathematics Fire Protection Engineering Ruvani Nagage Awarded February 25, 2010 Elizabeth Amy McCoskrie Electrical and Computer Engineering Manufacturing Engineering William Robert Owens III Awarded October 1, 2009 Aaron Joseph Nahabedian Applied Mathematics Industrial Mathematics Awarded October 1, 2009 Lawrence Peter McDermott Marketing and Technological Ramanath Nayak Daniel Joseph Palma Innovation Information Technology Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010 Christopher Robert Neil Ye Pan Jillian Augusta McMillen Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science Operations Design and Leadership Awarded October 1, 2009 Junhui Pang Omari O'Neal McPherson Timothy B. Nelson Mechanical Engineering Marketing and Technological Computer Science Innovation Omair Ismail Paracha Awarded February 25, 2010 Hung Tien Nguyen Mechanical Engineering Systems Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Giuseppe Mendola Civil Engineering Ashkan Nowtash Darshan Pravin Parekh Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Malika Mewara Awarded October 1, 2009 Fire Protection Engineering Andrew M. Parent Daniel Patrick O'Donnell Bioscience Administration Vincent James Milano III Electrical and Computer Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Madison R. Paulino Civil Engineering Joseph B. Miller Kevin O'Donnell Computer Science Construction Project Management Ofer Paz Environmental Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Meng Min Information Technology Kayode Monday Ogundiminegha Kristen Elaine Pedersen Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering Applied Statistics
Anita H. Minakyan Mark Anthony Oles Shan Peng Materials Science and Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Operations Design and Leadership
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Nicolas Steven Peterson John Stephen Reed Kurt Joseph Schebel Systems Engineering Civil Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 William David Petrone Hallie L. Schiess Fire Protection Engineering Joshua James Edward Remer Fire Protection Engineering Construction Project Management Awarded October 1, 2009 Mayuresh Waman Phaphe Awarded October 1, 2009 Information Technology Christopher Carsten Schlichting Enmanuel Revi Manufacturing Engineering Edith Vanina Machado Plada Power Systems Management Awarded February 25, 2010 Biology and Biotechnology Awarded October 1, 2009 John Paul Rizzo Jr. Shane Michael Schonhoff Manufacturing Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Barry John Posterro Financial Mathematics Paul Ernest Robinson Mary Elisabeth Schubert Electrical and Computer Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Cari Lynne Powers Awarded February 25, 2010 Civil Engineering Andrew Peter Schwalbenberg Awarded February 25, 2010 Scott Robert Rockwell Fire Protection Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Aditi Ashok Prabhudesai Awarded February 25, 2010 Adam Lee Schwartz Information Technology Fire Protection Engineering Casey Michael Rogan Awarded February 25, 2010 Suvesh Pratapa Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Timothy Frank Sersen Awarded February 25, 2010 Krishna Rokhale Bioscience Administration Computer Science Dennis Winston Proulx Kartik Sethuraman Mechanical Engineering Stephen Anthony Rose Information Technology Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering Malav V. Shah Michael James Provinzano Tejas Harshad Ruparel Computer Science Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Chen Shen Di Pu Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Mohammed Majdi Saleh Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Fire Protection Engineering Jinhua Shen Neil Kenneth Rabideau Gajanan Balkrishna Samant Operations Design and Leadership Systems Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Prentice Matthew Sinesi Kevin Mark Rajchel Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Michael Joseph Sangermano Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering Kiran Sirasani Corey Ryan Randall Parmita Saxena Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Andrey Viktor Sklyar Devika Rawal Corina Clare Scanio Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Jeremy Kenneth Skorinko Biomedical Engineering
Jeremy Aaron Slater Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010
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George Vincent Smith Sandro Toma Karl Eric Wiegand Systems Engineering Systems Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Alejandro Javier Sola Ma. Criselda Santos Toto System Dynamics Applied Statistics Joseph Jan Wilkos Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering
Hattie Spetla Dave Tuminh Tran David C. Willens Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Paul Joseph Trimby Laurra C. Winters Clarence Foster Stanback Mechanical Engineering Interdisciplinary Marketing and Technological Awarded February 25, 2010 Innovation Alexandre Troupel Awarded October 1, 2009 Chemical Engineering Abbie Jo Wojtowicz Awarded October 1, 2009 Mechanical Engineering Marc Paul St. Pierre Awarded October 1, 2009 Information Technology Brendan J. Turcotte Electrical and Computer Engineering Sabrina Lap Chung Wong Erica Suzanne Stults Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Alexander Volfson Financial Mathematics Alison Maureen Wooden Erin M. Sullivan Financial Mathematics Materials Science and Engineering Jason Jeremy Wailgum Mechanical Engineering Meghan Elise Woods Vishal Harish Sunak Fire Protection Engineering Systems Engineering Hang Wang Operations Design and Leadership Jason Allen Worden Daniel Edward Swan Awarded February 25, 2010 Marketing and Technological Mechanical Engineering Innovation Awarded February 25, 2010 Yi Wang Awarded October 1, 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering MaLing Szeto Jeslin Jianing Wu Systems Engineering Kevin Euri Wayns Mechanical Engineering Operations Design and Leadership YungWei Tang Awarded February 25, 2010 Mark John Wunderli Fire Protection Engineering Interdisciplinary Awarded February 25, 2010 Yingying Wei Awarded October 1, 2009 Materials Science and Engineering Marc Norman Tardiff YongBing Xue Interdisciplinary Kevin Patrick Whiffin Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Sabitha Yanam Sarah E. Taylor Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Lisa Marie Whitcomb Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010 Materials Science and Engineering Mu-En Yang Brian Russell Teague John Powell White Materials Science and Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Ya Zhang Gordon Mark Whiteman Applied Statistics Ryan Patrick Thomann Interdisciplinary Awarded February 25, 2010 Fire Protection Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Yunxing Ye Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Fang Ju Yeh Hao Yu Jian Zhao Marketing and Technological Materials Science and Engineering Computer Science Innovation Awarded February 25, 2010 Mayra Isabel Zayas Jiu Zhao Electrical and Computer Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Hitomi Yoshitake Computer Science Kevin Zhang Hongkui Zhu Awarded October 1, 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mohammad Younus Xu Zhang Eric M. Zuendoki Mechanical Engineering Operations Design and Leadership Operations Design and Leadership Awarded February 25, 2010
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DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Helena Cristina Alfonzo Jenny Guardia Fern Nicholas Louis Pelletier Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Vinay Rahul Are Katie Ann Flynn Andrew Cambre Sandefer Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Jeffrey John Linxi Shi Stephanie Lynn Carlyle Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Racha Lazkani Ananya Tandon Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Erika Marie Mullen Biomedical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009
DEGREE OF MASTER OF MATHEMATICS FOR EDUCATORS
Olinda Alexandra LaBeef Leah Cameron MacDonald Karla Eignor Reynolds Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded October 1, 2009 Kellie Agan Moulin Awarded October 1, 2009
DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Cliona M. Archambeault Gregory Patrick Halloran Paola Paniagua Contro Awarded February 25, 2010 Michael Walter Armagno Scott Andrew Harris Nathan William Pascarella James Rowse Buonomo Amanda Marie Koski Awarded February 25, 2010 Jyothsna Ramani Peter Geoffrey Loveless Awarded October 1, 2009 Angelo Lyndell Chandler, Jr. Awarded October 1, 2009 Eric Roelke Chamnan Chui Eunice A. Marigliano Nirav Bhupatrai Trivedi Brian James D'Eon Bilal Mehmood Mark John Urbin Angela Lynn Detzel Irene Barrenechea Monteiro Zijing Yin Jabar Hatem Elmassih Mark O'Neil
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DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Andrew A. Abderrazzaq Ryan K. Amin * Anthony Robert Azersky Civil Engineering Management Information Systems Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010 Eyuel D. Abebe * * Glenn Amundsen Mathematical Sciences Physics Jie Bai Minor in Physics Awarded February 25, 2010 Actuarial Mathematics
* Ryan J. Adams * Ben F. Anderson * Samuel Morrison Bailey Industrial Engineering Computer Science Interactive Media and Game Development * * Debora Afezolli * Wayne Ernest Anderson Biology and Biotechnology Management Engineering with * Krista Baker Robotics Engineering Biochemistry Yetunde O. Ajayi-Obe Chemistry Management Information Systems Tina Yacoub Aoude Biochemistry Dimitrios P. Bakllas * * Emmanuel K. Akese Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Engineering * * Erik Leo Archambault Aeronautics Awarded February 25, 2010 Computer Science Lincoln E. Barber IV Mohammed Suhail Akhtar * * Jairo Eberardo Argueta Mechanical Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics * William Nicholas Barges Jr. * * Nicholas Alden Minor in Management Interactive Media and Game Chemical Engineering Development Minor in Computer Science * Karan Singh Arora Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Kelton Kerry Barnsley * Joseph M. Alea Minor in Computer Science Chemistry Interactive Media and Game Awarded February 25, 2010 Development Gregory Morgan Barrett Professional Writing * * Jarrett Randall Arredondo Computer Science Chemical Engineering * * Alsan Ali Justin Michael Barrett Industrial Engineering * Kojo Owusu Asenso Robotics Engineering Economic Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Awarded October 1, 2009 Engineering Margaret Allard Biology and Biotechnology * * Michael David Ashman * Nolan Farrall Barrie Biochemistry Chemical Engineering System Dynamics Minor in Materials * Scott Trevor Almquist Andrew Thomas Bartley Computer Science Vivian Jane Auer Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Molecular Bio/Genetics Minor in German * Lujain Fawzi Al-Sowaimel Steven M. Barton Biochemistry * * John S. Austin III Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Chemistry * Joel Benjamin Altman Chemistry Aerospace Engineering James Allan Bassett David Stephen Averill Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering * * With High Distinction * With Distinction 22 3182_Comm10program:x 5/13/10 10:21 AM Page 23
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* * Brian Scott Bates * Andrea Lynn Bisson Seth Thomas Brewster Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Civil Engineering Minor in Mathematics and Molecular Bio/Genetics Awarded February 25, 2010 Professional Writing * * Mark Anthony Brodaski Civil Engineering Brian Joseph Beach Francesco Paul Bivona Mechanical Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Adam James Brooks Thermal-Fluid Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Chemical Engineering
Jenna Lynn Beatty * * Thomas Powers Blaisdell * * Nathan Alan Brown Civil Engineering with Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Environmental * * Andreea Bodnari Peter Anthony Brown Ryan Francis Bedell Computer Science Biomedical Engineering Interactive Media and Game Minor in German Development William Ernest Brown Jr. * * Genevieve Vittori Boman Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Alisha Marie Begin Physics and Molecular Bio/Genetics Chemical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded October 1, 2009 John Joseph Bond III Management Information Systems * * Dillon Buchanan * Adam Barnes Belanger II Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering * Burcu Bora Minor in Materials Mathematical Sciences * * Evans Burford Management Engineering with Biomedical Engineering Michael Christian Beliveau Operations Management Mechanical Engineering * Erin Elizabeth Burns Kevin Robert Bordage Biology and Biotechnology Patrick Stephen Benson Chemical Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Environmental Kelly Patricia Butler Awarded October 1, 2009 Aerospace Engineering Kombosi Bosunga Minor in International Studies * * Diana Michelle Berlo Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Kyla L. Bye-Nagel Aeronautics Christopher John Boudreau Mechanical Engineering Minor in Management Management Awarded October 1, 2009
* Matthew Richard Bienia * * David Bernard Boudreau * Melissa A. Byrne Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Design Awarded February 25, 2010 * Matthew H. Bigman System Dynamics * * Justin Leonard Boudreau * * Peter Cacciatore Awarded October 1, 2009 Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering
Meggan Rose Birmingham Paige Rogers Bourne Daniel Patrick Cafferty Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Industrial Engineering
Jayanth Bisa * * Emily Linda Bowen Nicole Marie Cahill Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Minor in Music Engineering Aaron Breton Interactive Media and Game * Michael K. Calabro Development Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded February 25, 2010
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Alexander Valdemar Camilo Marc N. Chatterton Meghan Elise Cockerill Electrical and Computer Engineering Management Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Operations Management * * Ralph Louis Campanelli Jr. * Jason Alan Codding Civil Engineering * Edward M. Chau Computer Science Chemical Engineering Minor in Entrepreneurship * Catherine Nicole Campbell Biology and Biotechnology Keith Chester * * Gregory T. Coffey Robotics Engineering Aerospace Engineering David Cancel Jr. Awarded February 25, 2010 Minor in Music Aerospace Engineering Margaret Anne Chiasson Jillian Roberts Cohen Walter Avelino Vieira Canuto Biochemistry Management Engineering with Industrial Engineering Biomedical Engineering Alexander W. Chin * Stephanie Felicia Carcieri Biomedical Engineering Noah Robert Cohen Chemical Engineering Biochemistry Alessandro B. Chiumiento David Michael Carlone Aerospace Engineering Sebastian Arthur Critchfield Cohn Chemical Engineering Environmental Engineering * Kyley Jean Chornoby * * Erik Daniel Carlson Biomedical Engineering * * Rose Simone Colangelo Chemical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Mathematics * * Danice Yequay Chou Minor in Management Biomedical Engineering * Jason Carmichael Thomas Edward Coletta Civil Engineering * Candace Chouinard Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Biochemistry Brenna Jane Colleary * * Tyler Christopher Carroll * * Justin Michael Chretien Chemical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering Minor in Computer Science * * Francis Patrick Collins Steven Chung Computer Science Christopher Catanese Biomedical Engineering Interactive Media and Game Electrical and Computer Engineering Development * Daniel Paul Cianfrocco * * Mehmet Emre Cekirdekci Electrical and Computer Engineering Nicholas Maravelias Comeau Industrial Engineering Minor in Management Industrial Engineering Economic Science * Mark Cirillo * * Therese Comeau Matthew Robert Cembrola Management Information Systems Biology and Biotechnology Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Spanish * * Elizabeth Nicole Clardy * Molly Day Congdon Minor in International Studies Chemical Engineering Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry Minor in Biochemistry Jeremiah Joseph Chaplin * * Jason Robert Climer Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Haley M. Connelley Awarded October 1, 2009 and Molecular Bio/Genetics Mechanical Engineering Minor in Computer Science * * Seth Tyler Chapman Nicholas J. Contrino Mechanical Engineering * * Nathan Climer Manufacturing Engineering Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering
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James Carson Cook * Christopher Mark Dacunha II * Angelica Marie DeMartino Mechanical Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Biomedical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Awarded October 1, 2009 Ruth Dorothy DeMott David Michael Corliss Lena Lorraine Dagher Industrial Engineering Interactive Media and Game Electrical and Computer Engineering Development * Richard Thomas Joseph Desilets Jr. Jennifer Christine Dahlmann Humanities and Arts with Kyle Costa Biomedical Engineering Drama/Theatre Management Engineering with Operations Management * * Rui Dai Lena Beth DesPlaines Management Information Systems Mechanical Engineering with Aaron William Costello Minor in Computer Science Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Jenny Dang Justin Stephen Deveau * * Andrew Charles Coté Biochemistry Biology and Biotechnology Interactive Media and Game Development * Joanne Daniel Francisco Andres Diaz Fuenzalida Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Engineering * Joseph Cotnoir Aerospace Interactive Media and Game * Michael DiBlasi Development * * Nhi M. Dao Mechanical Engineering Management Information Systems Robotics Engineering * * Maura Kathleen Craig Minor in Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology with Cell * * James Dickson and Molecular Bio/Genetics * * Radu Alin David Management Minor in Music Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Law and Technology
* * Nicholas Ingram Crider * * Philip Allen Davidson * * Mark Dignum Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry Computer Science Mechanical Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Design Andrew Raymond Crouse Minor in Manufacturing Engineering Civil Engineering Joshua William Davis Actuarial Mathematics * * Nam Hong Do * * Daniel James Cullen Minor in Management Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Brendan Padraic Dean Jason Robert Dodd Kevin Patrick Curley Computer Science System Dynamics Civil Engineering with Environmental Dominic DeChiara * Garret Clark Doe Civil Engineering Interactive Media and Game Blake Currier Development Civil Engineering * * Maria Arvena DeCicco Minor in Computer Science Awarded October 1, 2009 Biochemistry Minor in Spanish * * Shannon Margaret Doherty * Jared Curtin Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Biochemistry Jonathan Michael DeFeo and Molecular Bio/Genetics Chemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering Biochemistry Awarded February 25, 2010 * Timothy Barrett Cushman * Ross McCain Doran Interactive Media and Game * Lyubomir Hristov Deliginev Interactive Media and Game Development Civil Engineering Development Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded February 25, 2010
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Matthias Paul Downey * Peter Charles Eliopoulos * * Michael James Fitzpatrick Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Design Awarded February 25, 2010 Minor in Management
Samuel Lee Drogin * * Corinna Lee Ellis * Robert James Fitzpatrick Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Robotics Minor in Writing and Rhetoric * * Lesley Ann Drohan Steven Thomas Ellis Biochemistry Physics * Meagan Patricia Foley Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Chemistry David Craig Embree Biomechanical Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering Minor in Computer Science Ryan Patrick Foley Serena Rae Dubois Awarded October 1, 2009 Mechanical Engineering Management Engineering with Operations Management * Andrew William Emerson Steven Ivar Foley Chemical Engineering Interactive Media and Game * * Daniel Lawrence Duffty Minor in Spanish Development Physics Minor in International Studies Minor in Mathematics * Jason Matthew Forte Jenny Encarnacion Biomedical Engineering * Nicholas Paul Dufour Actuarial Mathematics Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Management Stephen Michael Franceschelli Awarded October 1, 2009 Computer Science Taylor Esformes * * Scott G. Duncan Physics * Debra-Ann Franck Mechanical Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Design * Erik Emmanuel Santiago Fajardo Robotics Engineering * * Grant Duane Fredricks Mark R.J. Dupuis Electrical and Computer Engineering Actuarial Mathematics Aerospace Engineering Minor in Management Awarded October 1, 2009 * Charles Fancher Physics Matthew J. Fugere Matthew Paul Duval Interactive Media and Game Computer Science * * John Thomas Favreau Development Awarded October 1, 2009 Biomedical Engineering Minor in Music
* * Brian William Earley Christina Marie Ferrari Stephanie Jenna Fuller Aerospace Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Mathematical Sciences Minor in Art History Awarded February 25, 2010 * * Andrew Joseph Edwards Computer Science Society, Technology and Policy Michael Andrew Ferro Minor in Chemistry Management Engineering * * Christopher Daniel Gabrielson Mechanical Engineering with Isaac Clark Edwards Konstantinos Dionysios Filiotis Aerospace Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Minor in Physics Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Aaron M. Fineman * Arthur H. Gager III Robotics Engineering Civil Engineering * Bryant Joseph Eisenbach Minor in German Aerospace Engineering Minor in Computer Science * * Kimberly Gail Gallagher Minor in Mathematics Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Physics Minor in Management
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* Paul Frederick Galligan * * Simon M. Goldish Scott M. Guzman Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Chemical Engineering Mechanical Design Awarded October 1, 2009 * Christopher M. Gamache Robotics Engineering T. Chase Golightly * Cameron Wassim Habib Minor in Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Biochemistry Biology and Biotechnology with * * Roseann Susan Gammal Matthew Alan Gonsalves Cell and Molecular Bio/Genetics Chemistry Biomedical Engineering Biochemistry Brandon Michael Habin Minor in Writing and Rhetoric Alexander Christopher Gorski Aerospace Engineering Management Information Systems Awarded February 25, 2010 * Daniel Raymond Garcia Minor in Computer Science Robotics Engineering Charles Hackett Hanlon III Minor in Computer Science Adam Leo Gould Environmental Policy and Mechanical Engineering Development Bryan G. Gaw Civil Engineering * * Elizabeth Sarah Gould * * Stephen William Hanly Physics Mechanical Engineering with * * Donald Gaxho Aerospace Computer Science William Robert Charles Grady Chemistry * Alex J. Hansen * * Lauren Elyse Gergel Mechanical Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Nicholas Leo Granata-Cappabianca Mechanical Design Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Michael Carl Ghizzoni Philip Neil Hardegen Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Marcella Granfone Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Biology and Biotechnology Yuval Adam Harel Jonathan David Kaipainen Gibbons * Corey Francis Graves Biomedical Engineering Computer Science Management Information Systems Minor in Nanoscience Awarded February 25, 2010 * Jason Stephen Gray * Kevin J. Harrington * Paul A. Gibler Civil Engineering Robotics Engineering Computer Science Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded October 1, 2009 * Jonathan Richard Hart Eric Philip Greer Mechanical Engineering * * Sarah F. Gilkey Computer Science Interactive Media and Game Minor in Management Information Clifford S. Harvey Development Systems Physics Professional Writing Awarded February 25, 2010 Alexandra Danielle Griffin * Nicholas James Gilligan Biochemistry * * Khondkar Faiaz Hasan Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 * * Morgan Lee Guardino Mechanical Engineering with * Daniel Clifford Hassett Bryan Thomas Gleason Mechanical Design Mechanical Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Management Materials Science and Engineering
Lawson Edwin Glidden * * Evan Mark Guarino * Donald Maxwell Havener Management Engineering with Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Operations Management Awarded February 25, 2010 Minor in Computer Science * Alexandra Gunderson Biomedical Engineering
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* Benjamin Gerard Hawkins Benjamin Holmes * Bennie Raye Jones Jr. Mechanical Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Management Engineering with Mechanical Design Operations Management * Peter Jackson Holmes * Jonathan E. H. Hayden Mechanical Engineering with * * Craig Michael Jones Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Design Biomedical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 * Nicholas Lee Holovnia Sean Patrick Joyce * * Alysia M. Hayes Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Biochemistry Gregory K. Holtorf Sarah Elizabeth Judd * * Rens F. Hayes IV Computer Science Computer Science Civil Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Stephen Daniel Jung * * Elizabeth Anne Hegarty Biomedical Engineering Mathematical Sciences * Stoyan Plamenov Hristov Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Physics Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design * * Amanda J. Kalish Matthew Stephen Henry Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Kristen Hughes Awarded October 1, 2009 Computer Science Miguel Angel Herrera Khemarith Kang Chemical Engineering * * Zachary Humerick Interactive Media and Game Chemical Engineering Development * * Daniel Morgan Herzberg Minor in Physics Awarded February 25, 2010 Aerospace Engineering Minor in Physics Jennifer Lynn Hunt * * Hunain M.Amin Kapadia Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering * Kyle K. Hess Minor in Computer Science Interactive Media and Game * Erin Theresa Ingalls Development Actuarial Mathematics Samuel Hockley Kaplan Minor in American Literature Awarded February 25, 2010 Robotics Engineering Minor in Writing and Rhetoric * Nathaniel Austin Jannetti * * Cengiz Karakoyunlu Andrew Stevens Hickcox Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Interactive Media and Game Development Amanda Rose Jenkins Elias Karam Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering with * Julie Lynn Hitchcock Mechanical Design Mechanical Engineering * Christopher Gary Jeznach Mechanical Engineering Stephanie K. Kavrakis * William Rodger Hnath Jr. Minor in Management Chemical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Drama/Theatre Computer Science James Walker Johnson Awarded October 1, 2009 Computer Science * * James Charles Hogan Awarded October 1, 2009 * Haroldo Kawakami Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Kelly Erin Johnson Minor in Management John Forrest Hogeboom Mechanical Engineering with Computer Science Mechanical Design * Andrew Zakaria Keating Minor in Entrepreneurship Computer Science * * Rebecca Rey Holmberg Awarded February 25, 2010 Biomedical Engineering
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* * Paul Harald Kehrer Jameson Philip Kokolis Andrew Keelan Labak Computer Science Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Minor in Chemistry * * Akhil Kejriwal Kevin Kordosky Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering with * * Brian David Labonte Mechanical Design Civil Engineering Matthew Christopher Kelley Electrical and Computer Engineering * Mark Christopher Kowaleski * * Andrew Labrecque Biomedical Engineering Computer Science Devin W. W. Kelly Electrical and Computer Engineering Nicholas Peter Kozlowski Christopher Mark Lacagnina Minor in Computer Science Civil Engineering Civil Engineering
* Craig Louis Kennedy * Emily Katheryn Kreek Bethany Jean Lagrant Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Management Engineering with Civil Minor in Management Materials Science and Engineering Engineering
Sean Charles Kennedy * * Deepa Krishnaswamy Anthony Jay Laine Chemical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering
Julie Ann Kent * * Jason Krug * Daniel H. Lampke Industrial Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Brian Ketterer Tahir Kucukel * * Kirk David Lanciani Management Information Systems Civil Engineering Interactive Media and Game Awarded October 1, 2009 Development * Ishrak Khair Electrical and Computer Engineering Bethany L. Kuhn * Benjamin David Landry Civil Engineering Biology and Biotechnology with Cell * Matthew John King and Molecular Bio/Genetics Chemical Engineering * Maxwell Alan Kuhns Biochemistry Minor in International Studies Chemistry Eric Robert Landry Michael James King Jarad Thomas Kukla Management Engineering with Biochemistry Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering
Gregory Scott Kinneman * David P. Kulis Jr. * Jesse Alexander Lane Interactive Media and Game Management Civil Engineering Development Computer Science * * Timothy Ryan Kunyz * * Jennifer Lauren LaPierre Mechanical Engineering Biochemistry Jerome Mitchell Kirkland Management Engineering with * * Chun-Wei Kuo * Craig Andrew Laprade Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Computer Science Awarded October 1, 2009 Matthew Robert Kurtz * * Alexander Scott Larsen * Nicole Courtney Klegraefe Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Minor in Nanoscience Minor in Management
Daniel Knox Artem Boris Kutikov * * Ryan LaSante Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Interactive Media and Game Minor in German Development Awarded October 1, 2009
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* * Manh-Hung Vo Le * Briana Christine Lorenzo * * Timothy John Manchester Electrical and Computer Engineering Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Mechanical Engineering Minor in Computer Science and Molecular Bio/Genetics Civil Engineering Minor in Management Vadim Lozko * Stephen Robert Mann * Shannon Paulanna Leary Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 * * Andrew D. Marchese Justin Roy LeBeau * * Gregory L. Lucini Jr. Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Minor in Law and Technology Ryan Marques Jae Seok Lee Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Edwin WingYiu Lui Mechanical Design Computer Science * * Julie Jeannine Marquis Awarded February 25, 2010 Civil Engineering * Jennifer A. Lee Civil Engineering * Jenny Margaret Lund Cordero Greg Marrero Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Tuen Hung Lee Manufacturing Electrical and Computer Engineering Joshua Dean Kaufman Luther Interactive Media and Game * * Angel Augusto Martinez * Jacob S. Lemay Development Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Engineering with Professional Writing Mechanical Design Engineering Mechanics Minor in Spanish Minor in Art * Bradford Lynch Mechanical Engineering * * Emilia Maria Martini * Bennett Andrew Lessard Industrial Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering * Gregory D. Lyons Humanities and Arts with Music Mechanical Engineering Minor in Management * Ilan Marshall Levin Electrical and Computer Engineering William J. Lyons IV Amanda Lynn Martori Awarded October 1, 2009 Management Biomedical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Stephen Pereira Lima Tamara Catherine Mason Mechanical Engineering Scott Ryan MacDonald Biology and Biotechnology Civil Engineering Mark A. Lindblad * * Divya Mathew Chemical Engineering Richard Matthue MacKendrick Management Information Systems Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering * Jessica M. Mathew * * Justin Liu * * Tanvir Singh Madan Civil Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Electrical and Computer Engineering Environmental Computer Science Minor in Computer Science Robert Francis Matrow * Christopher Richard Lizewski * Rahul Mahtani Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Drama/Theatre Mechanical Design Albert Yu Lo Minor in Electrical and Computer * Rebecca Michelle Mattern Interactive Media and Game Engineering Civil Engineering Development Awarded October 1, 2009 Molli Anne Malcolmson Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design
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* Jennifer M. Maurer * John P. McGinley Keith Frederick Meyer Biochemistry Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biology and Biotechnology with Genetics Cody A. McGregor * Dennis V. Milechin Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering Peter Khammaneejan Maurer Minor in Physics Mechanical Engineering Daniel Patrick McHugh Mechanical Engineering Samantha Lynn Millar Evan Stuart May Mechanical Engineering with Computer Science Andrew John McIsaac Aerospace Mechanical Engineering Joseph Mayo Awarded February 25, 2010 * * Joseph Miller Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Design Katherine Mary McKenna Civil Engineering with * Tamlyn Pendragon Miller * William Wyke Mayo Environmental Interactive Media and Game Mechanical Engineering with Development Mechanical Design Elizabeth Jean McLaughlin Minor in Music Civil Engineering * Eric Steve Djomo Mbakop Awarded October 1, 2009 * * Kelsey Larson Miranda Mathematical Sciences Chemical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Timothy James McMath Biochemistry * * Stephanie Marie Miskell Angela Marie McAlister Chemical Engineering Actuarial Mathematics Jillian Augusta McMillen Minor in Management Minor in Management Management Engineering with Awarded February 25, 2010 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Wade Omare Mitchell-Evans Mechanical Engineering with Dickson Ridley McCannell * Brittany Ruth McNally Mechanical Design Interactive Media and Game Mechanical Engineering with Development Biomechanical * Daniel F. Mittelman Computer Science Mechanical Engineering with * Robert James McNamee Mechanical Design * Kurtis Neil McCannell Mechanical Engineering with Minor in International Studies Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Mechanical Design and Molecular Bio/Genetics * * Michael John Molignano Biochemistry * John Richard Meade Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Colin William McCarthy Minor in American Literature * Brian Laith Momani Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Materials Chemistry Minor in Manufacturing Engineering Chemical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 * Michael David Medeiros Mechanical Engineering * * Chad Hinden Mondor Joseph William McCarthy Jr. Biochemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering * * John William Meklenburg Chemical Engineering with Awarded October 1, 2009 Biomedical Engineering Biochemical Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Austin S. McDannald * * Ian Michael Monk Physics Andrew James Mendelbaum Mechanical Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering Management Minor in Management Minor in Law and Technology * * Tobin Patrick McGee Joshua A. Montgomery Chemical Engineering Richard Messier Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology
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* * Laura Elizabeth Montville Angel L. Muñoz Jr. * Ricardo José Nido Rivera Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Minor in Music * * Eric Michael Murphy Christine Marie Nilsen * Peter James Moore Aerospace Engineering Civil Engineering Aerospace Engineering Minor in Physics Awarded February 25, 2010 * Anvar Niyetkaliyev * Nolan Scott Murphy Management Information Systems * * Kateryna V. Moran Manufacturing Engineering Environmental Engineering Kevin Murray Nolan * Kelley Anne Murray Interactive Media and Game * Matthew Thomas Moreau Biology and Biotechnology Development Civil Engineering Humanities and Arts Awarded October 1, 2009 Teresa Alison Nowak * Stacey Marie Morin Biomedical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Sebastian Christopher Musielak Awarded February 25, 2010 Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Sean O. Morris * Felix O. Nwaobasi Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering * Jola Myrta Interactive Media and Game Electrical and Computer Engineering Development * * Evan Samson Sprung Morrison Mechanical Engineering with Winnie M. Nabea Kevin James O'Brien Aeronautics Chemical Engineering Computer Science Minor in Management Jennifer A. Moss Neil Satya Nanisetty Chemical Engineering Actuarial Mathematics Patrick Joseph O'Brien Minor in Materials Minor in Computer Science Chemical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Minor in Management * Olivia O'Connell * Daniel S. Moussette Stephen Maximilian Napolitano Jr. Biology and Biotechnology Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Thomas Paul O'Connell II * * Stephen James Mueller * * Syed Kazim Naqvi Civil Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Computer Science Mechanical Design Christopher James O'Hara Awarded February 25, 2010 Minor in Computer Science Civil Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 * * Alexander Douglas Davidson Muir * Timothy Thomas Navien Society, Technology and Policy Computer Science Devin Matthew Ohmart Awarded February 25, 2010 Mechanical Engineering * David Patrick Mullen Management Information Systems * Patrick Joseph Newell * * Carol Okumura Computer Science Mechanical Engineering with * * Lindsay Elizabeth Mullins Mechanical Design Mechanical Engineering with Austin Lee Ng Minor in Computer Science Biomechanical Aerospace Engineering Minor in Spanish * * Daniel Joseph Olecki Davis Nguyen Mechanical Engineering * Chad D. Munchbach Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Jerrod P. Oltmann Mechanical Design Biology and Biotechnology * * Huong Nguyen Environmental Engineering
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Jeffrey Onderdonk Umang Shailesh Patel Tuan Viet Pham Mechanical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Management Engineering with Minor in History Awarded October 1, 2009 Mechanical Engineering
* Aubrey Ortiz * * Sean K. Patrick * * Joseph Phaneuf Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in German * * Michael Ryan Oshetsky * * Madison R. Paulino Computer Science Civil Engineering * * Sean Thayer Philbrook Chemical Engineering with Aleksandr V. Ostapenko * Richard Albert Pavis Environmental Computer Science Interactive Media and Game Awarded October 1, 2009 Development * * Claire Emma Naikey Piard Humanities and Arts with Chemical Engineering * * Thomas Michael Page Drama/Theatre Mechanical Engineering with Erik D. Pichette Mechanical Design Randi Nicole Pawson Management Engineering with Interactive Media and Game Operations Management * Ashish Palooparambil Development Aerospace Engineering * Michael Victor Pierri * Pedriant Peña Civil Engineering Nicholas Vincent Palumbo Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Cristian Gregorio Pimentel Elliot Sinclair Pennington Industrial Engineering * Adam C. Panzica Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Joseph Pitkin Robotics Engineering Management Engineering with * * Katelyn Ruth Perkins Mechanical Engineering * Christopher Pardy Mechanical Engineering with Computer Science Biomechanical * * Abigail Louise Piva Minor in Drama/Theatre Industrial Engineering * * Matthew Scott Perrone * * Seonhee Park Chemical Engineering Justin Reed Pollard Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials Mechanical Engineering Minor in Management Benjamin Keyes Parker * * Ashley H. Perry Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Valentina Polyakova Awarded February 25, 2010 Biomedical Engineering Daniel David Parker Awarded February 25, 2010 Biology and Biotechnology * Brendan David Perry Minor in Music Aerospace Engineering * * Brian Francis Potts Awarded February 25, 2010 Minor in Mathematics Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 * * Matthew A. Parker * * Konrad Robert Perry Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace Engineering William Proia Aeronautics Chemical Engineering * Travis Richard Perullo Michal L. Parzych Aerospace Engineering Anna Proshko Aerospace Engineering Industrial Engineering Jordan James Pettengill Minor in Management * * Kelly Anne Pastor Electrical and Computer Engineering Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Jeffrey Michael Prunera and Molecular Bio/Genetics Mechanical Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009
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* * Kyle Pydynkowski Calvin Kachmar Robertie Michael Angelo Sacco Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace Alexander Chaves Ramsay * Anne Donovan Rocheleau Mathematical Sciences Chemical Engineering Jacob Saffron Minor in Mathematics Mechanical Engineering with Christopher S. Ramsley Mechanical Design Interactive Media and Game * * Conor Rochford Development Electrical and Computer Engineering * Muhammad Bilal Saleem Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Ekaterina Vesselinova Ratcheva Ryan P. Rogan Computer Science Mechanical Engineering * Rachel J. Salvatori Mechanical Engineering with * * Jarrod Philip Ratcliffe Cordell Valentine Rogers II Mechanical Design Interdisciplinary Management Information Systems Minor in Music Awarded February 25, 2010 Matthew Edward Samler Entrepreneurship Mechanical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 * Aaron Root Computer Science Michael Gary Sangenario Swati Rathore Awarded October 1, 2009 Mechanical Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Aeronautics Awarded February 25, 2010 * Jeffrey Robert Root Civil Engineering * William Charles Sanguinet Elizabeth Laura Christina Ray Mathematical Sciences Mechanical Engineering * Mardelle Adriana Rosales Physics Biomedical Engineering * Jarred James Raymond Drew Sansevero Aerospace Engineering Jason Tyler Rose Management Engineering with Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering * * Archana Reddy Management Information Systems * Stephen Anthony Rose * * Jennifer Elizabeth Sansom Aerospace Engineering Biomedical Engineering * Kristin Elizabeth Renault Minor in Management Chemistry Dimitris Saragas * * Hilary A. Rotatori Electrical and Computer Engineering * Brian Renda Civil Engineering Biology and Biotechnology with Cell * * Shikhar Saxena and Molecular Bio/Genetics Benjamin Robert Roy Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering * Eric Joseph Renzulli Robert Emmett Sayre III Electrical and Computer Engineering Graciela Rubio Mechanical Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Design * * Oljora Rezhdo Minor in Spanish Chemical Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Anthony Frederick Scaccia Chemical Engineering Bryan Rickard * * Stacy Michelle Rudolf Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering * * Aubrey Marie Scarborough Management Engineering with * Phoebe Elizabeth Riley John Michael Russo Operations Management Biology and Biotechnology Management Information Systems International Studies
Meghan Amanda Roache * * Daniel Robert Sacco Daniel C. Schick Chemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering
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James Scott Schiemer II * Daniel Patrick Skehan Jason J. Stasik Biochemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010 * * Elizabeth Alice Schreiber * Justin Louis Skelly Civil Engineering with Environmental Engineering * Stanley St. Juste Environmental Management Engineering with William T. Skene Operations Management * Mary Patricia Schultz Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Minor in Materials * Collin Eric Strid Mechanical Engineering Stephanie Schultz Nadia Marie Skorinko Civil Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Thomas Strott Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Ian Schwartz Roxanne Michelle Skowran Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering Jo-Ellen Jean Sullivan Biology and Biotechnology * Aaron B. Sciore * * Ashleigh Rita Smeal Awarded October 1, 2009 Chemistry Actuarial Mathematics Management Engineering Jonathan L. Sullivan Ryan Oscar Sebastian Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Christopher Eduard Drake Smith Aerospace Computer Science Paul Francis Sullivan Jr. Biomedical Engineering Patrick Sebuwufu Paul L. Smith Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Michael David Swanton Awarded October 1, 2009 Civil Engineering Derek Warren Snow Kaileen Elizabeth Selen Civil Engineering Brandon Alexander Sweet Management Engineering with Chemical Engineering Operations Management * Laurie Anne Soderbom Minor in Management Biomedical Engineering * Hannah Elizabeth Shapiro * * Christopher Stephen Szlatenyi Biomedical Engineering Samuel Song Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Awarded February 25, 2010 Gregory Matthew Sheafer Computer Science * Audra Gail Sosny Brian T. Szpyrka Industrial Engineering Management Engineering with Civil * * Timothy Scott Sherrerd Engineering Actuarial Mathematics Lauren Carol Spada Awarded October 1, 2009 Biochemistry * Steven D. Shidlovsky * Michael E. Taglieri Computer Science Sarah Jordan Spear Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Management Psychological Science Mechanical Design
Edward Robert Shipper Michael Anthony Spremulli * * Brian Christopher Tate Mechanical Engineering Chemistry Computer Science Awarded October 1, 2009 Minor in Physics * * Prawal Man Shrestha Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Heather Lee Standring * Michelle Elizabeth Terry Minor in Computer Science Actuarial Mathematics Mathematical Sciences Minor in Computer Science Kile Logan Simpson Minor in Management Aerospace Engineering
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* * Eleanor Rose Terry-Welsh * Nicole Thach Thao Tran * Ishita Tyagi Physics Interactive Media and Game Biomedical Engineering Minor in Music Development Minor in Mathematics John David Upton * Caleb Joseph Teske Civil Engineering Engineering Physics * Galia A. Traub Minor in Management Computer Science Michael Nathan Tessier Minor in Management Information Nicholas Charles Vaccaro Computer Science Systems Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in European History Computer Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 Awarded October 1, 2009 * Sabrina Marie Varanelli Mechanical Engineering * Joe Thomas Richard John Tremblay Jr. Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Awarded October 1, 2009 Mechanical Design * * Manasi Pradeep Vartak Minor in Materials Computer Science * James Edward Thompson Mathematical Sciences Computer Science * * Ksenia Trikoz Interactive Media and Game Industrial Engineering * Polihronis N. Vasiliadis Development Minor in Computer Science Biomedical Engineering Mathematics Christopher P. Thomson Awarded February 25, 2010 Kevin Michael Vayda Electrical and Computer Engineering Management Engineering with Minor in German Jeffrey Evan Trost Operations Management Electrical and Computer Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Sean Julian Thulin Awarded October 1, 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Anthony Joseph Vello Awarded February 25, 2010 Heather Marie Trowbridge Management Information Systems Civil Engineering Awarded October 1, 2009 * Matthew Ryan Tomasko Mechanical Engineering with * * Viktoras Truchanovicius * Arie J. Vilders Aeronautics Computer Science Mechanical Engineering
* * Long Wan Tong * Christopher James Trufan * * Jyotsna Vinayak Physics Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Minor in Electrical and Computer and Molecular Bio/Genetics Neil Steven Toupin Engineering Awarded February 25, 2010 Aerospace Engineering David Truong * * Alyssa L. Vincent Kuthan C. Toydemir Electrical and Computer Engineering Biology and Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Spanish Thermal-Fluid Engineering * Elizabeth M. Tuite Biomedical Engineering Nicholas Crew Vine * * Sally Elizabeth Trabucco Actuarial Mathematics Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Brendan J. Turcotte Minor in German and Molecular Bio/Genetics Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Management Minor in International Studies Minor in Music Awarded October 1, 2009 * * Alexander Volfson Laura Ann Tracy Actuarial Mathematics Biology and Biotechnology with Cell Alexander P. Tutone Minor in Computer Science and Molecular Bio/Genetics Mechanical Engineering Minor in Management Information Systems * Liza Tuttle Mechanical Engineering * * Danielle Marie Volpe Awarded October 1, 2009 Environmental Engineering
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* * George von Roth III * * Nathan Michael Webb Shawn Richard Wilhelm Mechanical Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Mechanical Design Benjamin C. Webber * * Alexander Sanford Wack Biochemistry * Francis Xavier Williams III Interactive Media and Game Awarded October 1, 2009 Interactive Media and Game Development Development Eric Bernard Weiland Minor in Computer Science * Karl Bowen Wajcs Mechanical Engineering with Robotics Engineering Mechanical Design * * Carly Jane Willmott Civil Engineering * Renee Walker Cynthia Claire Weiler Electrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering Zachary Stephen Wilson Minor in Computer Science Minor in Management Mechanical Engineering
Joshua Travis Walkowski * Christopher Roy Wells * * Soe San Win Interactive Media and Game Mechanical Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering Development Mechanical Design Minor in Computer Science * Yip Wong Awarded October 1, 2009 * Matthew J. Wetherbee Biochemistry Mechanical Engineering Joseph Michael Walsh * Ashleigh Elizabeth Wood Biochemistry Nicholas Andrew Wheeler Biology and Biotechnology Aerospace Engineering Myles Alexander Walsh * * Carol Anne Wood Biology and Biotechnology * * Ryan Lee Whetstone Biomedical Engineering Minor in Spanish Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Materials Materials Science and Engineering Minor in Drama/Theatre Diana G. Wamakima Minor in Physics Chemical Engineering Lindsay M. Wood * * Brendan Ryan White Chemical Engineering with Fidelis Wambui Mechanical Engineering with Environmental Chemical Engineering Mechanical Design Minor in Psychology * David Howard Worsham * Felicia Nicole White Civil Engineering *Bohua Wang Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering with *Cei Ping Wu Mechanical Design Thomas Whiting Chemical Engineering Actuarial Mathematics Xiangyu Wang Minor in Organizational Leadership Ethan Wyman Actuarial Mathematics Mechanical Engineering * Elias Christopher Whitten-Kassner Awarded February 25, 2010 *Yan Wang Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering * Angelica Teresa Wzorek David John Wiig Biochemistry * * Yi Ryan Wang Mechanical Engineering with Humanities and Arts with Computer Science Aeronautics Hispanic Studies Awarded February 25, 2010 * Sidath S. Wijesooriya * * Chaoran Xie * Robert Warren Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering Minor in Statistics * * Mark J. Wilbur * Steven Washington Management Engineering * * Yanxuan Xie Interactive Media and Game Civil Engineering Development
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* Andrey Andreyevich Yamshchikov Kevin Blaine Zabinski * * Michael Jay Zervas Computer Science Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering with Minor in Physics Engineering Mechanics Awarded February 25, 2010 * Neda Zahid Chemical Engineering * * Chao Zhang * * Andrew Yee Actuarial Mathematics Computer Science Thomas E. Zajac Jr. Minor in Management Minor in Management Information Civil Engineering Systems Subaiou Zhang * * Sofia Andrea Zamora-Palacios Biology and Biotechnology * Kevin Edward Yee Civil Engineering with Minor in Music Biochemistry Environmental Minor in Chemistry Minor in German Mingzhu Zheng Actuarial Mathematics Brandt Axel York * John Zeb Minor in Management Interdisciplinary in Audio Mechanical Engineering with Awarded February 25, 2010 Engineering and Production Aerospace Minor in Music * * Billy Zhong * Mihajlo Zeljkovic Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Mary Aubrey Yovina Computer Science Interactive Media and Game Jonathan Daniel Zoll Development Victor Yu Zeng Mechanical Engineering Minor in Computer Science Biology and Biotechnology Awarded February 25, 2010
* * Yuk-Kwan Brian Yuen Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design
The names published in this Commencement program were determined from information available at the time of printing, which preceded the faculty vote on degrees. Inclusion of a name in the program is not testimony to completion of WPI’s degree requirements and does not commit WPI to award a degree.
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RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS These members of the Class of 2010 received their commissions as part of this morning’s Commencement exercises
UNITED STATES ARMY Commissioned Second Lieutenants:
Adam V. Cartier Katherine M. McKenna Michael V. Pierri Craig A. Laprade Jerrod P. Oltmann David H. Worsham
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Commissioned Second Lieutenants:
William Proia Matthew Wetherbee
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ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS ––– CLASS OF 2010 –––
SALISBURY PRIZE SIGMA XI GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD Debora Afezolli, Biology and Biotechnology Rajratan Basu, PhD candidate, Physics: “Dielectric Studies of Genevieve Vittori Boman, Physics Nanostructures and Directed Self-assembled Nanomaterials Rui Dai, Management Information Systems in Nematic Liquid Crystals” Roseann Gammal, Chemistry and Biochemistry Advisor: Germano Iannacchione Kelly Johnson, Mechanical Engineering Saurabh A. Vilekar, PhD candidate, Chemical Engineering: Manh-Hung Le, Electrical and Computer Engineering “Thermal and Electrochemical Pathways in Fuel Cells” Tanvir Madan, Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisor: Ravindra Datta Andrew Marchese, Biomedical Engineering; Robotics Engineering This award, established in 1983, is presented for outstanding John William Meklenburg, Biomedical Engineering; research by students at the master’s and doctoral levels and is Electrical and Computer Engineering sponsored jointly by the Society of the Sigma Xi and the Committee on Graduate Studies and Research. Chad Mondor, Biochemistry; Chemical Engineering Katelyn Perkins, Mechanical Engineering Sean Philbrook, Chemical Engineering MARIETTA E. ANDERSON AWARD Elizabeth Schreiber, Civil Engineering Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2009) Manasi Vartak, Computer Science; Mathematical Sciences Established by Arvid E. Anderson ’20 in memory of his wife, Alyssa Vincent, Biology and Biotechnology this award is presented to outstanding freshman, sophomore, or Danielle Volpe, Environmental Engineering junior women students who not only have a superior academic Mary Yovina, Interactive Media and Game Development record, but have been work-study students, volunteers for Yuk-Kwan Brian Yuen, Mechanical Engineering college-sponsored activities, and participants in recognized This award is made to the most meritorious seniors at the extracurricular activities. university. It was established by Stephen Salisbury II, a WPI founder and the first president of the Board of Trustees. GERTRUDE R. RUGG AWARD Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2007) TWO TOWERS PRIZE Laura Montville ’10 (AWARDED 2007) Roseann Gammal ’10, Chemistry and Biochemistry Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2007) (AWARDED 2009) This award, honoring WPI’s late registrar, is provided by funds In keeping with the original purposes of the founders of WPI, the from an anonymous donor. Based on academic excellence, Two Towers Prize is awarded to students who, through general contributions to the WPI community, and professional goals, academic competence, campus leadership, regular course work, the award is given in tribute to first year women students and special work in research and projects, best exemplify a preparing for a career in engineering or science who have played combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical union a significant role at WPI. that is at the heart of the WPI educational tradition. This prize was established by Mildred M. Tymeson Petrie, author of BONNIE-BLANCHE SCHOONOVER AWARD TWO TOWERS, WPI’s centennial history, published in 1965. Diana Berlo ’10 (AWARDED 2009) Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2009) OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2009) Jeremy Denham (AWARDED 2009) This award, honoring WPI’s former librarian, is provided Kurt Ferreira, PhD Candidate by funds from an anonymous donor. Based on academic excel- lence, contributions to the WPI community, and pro fessional goals, the award is given in tribute to junior women students NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE preparing for a career in engineering or science, who have played RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP a significant role at WPI. Erin Kiley, MS candidate This award recognizes outstanding graduate students in NSF- supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing degrees in the U.S. and abroad.
Awards were presented in 2010, unless otherwise noted.
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SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS SCHOLARSHIP Ashish Palooparambil, Dan Moussette, Jarred Raymond: Diana Berlo ’10 “Construction and Control Design of an Autonomous Manasi Vartak ’10 Underwater Vehicle” Advisors: Islam Hussein, William Michalson This annual national scholarship is awarded to 70 outstanding women in engineering or computer science programs. BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Jason Climer: “A Genetic Approach to the C. elegans NMJ” BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONAL Advisor: Elizabeth Ryder SCHOLARSHIP BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Hilary Rotatori ’10 Corinna Ellis, Paul Vasiliadis, Christopher Serafin, Established by the International Academic Opportunity Act, this Carol Wood: “Design of a Multifunctional Automated scholarship provides awards for undergraduate study abroad. Production System for Biopolymer Microthreads” Advisor: George Pins
GRADUATE RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT DAY AWARDS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DIVISION Kevin Bordage, Tobin McGee, Chad Mondor, 1ST PLACE: Muhammad Saleem (PhD candidate), Sean Philbrook: “A Study of Biofuel Production Using “Helium-assisted Sand Casting of Aluminum Alloys” Salt Catalysts” Advisor: Makhlouf Makhlouf Advisors: Ravindra Datta, James Dittami 3RD PLACE: Paul Cotnoir (PhD candidate), “The Matt Perrone, Oljora Rezhdo: “Iron Oxide Doped Attenuation of Potentially Harmful Vibrations Due to Carbon as a Substratum for Nerve Cell Culture” Ground Travel in Passenger Compartments of Ambulances” Advisor: Hong Susan Zhou Advisor: Mustapha Fofana CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY SCIENCE DIVISION Kelton Barnsley: “The Development of Metal-Organic 3RD PLACE: Lori Pelletier (PhD Candidate), “Physician Frameworks Via a Stepwise Reaction” Performance Modeling in a Healthcare Organization” Advisor: John MacDonald (co-authored by Elaine Fontaine, Edward Westrick, Michael King: “PKC beta Activity Regulates DAT Plasma Alan Krinsky and Robert Klugman) Membrane Presentation” Advisor: Sharon Johnson Advisor: David Adams NOTE: This project won special recognition for “Project with the Largest Societal Impact” at the Innovation Presentation Competition. CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Peter Cacciatore, James Hogan, Rebecca Mattern, Angel INNOVATION PRESENTATION COMPETITION Munoz: “Sustainable Community Design: Landscape 2nd Place (tie): Choong-Soo Lee (PhD candidate), Architecture” “A Credit-based Home Access Point (CHAP) to Improve Advisors: Fred Hart, Suzanne LePage Application Performance on IEEE 802.11 Networks” Advisors: Mark Claypool, Robert Kinicki COMPUTER SCIENCE Manasi Vartak: “Query Relaxation: Generating Meaningful This annual poster symposium is open to all WPI master’s and Queries that Provide Cardinality Assurance” PhD candidates engaged in research. Monetary prizes and Advisor: Elke Rundensteiner certificates of merit are given for best posters in four divisions: Engineering; Life Sciences and Bioengineering; Management ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING and Social Science; and Science. Ramsey Abouzahra, Cengiz Karakoyunlu, Yuan Shi, Billy Zhong: “Hybrid Indoor Geolocation for Robotics PROVOST’S MQP AWARDS Applications” Advisor: Kaveh Pahlavan AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Kelly Butler, David Cancel, Brian Early, Stacey Morin, Stephen Jung, John Meklenburg, Sean Patrick: “Surface Evan Morrison, Michael Sangenario: “Design and Electromyogram Simulator for Meoelectrically Controlled Construction of a Supersonic Wind Tunnel” Prosthesis Testing” Advisors: John Blandino, Simon Evans Advisor: Edward Clancy
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HUMANITIES AND ARTS PRESIDENT’S IQP AWARD Yekaterina Moran, Elizabeth Schreiber, Justin Skelly, FIRST PLACE: Danielle Volpe: “Green Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment for Christopher Lizewski, Marcella Granfone, Daniel Olecki: Shipboard Desalination” “Water and Sanitation in Monwabisi Park, Cape Town” Advisor: Jeanine Plummer Advisors: Scott Jiusto, Robert Hersh Daniel Corfman, Joseph Cotnoir, Steven Foley, SECOND PLACE (TIE): Kevin Nolan, Graham Pentheny: “Mote: A Musical LISTED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER Adventure Game” Advisor: Joshua Rosenstock Aubrey Ortiz, Hilary Rotatori, Elizabeth Schreiber, George von Roth: “Hydroponic Farming in Mahasarakham: Ryan Bedell, Elliot Borenstein, Drew Hickcox, Integrating Hydroponics into the Agricultural Curriculum Lukas Wong-Achorn: “Blinding Silence: A Sound-based While Introducing Entrepreneurial Skills” Puzzle Game” Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Richard Vaz Advisors: Robert Lindeman, Jennifer deWinter Christopher Gabrielson, Stephen Hanly, Laura Montville: INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND GAME DEVELOPMENT “Leicester Energy Study” Ryan Bedell, Elliot Borenstein, Drew Hickcox, Advisor: Fred Looft Lukas Wong-Achorn: “Blinding Silence: A Sound-based Diana Berlo, Jennifer Hunt, Amanda Martori, Justin Puzzle Game” Skelly: “Wind Generation on Nantucket” Advisors: Robert Lindeman, Jennifer deWinter Advisor: Michael Elmes MANAGEMENT Debra-Ann Franck, William Mayo, Matthew Tomasko, Brittney Kawa, Audra Sosny: “Improving Cross-Program Yanxuan Xie: “Mapping as a Foundation for Spatial Communication, File Storage and Test Procedure at iRobot Redevelopment in Monwabisi Park” Corporation” Advisors: Scott Jiusto, Robert Hersh Advisor: Sharon Johnson
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES AEROSPACE PROGRAM— Alexander Ramsay, Michelle Terry: “An Investigation of AEROSPACE PROGRAM AWARD Polya's Function” Ashish Palooparambil ’10, Dan Moussette ’10, Jarred Advisor: Umberto Mosco Raymond ’10: “Construction and Control Design of an Manasi Vartak: “Regulatory Network Models for Biology” Autonomous Underwater Vehicle” Advisors: Marian Walhout, Brigitte Servatius Advisors: Islam Hussein, William Michelson MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Rahul Mahtani, Angel Martinez, Rachel Salvatori, Robert BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING— Sayre: “Flywheel Accumulator for Compact, Hydraulic Energy Storage” ALFRED R. AND JANET H. POTVIN AWARDS Advisor: James Van de Ven Jacques Guyette, PhD candidate Tracy Gwyther, PhD candidate PHYSICS This award is given to outstanding graduate students in William Sanguinet: “Effective Properties of Elastic biomedical engineering. Laminates in Space-time” Advisors: Konstantin Lurie, L. R. Ram-Mohan Elizabeth Tuite ’10 This award is given to outstanding under graduate students PROFESSIONAL WRITING in biomedical engineering. Joseph Alea, Sarah Gilkey: “Blood Tide” Advisors: Jennifer deWinter, Robert Lindeman BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY— ROBOTICS ENGINEERING AMES ANIELLI WARD Andrew Marchese: “Force Sensing and Haptic Feedback J F. D A for Robotic Surgery” Patrick Arsenault, PhD candidate Advisor: Gregory Fischer This award for excellence in research is named for former department head James F. Danielli, whose model for the SOCIAL SCIENCE AND POLICY STUDIES cellular membrane remained relevant for a half century. Casey McKenna: “Moral Credentialing” A fellow of the Royal Society, he stressed the importance of Advisor: Jeanine Skorinko research to good teaching and helped build the department Nolan Barrie: “Skill Dynamics in a Large Engineering into a center for scholarship. Design Organization” Advisor: Khalid Saeed
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING— CARL F. M EYER IMPROVEMENT AWARD IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS Jessica Mathew ’10 UNDERGRADUATE AWARD Established by Professor Emeritus Meyer, this award is pres ented Justin Boudreau ’10 to civil engineering seniors who have demonstrated the most Given by the American Institute of Chemists, this award improvement in academic and professional attitude since recognizes outstanding seniors in the Chemical Engineering entering the department. Department. FRANK D. DEFALCO AWARD Julie Marquis ’10 (AWARDED 2009) CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY— This award is presented to juniors interested in going into AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY DIVISION OF professional practice in the constructed facilities area. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARD Roseann Gammal ’10 (AWARDED 2009) CMAA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD This award recognizes a chemistry junior who displays Ashley Perry ’10 (AWARDED 2009) an aptitutd for a career in the field. This award from the Construction Management Association of America, New England Chapter, is given to students who AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD have demonstrated a strong interest in a career in the field. BIOCHEMISTRY: Jennifer LaPierre ’10 CIVIL ENGINEERING ADVISORY BOARD AWARD Tuong-Vi Nguyen, MS Candidate Bethany Kuhn ’10, Julie Marquis ’10, Hilary Rotatori ’10 CHEMISTRY: This award is presented to the best MQP poster presentation. John Austin ’10 Morgan Stanton, PhD candidate COMPUTER SCIENCE— This award recognizes outstanding seniors and graduate students in chemistry and in biochemistry. COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD Eric Archambault ’10 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS This award is presented to computer science seniors who have GRADUATE AWARD an outstanding academic record and who have contributed to Saurabh Vilekar, PhD candidate (AWARDED 2009) the enrichment and professional development of fellow students. Given by the American Institute of Chemists, this award recognizes outstanding graduate students in the Chemical COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AWARD Engineering Department. Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2009) This award is presented to computer science juniors who HERB BEALL GENERAL CHEMISTRY AWARD have an excellent academic record and who show promise Sean Philbrook ’10 (AWARDED 2007) for con tinuing success. Laurie Soderbom ’10 (AWARDED 2007) Carol Wood ’10 (AWARDED 2008) PROFESSOR LEE A. BECKER MEMORIAL AWARD Established to honor the memory of Professor Herb Beall, this Andreea Bodnari ’10, Ekaterina Ratcheva ’10, award is given to students who have completed the freshman Andrew Yee ’10 chemistry course with superior academic performance. This award was established in 2004 by the Computer Science Department in memory of their colleague, friend, and teacher. POLYED AWARD IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY It is awarded to computer science majors to support their Alyssa Vincent ’10 (AWARDED 2008) participation at MQP project centers. This award recognizes undergraduate students for outstanding achievement in organic chemistry. DR. NEIL G. SULLIVAN ’83 MEMORIAL AWARD Brian Bates ’10 (AWARDED 2009) Andreea Bodnari ’10 (AWARDED 2009) CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING— Manasi Vartak ’10 (AWARDED 2009) ANDREW HOLT MEMORIAL AWARD This award was established in 1991 by members of the Elizabeth Schreiber ’10 Sullivan family in memory of their son and brother, who Carly Willmott ’10 was killed in an automobile accident that year. It is awarded to juniors majoring in computer science in recognition of This award is presented to civil engineering seniors who have demonstrated ability and promise. consistently earned academic honors and who show excellent promise for success.
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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING— MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING— ETA KAPPA NU OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS ENGINEERING TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD Kurt Ferreira, PhD candidate Scott Duncan ’10 Dhimiter Baklla ’10 ETA KAPPA NU OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL Gregory Lyons ’10 ENGINEERING SENIOR TUTOR AWARD This award is given to the top three SME members each year.. Deepa Krishnaswamy ’10 ATERIALS CIENCE AND NGINEERING WPI-IEEE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD M S E — Thomas MacDonald, MS candidate WORCESTER CHAPTER OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR Joseph M. Schlesinger ’10 METALS: CHESTER M. INMAN ’14 OUTSTANDING Established by the IEEE University Partnership Program, this STUDENT AWARD award is given to students, staff, and/or faculty who have made Sara Gouveia, MS candidate outstanding contributions to the ECE community. This award is presented to outstanding undergraduate or graduate students in materials science and engineering. HUMANITIES AND ARTS— MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES— CLASS OF 1879 PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS IN THE HUMANITIES SENIOR MATH AWARD Maggie Allard ’10: “The Butterfly” (animated short) Ashleigh Smeal ’10 Advisor: Joshua Rosenstock (AWARDED 2009) Chao Zhang ’10 Andrew Marchese ’10: “Origins of Emergent Order: This award is presented to senior mathematical sciences majors The Inadequacy of Reductionism and the Complexity of who have shown outstanding performance and who have made Light Phenomena” valuable contributions to the WPI community. Advisor: David Spanagel RICHARD V. O LSON AWARD (AWARDED 2009) Yurong Mao ’10 (AWARDED 2008) This award is given to undergraduate students for excellent Chao Zhang ’10 (AWARDED 2009) work in Humanities projects that demonstrate exceptional Established to honor the memory of Professor Olson, this award creativity and skill in conceiving, developing, and expressing is given to sophomores in recognition of outstanding performance a theme within any discipline in the humanities and arts. in basic mathematics courses.
STEVEN J. KAHN AWARD DIMENSIONS AWARD Jason Climer ’10 Alexander Volfson ’10 This award is presented to outstanding senior members of the This award is given to a senior who has faithfully, industriously, WPI Glee Club in recognition of contributions, commitment, and with distinguished attainment completed all requirements and unwavering loyalty to the organization. (and beyond) for the BS degree in mathematical sciences.
INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND GAME MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR AWARD DEVELOPMENT— Gerardo Hernandez-Correa, PhD candidate IMGD OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD Presented to the teaching assistant who has made the most Sarah Gilkey ’10 exemplary contribution to the department’s educational This award is presented to Interactive Media and Game activities by aiding the students in their learning experience Development seniors who have an outstanding academic record of mathematical sciences. and who have contributed to the enrichment and professional development of fellow students.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING— PHYSICS— MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AWARD ROBERT H. GODDARD AWARD Brad Lynch ’10, Nate Janetti ’10: Elizabeth Gould ’10 “An Integrated Mechanical-Metallurgical Approach to the Endowed by the graduation classes of 1908 and 1909 in Design, Testing, and Analysis of Welded Bicycle Forks” memory of Robert H. Goddard ’08, pioneer of American Advisors: Diana Lados, James Van de Ven rocketry, this award recognizes outstanding achievement, This award is given to the team of ME students who have scholar ship, consistent effort, and dedication of purpose in completed their Major Qualifying Project and demonstrated both theoretical and experimental areas of physics. their competency in their chosen academic discipline. LAWTON-PLIMPTON AWARD ALLAN GLAZER AWARD Taylor Esformes ’10 Kelly Johnson ’10 (AWARDED 2009) Established in honor of Willard Elliot Lawton and Samuel Established in 1992 by the family and friends of Allan Glazer ’47, James Plimpton, distinguished former members of the WPI this award is given to mechanical engineering majors who Department of Physics, this award is made in recognition of have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, special steady and substantial improvement in physics scholarship, ingenuity in problem solving, and enthusiasm for engineering as evidenced by scholastic record and attained depth of challenges. understanding.
HEALD BROTHERS SCHOLARSHIP OBOTICS NGINEERING Kelly Johnson ’10, Sabrina Varanelli ’10, R E — Morgan Guardino ’10, Rachel Salvatori ’10 OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD Created in 1990 through the generosity of the Heald Foundation, Daniel Earley ’10 this competitive scholarship is given to mechanical engineering students who embody, in modern form, the spirit of Yankee inge- OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD nuity that characterized the evolution of America’s great manufac- Matthew Bienia ’10 turing enterprises. The scholarship endowment honors the memo- ry of the four sons of James N. Heald, Class of 1884; Roger, Richard, Robert, and Stanley Heald all attended WPI.
EDWARD C. PERRY AWARD Kevin Kordosky ’10, Katelyn Perkins ’10, Lindsay Mullins ’10, George von Roth ’10: “Powered Device for Pushing a Manual Wheelchair” Advisors: Allen Hoffman, Holly Ault This award is given for outstanding projects in the area of mechanical design. The award is made possible through a bequest from Miriam Perry Goll and honors the memory of her father, Edward C. Perry, Class of 1904, a design engineer with General Electric Company throughout his professional career.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Donald K. Peterson ’71 Steven C. Halstedt ’68 Scott W. Ramsay ’68
Dennis Berkey David K. Heebner ’67 Leonard E. Redon ’73
Paul R. Beswick ’59 Stuart C. Kazin ’61 Stephen E. Rubin ’74
Jennifer Davis Carey Cheryl A. LaFleur Frederick D. Rucker ’81
Curtis R. Carlson ’67 Francesca Maltese Philip B. Ryan ’65
Richard F. Connolly Jr. Robert R. Martin ’75 Sophie Vandebroek
Michael J. Dolan ’75 Linda McGoldrick Dorothea C. Wong ’92
Theodore L. Dysart ’94 John T. Mollen Glenn Yee ’74
Daniel F. Farrar ’84 Philip R. Morgan Michael P. Zarrilli ’71
Warner S. Fletcher Judith Nitsch ’75
Bernard M. Gordon ’07 (PhD Hon.) Karen Tegan Padir ’90, ’95 (MBA)
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OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Donald K. Peterson ’71 Dexter A. Bailey Christopher L. Ritter Chair Vice President for Development Vice President for Marketing and and Alumni Relations Communications
Robert R. Martin ’75 Stephen E. Rubin ’74 Stephen P. Flavin Jeffrey S. Solomon Vice Chairs Associate Provost; Dean, Corporate Executive Vice President for Finance and Professional Education and Chief Financial Officer; Secretary to the Board Dennis Berkey President and CEO A. Tracy Hassett Vice President for Human Resources Kristin R. Tichenor Vice President for Enrollment John A. Orr Management Provost and Senior Vice President Janet Begin Richardson Vice President for Student Affairs and Campus Life Stephanie Pasha Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Corporation
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DEPARTMENT HEADS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Nikolaos A. Gatsonis Kathy A. Notarianni ’86 Richard D. Sisson Jr. Aerospace Engineering Fire Protection Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Materials Science and Engineering
Lt Col Cynthia A. Provost Kristin Boudreau Air Force and Aerospace Studies Humanities and Arts Bogdan M. Vernescu Mathematical Sciences
Eric W. Overström Amy Zeng Biology and Biotechnology Industrial Engineering Grétar Tryggvason Mechanical Engineering
Ki H. Chon Mark L. Claypool Biomedical Engineering Interactive Media and LTC Carl Cowen Game Development Military Science
David DiBiasio Chemical Engineering Richard F. Vaz ’79 CDR John K. Bishop, USN (Acting) Interdisciplinary and Navy ROTC Global Studies Division Kristin K. Wobbe Chemistry and Biochemistry Dana L. Harmon Peter H. Hansen Physical Education, International Studies Recreation, and Athletics Tahar El-Korchi Civil and Environmental Engineering John A. Orr Germano S. Iannacchione Lance E. Schachterle Physics Michael A. Gennert Liberal Arts and Engineering Computer Science Chrysanthe Demetry McRae C. Banks Jennifer deWinter Fred J. Looft Management Professional Writing Electrical and Computer Engineering
Diane M. Strong Michael A. Gennert Jeanine D. Plummer Management Information Systems Robotics Engineering Environmental Engineering
James K. Doyle J. Robert Krueger Social Science and Policy Studies Environmental Studies
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THE CEREMONY AND ACADEMIC COSTUME
Today’s Commencement exercises are a modern recreation of a At that time it was decided that all robes would be ceremony that dates back to the Middle Ages. The pageantry of the black––bachelors’ gowns to be made of worsted stuff with academic procession and of the degree-granting ceremony, and the pointed sleeves, masters’ gowns of silk with long, closed sleeves, dignity and color of the academic gowns, are a reminder of the long doctors’ gowns of silk with longer sleeves and faced with black tradition of the college. velvet from hem to neck and back. They also carried three velvet Each degree recipient at WPI receives his or her diploma bands around each sleeve about the elbow. Hoods were made of individually from the president. Those who have earned the the same material as the gowns, the length varying with the degree of doctor of philosophy, the highest academic degree degree. The lining of the hood indicated the university by its awarded by any university, also receive a hood symbolizing his or colors. The border of the hood indicated the academic discipline her achievement, presented by the faculty member who has in which the degree was earned, as listed below: sponsored the candidate. The academic costume––caps and gowns and hoods––worn Agriculture ...... Maize today is particularly striking, for Commencement is one of the Arts, Letters, Humanities ...... White few occasions in the United States at which academic dress is Commerce, Accountancy, Business ...... Light Brown worn. Until recently, students and faculty at English colleges and Dentistry ...... Lilac universities wore their gowns in class, in university dining halls, Economics ...... Copper and at all official occasions. Education ...... Light Blue Academic dress originated in medieval costume. At the time Engineering ...... Orange when universities first came into being, in the 12th century, Fine Arts, including Architecture ...... Brown everyone wore gowns (that is, long, full-flowing robes) to help Forestry ...... Russet keep warm in unheated buildings. There were, of course, Journalism ...... Crimson considerable differences in elegance and style between the Law ...... Purple extremes of the social and economic scales, and in many cases the Library Science ...... Lemon king decreed just who could wear what. Medicine ...... Green Over the gown would often be worn a cloak (usually with a Music ...... Pink cowl or hood attached), just as we wear coats today. The origin of Nursing ...... Apricot the cap is more obscure. The “mortarboard” cap usually worn Oratory (Speech) ...... Silver Gray today seems to have been introduced at Oxford University Pharmacy ...... Olive Green sometime in or before the 17th century. Philosophy ...... Dark Blue The gown soon fell out of fashion with the general public, Physical Education ...... Sage Green but it remained a distinctive part of the scholars’ wardrobe, Public Administration (including Foreign Service). .Peacock Blue serving to set them apart from the rest of the community––hence Public Health ...... Salmon Pink the perennial controversy between “town and gown.” Until Science ...... Golden Yellow after the Civil War, students at most U.S. universities wore caps Social Work ...... Citron and gowns daily while in residence. Designs varied until they Theology ...... Scarlet were standardized by the American Intercollegiate Commission Veterinary Science ...... Gray in 1894.
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A FEW NOTES ABOUT COMMENCEMENT DAY
The annual graduation ceremony is an important milestone begins near the library and continues into Freeman Plaza. in the lives of our students and their families. The information Guests are asked to finish taking photos and proceed to the on these pages will help make sure this is an enjoyable and Quadrangle by 10:15. memorable event for everyone. Photos of the ceremony: Commencement Photogra ph ers Inc. Processional and Recessional— will take a photograph of every graduate receiving his or her The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. with the processional. The diploma. The company will mail proofs and an order form to marchers line up in front of Boynton Hall in the graduates or their families. In addition, WPI will videotape the following order: honorary marshal, the colors, honorary marshal entire ceremony from several vantage points. For more infor- for graduate students, candidates for graduate degrees, ceremo- mation about the photo service, you may call Commencement nial marshal, candidates for undergraduate degrees, faculty Photographers at 978-851-5924. To order copies of the video, members, and the stage party. The procession moves across call the WPI Academic Technology Center at 508-831-5220. Earle Bridge and follows the roadway past Alden Memorial Should you wish to take your own photos or videos of a and Sanford Riley Hall, then moves onto the Quadrangle. particular graduate crossing the stage, you may use the photo (Guests are asked not to block the progress of the processional. opportunity platform, located at the left as you face the stage. It is especially important to keep the center aisle clear so An usher will admit you to the platform just before the name of marchers may make their way to their seats.) your graduate is read. As a courtesy to others who wish to use At the ceremony’s conclusion, the marchers, in reverse the platform, we ask that you leave after your graduate has order, move down the center aisle and proceed toward Reunion descended from the stage. Please note that the open area in front Plaza. Again, guests are asked not to interfere with their progress. of the stage is reserved for official WPI photographers, and that This year’s honorary marshal is Satya Shivkumar, profes- guests are not permitted to stand in the aisles during the cere- sor of mechanical engineering and winner of the 2010 Trustees’ mony. This helps assure that everyone has their special moment Award for Outstanding Teaching. The honorary marshal for on the stage. graduate students is Dalin Tang, professor of mathematical sci- Photos after the ceremony: If you’d like to capture your happy ences and winner of the 2010 Trustees’ Award for Outstanding graduate after the ceremony, we recommend the following Research and Creative Scholarhip. The ceremonial marshal is locations: John A. Orr, provost and senior vice president. The baton car- •The Stage Area: After the procession has left the Quad rangle, ried by the honorary marshal is the walking stick of John guests are invited to take photos on or near the stage (WPI Boynton, a founder of WPI. banner and plantings in background). President Berkey wears the Presidential Medallion, with the •Earle Bridge: Spanning West Street, the footbridge is decorated WPI seal cast in silver and the names and years of service of all with flowering plants. 15 of WPI’s presidents engraved on small silver plates that form •Boynton Hall: WPI’s first building, with its granite ex terior links in the chain. Provost Orr carries the Academic Mace, a and clock tower, is located just across the footbridge. 42-inch-tall staff made from fluted cherry wood topped with a •Higgins House: This WPI mansion, located directly behind circular silver pedestal on which sits, on edge, a large silver the Campus Center, is surrounded by plantings and formal medal that has the WPI seal on both sides. (The Presidential gardens that are in full bloom at this time of year. Medallion and the Academic Mace were gifts to the university from President Berkey and his wife, Catherine, in 2007.) Photographs and Videos— The photographs and videos you take today will be treasured mementos. The following information should help all of our guests get the shots they want. Photos before the ceremony: Degree candidates line up for the processional around 9:30 a.m. The line of graduate students begins in front of Boynton Hall and curves around the building As the processional begins, members of the faculty, attired in colorful robes, toward Gordon Library. The line of undergraduate students line both sides of Earle Bridge to pay tribute to the graduates as they cross the bridge for the final time before receiving their diplomas. 50 3182_Comm10program:x 5/13/10 10:22 AM Page 51
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VIEWING THE CEREMONY— POST-COMMENCEMENT RECEPTION— Tickets are not necessary for an outdoor Commencement; there A reception for graduates and their families and guests will take is adequate seating on the Quadrangle for all guests. Should place outdoors in and around Reunion Plaza and the Campus inclement weather prevent an outdoor ceremony, Commence - Center immediately following the ceremony. (In the event of ment will take place in Harrington Auditorium and only guests inclement weather, the reception will take place in the Campus with tickets will be admitted. Guests without tickets may view Center Odeum.) a broadcast of the ceremony in the locations listed below. These locations will also be open during an outdoor ceremony for AMENITIES— guests who would prefer to view the ceremony indoors. Restrooms, drinking fountains, and pay phones are located in *Campus Center (#4 on map) the Campus Center, and in front of Alden Memorial and Top level: Hagglund Room, Mid-Century Room Gordon Library. Bottled water stands are located on the sides of Street level: Morgan Room the Quadrangle near Daniels Hall and Harrington Audi torium. Lower level: Chairman’s Room, Taylor Room Food and drink may be purchased in the Campus Center and *Higgins Laboratories (#11 on map) in Harrington Auditorium. Rooms 116, 154, 202, 218 Atwater Kent Laboratories (#1 on map) Room 116 (Newell Lecture Hall) IN CASE OF EMERGENCY— Rooms 219, 233 A first aid station is located in Harrington Auditorium. Fuller Laboratories (#7 on map) Campus Police and WPI Emergency Medical Technicians Perreault Lecture Hall, Upper and Lower may be reached by calling 508-831-5433. In an emer- Olin Hall (#12 on map) gency, ushers can help you secure assistance. Rooms 107, 223 Salisbury Laboratories (#13 on map) Rooms 104 and 105 Room 115 (Kinnicutt Lecture Hall) *Buildings closest to Harrington Auditorium 51 3182_Comm10program:x 5/13/10 10:22 AM Page 52
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Following his graduation in 1910, Willard Hedlund taught civil engineering at WPI until 1913. He later served the city of Worcester as superintendent of public buildings. Hedlund’s original version of the Alma Mater has seen a few changes over the years; these are the lyrics currently sung on the WPI campus. A second stanza often follows: As years roll on, and changes bring, To all things great and small We still will thee in rev’rance hold, We’ll greet thee, one and all In accents which no one will doubt, In terms so strong and bold The world will know thy worth to us Increases many fold Then here’s to good old Worcester Tech, Come, fellows, join in our refrain Wave high the colors crimson and gray, For good old Worcester Tech
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