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COMMENCEMENT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ONLINE CELEBRATION PROGRAM HONORING THE GRADUATES OF 2020 FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 C ONTENTS ii Order of the Program iii In Memoriam B ACHELOR OF S C I E N C E D EGREE RECIPIENTS 1 School of Architecture and Planning 2 School of Engineering 14 School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences 15 Sloan School of Management 16 School of Science W ELCOME A warm welcome to MIT Commencement 2020! This year, in celebrating M ASTER’S D E G R E E our graduates, we also honor their incredible courage and resilience in RECIPIENTS persevering through the disruption and disappointment of the past few 20 School of Architecture months. And we extend our deepest thanks to their families and friends, and Planning whose love, inspiration, and encouragement carried our students to this 26 School of Humanities, Arts, important moment. and Social Sciences 27 School of Science Today’s graduates will join a global family of more than 141,000 MIT alumni 28 Woods Hole around the world. Across time and across distance, MIT is a community held Oceanographic Institution together by profound values: The ideals of excellence, integrity, meritocracy, 29 School of Engineering and openness. A passion for solving tough problems. A commitment to take 50 Sloan School of Management the high road. And a rare set of skills that can be applied in countless ways to serve the common good. D OCTORAL D E G R E E As we congratulate our new graduates on all they have accomplished, RECIPIENTS we dream of the wiser and kinder world they can help create. 62 School of Architecture and Planning 64 School of Engineering 76 School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences L. Rafael Reif 78 Sloan School of Management President 80 School of Science 86 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 87 Military Commissions 88 Index of Degree Recipients Photos Cover: Christopher Harting Above: Bryce Vickmark C OMMENCEMENT 2020 i O RDER OF THE P ROGRAM O NLINE PRELUDE G R E E T I N G S F R O M T H E DOWNLOADS To The Light, To The Flame I N T E R N AT I O N A L S PA C E The MIT Parents Association invites you composed by Jamshied Sharifi ’83 STATION to celebrate the graduates of 2020 with conducted by Frederick E. Harris, Jr. Christopher J. Cassidy SM ’00 its DIY Commencement Party Kit, performed by The MIT Wind Ensemble US Navy Captain including customizable party Commander, Expedition 63 decorations, sing-along music and lyrics, WELCOME a discount code to the COOP, and more. Robert B. Millard ’73 CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES Chairman, MIT Corporation A N D C O N F E R R I N G O F SOCIAL MEDIA DEGREES Tag your social media posts with INVOCATION L. Rafael Reif #MIT2020. Connect on Twitter Reverend Thea Keith-Lucas President, MIT (@MIT, @MITCommencement, Episcopal Chaplain, MIT @MITStudents, @MIT_Alumni), SALUTE TO THE ADVANCED Instagram (MITpics, MITStudents, COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS D E G R E E R E C I P I E N T S MITalumni), and Facebook (Facebook. William H. McRaven Esther Du#o PhD ’99 com/MITnews, Facebook.com/ US Navy Admiral, Retired Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty MITAA). Go to socialmediahub.mit.edu Chancellor, University of Texas System, Alleviation and Development Economics, to experience the day through MIT 2015–2018 MIT social media accounts. C O M U S I C A CLOSING REMARKS INFINITE THANKS Introduction by Eran Egozy ’95 Robert B. Millard ’73 To the speakers, musicians, hosts, Professor of the Practice, Music and Chairman, MIT Corporation planners, producers, and all who applied Theater Arts, MIT mind, hand, and heart to the creation of SCHOOL SONG Commencement 2020. Credits, S A L U T E Chorallaries of MIT acknowledgments, and video from Peter X. Su PhD ’20 today’s proceedings are available online: President, MIT Graduate Student Council TAKE ME BACK TO TECH commencement.mit.edu 2018–2020 MIT Community SALUTE AND TURNING OF THE W E L C O M E I N T O T H E CLASS RING MIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Nwanacho Nwana ’20 R. Erich Caul!eld SM ’01 PhD ’06 President, MIT Class of 2020 President, MIT Alumni Association ii M ASSACHUSETTS I NSTITUTE OF T ECHNOLOGY I N M EMORIAM Our friends are remembered with love by the Class of 2020 Henoch Argaw Katherine Hunter Henoch Argaw was born in Finland and raised in Colorado. Katherine Hunter was an active member of the MIT Before coming to MIT, he was a recipient of the President’s community—she touched the lives of many through her time Award for Educational Excellence and served as a member of on the MIT Women’s Lightweight Crew team and as a the College Board Advanced Placement Advisory Board, member of the Cycling Club, Dance Troupe, and Sigma Kappa treasurer of the National Chinese Honor Society’s Grandview Sorority. Kate came to MIT with the hope to make the world Chapter, and vice president for Mu Alpha Theta. a better place and she took on projects toward achieving this goal. One of these took place during the summer after her first At MIT, Henoch lived in East Campus and was majoring in year, when she worked on air pollution sensors for a rural Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science. A motivated community in Chile that relied on wood-burning stoves. self-learner, he found joy at an early age in teaching and She also participated in the MIT Undergraduate Research mentoring others. Henoch—who spoke English, Amharic, Opportunities Program, working for the Haystack Group in Mandarin, and Arabic—developed several games and apps for the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Android, including flashcards in mathematics, Chinese, and on a project to develop tools to help new programmers. Arabic. He also created an open-source code of the Lightning Network for private cryptocurrency transactions for the MIT Outside of her academics and extracurriculars, the Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative. communities and people in Kate’s life were immensely important to her; her friends and family knew her to be Henoch was an officer for the MIT Club Sports Council, strong, kind, and funny. Her inner fire shone in her passion treasurer for the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2017 and the MIT for computer science, her commitment to excellence, Ethiopian-Eritrean Student Association, and participated in and her warmth toward others. Kate lived a wonderful life numerous activities that included the MIT International and her memory inspires us as we take our own next steps. Science and Technology Initiatives program in Jordan, as well as the Tae Kwon Do, Bitcoin, and Skydiving Clubs. Known for his humble, gracious, and quiet spirit, Henoch loved to run track and to play trumpet, soccer, table tennis, chess, and poker. He passed away in the fall of 2017, during his second year at MIT, and his legacy lives on in the Henoch Argaw Foundation, which recognizes and supports academic excellence in science and technology. C OMMENCEMENT 2020 iii SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science in Urban Architecture Science and Planning with Course IV Computer Science Department of Architecture Course XI-6 Department of Urban Studies and Jackie Jia Qi Lin Planning Also with a Major in Course XI Meital Hadassa Hoffman Michelle A. Menkiti Hadrian Merced Hernandez Alicia L. Nimrick Minor in Materials Science and Engineering Minor in Computer Science Caroline Rosenzweig Qicheng Zhao Bachelor of Science in Art and Design Course IV-B Department of Architecture Zidane Abubakar Jierui Fang Minor in Computer Science Minor in Biomedical Engineering Effie Jia Minor in Environment and Sustainability Bachelor of Science in Planning Course XI Department of Urban Studies and Planning Adriana Maria Jacobsen Noah Jefferson McDaniel Minor in Economics Bachelor of Science 1 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Bachelor of Science in Nicolas Arons Margaret Ellen Kosten Engineering as recommended Also with a Major in Course XXI-M by the Department of Civil and Woonyong Bae Benjamin Kurzban Environmental Engineering Michael A. Castillo Course 1-ENG Minor in Management Serena Le Department of Civil and (February, 2020) Environmental Engineering Cole C. Legg Mateo Correa Aricapa Foli Giovanni Amaizo Allison Lenhard Minor in Computer Science Neel K. Das Also with a Major in Course VI-2 Amy Q. Fang Darla Earl Gabriel K. Li Minor in Urban Studies and Planning Minor in Anthropology Minor in Design Jennifer Lu Danielle F. Espinosa Ryan Maximiliano Flores Mason R. Massie Kebar Mosisa Geleta Nicholas A. Fritzinger-Pittman Megan McCandless Viban A. Gonzales Minor in Earth, Atmospheric, and Johnny Z. Fung Fiona L. McKellar Planetary Sciences Kiera A. Gavin Melissa Anna Meloche Zoe Nicole Lallas Minor in Urban Studies and Planning Albert P. Go Lucy E. Milde Minor in Environment and Joseph R. Noszek Devon K. Goetz Sustainability Also with a Major in Course IX Minor in Computer Science Elijah Ballard Miller Sierra Nicole Rosenzweig Andrew H. Griese Also with a Major in Course XV-3 Minor in Business Analytics Minor in Theater Arts Serena C. Grown-Haeberli Harith Morgan Mitchell L. Guillaume Amy L. Vogel Valerie L. Muldoon Minor in Computer Science Minor in Urban Studies and Planning Minor in Energy Studies Henry M. S. Hanlon Natalie Woods Erika P. Mynio Minor in Energy Studies Jeremy R. Noel Luke S. Hartnett Bachelor of Science in Minor in Energy Studies Megan E. Ochalek Mechanical Engineering Katherine Ann Henshaw Sean M. Parks Course II Also with a Major in Course XXI-M Also with a Major in Course VIII Department of Mechanical (February, 2020) Engineering Iris Elizabeth Hwang Minor in Computer Science Ethan B.