Master’s Convocation 2019 Graduate School of Arts & Science
Graduate School of Arts & Science
Master’s Convocation Ceremony
Monday, May 20, 2019 3:00 p.m. Beacon Theatre
Notice to audience: By entering this venue and live proceedings, you agree to be video and/or audio recorded by the producers of this event. GSAS Master’s Convocation Order of Exercises
MUSICAL PRELUDE MUSICAL INTERLUDE
FACULTY PROCESSIONAL PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES AND HOODING Please stand for the processional. Danielle Hartounian Senior Assistant Director WELCOME of the Master’s College
Phillip Brian Harper Class Representative Dean Alice Riddell Andrew Hamilton XE: Experimental Humanities and President Social Engagement
Rudy Richa Banner Bearer Master’s Graduate Sai Anirudh Kondaveeti Psychology Computer Science
Commencement Banner Bearer PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Joanna De Chen Allan Corns International Relations Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs Faculty Hooders Master’s Awards for Academic Patricia Crain Achievement Professor, English
The Threesis Academic Challenge Ernest Davis Professor, Computer Science
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY SPEAKER John Fousek Una Chaudhuri Clinical Associate Professor, Director, XE: Experimental Humanities International Relations and Social Engagement; Collegiate Professor and Professor, English, Drama, David Gresham and Environmental Studies Associate Professor, Biology
2 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY CLOSING REMARKS
Phillip Brian Harper Dean
RECESSIONAL
Please stand for the recessional.
MUSIC
Symphonic Brass Alliance Robert Susman, Director
Ann J. Kirschner, mezzo-soprano
New York University Pipes and Drums Brian C. Meagher, Jr., Pipe Major
PHOTOGRAPHY
Island Photography
LIVESTREAM
MB Productions
Graduates and their guests are requested to remain in the hall for the duration of the ceremony.
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 3 Degree Recipients September 2018, January 2019, and May 2019
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE Alkan, Damla Melody Begue, Andres Ricardo
Adams, Kimberly Anne Alotaibi, Rana Ahmed T. Bein, Oded
Chadha, Anisha Althenayyan, Abdullah Berchi, Giacomo
Lits, Justin Alves, Diogo Koch Berenblatt, Jeremy
May, Margaret Louise Ambrose, Jennipher Alexis Berg, Jeffrey Jordan
Potts, Rowena Hildreth Aminian Tabrizi, Ârash Bertherat, Alice Boadicea Zarthosht Denis Rogers, Emily L. Betts, Rebecca L. Amiri, Farnoush Thomas, Devin Marco Beyers, James Crisstopher Anderson, Emily Sue Bi, Catherine Jialin Angiolini, Viola Bi, Ruoxi MASTER OF ARTS Antreasian, Carmen C. Biaggi, Hector Alejandro Abbott, Brianna M. Aoba, Justin Biberaj, Bianca Abdelmoteleb, Sara Araya, Diego A. Biegel, Stephen Edward Abdelrazek Mostafa Armoza, Jonathan Ilan Bigman, Fran Caren Abelman, Hallie L. Asante, Serwah Akosua Billingsley, Andrew James Abushahla, Rawan Auchter, Leah Bin Meshar, Maryam Abdulla Acosta, Sonia Vanessa Avesani, Tatiana Ioanna Saif Addis, Katharine Magdalen Babai, Golshad Blandon, Rebecca Aderemi-Ibitola, Bolatito A. Bai, Yufei Block, Katherine Regina Agnew, Michael Stephen Baker, Ashton Mackenzie Blum, Marina Aguilar, Gabriela Zarina Ballard, Jesica Marcela Boddy, Jessica Ann Aikenhead, Lydia Gallup Baltiansky, Dean Aharon Boggs, Jennifer Lynne Aitken, Sara Barker-Mill, Murdo Miles Bokhari, Sabina Y. Al Tabbaa, Marianna Barnett, Roberta Bolanos, Alfredo Dominguez Al-Yafaey, Afnan Baron, Michael Bonilla, Felipe Aladdin, Janna Barr, Arielle Leah Bosu, Saronik Albano, Alessandra Barrette, Catherine Bottazzi, Courtney Lynn Albert, Victoria Basaguren, Maite Bottomley, Devon Albright, Grace Batchelder-Schwab, Andre P. Bove, Bryan Thomas Aldrich, Laura Baugher, Mary Clymene Boyan, George Taylor Alesbury, Helen Schulthiess Bean, Melissa Branch, Anthony Ali, Maria Beckler, Hannah Rose Brandl, Flora L.
These names are up to date as of of April 2, 2019.
Names and related details of all graduates appearing herein are subject to changes, deletions, and additions as may be necessary for conformity with final, official records of the University.
4 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Brandstein, Benjamin Ethan Chee, Youngbae Cooper, Samantha Madison
Brannick, Sydney Marie Chemey, Tenzin Coreno, Genée A.
Brecker, Hannah Chen, Heying Corona, Emily Jo
Brennan, Daniel James Chen, Hope Rachel Corrie, Hannah Emily
Brice, Hermione Chen, Joanna D. Costello, Haley M.
Brigstock, Matthew Aaron Chen, Kehe Cousens, Xavier Terrance
Brockmann, Jaella Chen, Tianyuan Cox, Jeannette Elizabeth
Brodsky, Julia Chen, Wentong Cranmer, Lucy Elizabeth
Brower, Jessica Lynn Chen, Xingjian Crews, Alexis Camille
Brown, Camille Ashley Chen, Zheyu Cruz, Rafael G.
Bui, Kevin Quang-Khoi Cheng, Daniel Cui, Can
Burdick, Tyler N. Cheng, Zhiyi Cummins, Alexa
Burgin, Blair Davis Cherepakhov, Caitlyn Diana Currie, Samantha Rose
Burich, Anna L. Cheung, Siu Man d’Alessandro, Nicola
Buscema, Joshua Joseph Chiu, Chaochi Dadabhoy, Nina Zavareh
Bushell, Christine Marie Chiu, Ting Yun Dahl, Audrey Taylor
Butler, Gabriella S. Cho, Yoonyoung Dai, Hongyuan
Cai, Yong Choe, Sharon Dai, Miao
Cakir, Nicole Alexis Chou, Ryan Yi-Deh Daldrup, Till Christopher
Cameron, Donna Chou, Yu-Ting Davila, Mariana
Cameron, Emily Kathleen Chubb, Hannah Katherine Davis, Alexander L.
Campo, Ian Ciervo, Francesca Davis, Emily Ann
Canty, Lauren Elizabeth Clark, Katharine Elizabeth Davis, Timothy James
Cao, Renzhi Clark, Melvin Lewis Dawe, Michaela Suzanne
Cao, Yuan Clark, William R. Dawson, Allison Lorraine
Cara, Andrea Cristina Coffman, Rebekah Ann De Jesus, Joseph S. Marzahn Cardamenis, Forrest De la Flor, Armando Marcelo Cohen, Jacob Victor Carr, Daphne GraceAnne DeBerry, Courtney M. Cohen, Sarah Frances Cash, Alice K. DeCamp, Christopher Arturo Cohen, Steven David Cashmere, Daniel James Declusin, Danya Colvin, Nicole Kaelyn Catalano, Julia Claire del Peon, Gonzalo Commisso, Erica Anne Cecil, Dyllan Nicole Deng, Fangjie Conde, Fanta Ceja, Ligia Elena Deng, Yijie Conlon, Riley Chai, Shuyang Dhanesha, Neel Ashutosh Conwell, Hannah Taylor Chang, Xin Dhayagude, Aashna Atul Cook, Robert Benjamin Chapman, Tristan Howard Diaz, Joseph A.
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 5 Degree Recipients
Dimock, Ariana X. Feliz, Lotus M. Gollapudi, Arti
DiMuccio, Sarah Helweg Feng, Han Gomer, Alexandra Meeran
Ding, Renjie Fennelly, Matthew P. Gomez, Anthony
Ding, Shiau-Jing Ferguson, Megan Jarman Gomez, Shayla
Dinic, Leonardo Fernez, Liana Gondal, Haleema
DiPaula, Shona Finch, Emily K. Gong, Chen
DiValentino, Ariana L. Finlayson, Kai Eoin S. Gong, Xinyi
Divi, Srujini Fishbach, Michael Lewis Gong, YangPiaoPiao
Diviacchi, Valeriano Fleming, Alexis N. Gonzalez, Noel
Dorton, Ruth Lynn Fosnight, Elizabeth Gorin, Andrew Michael
Drayer, Christine L. Frage, Joseph Scott Grant, Caitlin Marie
Dunin, Deidre Anne Franco, Cierra K. Gras Guisado, Teresa
Duran, Elizabeth Lauren - Rose Franco, Morris David Graves, Courtney
Durfee, Eleanor Joy Olsen Frank, Chelsea Erin Graves, Kristen Leigh
Dwyer, Isis Freeman, Lynnae D. Graves, Vanessa Anne
Earles, Elizabeth Reneau Freund, Jacob Gray, Richard Paul
Echelman, Alexander Erez Frix, Noelie Green, Spencer
Ederheimer, Justin Andrew Frost, Kimberly Ann Gregory, Olivia Catherine
Edwards, Arman Williams Gabay, Andrea Cerezo Grissom, Ashley Nicole
Edwards, Emily L. Garcia, Isabel Marie Grover, Sarah Jackness
Elliott, Paul Capers Theo Garcia Soria, Ana Groves, Stephen Russell
Ellis, Sarah Abbott Garfinkle, Alexandra R. Gu, Jing
Eltell, Christian C. Garry, Lauren Guerra Guevara, Alfredo Alejandro Engle, Rachel A. Gartman, Brady Dean Guha, Shukrit Enriquez Angulo, Maria Ximena Gastelum, Miranda Gui, Gaoyang Enriquez, Sandy Gause, Catherine G. Guo, Qiuning Ernst, Michael Joseph Ge, Nan Gutowski, Helen M. Esmen, Yasemin Sim Georgieva, Severina Dimitrova Gwilliams, Laura Elizabeth Espinosa, Ivan D. Gervacio, Danielle Haborak, Fiona Katie Evans, Kristina Anne Ghodse-Elahi, Yasaman Haden, Sarah Falbo, Fernando Agustin Gilbert, Madeline Hafezi, Ahmed Fang, Siyun Ginsburg, Larry Adam Haguette, Erika Fatahi, Negar Gitan, Ionut Hall, Sylvia Katarina Feinman, Amanda L. Gjoni, Alexandra L. Hamilton, Summer Elizabeth Feinstein, Adam Z. Goddard, Alexander Donald Eldemire Feinstein, Clarrie Faye Godfrey, Amelie M.
6 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Han, Hongzheng Hu, Yantong Jusidman, Lola A.
Han, Jin Huang, Jingsi (Joyce) Kagiwada, Michiru
Han, Xintong Huang, Jingyu Kahlon, Manvir
Hansen, Sarah M. Huang, Leslie Kan, George
Hao, Sihong Huang, Philip Kang, Hannah Marie
Harris, Sarah Catherine Huang, Yu Karavodin, Katerina
Harris-Gavin, Juniper Ruby Hudson, Matthew James Kasl, Colin Philip Rose Huffman, Megan Kataev, Chloe Marie Hart, Colleen Jacquline Hui, Esther Katsof, Alhena Hasan, Maham Humbert, Merick W.K. Katzman, Perri Lane He, Wenjie Humphrey, Zachary Keyser, Anna Kristina He, Zheng Huttenbach, Laura Lee Khademian, Gordiya Hejka, Lydia Grace Ikizler, Ayse I. Khairunnisa, Anindya Firda Henderson, Emma Jane Ileka, Steven Pierre Khan, Ellia Henkow, Frida Ingram, Andreana G. Kim, Hyunjin Henninger, David L. Iqbal, Sayaf Naseem Kim, Yoonji Hensley, Eric Charles Ivanoff Kahn, Andrew Philip Kimball, Sarah Herland, Phoebe Stewart Iverson, Sarah E. Kinnison, Elizabeth Hernandez, Steven Jackson, Adlan Kashka Kleiman-Tapley, Zoe Grace Heskin, Suzanne FizGerald Jaeger, Juliana Rose Klimavicius, Ashley Nan Hicks, Justin Michael Jahan, Nusrat M. Knowles, Kathleen LaRue Hicks, Lucile Winfield James, Brianna L. Kocamiş, Burak Hicks, Molly LeeAnn Jang, Seokhwan Köcher, Ginelle Kathryn Higgins, Wesley Courter Jeremie, Ramsey Kochiss, Ashley Elizabeth Hill, Anne Preston Jiang, Linjing Kovarik, Jacquelyn Marie Hilton, Elizabeth Flannery Jiang, Luqi Kowalchyk, Mary Louise Hitchcock, Callie Anya Jiang, Siyu Kramer, Lia Marie Ho, Emily Victoria Jimenez, Angela Kresock, Elizabeth Grace Hodges, Elizabeth Lee Jin, Jiangxin Krueger, Andrew E. Hoffman, Anna C. Johnson, Jasmin Krupp, Alexa Hong, Yang Johnson, Sade J. Krute, Clinton D. Hong, Yeon Ju Jones, Tyler C. Ku, Kolleen Alexandra Hossain, Nadia Jordan, Dashiell J. Kulakovskyi, Dmytro Houdrouge, Jennifer Nadia Joyce, Monica Kumar, Devashish Hsu, Diana Juang, Mike Kunfalvi, Lili Hu, Xueyan Juodzevich, Brendan Thomas Kupers, Eline Roxanne
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 7 Degree Recipients
Kvaratskhelia, Bakur Lin, Chia Hsing Martin, Chante C.
Kwon, Mina Y. Lin, Rebecca Martin, Dominique Amber
Advanced Certificate Lin, Songwei Martin, Samantha Pauline
Kwon, Susana M. Liss, Caitlin Anna Martin, Sandrine
La Riviere, Lukas Joseph Liu, Tracy Martinez, Jose Luis
Lambert, Daily Lacey Liu, Xin Martinez Novillo, Manuel
Langdale, Tiffany Ruth Liu, Yanghe Marzano, Joshua Stephen
Lavere, Rick Lobell, Jason Evans Masek, Vaclav
Lawrence, Meredith L. Lodaria, Komal J. Matika, Alexander Lee
Leary, Emma Logush, Alexa Rae Mattingly, Peter J.
Lee, Amanda Hananeel Loo, Zihan Mayo, Keira Alexandra
Lee, Hojong Lopez, Denisse Maricela McClaran, Mac Steven
Lee, Jinah Lopez, Yollotl Azure McCrum, Kathryn C.
Lee, Nolan Jarreau Louden, Sarah Rebecca McDonough, Anne Marguerite
Lee, Terryn Lu, Shanshan McEnaney, Lillia Grace
Leffingwell, Hannah R. Luan, Chunxiao McKinley, Joy Renee
Lei, Jiadai Luebke, Madysen Mead, Michael R.
Leitch, Daniela Renee Luostarinen, Katja Maria Medina, Kathryn Bach
Lemberg, Kate L. Lynn, Anthony Melvin, Lili Chantal
Lennon, Mary Elizabeth Lyu, Le Meneghin, Emily
Leong, Man Yiu Ma, Ruichan Meng, Ruowen
Lerma, Vanesa Carolina Ma, Tianyu Meshkova, Polina
Levantesi, Stella Ma, Yikai Mesihovic, Mersiha
Levit, Elizabeth Michelle Machtei Samov, Itay Chay Metcalf-Burton, Justin R.
Lewandowska, Magdalena Kaia Maina, John Munuhe Meyer, Cameron A.
Lewis, Colton Malek, Julian Daniel Miller, Alyson
Lewis, Suzanne N. Man, Tingjun Miller, Margaret Ann
Li, Bowen Manachova, Egina Mills, Sarah Jean
Li, Mingzhen Mann, Aleesa Mine, Alexis
Li, Ruiqi Mansour, Ninveh Mir, Maidah Rashid
Li, Sicheng Marinho Mesquita Martins, Mirabile, Nicholas John Luisa Li, Yizhuo Mirbagheri, Saghar Marroquin, Tatiana Marcela Liang, Shuang Mishra, Rashi Marshall-Lockyer, James Lieberman, Rachel Shoshana Miuccio, Chiara Martin, Alice Jean Ligon, Alexis H. Miyares, Samantha Martin, Camera Avondra Lim, Younggyu Mock, Jillian Parr
8 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Modero, Gina Christine Oseas, Isaac Plungis, Brian J.
Mok, Benjamin Oseran, Anna Pockrass, Allyson June
Moldoff, Nathaniel Otten, Shane Dietrich Poh, Soon Kai
Monnier, Jennifer Ellen Pacheco, Molly Pohl, Stephan
Mora, Markony J. Padidar, Nika Preiss, Robin E.
Moreland, Megan Marie Padmanabhan, Deepika Premnath, Pranitha Y.
Morgan, Chase Alexander Palmer, Lowry Janet Preus, Nathaniel Paul
Mosca, Charissa Michelle Palmeri, Maria Jacqueline Prychyna, Anastasiia
Moses, Ezra Melekh Palmieri, Helena Prykhodko, Maryna
Mourad, Beatriz Elena Pan, Jialiang Pryor, Tiffany Alexandra
Muradoglu, Melis D. Pandy, Jordan Alexander Puleo, William V.
Mutter, Elizabeth Rose Panjwani, Raja Qi, Xingyi
Myers, Sarah Pannu, Kudrat Qin, Yinan
Nagano, Yukiko Papes, Karin Aleah Quigley, Gabriel Emmett
Nagpal, Natalie Paredes Lascano, Maria Piedad Quiroga Angel, Daniel
Naveed, Fahad Paris Matias, Gabriela Raab, Hillary Allison
Nawabi, Maheen Jahangir Park, Jinsung Ragsdale, Katelyn Eria Francis
Nayyar, Jasleen Kaur Partridge, Sara Film Rainford, Katherine Parke
Ness, Julienne Brooks Pathak, Ritika Rakotovao, Gwennaelle
Nguyen, Christine Quynh-Chi Paul, Samantha D. Ramakrishnan, Sandhya Ngoc Pavao, Margaret Grace Ramirez Bolívar, Juan Gabriel Nisperos, Veronica Lynn Paynter, Breanna Marie Rangel Osorio, Jose Abel Nista, Danielle Marie Pazos Sugrañes, Anna Ratchford, Justin M. Noble, Cree T. Pecego, Larisa Johanna Rauf, Shanze Fatima Nordin, Alexandra Perkowski, Elizabeth Mary Rayachoti, Anjana Norman, Charlotte K. Perlman, Rachel Ann Reel, Scott Michael Nwangwa, Ngozi Shelin Perrone, Nicholas Richard Rendon, Katherine Elizabeth O’Connor, Daniel Martin Perry, Jonathan Reyes, Stephanie Michelle O’Donnell, Timothy Sean Pfeiffer, John Reynolds, Kelly Anne O’Sullivan, Kathleen Joy Phelan, Matthew Riazi, Marjan Oguh, Chukwubuike Henry Philipson, Kathryn Riccio, Matthew T. Ogunjimi, Henry Olabisi Photiou, Eleftheria Eirini Riccio, Vittoria Ohmer, Gregory Thomas Pickels, Kaidia L. Richa, Rudy Oliveira, Nelson Gilliane Pittman, Katharine Leigh Riddell, Alice Sophie Olson, Brandon Todd Pivar, Larimore Hampton Riess, Heather Ong, Rie ShihWei Ploof, Maija Beth Rincon, Alessandra Elisa
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 9 Degree Recipients
Rinehart, Lorissa Eve Schuler, Danielle Nicole Small, Rachel S.
Rios, Kenneth Schuler, Elise Rose Smith, Emerson Monteray
Rivera, Amanda Scott, Savannah Dorothy Smith, Jessica Joanne
Rivera, Sofia Segarra, Natasha Nerisa Smith, Katherine Elizabeth
Rivers, James Zachary Seidman, Jeanann D. Smithies, Cassandra
Ro, Ha Leem Seifert, Celeste Elora Solís Monroy, Francisco Eduardo Roach, Michael T. Seminara, Ann Lauren Sommer, Lily Pepper Roark, Mallory Jane Semple, Christine A. Song, Shupeng Robinson, Charlene Monay Serna, Sierra Justice Sosa, Rodrigo Antonio Rodríguez Mega, José Emiliano Shadwell, Samantha F. Ignacio Spangenberg, Catherine Shaer, Brian A. Rachel Rogers, Lisa John Shahryar, Ayyanah Shamsa Spreckelsen, Mirabelle Rohan, Jessica M. Shamoun, Saphe Stephaich, Andrea Daher Rojas, Emily Grace Shapiro, Ariel Rebecca Stern, Yoav Roscher, Franziska Sharifi, Lauren S. Sternisko, Anni Rose, Christopher G. Shea, Sarah Marie Stilley, Diana May Rose, Hope Elizabeth Sheng, Ruixian Stone, Amanda Marie Rose, Judson T. Shi, Meng Story, Kevin F. Rose, Michael Joshua Shi, Sophia Strange, Trey Joseph Rose, Nina Leah Josie Shi, Yuai Straughn, Gabrielle Alyssa Roth, Samantha R. Shi, Yuqing Sonita Russo, Amelia Frances Shin, Dong Joo Sud, Ankita Russo, Sage E. Shindler, Megan E. Sullivan, Alexandra Sabbagh, Michelle Rivka Shinjo, Sakura Alicia Sultan, Niv Meny Sachdeva, Aman Shoyer, Emily Rose Summers, Rachel Carly Sahin, Timucin Shu, Richard L. Sun, Jiajing Saikumar, Rajgopal Shukeyeva, Nurgul Sun, Ruiyao Sakamoto, Takako Shyam, Tarun Sun, Xiaoqi Salch, Ryan M. Siddiqui, Zuha Asif Sun, Yarong Saldana, Isabelle Hui Silber, Isaac Nathaniel Sun, Yuanqing Saldana, Jessica A. Silver, Mathew Eli Sussman, Corey Alexander Salmanova, Tahmina Sims, Karen Irene Sussman, Emily Margot Salter, Laura Kathleen Ruth Singla, Kapish Swaminathan, Aarthi Sathya Sandberg, William Sinnott, Jessa Scott Swiatek, Timothy Sarafin, Wyatt E. Slabiak, Pawel A. Taghipourteroujeni, Aliasghar Sazhin, Daniel Slater, Liliane Teresa Tamary, Shay
10 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Tantillo, Anna Elaine Wang, Ximing Xie, Fupeng
Tariq, Afeefa Wang, Yan Xu, Chaichai
Termotto, Emily M. Wang, Yiwen Xu, Guang
Theobalds, Jaelynn Nicole Wang, Yuying Xu, Kai
Thompson, Mary J. Wangdak, Tenzing Xu, Siyuan
Tighe, Claire Weiner, Jacob Alex Xu, Yang
Tillotson, Campbell Elizabeth Weng, Connie Xu, Zhongyuan
Tincopa, Melissa D. Wessel, Melissa Xuan, Peiyan
To, Chak Wai Henry White, Amelia Lee Yan, Ruicheng
Torres, Daniel Whitesides, Michael Yan, Ting Ting
Trigo, Carolina Patricia Wiles, Philip A. Yan, Yicheng
Trowe, Nolan Ryan Wilks, Zachary J. Yang, Szu-Shiuan
Trung, Nguyễn Minh Williams, Chloe Catherine Yang, Yibing Tutu, Keziah O. Williams, Connor Yang, Yiran
Tzanetos, Georgia Wilson, Abigail Yang, Yixin
Ulie, Marissa Wilson, Matthew A. Yang, Zaixiang
Ulloa, Blanca A. Wilson, Matthew D. Yangdol, Tsering
Van Der Heijden, Anna Sophia Winckowski, Marisa Yao, Xiaolin Elise Winkelman, Natalia Vasilich Yiannopoulos, Philip Roderic Vancuren, Isaac Wayne Wodinsky, Shoshana Yilitizi, Yuermaitijiang Vasavan, Aditya Wong, Pearlie Yiansie Yip, Vivian Li Min Velez, Elizabeth Laura Wong, Troy Thomas Yong, Sunmi Velovic, Adisa Wood, Charles Robin You, Zhicheng Viswanathan, Samyuktha Woodcock, Leah Claire Younani, Braden Alexander Vlachos, Scott Horatio Woodfolk, Kendra S. Yu, Szu-Min Volk, Graham Philip Woods, Shannon Elizabeth Yuan, Jiajun Vuiya, Anika N. Worrall, James Ian Yurtsever, Selin Waheed, Muhammad Usama Wu, Alice Yu-Ting Zackler, Vanessa L. Wahi, Jasmine Wu, Haobin Zahn, Amy Wallach, Leila Wu, Jingyi Zainfeld, Amy Robyn Wang, Chen Wu, Peiyue Zargaran, Farshin Wang, Jiefan Wu, Qihan Zavadski, Katie Wang, Jin Wu, Yingwei Zawacki, Samuel James Wang, Kaibo Wu, Yiyang Zeballos, Joseph Wang, Luxuan Wu, You Zemanick, Alaina Wang, Xiaoyu Xi, Weiyan Zhang, Chengxiang
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 11 Degree Recipients
Zhang, Jennifer Bjelic, Sonja Hristina J. Sanchís Ferrer, Marta Silvia
Zhang, Mengchen Blanco, Jerome James, Omotara
Zhang, Rui Blog, Chloe Marisa Kaplan, Isabel
Zhang, Suqi Botha, Helena Carolina Ko, Yuet Yi
Zhang, Xiaoyu Braithwaite, Joseph Hunter Koester, Cody Tyson
Zhang, Xinyi Bricker, Mindy Kay Lewis, Ann Powell
Zhang, Yi Browne, Nadine Lin, Yuxi
Zhang, Yizhi Calderón, Isabel Lioutaia, Maria
Zhang, Yujia Carcamo, Franco Orlando Loewi, Ethan G.
Zhang, Zichen Catalan Munoz, Esteban Daniel Lopez Medin, Silvina Ines
Zhao, Mengjia Chang, Rita Lopez Wood, Paula E.
Zhao, Tianyi Chávez, Natalia Mabrouk, Nadra
Zhao, Zhuolan Chou, Elaine Hsieh Mahmoud, Adham Osama
Zheng, Haowen Contreras-Elvira, Carlos Mannheimer, Rachel E.
Zheng, Lingyun Cusano, Charlotte R. Martin, Kristen Ann
Zheng, Shijin Davis, James Martin, Quinn
Zhong, Zhaoqi DeLashmutt, Abigail Canning Martin, Zachary David
Zhou, Haomin Ding, Yitong Martínez, Fernanda Paz
Zhou, Xinqian Diofebi, Dario Mazzaro, Maria Deborah
Zhou, Zijue diPierro, Alyssa Grace McCants, Marissa June
Zhu, Keyu Dubois, Mary Elizabeth Milstein, Joanna M.
Zhu, Qian Facciolo, Samantha Mori, Madeleine Claire
Fleming, Margaret Pearcy Muci, Jose Carlos
MASTER OF FINE ARTS Fletcher, Irby Ray Murphy, Brian Timothy Gaffney, Spencer Murphy, Daniel Franklyn Addington, Maxwell Martin Garcia, Jorge Maximiliano Ogrodnik, Marcia Lynn Adesina, Gbenga Emmanuel Getchell, Sarah Elise Ouimet, Ryan James Alberdi, Diego Gilham, Hannah Pandavar, Anjuli Alexander, Azzure Isabelle González, Alberto Andrés Park, Silvia Jeesun Antoszyk, Daniel Gonzalez, India Lena Persico-Shammas, Alia Arenas Gill, Felice Good (Reiman), Cynthia Prey, Austin William Ernst Atri, Clairette Green, Kristen Leigh Price, Karisma Baptiste, Raven Gumbiner, Tali Ruth Ramos, Lisandra Maria Barasch, Caitlin Hetzman, Courtney Rathbun, Margaret Rose Barcaza, Santiago Enrique Higgins, Andrew Patrick Rejsek, Kaitlyn Marie Bedirian, Razmig Moushegh Imbach, Kate Romani, Sahar
12 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Ruiz, Angel Antonio Alias, Mohamed Fazdly Carrera, Stephanie
Russo, Jude David Almabrok, Amel I. Carrow, Stephen Whiting
Sanchez, Juan de Dios Amaranto, Daniel Cefola, Vincent A.
Schwartz, Mainon An, Ulzee Cengiz, Asena Derin
Shutts, Brittany Andrus, Colin Robert Chan, Justin B.
Siredey Escobar, Francisco Ang, Michael Kun Joo Chan, Tien Tung Celeste Javier Angulo, Valerie A. Chang, Jason Stallings (Little), Heather Ayoub, Rabab Chen, Hao Carmine Ayuque Arenas, Kevin Jose Chen, HungWei Stockton, Jamie Marino Chen, Jinze Ton, Mimi Ayvas, Alexandra I. Chen, Ju Weizer, Lauren Beth Bae, Youngjin Chen, Lizi Werkiser, Claire Bai, Hetian Chen, Michael West, Phillip Antonio Bai, Xiaofan Chen, Penghao Williams, Mark Alan Bai, Yanjia Chen, Xin Wills Pedraza, Santiago Banakis, Stephanie Chen, Yichang Wolf, Heather M. Bandhakavi, Raj Sekhar Chen, Yiyan Wright, Eleanor Moselle Bao, Xuan Chen, Ze Baskaran, Divya Chen, Zhan MASTER OF SCIENCE Bathija, Amit Radhakishan Cheng, Ming Bay, Olivia Kathryn A, Suru Cheng, Yining Beutler, Rebecca Midgely Abudukadeer, Ayijiuli Cheng, Zhengyue Bhargava, Nikita Adragna, John Peter Cheng, Zitong Bhattad, Madhur Afshar, Mohammad Chirala, Anirudh Bhide, Esha Manoj Agarwal, Nehal Cho, Hyung Jin Bi, Tianyi Agarwal, Nitish Choma, Nicholas Bian, Yu Agarwal, Rajat Chou, Yulin Bikorimana, Simeon Aggarwal, Sumit Clarke, Giselle Bitton, Joanna T. Ahmad, Mariam Sameena Cocomello, Giorgio Boran, Tudor-Matei Ahmed, Afreen Contractor, Munir Manan Bordia, Shikha Aikenhead, Lydia Gallup Cortes, Vanessa Lynn Bracken, Bernadette Ajmera, Jash Dinesh Countryman, Katharine Ames Butt, Hannan A. Al-Hakeem, Haider Cruz, Isabelle D. Cai, Runcheng Alansari, Sarah Jasem M. Cui, Yahui Cao, Menglu Alemu, Robel Gebre Michael Dai, Chaodi Carner Marsal, Josep Alex, Rajath George Dai, Ruxin
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 13 Degree Recipients
Davila, Andres Gangopadhyay, Kedar Hobbs, John Wesley de Murat, Victor Gao, Chao Hu, Bofeng
DeJesus, Bryanna R. Gao, Gelin Hu, Jiayuan
Dejoie, Etienne Jean-Claude Gao, Jiayi Hu, Shiting
Deng, Bingqian Gao, Zihao Hu, Xinyi
Deng, Jiale Gary, Ryan Huang, Hao
Deng, Shuyang Gelman, Rony Huang, Junjie
Deregt, Eric M. Genovese, Thomas Salvatore Huang, Shih-Ting
Desai, Deshana Kaushal Gera, Kartik Huang, Te-Yu
Desai, Yashvee Kishor Gill, Amaanat Kaur Huang, Yin-Hsun
Deshmukh, Richa Sameer Goel, Yash Huang, Zhe
Deshpande, Amala Sandeep Gold, Michael Lawrence Huo, Da
Dihle, Preston Gong, Liheng Husain, Amir
Ding, Chen Goyal, Saumya Hyun, Jae Won
Ding, Yuexi Greatti, Yves Iyer, Shreyas Ganesan
Dinhofer, Henry Louis Greenquist, Nicholas Thomas Jain, Siddharth
Dong, Chen Grivainis, Mark Jain, Tushar
Dong, Guanqun Guan, Xiao Jaiswal, Divisha
Dong, Jin Guan, Xin Jaiswal, Richik Mahendra
Dong, Siyuan Guigo, Louis Jalan, Yash
Dou, Sijun Guo, Fangrui Jiang, Kun
Du, Dayou Guo, Xingjian Jiang, Shaowen
Du, Yuxuan Guo, Yingjie Jin, Chenzi
Duan, Hui Guo, Yingshan Jin, Xin
Dugar, Aashish Guo, Zhiming Juan, Chien-Yu
Engles, Sean Gupta, Anant Kadiri, Yassine
Farkas, Pinchas Gupta, Manish Kaki, Abdulmajeed Mustafa
Feng, James Edward Haberman, Isaac Julius Kaku, Aakash Rajesh
Fetcie, Katherine Han, Jin Kang, Jing
Févry, Thibault Han, Jungwoo Kansal, Arnav
Forte, Steven Gerard Haq, Maaz ul Kao, Yi-Hsiang
Frost, Kimberly Ann Haroon, Shaheer Mohammed Kapoor, Sanyam
Fu, Dinglun He, Jingang Kapur, Salil
Fu, Yi-Hsuan Herwana, Cipta Karasu, Elif Tugce
Gadde, Ravi Teja Hiranandani, Pooja Kartsonis, William John Dunne
Gandhi, Preet Ho, Chen-Yuan Katz, Omer
14 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Kennedy, Stephen M. Li, Weiqiang Mahajan, Ashutosh Bhanudas
Kernaf, Almabrouk E. Li, Yan Malavet, Ann
Kesavan, Abinaya Li, Yuqiong Mallick, Pramit
Khandelwal, Dhruv Liang, Daniel Z. Marks, Chelsea Rose
Khanna, Divyansh Liang, Jiateng Martin, Alexander A.
Khatri, Deepika Sanjay Liao, Jialing Mastrogiacomo, Brooke Helena
Khattar, Aviral Lim, Sakada Matta, Amit K.
Khera, Aniruddh Lin, Biqi Mattoo, Radhika
Kilitcioglu, Doruk Lin, Dongxu Maylath, Anthony Edward
Kim, Jason Lin, Yu-Ping Meenakumari Nair, Remya
Kim, Young Sung Lin, Ziyan Mehta, Kumar Jitesh
Knotts, Bryanna Kristen Ling, Yuan Menon, Rahul Ramesh
Kondaveeti, Sai Anirudh Lipscomb, Thomas H. Mesquita, Diogo Antonio Lopes Bras Kong, Do-yeon Liu, Cong Metzger, Isabel Kou, Ziyue Liu, Guangyu Michalowicz, Stephanie A. Kramer, Lia Marie Liu, Jingshu Miller, Jeffrey Steven Krupakar, Hans Liu, Qintai Mishra, Ankita Kumar, Vinay Liu, Sijia Mohananey, Anhad Lahlou, Mohamed Saad Liu, Sulin Mohapatra, Jyotirmoy Lai, Minh P. Liu, Xialiang Moirano, Christopher Hugo Lai, Yuyang Liu, Yonghao Moreno-Vasquez, Ryan Lan, Ling Liu, Yulin Morse, Matthew James Le, Junjiang Liu, Zifang Muralidharan, Varsha Le, Thong Long, Mingsi Mushtaq, Fatima Lee, Edison Long, Shukun Myadaboyina, Srinidhi Goud Lee, Kuo Yu Melody Lotlikar, Tejal Myers, Kevin Lei, Amy Lu, Ruinan Nagel, Mary Ruth Bair Lei, Shiyao Luhana, Gautam Kirshan Nahar, Kamrun Li, Aodong Luo, Christina Chao Natesh, Vikas Li, Herbert Luo, Wangbo Needham, Brei Li, Manwen Luther, Raven Dawn Nestor, Stephen James Li, Mengze Ma, Huichen Ng, Yik Wai Li, Shuaiji Ma, Huri Nguyen, Katie Uyen Li, Shuo Ma, Xiaoxue Ni, Yanchao Li, Sisi Ma, Yue Nymark, Hollis Louise Li, Tinghao Magnani, Ildebrando
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 15 Degree Recipients
Ochani, Hitesh Kishinchand Rogero, Dylan Algustin Song, Peiying
Okan, Atakan Rogers, Christopher David Song, Yue
Ou, Pei Rogers, Nicholas S. Soules, David Jeffrey
Paliwal, Diwakar Romero, Giovanna Norbery Spencer, Kenneth Clark
Pan, Wei-Kai Roper, Caroline Elizabeth Sreeram, Sheetal
Pan, Yusong Rosario, Ezekiel Srinivasan, Gautam
Pandey, Yajash Ross, Ryan Michael Srivastava, Vartika
Panghal, Amit Roush, Timothy Edward Staccone, Matteo
Panicker, Shivendra Ryu, Heejung Stern, Ruben Nessim
Panse, Shubhankar S. Sanchez, Samantha Straus, Alexander
Parekh, Meet Bakulesh Saxe, Ryan C. Su, Nan
Parghi, Neelang Schanzer, Ariana Su, Siyue
Park, Jungkyu Schiff, Yair Zvi Subramanian, Ashwin Bala
Parker, Taurean Schmitterer, Eric M. Sun, Chengzhang
Patel, Vanita Vasheeta Segu Rajappachetty, Ramya Sun, Shigeng
Peirce, Peter Sehgal, Pranshu Sun, Siyu
Pesari, Meghana Reddy Seminara, Jason Vincent Sun, Yu
Phang, Zhansheng Shah, Anish Bharat Sun, Yueqiu
Piyawitwanich, Sakawkarn Shah, Urmish Dilip Takata, Alex Charles
Popkin, Gideon Joseph Shahparast, Tannaz Tiffany Tan, Shu
Pu, Yicheng Shan, Daoyang Tanenbaum, Zachary Alexander Purushothaman, Sudarshan Shang, Fu Tang, Cheng Qin, Yun Sharan, Saurabh Tang, Chenyang Qiu, Xinyang Sharma, Neha Tanna, Kenil Yogeshkumar Qu, Rui Sharma, Suneesha Thakur, Anupam Ragipani, Bhavana Shastri, Sachin Dinesh Thimmasandra-Maregowda, Raja, Amna Shen, Weizhe Aketh Rajendran, Yasmin Shen, Yulin Tian, Shuhan Ramesh Anchan, Tushar Shetty, Ranjita Rajeeva Timothy, Emily Lynn Rana, Mihir Ujjwal Shi, Xiaohan Tolia, Arpit Bharat Rao, Yongyan Shi, Yuting Tomar, Anshu Ravi, Harivadhana Shirke, Samidha Pradeep Tong, Xin Reynolds, John Simonoff, Alexandra M. Tosik, Melanie Rivera Ruiz, Daniel Singh, Kabir Treaba, Victor George Roach, Hannah R. Sloan, Joseph Thomas Trivedi, Akshay Robotis, Antonios-Alexandros Song, Jessica Yoona
16 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY Tsotsos, John W. Wankmuller, Robert T. Yang, Zhaohua
Vaidya, Priyanka Prakash Watkins-Granville, Naomi Marie Yao, Shuidie
Vang, Dao Weber, Ryan Ye, Maiqi
Vashistha, Aditya Wei, Chen Yin, Lu
Vaughn, Gerron Alexander Wei, Hui Younes, Charbel Samih
Verma, Sankalp Wei, Jingrou Yu, Shuyi
Verma, Shivam Wei, Lingbei Zamudio, Juan Jose
Verzino, Samuel J. Wen, Boran Zarei, Mehdi
Vishwanatha Hegde, Chaitra Werner, Aric Alain Zeng, Yizhou
Vritov, Denis Wu, Ke Zerihoun, Adam Taye
Vulfson, Alec Wu, Shiyu Zhang, Ben
Vulpescu, Nicholas Andrew Wu, Tong Zhang, Dongzhuo
Vunikili, Ramya Dhatri Wu, Xiaoman Zhang, Hanlu
Wallace, John Clark Wu, Yiwei Zhang, Jingzhi
Wang, Andrea Wen-Yi Wu, Yuanxu Zhang, Kaiwei
Wang, Jieyu Wu, Yuzheng Zhang, Lini
Wang, Le Xia, Jing Zhang, Wei
Wang, Lige Xiang, Haoling Zhang, Xinyue
Wang, Ruofan Xiang, Tingyan Zhang, Yi
Wang, Tianli Xiang, Yue Zhao, Lei
Wang, Tianqi Xiao, Tian Zhao, Rong
Wang, Tianyu Xiao, Yao Zhao, Zirui
Wang, Weimin Xiong, Yu Zheng, Xiaojie
Wang, Wenchao Xu, Jianing Zhou, Shenghui
Wang, Xiaodan Xu, Richard Zhou, Yi
Wang, Xueying Xu, Ruitu Zhou, Yicong
Wang, Yanfang Xu, Wanying Zhou, Yihong
Wang, Yichen Xue, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yue
Wang, Yiyang Yadav, Chhavi Zhu, Diqing
Wang, Yu Yang (Kevin), Chun-Hao Zhu, Mengyao
Wang, Yucheng Yang, Ningzhu Zhu, Tianci
Wang, Yueyang Yang, Peiyue Zhuang, Lishuo
Wang, Yuhan Yang, Rui Zorigtbaatar, Manal
Wang, Zifeng Yang, Xinyan Zou, Jiaqi
Wang, Ziwei Yang, Xue Zuhusky, Joseph Ryan
Wang, Ziwei Yang, Yiting Zuo, Siyao
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 17 Awards & Fellowships Received by Master’s Students in 2017–18 and 2018–19
DEPARTMENT AWARDS Politics Department Master’s Student Research Grant Axinn Foundation/E.L. Doctorow Fellowship Psychology Department Student Axinn Foundation/E.L. Doctorow Prize Leadership Award
Biology Department Graduate Travel Grant Rona Jaffe Graduate Fellowship in Biology Department Master’s Poster Creative Writing Session Award Starworks Fellowship
Biology Department Master’s Research Grant Stein Scholar
Capital One Fellowship Stephen Cohen Fellowship
DeepMind Fellowship Wickham Moore Scholarship
DeVries Fellowship Wiley Birkhofer Fellowship in Poetry
English Department Travel Grant Fellowship Writers in the Public Schools Fellowship
Falak Sufi Essay Prize XE Department Travel and Research Grant Falak Sufi Fellowship
French Studies Master’s Essay Competition GSAS & NYU AWARDS Fromer Family Fellowship Alpine Fellowship Gavin Stamp Award for Excellence Dean’s Travel Grant Goldwater Hospital Writing Workshop Fellowship Dean’s Fellowship for Distinguished Herbert H. and Rose Hirschhorn Thesis Award Master’s Students J. Ndukaku Amankulor Memorial Award for Flyer Travel Grant Academic Excellence Global Research Initiative Fellowship Jan Gabriel Scholarship GSAS Diversity Scholarship Jill A. Davis Fellowship John Brademas Center Summer Congressional Jim Brodey Graduate Fellowship in Poetry Internship Program Grant Leigh George Odom Memorial Award for Master’s Award for Academic Achievement Distinguished Master’s Student Ohlsen Travel Grant Lillian Vernon Prize Pathways Program Math Department Master’s Thesis Prize Polonsky Foundation-NYU Digital Humanities Math Finance Director’s List Award Internship Program Math Finance Student Scholarship Provost’s Global Research Institute at Michele Beaujour Fellowship NYU Shanghai
Millicent Bell Award Provost’s Graduate Research Initiative Fellowship Program NYU Veterans Writing Workshop Fellowship Robert Holmes Fellowship Performance Studies Department Award Threesis Academic Challenge Performance Studies Department Emerging Scholar Award Wasserman Center Internship Grant
Award and fellowship information reported directly from participating Departments.
18 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY EXTERNAL AWARDS
AAPA COD IDEAS Scholars Program
Arundel Group Trust for Medical and/or Medical Assistance for Persons of Indian Origin
Association for Private Enterprise Education Young Scholars Program Grant
Forensic Sciences Foundation Student Award
Frederic Bastiat Fellowship with the Mercatus Center
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
Fulbright Study/Research Award
Hayek Scholarship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Society of Toxicology Student Travel Award
UFM Fellowship for Mont Pelerin Society General Meeting
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 19 Graduate School of Arts & Science
ADMINISTRATION
Phillip Brian Harper Dean
Lynne Kiorpes Vice Dean
Roberta S. Popik Associate Dean for Graduate Enrollment Services and Chief of Staff to the GSAS Dean
Allan Corns Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
David P. Giovanella Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment Services and Director of the Master’s College
Aida Gureghian Assistant Dean for Students
20 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
Ancient World, Study of the Historical and Sustainable Architecture
Animal Studies History
Anthropology International Relations
Atmosphere Ocean Science Irish and Irish-American Studies
Basic Medical Sciences Italian Studies
Biology Journalism
Biomedical Informatics Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Chemistry Linguistics
Cinema Studies Mathematics
Classics Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Comparative Literature Museum Studies
Computational Biology Music
Computer Science Near Eastern Studies
Creative Writing Neural Science
Data Science Performance Studies
East Asian Studies Philosophy
Economics Physics
English Politics
Environmental Health Sciences Psychology
Environmental Studies Religious Studies
Ergonomics and Biomechanics Russian and Slavic Studies
European and Mediterranean Studies Social and Cultural Analysis
Fine Arts Sociology
French Spanish and Portuguese
French Studies XE: Experimental Humanities and Social Engagement German
Hebrew and Judaic Studies
MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY 21 Graduate School of Arts & Science
HISTORY
The Graduate School of Arts and Science was founded in 1886 by Henry Mitchell MacCracken, a professor of philosophy and logic and vice chancellor at New York University. MacCracken believed that universities should respond to the needs of modernity by giving unprecedented priority to advanced research and professional training. Guided by his vision, New York University became the second university in the United States to award a PhD on the basis of academic performance and examination.
MacCracken’s new vision of graduate training attracted ever-growing numbers of young women and men to doctoral and master’s programs. The first female students entered the University in 1888. Today, women constitute over half of the 2,472 master’s and 1,955 doctoral students enrolled in over 50 degree-administering units.
Mirroring the cultural diversity of New York City, the Graduate School of Arts and Science is an urban, diverse, and cosmopolitan major research center, with students from more than 130 countries. The Graduate School still honors the ideal expressed by Albert Gallatin, the University’s first president, who articulated the institution’s primary goal: “A private university in the public service.”
22 MASTER’S CONVOCATION CEREMONY MASTER’S COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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Master’s Convocation 2019 Graduate School of Arts & Science