Commencement SPRING SEMESTER 2020

EBERLY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE May 9, 2020 National Anthem Alma Mater by Francis Scott Key by

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, For the glory of old State, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming; For her founders, strong and great, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fght, For the future that we wait, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? Raise the song, raise the song, And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof thro’ the night that our fag was still there. Sing our love and loyalty, O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave Sing our hopes that, bright and free, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Rest, O Mother dear, with thee. All with thee, all with thee.

When we stood at childhood’s gate, Shapeless in the hands of fate, Thou didst mold us, dear old State, Dear old State, dear old State.

May no act of ours bring shame To one heart that loves thy name, May our lives but swell thy fame, Dear old State, dear old State!

The Eberly College of Science Spring Commencement 2020 1 Message From the Dean

The mathematical, physical, life, and interdisciplinary scientists in the Penn State Eberly College of Science class of 2020 will have a monumental impact on the future of our nation and world. The training you received in science, the critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and factual-based decision making, has prepared you for the next step in your life and to be part of the solution to some of the greatest problems that have ever faced mankind, including climate change and pandemics. The solutions to these problems will largely fall on your shoulders and others of your generation around the world. These solutions will come from people like you who have been trained to generate and critically test hypotheses, to objectively and quantitatively analyze data, and to design evidence-based solutions. We are confident that you are up to the task and that you will follow the rich tradition of Eberly College of Science graduates who have positively impacted the world.

Douglas R. Cavener, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Verne M. Willaman Dean, Eberly College of Science

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NATIONAL ANTHEM Amina Faye ’20, Musical Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture

PRESIDING Eric J. Barron, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. President of The Pennsylvania State University

SPECIAL REMARKS President Barron

REMARKS Nicholas P. Jones, B.E., M.S., Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Provost of the University

AUTHORIZATION TO CONFER DEGREES Mark H. Dambly, B.S. Chair, Board of Trustees

RECOGNITION OF MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT Penn State Students

CONFERRAL OF DEGREES Presiding: Provost Jones Conferring: President Barron

INDUCTION INTO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Randolph B. Houston, Jr., B.A., J.D. President, Penn State Alumni Association

SPECIAL THANKS Penn State Students

PENN STATE ALMA MATER Penn State Students Penn State Blue Band

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College Marshals and Faculty Escorts Sojung Kim

While at Penn State, Kim conducted research with Thomas Mallouk, Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, and with Zhang. Under Mallouk’s supervision —and in collaboration with Penn State biochemist Kenneth Keiler and materials scientist James Adair—she researched the development of a novel drug delivery method for a potent trans-translation inhibitor, which can block a bacteria’s ability to “save” ribosomes that are stuck on RNA strands after making a protein. She also worked on projects aimed at understanding the physical properties of inorganic layered materials. With Zhang, Kim synthesized several small-molecule probes that fluoresce when proteins aggregate, allowing visualization of this process in live cells. Protein aggregation has been linked to neurodegenerative diseases, so these kinds of probes enable impactful biological research. Kim also conducted summer research in synthetic organic and organometallic chemistry with professors at Nagoya University in Japan, Princeton University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Kim served as a teaching assistant for the Structural Analysis of Organic Compounds course, as a grader for three chemistry courses, and as a tutor within the Millennium Scholars Program, and is a member of several honorary societies. Kim also participated in the Biology of Eco-Health Sojung Kim of State College, Pennsylvania, represents study abroad course in Tanzania. In addition to her academic Penn State's Eberly College of Science as one of two achievements, Kim was a member and science outreach student marshals during the spring 2020 chair of Science LionPride, a student ambassador group for commencement exercises. Kim’s faculty escort for the the college. Kim was also a member and treasurer of the commencement exercises is Xin Zhang, Paul Berg Early Nittany Chemical Society, the Penn State student chapter of Career Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and the American Chemical Society. Through these clubs and Molecular Biology. other opportunities, she prioritized engaging in science outreach, education, and science communication, including Kim graduates with a 4.0 grade point average and a through Exploration-U, Haunted-U, and THON Explorer. bachelor’s degree in chemistry. She was a Schreyer Scholar in the , a member of the “My time at Penn State has really taught me the importance Millennium Scholars Program, and a member of the of giving back and supporting younger students,” said Kim. “I Dean’s List for every semester. Kim has been honored am endlessly grateful for all my mentors, teachers, and with numerous awards including a Graduate Research advisors over the years, and I think that is one of the reasons Fellowship from the National Science Foundation in why I feel it is so important to engage in science outreach and 2020, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship from the Barry teaching.” Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation in 2019, the John and Elizabeth Holmes Teas After graduation, Kim plans to pursue a doctoral degree at Scholarship from the Penn State Department of the University of California, Berkeley. She eventually hopes Chemistry in 2019, and the Evan Pugh Senior Scholar to obtain an academic position at a university where she can Award from Penn State in 2018. She was also a nominee conduct research and teach chemistry. for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s Astronaut Scholarship in 2019. Kim, a graduate of State College Area High School in State College, Pennsylvania, celebrates virtual commencement “I am so excited and humbled to be selected as a student with her father, Penn State Professor of Chemical marshal for the Eberly College of Science,” said Kim. Engineering Seong Han Kim; mother, Dayoung Lee; and “This honor is the culmination of not only a lot of hard brother Kueyoung Kim. work, but also a tremendous amount of mentorship, guidance, and support from the faculty in the Chemistry department and the Eberly College of Science, the Millennium Scholars Program, Schreyer Honors College, and all of my countless mentors and advisors.”

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Cuyler Luck

“I am extremely proud to be following in the footsteps of my brother, Josh Bram, who was a student marshal for the Eberly College of Science in spring 2016,” said Luck.

While at Penn State, Luck was involved in two research projects in the Llinás lab, which studies the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. The first project aimed to identify interactions between two in- development antimalarial drugs to help inform their suitability as partner drugs in a combination therapy. In collaboration with other members of the lab, Luck’s second project investigated how growing the parasite with different lipid supplements impacts its metabolism and ability to be transmitted. In addition to his research with Llinás, Luck also conducted research with Lewis Chodosh at the University of Pennsylvania and with Blaine Bartholomew at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Luck worked with Teaching Professor of Biology Kim Nelson as a learning assistant for her courses, BIOL 222 Genetics and BIOL 322 Genetic Analysis, from 2018 to 2020. In addition to his academic achievements, Luck was a member of Science LionPride, a student ambassador group for the college, from 2016 to 2019. He participated in the Penn State Speech and Debate Society from 2017 to 2019 and League Club at Penn State from 2019 to 2020. Luck also volunteered his time as a high school debate team coach and judge from 2016 to 2018. “My time at Penn State taught me that there is a home Cuyler Luck of State College, Pennsylvania, represents out there for you if you look for it,” said Luck. “I spent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as one of two much of my freshman fall frustrated and lacking a sense student marshals during the spring 2020 of belonging before venturing out and finding commencement exercises. Luck’s faculty escort for the extracurriculars that I was passionate about. Even in my commencement exercises is Manuel Llinás, Professor of junior and senior years I was, and still am, finding new Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. hobbies that I could explore at Penn State. Always be on the lookout for things that excite you!” Luck graduates with a 4.0 grade point average and a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. He was a Schreyer After graduation, Luck will pursue a Ph.D. in the Scholar in the Schreyer Honors College, a member of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at the the Millennium Scholars Program, and a member of the University of California, San Francisco. Dean’s List for every semester. Luck has been honored with many awards while at Penn State, including the Luck, a graduate of State College Area High School in John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Grand Prize at the Penn State College, Pennsylvania, celebrates virtual State Undergraduate Research Exhibition in 2019, the commencement with his mother, Ann Taylor ‘17g; his Daniel R. Tershak Memorial Scholarship in Molecular father, Jeff Luck; his brother, Josh Bram ‘16; his and Cell Biology in 2018, the Eberly College of Science stepfather, Marty Gutowski Undergraduate Research Support Award in 2018, an ‘91g; his half-father, Barry Bram; his half-mother, Laura Evan Pugh Scholar Senior Award in 2018, and Perry; and his grandparents, Betsy and Ted Taylor. membership in the Phi Kappa Phi Society in 2018.

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Department Marshals and Faculty Escorts

Astronomy and Forensic Science Premedicine Astrophysics Mengrui Cao Michael Sisko Bachelor Bachelor of Science in Forensic of Science in Bailey Myers Science and Chemistry Escorting Premedicine; Minor in Chemistry Bachelor of Science in Astronomy Faculty: William Campbell, Assistant Escorting Faculty: Jennelle Malcos, and Astrophysics Teaching Professor, Forensic Associate Teaching Professor, Escorting Faculty: Randy McEntaffer, Science Biology Professor, Astronomy

and Astrophysics Science Microbiology Ananda Rankin Bachelor Caroline Cotton Plantary Science and of Science in Bachelor of Science in Science Astronomy Microbiology Escorting Faculty: Claire Thomas, Escorting Faculty: Squire Booker, Associate Professor, Biology and Ava Bronstein Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bachelor of Science in Planetary Professor, Chemistry and Science and Astronomy; Minors in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Astronomy and Astrophysics and Statistics French and Francophone Studies Yinqi Zhang Escorting Faculty: Christopher Biology Bachelor of Science in Statistics; Palma, Associate Dean for Diana Priestly Minor in Psychology and Math Undergraduate Students and Bachelor of Science in Biology; Escorting Faculty: Lingzhou Xue, Associate Teaching Professor, Minor in Psychological Science Associate Professor, Statistics Astronomy and Astrophysics Escorting Faculty: Kristina Petersen, Assistant Research Professor, Nutritional Sciences Data Sciences Biochemistry and Jeffery Cao Molecular Biology Chemistry Bachelor of Science in Data Kaitlin Cole Nicholas Litak Sciences and Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Escorting Faculty: Dennis Lin, Biochemistry and Molecular Escorting Faculty: Ben Lear, Distinguished Professor, Statistics Biology; Minor in Global Health Associate Professor, Chemistry Escorting Faculty: Timothy Meredith, Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Mathematics Biology Atharv Gupte Bachelor of Science in Mathematics; Minors in Economics and Statistics Escorting Faculty: Biotechnology Mark Levi, Professor and Rijul Bhimwal Bachelor Department Head, Mathematics of Science in Biotechnology; Minor in Microbiology Physics Escorting Faculty: Tomalei Vess, Vivek Anil Director, Office of Science Bachelor of Science in Physics and Engagement Engineering Science; Minors in Nanotechnology and Nanotechnology Materials Escorting Faculty: Mauricio Terrones, Distinguished Professor, Physics

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History of the Eberly College of Science

On March 17, 1990, Penn State’s Board of Trustees renamed the College of Science to honor one of its most generous benefactors – the Eberly Family Charitable Trust of Uniontown – and at the spring commencement of the Class of 1990, the formal naming of the Eberly College of Science occurred, inaugurating a new chapter in the long and distinguished history of science education and research at the University. The occasion also marked the first time that a public research university named its basic science college for a benefactor.

The Eberly College of Science began as a department of chemistry, becoming the School of Natural Science in 1896, the School of Chemistry and Physics in 192, the College of Chemistry and Physics in 1953, and the College of Science in 1963. It has always had as its central goals the education of first-rate scientists and generation of high-quality research. Today, with more than 46,000 alumni and more than $95 million spent annually on research (provided mostly by grants and contracts from government and industry), the college demonstrates real success.

In 1986, The Eberly Family Trust gave $10 million to establish a chair in each of the college’s departments, to create endowments for biotechnology and to provide funding for the Hobby- Eberly Telescope. The gift was among the largest donations made to the campaign for Penn State, the university’s successful six-year effort to raise $300 million in private support. Trustee Manager Robert Eberly (CCh ’39) served as campaign treasurer. It was the first time in all of higher education philanthropy that an academic college received, in a single gift, endowed chairs for every one of its departments.

The support of the Eberly family and other generous benefactors has allowed the college to attract and retain faculty members of worldwide renown, to provide access for able students from a wide range of backgrounds, and to enhance academic programs.

This margin of excellence is readily evident within the college and in the enhanced national and international prestige of Penn State and its science programs. Current and prospective students and faculty members are excited about the vitality of these programs and the energy with which they are being pursued.

The Eberly College of Science stands as a legacy to the vision and commitment of the Eberly family and other benefactors whose philanthropy will be felt for generations to come.

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Graduates

Honors are based on a student’s Daniel Edward Ferriss* Tyler Joseph Zasada cumulative GPA at the end of the Emily C. Fisher Sarah Zhang Fall 2019 Semester. Tara Matyuf Fowler *** Summa Cum Laude (3.98) Geoffrey C. Fox Biology ** Magna Cum Laude (3.94) Avani Gandhi+ * Cum Laude (3.86) Kaitlyn Alongi Garvey Damiea Asma Abdullah Malak Tarek Abuelhawa + Schreyers Honors College Olivia Hage Nikita Kiran Ahuja ◆ Graduating as a Millennium Jacqueline Hensler Stefano G. Aiello-Pang Scholar Sheherbano Hussain+ Shannon M. Alshouse* Amina Sabiha Jaleel Audrey Margaret Arner*+◆ Oliver Jimenez Cobey Allan Bainey Astronomy and Jason M. Klusewitz Opeyemi Mary Bakare Emilie J. Korchak Nazjah Anisa Bakarr Astrophysics Ryan Bargo Kushagra Kumar Tania Tsila Barnatan◆ Laura Lapioli Eric Acosta Nichole Marie Barron Tyler Lesko Rachel M. Bartlett Towsifa Akhter Caitlin Lichtenfels Jaspreet Behl Helen Baran Alice J. Lin**+ Alex Benedetto Anna C. Baum Xinyi Liu+ Samantha Rae Blackburn George Michael Gilga III Gareth George Brangan Alec Matheus Abigail E. Brauer Charles Jeffrey Hapich*+ San Juana M. Mendez Isiah Holt Jana Carola Brcek Aranda Alexander L. Metz Derek Alessandro Brennan Samir King Jacob Michael Mowery Lauren Marie Briggs Emma C. Koller Abdulla Naouf Morgan Marie Bruce Marissa Ann Maney Guinevere Oliver***+ Sruthi Budigi Shawn T. McLain Jared Otto Emma Victoria Burke Lauren Elizabeth Cairns Jack Mo Anthony Michael Panase Bailey J. Myers** Joseph M. Callaghan III Matthew R. Peletier Mary Joy Campbell Michael S. Penwarden Alyssa Paige Petersen Natalie Suzanne Cappelli+ Veronica Louise Petrus Zachary Thomas Pettoruto* Kelsey Kristine Castellanos Huachun Que Stephanie K. Poly Jeffrey Douglas Castor Ayush Roy*** Justin Andrew Ceasar Grace Marie Sanicola Madalyn Nicole Charnego Cody J. Shakespeare Hendrik Daniel Scheepers Arthur Ian Robert Chinery Evan Latham Sneed Cameron Shaffer Julia Classen+ Zachery William Specht Aashay Shah Kayla Corsini Joseph M.Weston Jr. Siddhant A. Sharma Carlos M. Curay◆ Delaney Curran Yoshitaka Shibata+ Saiteja Damineni Biochemistry and Anjali Singh Julia N. Danon Jenna M. Snyder Rongon Das Molecular Biology Abhishek Srivastava Caitlin E. Davis** Abbi St. Clair Madison Leigh Defrenes Nicholas Aksu*** Maya Nadya Demby Michelle Suhendra**+ Alicia M. Dickenson Anass Baakili* Caitlan C. Surgeon Sarah Rose Dixon Daniel Rafal Baka Anam Aisha Syed Sofia Donskaya Siani Barbosa Chase Matthew Trussell Tequioya Dezmane Dorsey Anna Brogan**+ Aabha Premal Vora*+ Johnathan Robert Dougherty Daniel J. Brosius**+ Moyao Wang Breanna Ashayla Duson Shinjin Choi Yuqi Wang* Nicholas Edouard Diana Cobas Padierna Olivia Faith English Zican Wang Julianne Denise Ernest Kaitlin Laurie Cole***+ Alaina Claire Williams Joseph R. Fabrizio* Sheldon Lavon Davis Amanda Leigh Williams Iman Farooqi**+ Alexis Marie Davison+ Emma F. Wilson Brendan Joseph Flynn Annie Dinh Katherine Elizabeth Winner Bryel Frasch Emilia R. Dolaway Maygen Fred Byran Shelton Woodside II Joshua A. Freeze Erik Domlija Jack Charlie Yacoub Kaitlin Michelle Gadebusch Shirley Dong Mizuki Yamane Alec Gayner Destiny I. Durante◆ Taylor Yount*+ Ryan Michael Giordani Allyson R. Giordano

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Mary Lauren Micou Alexander Vandenberg Taylor R. Glad Nicholas Francis Mikolinis Jennifer Lynn Voss Julie Gokhale Sophia Wagner Alexandria Gonzalez Skye Alexis Miller Scott Wagner Molly Elizabeth Good Tristan Moenter Mathuri Morgan Tia Walker◆ Denis Gospodinov. Julienne Anza Mumpini Jasmine Y. Wang Dagny Janssen Gould**+ Samantha J. Warmkessel Sarah Greene Erica Nagy Shreya Vinod Nair Benjamin Devlin Wenger Sarah Gross Nuosu Nama Sarah M. Weston Bryan Gu Kelly Williams Joseph R. Guda Candace Elaine Narvaez Tan Hok Wong Jimmy Hadid Nhi Yen Nguyen Makenzie Rae Nolt Austin Wood Anastasia Hale**+◆ Daniella Anjolaoluwa Odutayo Emily Claire Yanoshak+ Michael Joseph Hamlett Bianka K. Onwumbiko◆ Rhys Jenkins Yarns Nicole Hanlon Ajay Padmanabha Timothy Yi Asril Duta Hariandy Dominque Sierra Young Stan Patrick Heath Mila C. Paiva Selma Paul Kevin Charles Yu Cecelia Rose Herbinko Alana M. Zayas Darna Payton Hileman Anne Theresa Paulik Taylor A. Peklak Xiaoyuan Zhang Mikaela Danette Holbrook Yu Zhao Shane Hunt Nataliya Perkhalyuk+ Dasharath Phuyel Yinan Zheng Yousef Hussain Matthew P. Zimmer Cecilia Jewell Lauren M. Pote Anisha K. Jobanputra Diana Priestley***+ Seongtaeg Kang Jonathan T. Puglisi Biotechnology Parnika Kapur Frederick Sebastian Purnell Jr. Tamara Ann Katz Laura Maria Anna Ranieri Clark Joseph Amory Thomas Anthony Keenan Mekhala S. Rao Rijul Bhimwal***+ Zachary Noaha Kent Sandy Rayes Nina Renee Cordero Matthew Ryan Kermitz* Devon William Ream Mya Falcioni David Lawrence Kersten Caitlin Elizabeth Reichard+ Jarred Thomas Fetterman Nicole Klein Alexander Rembalsky Ho Young Kwack Gregory Michael Korczak Bryce Daniel Roscoe Megan Jean McGuire Brittany Krall Edward Patrick Rush III Maria Meigio Kevin J. Kruszewski Andrew Robert Rust** Disha Patel Emma M. Lafty Victoria Nichole Ruszin Lindsy Ringler Serena N. Lang Jessica Saganowich***+ Audrey Rubanich Miranda Nicole Laskey Ryan T. Santilli+ Matthew Lee Sackstein Maya Lavallais Lauren E. Sarko Jordan A. Smith Erica Laveaga Kristin Margaret Sarsfield***+ Leslie M. Wubbel Anna E. Leone Irene Marie Schaible Di Li John Christopher Seifarth** Chemistry Susie Liu Nikunj Sharda Valen Liu Marlisa Ja'Nice Shaw+ Jordan Shelestak Reem Hussain A Alzahir Jennifer Jasmin Lopez Shahad Hisham M Batubara Michael F. Luba** Hannah Shephard Mary Katherine Silvester Kathryn Bormes***+ Rachel Ann Luke Michael Brinton Allyson M. Smith Benjamin T. Lyman Bria J. Burton Nathan P. Smith**+ Priyanka Quinn Mariyappa Mengrui Cao** Nicholas Brian Matteo Alexia Snape+ Mitchell Cardow Melany Anne Mazaleski Matthew Stainbrook Yidong Chen Bryan Patrick McCaffrey Eric R. Stepnowski Angela Dam Ryan McCullough Mykaihla Sternick Gerald P. Devaney Victoria Lynn Meagher Leah Suydam Peng Gao Sahar Memari Peilin Tan Mitchell T. Giordano Helen M. Mendenhall Rachel Rebecca Terry Rachel Grady Alexander Messner Rysa Thomas Siti Maisarah Binti Ishak Amanda Michael+ Jessica Traub Sojung Frances Kim***+◆ Caroline Tordo Uhlmann Madison Rose Lazeration

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Madeleine Olga Murrieta Jiawei Feng** Haebin Lee Lara J. Nahas Farah Natasha Binti Fouad Adam Hyunsuk Lee Kaeleigh Alayna Natale Matthew Jason Gemmel Yuhan Li Justina Abigail Nichols Zelda L. Gillespie Nicholas Litak*** Chloe Purick Grayson Elizabeth McCloy Akshay Krishna Giridharan Alexis Nicole Ray Paul S. Glatz Jarek James Metro Sydney Rednour* Olivia Kathryn Meyer Vernika Goel Thomas P. Reinhard Stephen R. Guarino Alec Michael Murray+ Alexandria-Helen Rollins Nur Azrina Binti Mustapa Sarah Capucine Guglielmi Andrea Rose Schafer Atharv Gupte***+ Jordan Tyler Pantely Makenna Shea Sensenig Yujie Qian Bailey Kaitlin Hakala Mark Alexander Shadle Zhuoran Han Damon Benjamin Rodriguez II Aubrey Shanahan August James Rothenberger***+ Zhiyi Han Alyssa Szmerekovsky Zhuoyue Hao Ashley Paige Saunders◆ Hannah Ruth Yarosz Muhamad Hadi Bin Haridan Taylor Josephine Selwood Aina Suraya Binti Helmy Kevin Q. Shen Sham Evlynn R. Hofbauer Jonathan A. Weber Mathematics Lanqing Huang Autumn Sandra Williams Shuxian Huang Jin Zhang Bachelor of Arts Emily Rose Jackson Kaiwen Zheng Luat Nguyen Maura Elizabeth Tomm Zinuo Jia Haoran Wu Shi Jia Data Sciences Yuxuan Jin Bachelor of Science Caroline Rose Johnson Jeffery Xufeng Cao**+ Amirah Najehah Binti Abd Amin Erica Lynn Johnson Andrew Brian Casey Hafiz Arif Bin Abdul Razak Ahmad Nathaniel Hunter Johnson* Alex Chen Fahmi Firas Bin Claudia Ho Yan Jung Hunter S. DiCicco Amad Sabri In Kyo Jung Yang Gao* Erin Michele Bevilacqua***+ Brandy Kilroy Austin A. Gongora Michael Boguslaw** John W. King John David Haser Kyle J. Bradley* Tsai-Jou Ko Sean Klavans Chenggang Cai Yuran Kong Cong Ma Wangshu Cai Jiaqi Lai* Lily Magliente Haozheng Cai Sean Philip Lazaro Marshall Avery Malino Yuanhong Cao Pengyi Li Shawn Keith Rodricks Boting Chao Xi Li Sameer Parag Sapre Ming Chen Ruiyi Lian Perry Herman Tsang Shumin Chen Yixuan Liu Yuanliu Wanghan Yiling Chen Mingda Liu Benjamin James Wortman Jianjun Chen Aishan Liu+ Jiarong Ye Jiaxin Chen Heming Liu* Kuai Yu Qingyuan Chen Yuzhen Liu Chaoyi Zhu Qu Chen Derek Gerard Long Ruolei Chen Yu Luo Forensics Jereme Chien**+ Hancong Luo Erin Chmiola Siyi Ma Ryan Emery Christensen Troy Adams Xiaoxiao Ma Jacob Robert Crouch Brenden T. Arena Lang Mai Kevin J. Crust***+ Timothy Allen Armesto Marina Mautner Wizentier Xiaoshuai Cui** Alexys Elizabeth Benson Muhammad Fakhrul Ammar Bin Md Desa Stephanie L. Desimone Mengrui Cao** David Cassel Means Victor M. Dimitroff Mollie Comella Jack Mo Tiffany Nicole Davis Hongyi Dong Hanis Firzanah Binti Mohammad Nurdin Dana K. Dirnberger** Julia Duemler Ahmad Faiz Bin Mohd Azhar Lindsey Domonoski Matthew Thomas Edel Fatin Syahirah Binti Mohd Faruk Draven James Fisher Alexander Pearce Ellis**+ Kelsey A. Morris Faye Greiner Junjia Fan** Yian Mou Matthew Philip Hewes Danielle Fanizzi Ishan Muzumdar*** Nina Lavern Matulis Mayting Feng* Jeremy Nathaniel Mysliwiec

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Tianqi Wei Alvaro Javier Guerra Duong N. Nguyen Zihang Weng Charles Jeffrey Hapich*+ Jacob T. Niedermayer Zhangyin He Nik Ahmad Irfan Bin Nik Kyle Moore Wetzler Justin Kyle Alexeivic Henry Ahmad Suffian Jeremy Scott Williams Isiah Holt Kassandra Elizabeth Olson William O. Wing** Emily B. Padgett Aaron Michael Worley John W. King Juan Miguel Padilla Jinyang Wu*** Kanchita Klangboonkrong Melesio Hexi Pan Haotian Wu Emma C. Koller Jillian Rebecca Paulus Zhendong Xiao Raji Kurbaj Kiera J. Pawlikowsky Chuyue Xie*** Joseph Thomas McDoal Adam Pickarski Hong Xin* Shawn T. McLain Joseph Michael Pipak Xiaoxuan Xu Qingheng Meng Alicia Nicole Preller Xinyi Xu Jacob M. Miller Kaihao Qian Xiao Yang Jack Mo Katherine Gayle Radzanowski Kexin Yang Zachary Kyle Moyer Nicole Rahardja Zhengyan Yuan* Michael S. Penwarden Alia Hasya Binti Razali Jiaxin Yuan***+ Benjamin Serlin Piazza***+ Jordan Amber Reiter* Haoxuan Zhang Anastazia Genevieve Polakovsky* Christian Nicolas Reyes Loring◆ Jiner Zhang Jessica Ann Riedy Michael Roby* Yichi Zhang Patrick A. Rondomanski Eric Vorit Roeum Weilun Zhang Alexander F. Rowland Blake F. Rohrbacher Yilei Zhang Ayush Roy*** Nurulain Nabilah Binti Rosidi Yunshu Zhang Matthew Luciano Ruth Nur Izzah Binti Rosland Wei Zhou** Aiden James Smith Kyunghwa Ryoo Xindi Zhou Jared Tyler Spade* Abigail Salem Yujian Zhu Trevor Michael Stauffer Jennyfher Cinthya Serna-Vivar Nur Irdina Binti Zulfatah Zechariah David Stephens Zhengyang Shan Emily A. Thyrum Yunzhi Shao*** Microbiology Dipesh Timsina Shiqin Shen* Alexander C. Urban Junsheng Shi** Michael Mohabir Vanyo Sally Anne Baer Lucas Michael Vigil Xueyi Shi Natalia Cabanas Kristin Rita Sickau+ Alex Alberto Vizcarra*+ Matthew Jacob Dunkelberger Austin David Weaver Cameron Sponsler* Nathaniel Owen Herr Richard Suhendra*+ Aaron Michael Worley Daniel Jae Kim Zhuohang Yu Kexin Tang Cuyler H. Luck***+◆ Emily A. Thyrum Yikai Zheng* Briana Nunez Basyirah B. Zulkifli Xinquan Tian Alexander Michael Pham*** Angela Ting* Ananda Nichole Rankin***+◆ Jacqueline Tiana Tran Olivia Smith+ Planetary Science Alex Alberto Vizcarra*+ Sarah E. Staskiewicz Mehak Singh Wahla and Astronomy Daniel Patrick Walkley Tianhao Wang* Physics Anudeep Boddu Ziming Wang*** Ava C. Bronstein Jacob T. Carnprobst Wuyan Wang* Towsifa Akhter Baylee Katherine Colburn Zhuohan Wang* Adrian Michael Allen Yingxue Wang Dylan Dirkmaat Saif Abdulla Ebraheim Elpidio Guzman De La Cruz Huixin Wang Abdulla Almazrouei Shaohan Wang Brandon J. Hasty Vivek Anil*** Amanda Placido Xile Wang Sehad Avdic Yang Wang Michael Paul Vincenzes Alexander Gene Bowman* Shirin Gul Zaidi II Yiding Wang Evan Michael Burnette Yilin Wang Seokmok Chung Yiqing Wang*** Kevin J. Crust***+ Yiyang Wang*+ Izana Corazon Durga Yongkang Wang Austin Grant Forcinito Yuchen Wang Joseph B. Fox** Ziyang Wang**+

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Anthony Neufville Yiling Chen Premedicine Skyler Mac Neil Nordmeyer Yu Chen Samantha N. Olson**+ Shannon Patricia Cikowski**+ Madigan Eve Anderson Alexis Nicole Padelsky Brian Philip Dailey Mukta Bhatnagar Walter Kofi Sowah Paitoo Jared D'Antonio Qizheng Duan* Jie Pan Eric D'Arcy Matthew Robert Hamilton+ Amy Lynch Paret** Feng Ding David Joon Huh Kurren Parida Weiye Dong Minh Q. Nguyen Maggie Rose Pelella*+ Daniel Thomas Fariss Michael Robert Sisko* Samantha Ann Perry Mayting Feng* Gino V. Pezzone Rohit K. Gangupantulu Science Emily K. Poppenberg Yang Gao* Taylor Dawn Price Austin A. Gongora Athena Pyros* Yiming Gu Joshua Jordan Anderson Taras Dimitry Guanowsky Madison Elizabeth Ansbach Shivani V. Rathod Preston C. Reno Rebecca Hobman Simran Basnet Kathryn Elizabeth Hogue Taylor L. Blazis Nikki Rimlinger*** Nathan Michael Ripka Zhongyan Hua Kristen Rose Boonie Jiansen Huang Ally Teresa Borgia Clinton Chen Rodell Catherine Letitia Ryan Zinuo Jia Lanasia Marie Branche Seth Daniel Johnson Tatianna Carina Brito Campia Sarah Sass Mia Victoria Savino Claudia Ho Yan Jung Hannah Nicole Canil Hyunsoo Kim Hannah Leigh Carroll Amber Lauren Scelza Nicole Schiraldi Shelby J. Krenn Hannah Norenne Cole* Luciano Jose Legaspi Kelly Frances Contino Olivia Helen Schmeck Brandon Segan Xi Li Caroline C. Cotton***+ Yizhang Li Samantha E. Cullen Claire Shearer Ryan D. Shillingsford Heming Liu* Elsa Yolande Dahan Fangfei Lu Sanjay Noel Deel Shateva Simeon Nichole Marie Smith Yihan Lu* Stephen J. DeLeo Xijia Luo Bisman Singh Deol Rachael Smith Hannah Elizabeth Spinetti Zhirui Luo Jessica M. Deutsch** Siyi Ma Chase Parker Brown Drawbaugh Natoshia Marie Staley Andrew Stevens Marina Mautner Wizentier Joy C. Ezi Thomas McIntyre**+ Brooks Lee Gleckner Julia Catherine Strzelecki Zachary Benjamin Swope Maxwell Miller Megan C. Godfrey Iffah Binti Mohamad Saufi Gary T. Gramling Michelle Taubman Benjamin A. Thompson Nurlisa Binti Muhamad Fadli Steven J. Grampp Ishan Muzumdar*** Jasmine Taylor Graves Jafit Ting Hexi Pan Nolan Keith Hausser Michael Trailor Riley Elizabeth Poskitt Yesenia M. Hill Matthew Allen Vosburg Shuqi Qin Katherine Elizabeth Hunter Audrianna Walczak Madison Grace Rhine Nathanael Jiya Mitchell Curtis Watts Aaron Christopher Schlegel Rachel Lynn Kapoian Alyssia Wright Saimun Hasan Shahee Darby Louise Kasper Zhengyang Shan Zachary Joseph Keller Statistics Dylan Shoemaker+ Ali Mohammed Khan Ryan A. Simpson Jong Yeob Kim Joseph Anandh Abraham+ Daniel Owen Stauffer Yaeyoung Kim Kody Lee Allen Kexin Sun Alexander Lai Syarina Huda Binti Aminondin Rebekah Grace Thompson Mayes Lane*** Bryan James Arpino Yunuo Tian* Ki Baek Lee Sashank Baratam Angela Ting* Cara Mia Loscalzo Mallory R. Beard Ziyan Wang** Sofie Lutfy Arjun Blum Chuzhen Wang Annabella Marie Manetta Sayre Bradley Conger Wang* Paulina Martinez Alex Chen Ruisi Wang Qiaoying Chen Olivia McAllister Yuxuan Wang Xuqi Chen Tess Anneliese McCracken Zhiruo Wang Isabelle Meszar

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Zhuohan Wang* Ziming Wang*** Luxin Wang*+ Tianhao Wang* Yilin Wang Yiyang Wang*+ James Benjamin Weaver* Thomas Lee Williams Yutong Wu+ Zhuoyan Xie Tiankai Xie Ziqing Xu* Jiarong Ye Zhengyan Yuan* Aoshu Zhang Weilun Zhang Xuanrui Zhang Yichi Zhang Yinqi Zhang** Yunshu Zhang Chenya Zhao Chaoyi Zhu Nicholas Zuchelli

PDF Program: This program contains the list of candidates for graduation as of Friday, April 17, 2020. Students who indicated their intent to graduate after that production date are not listed.

Subject to completion of all degree requirements, degrees will be conferred as indicated upon the individuals listed herein and upon such others as may meet the requirements.

Dear Graduates: If you have question about your name, degree or distinction, listed in this program, please reach out to Office for Undergraduate Students at [email protected] or 814-863-5234. Congratulations on your achievements!

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WELCOME TO THE PRIDE!

Congratulations on your graduation, and welcome to the Penn State Alumni Association —the largest and most powerful alumni network in the world. New graduates receive a complimentary one-year membership in the Penn State Alumni Association. As you enter the pride, you’ll join the ranks of alumni who keep their connection to Penn State strong through membership. We encourage you to stay connected and learn more about the 30+ benefits that are included with your membership.

Membership materials, including your membership card, will be mailed to you after graduation. Benefits are available to you immediately upon receiving your membership card.

Exclusive Member Benefits CAREER AND EDUCATION • Alumni Career Services: Attend premium Alumni Career Service events for free or at a substantial discount. • Discounts on Kaplan Test Preparation Services • Alumni Library Online: Exclusive access to Penn State Libraries Digitized Collections and University library databases.

ALUMNI EMAIL

Members of the Alumni Association can sign up for a personal Penn State email account (@alumni.psu.edu). Accounts are hosted by Google for Education and also include unlimited online storage and a collection of digital tools.

DISCOUNTS Members receive access to discounts including travel and merchandise at Penn State Bookstore campus locations. They also receive access to discounted health, auto, renters, home, life, long-term care, and pet insurance.

Additional benefits include early invitations to Alumni Association events, access to the Alumni Directory, publications including the Penn Stater magazine, and much more!

To access a full list of membership benefits and to find your local Penn State Alumni Association chapter, visit: alumni.psu.edu/newalumni

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