2021 ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES C O M M E N C E M E N T GRADUATE CEREMONY

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22 COMMENCEMENT 2021 2020 Program

Selections from Pomp & Circumstance Dean’s Award for Achievement by Edward Elgar John K. Schneider, PhD ‘90 Vice President of Technology for Qualcomm Opening Declaration Robert S. Miletich Mace Bearer, Chair of the Faculty Senate Student Address and Professor of Nuclear Medicine and Barnard Uche Onyenucheya, PhD ‘21 Neurology

Conferring of Degrees Welcome Provost Weber Jefrey R. Errington Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering and Alumni Welcome Applied Sciences Jordan Walbesser President, UB Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Association National Anthem Anna Fernandez, BFA ‘21 Alma Mater Anna Fernandez, BFA ‘21 Introductions Jefrey R. Errington Closing Declaration Robert S. Miletich Greetings A. Scott Weber Provost and Executive Vice President for Selections from Pomp & Circumstance Academic Afairs by Edward Elgar

Remarks Kemper E. Lewis Dean, Moog Professor of Innovation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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SUNY Trustee and UB Officials

Eunice Ashman Lewin Jeremy M. Jacobs Satish K. Tripathi A.A. Scott Scott Weber Weber GrahamMichael L.E. HammillCain RobinJoseph G. J. SchulzeZambon, DDS, PhD A. Scott Weber Graham L. Hammill Robin G. Schulze Member of the State University of New York Chairman of the University President ProvostProvost and and Executive Executive Vice Vice President President Vice ProvostPresident for for Academic Health Sciences Affairs and Dean Provost and Executive Vice President Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of forfor Academic Academic Affai Affairsrs Dean of the GraduateJacobs School School of Medicine Dean of the College of Board of Trustees University at Buffalo Council for Academic Affairs Dean of the Graduate School ArtsSUNY and Distinguished Sciences Teaching Professor and Biomedical Sciences Arts and Sciences President and co-founder Jeremy M. Jacobs was An internationally AsAs provost provost and and AMichael well-regarded E. Cain, MD, came Robin G. Schulze, PhD, As provost and A well-regarded Robin G. Schulze, PhD, of Impacto Consulting appointed to the UB distinguished researcher executiveexecutive vice vice president president humanitiesto the University scholar, at Buffalo joined the University at executive vice president humanities scholar, joined the University at Associates, Eunice Ashman Council in 1997; in 1998, and higher education leader, forfor academic academic affairs, affairs, Grahamin 2006 from L. Hammill, Washington PhD, Buffalo in July 2016 as for academic affairs, Graham L. Hammill, PhD, Buffalo in July 2016 as Lewin joined the SUNY then-Gov. George Pataki Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, is the A.A. Scott Scott Weber, Weber, PhD, PhD, isUniversity the University School at of dean of the College of A. Scott Weber, PhD, is the University at dean of the College of Board of Trustees in named him chairman. University at Bufalo’s 15th servesserves as as the the university’s university’s Buffalo’sMedicine vicein St. provost Louis, where for Arts and Sciences and serves as the university’s Buffalo’s vice provost for Arts and Sciences and February 2010. She helped Jacobs is chairman of president. chiefchief academic academic officer, officer, academiche was director affairs of andthe professor in the chief academic officer, reinstate the Student Life Delaware North, a global responsibleresponsible for for leading leading academicdeanCardiovascular of the affairs Graduate Division and and Departmentprofessor in theof English. As Tripathi, who served as UB’s responsible for leading dean of the Graduate Department of English. As Committee, on which she is hospitality company with thethe development development and and deanSchool.Tobias of and the Hortense Graduate Lewin leaderDepartment of UB’s of largest English. and As provost from 2004-2011, was the development and School. leader of UB’s largest and co-chair. In that capacity, customers in the United implementationimplementation ofof the the School.Professor of Medicine. mostleader diverse of UB’s academic largest and dean of the Bourns College implementation of the A professor in the UB Department of English most diverse academic she spearheaded the creation of the Food States, Australia, New Zealand and the university’suniversity’s academicacademic vision. vision. Weber Weber provides provides CainA professor is a graduate in the UB of GettysburgDepartment College of English unit, she drives UB’smost commitment diverse academic to prepare of Engineering at the University of California- university’s academic vision. Weber provides and former department chair, Hammill unit, she drives UB’s commitment to prepare Insecurity and the Mental Health task forces. United Kingdom. The company’s operations leadershipleadership acrossacross thethe academicacademic enterprise enterprise and receivedformer department his medical chair, degree Hammill from unit, she drives UB’s commitment to prepare Riverside from 1997-2004. Previously, he spent leadership across the academic enterprise focuses his research on early modern students to be active, knowledgeable, Lewin serves on the board’s Executive include food and retail at airports and includingincluding research,research, scholarshipscholarship andand creativecreative Georgefocuses Washingtonhis research Universityon early modern School of students to be active, knowledgeable, 19 years as professor of computer science at including research, scholarship and creative British literature, political thought and the engaged citizens in a dynamic global Committee and the committees for academic sports venues, sports facility ownership and activities;activities; undergraduate,undergraduate, graduate,graduate, MedicineBritish literature, and Health political Sciences. thought He andcompleted the engaged citizens in a dynamic global the University of Maryland, including seven activities; undergraduate, graduate, history of sexuality. He is the author of community.community. afairs, communications and external afairs, management, operations of parks and major professionalprofessional andand internationalinternational education; education; traininghistory of in sexuality. internal medicine He is the andauthor cardiology of community. years as department chair. professional and international education; “Sexuality and Form: Caravaggio, Marlowe, Over the last four years, Schulze has worked community colleges, and academic medical tourist attractions, hotel ownership and facultyfaculty development; development; diversity diversity and and inclusion inclusion at“Sexuality Barnes-Jewish and Form: Hospital/Washington Caravaggio, Marlowe, Over the last four years, Schulze has worked faculty development; diversity and inclusion and Bacon” (2000) and “The Mosaic to keep the College strong. She has centers and hospitals. management, gaming operations and fne Tripathi graduated at the top of his class from initiatives;initiatives; and and university university libraries. libraries. Universityand Bacon” School (2000) of andMedicine. “The Mosaic He was a to keep the College strong. She has initiatives; and university libraries. Constitution: Political Theology and increased research expenditure in the dining. Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He holds a AA member member of of UB’s UB’s faculty faculty since since 1983, 1983, Weber Weber clinical/researchConstitution: Political fellow Theology in clinical and cardiac increased research expenditure in the A member of UB’s faculty since 1983, Weber electrophysiologyImagination from atMachiavelli the University to Milton” of College and has secured major investments A former commissioner of the Niagara master’s degree and a doctorate in computer isis an an innovative innovative scholar scholar and and teacher teacher and and Imagination from Machiavelli to Milton” College and has secured major investments Jacobs owns the Boston Bruins and serves as is an innovative scholar and teacher and Pennsylvania(2012), and the School editor of of Medicine. three essay to enhance the College’s disciplinary Frontier Transportation Authority, Lewin science from the University of Toronto, as formerformer chair chair of of UB’s UB’s DepartmentDepartment of of Civil,Civil, (2012), and the editor of three essay to enhance the College’s disciplinary chairman of the National Hockey League’s former chair of UB’s Department of Civil, collections. His articles have appeared in excellence, including funds to support the was a founding member of the Roswell well as master’s degrees in statistics from StructuralStructural andand EnvironmentalEnvironmental Engineering, Engineering, Ancollections. internationally His articles recognized have appearedphysician- in excellence, including funds to support the Board of Governors. In 2018, he received the Structural and Environmental Engineering, numerous journals, and he currently College’s first two female SUNY Empire Park Alliance and a board member of the the University of Alberta and BHU. A fellow wherewhere hehe helpedhelped establish establish UB’s UB’s scientist,numerous Cain journals, specializes and he in cardiaccurrently College’s first two female SUNY Empire sport’s highest honor when he was inducted where he helped establish UB’s serves on the editorial boards of Innovation Professors. While championing Bufalo Urban League and Hispanics United of the IEEE and the American Association transportationtransportation engineering engineering program program and and electrophysiology,serves on the editorial the examination boards of of the Innovation Professors. While championing into the Hockey Hall of Fame. transportation engineering program and Postmodern Culture and The Spenser disciplinary excellence, she has also of Bufalo. She is a member of the Hispanic for the Advancement of Science, he holds oversawoversaw the the department’s department’s significant significant rise rise in in heart’sPostmodern electrical Culture system. and He The is Spensera translational disciplinary excellence, she has also oversaw the department’s significant rise in Review. invested in programs that approach critical Women’s League and the Greater Bufalo An alumnus of UB’s School of Management honorary doctorates from the Indian Institute of nationalnational rankings rankings among among U.S U.S civil civil researcher,Review. clinician and educator. His invested in programs that approach critical national rankings among U.S civil present problems from a variety of Racial Equity Roundtable. Earlier this year, and Harvard Business School’s Advanced Information Technology, Allahabad, and Brock engineeringengineering programs. programs. Weber Weber has has held held research,Hammill currently funded by serves the National on the board Institutes of of present problems from a variety of engineering programs. Weber has held Hammill currently serves on the board of disciplinary vantage points. The College’s she was named to the Western New York Management Program, Jacobs holds University in Canada. progressivelyprogressively responsible responsible administrativeadministrative Health,directors has of beenthe Council directed of atGraduate the disciplinary vantage points. The College’s Health Equity Task Force to coordinate honorary doctorates in humane letters from progressively responsible administrative electrophysiologicaldirectorsSchools. Heof thehas Councilpreviously determinants of Graduate served ofas new department of Environment and A leader in the national higher education rolesroles at at UB,UB, includingincluding seniorsenior vicevice provostprovost Schools. He has previously served as new department of Environment and vaccine distribution for the region’s counties. UB, Canisius College, Niagara University and roles at UB, including senior vice provost ventricularpresidentSchools. He of tachycardia hasthe Internationalpreviously and served fibrillation Spenser as in the Sustainability is a testament to that community, Tripathi serves as chair of the Mid- andand vice vice provostprovost forfor academicacademic affairs,affairs, president of the International Spenser Sustainability is a testament to that Johnson & Wales University. In 2015, his family and vice provost for academic affairs, settingpresident of healedof the International myocardial infarction.Spenser approach. She has been part of an ongoing American Conference Council of Presidents wherewhere he he waswas instrumentalinstrumental inin thethe creationcreation Society (2014-16), chair of the MLA approach. She has been part of an ongoing A retired bilingual social worker for the donated $30 million to advance UB’s medical where he was instrumental in the creation Society (2014-16), chair of the MLA deans’ initiative to raise PhD Teaching and on the boards of the NCAA Division I, ofof thethe UBUB CurriculumCurriculum andand thethe nationallynationally CainExecutive is a fellow Committee of the American for the Division College on of deans’ initiative to raise PhD Teaching Bufalo Board of Education, Lewin is a school, which was renamed the Jacobs of the UB Curriculum and the nationally Executive Committee for the Division on Assistant stipends across the University and NCAA Board of Governors and College Football recognizedrecognized FinishFinish inin 44 program;program; andand vicevice Cardiology,Renaissance the Literature American (2015) Heart and Association chair of and Assistant stipends across the University and champion for STEM education. School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. recognized Finish in 4 program; and vice Renaissance Literature (2015) and chair of improve PhD completion rates and time to Playof Board of Managers. A member of Gov. presidentpresident for for studentstudent life,life, wherewhere hehe thethe HeartMLA ExecutiveRhythm Society. Committee He is aon past president improve PhD completion rates and time to president for student life, where he the MLA Executive Committee on degree. She is Co-principal Investigator on Jacobs has served Western New York for Andrew Cuomo’s Reimagine NY Commission, focusedfocused onon enhancingenhancing thethe studentstudent ofPsychological the Association Approaches of Professors to Literatureof Cardiology degree. She is Co-principal Investigator on Born in Guantanamo, Cuba, Lewin focused on enhancing the student andPsychological the Heart RhythmApproaches Society, to Literatureand past chair of UB’s first ever Mellon Foundation grant to more than four decades with his business he has served on the boards of the Association experienceexperience onon campuscampus andand promotingpromoting (2008-09). He is the recipient of many UB’s first ever Mellon Foundation grant to immigrated to the U.S. with her family in experience on campus and promoting the(2008-09). board of He directors is the recipient of The Sarnoff of many develop a department of Indigenous Studies expertise and philanthropic leadership, of American Universities, the Association of overalloverall studentstudent wellness.wellness. awards and grants, including a UB develop a department of Indigenous Studies 1967. She holds a bachelor’s degree in overall student wellness. Endowmentawards and for grants, Cardiovascular including Science.a UB at UB that honors the university’s long- and Delaware North has received multiple Public and Land-Grant Universities and the Weber’sWeber’s research research focuses focuses on on Humanities Institute Research Fellowship at UB that honors the university’s long- sociology from Marymount Manhattan Weber’s research focuses on Humanities Institute Research Fellowship standing commitment to training awards for social responsibility, community Council for Higher Education Accreditation. In biodegradationbiodegradation of of chemicals chemicals in in water water and and He(2012-13) has received and a Kanebthe Hans-Peter Center Award Krayenbuehl for standing commitment to training College and master’s degrees in American biodegradation of chemicals in water and (2012-13) and a Kaneb Center Award for generations of native scholars. service and environmental stewardship. 2011, Gov. Cuomo appointed Tripathi inaugural soilsoil and and the the reclamation reclamation of of environmentally environmentally MemorialExcellence Award in Teaching for Research from the in University Cardiac generations of native scholars. and Puerto Rican studies, and in educational soil and the reclamation of environmentally Excellence in Teaching from the University co-chair of the Western New York Regional impactedimpacted brownfield brownfield sites. sites. He He earned earned Functionof Notre Damefrom the (2006). International Academy of Schulze began her career at the University administration, from UB. A longtime friend and supporter of UB, impacted brownfield sites. He earned Cardiology,of Notre Dame the (2006).American Heart Association’s Schulze began her career at the University Economic Development Council, a position he bachelor’sbachelor’s and and master’s master’s of of science science degrees degrees Before arriving at UB in 2008, Hammill of Kansas. She moved to Penn State, where Jacobs has served as chairman, trustee and bachelor’s and master’s of science degrees ArthurBefore E.arriving Strauss at Award, UB in 2008, the 2012 Hammill Resident/ of Kansas. She moved to Penn State, where held until 2017. inin civil civil engineering engineering from from Virginia Virginia spent 13 years as a professor of English at she became Head of the Department of director of the UB Foundation, chairman of in civil engineering from Virginia Fellowspent 13 Achievement years as a professor Award from of English Washington at she became Head of the Department of PolytechnicalPolytechnical Institute Institute and and a a PhD PhD in in civil civil the University of Notre Dame. A Louisiana English. In 2012, she moved to the University the President’s Board of Visitors and adviser Polytechnical Institute and a PhD in civil Universitythe University School of Notre of Medicine Dame. andA Louisiana the 2013 English. 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John K. Schneider, PhD ‘90 Vice President of Technology for Qualcomm

Each year, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences gives its highest honor, the Dean’s Award for Achievement, to someone who has made a substantial contribution to the practice of engineering or the applied sciences and/or has had an exceptional professional career. This year, it is with great pleasure that the school honors John K. Schneider, PhD. Schneider currently serves as Vice President of Technology for Qualcomm, a multibillion-dollar corporation where he is developing the next generation of wearable technology for a variety of health care initiatives. Schneider graduated from the University of Bufalo in 1990 with a PhD in electrical engineering. He later founded Ultra-Scan Corporation, where for the next 24 years, he focused on pioneering the use of high frequency ultrasound for fngerprint identifcation. In 2013, his company was acquired by Qualcomm Corporation and his fngerprint sensor technology is now deployed in a variety of smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S10 and S21. He has received over 250 patents and has authored several papers and textbooks related to fngerprint identifcation. In August 2012, Schneider’s technology received FBI certifcation, having the distinction of being the only non-optical 4-fnger sensor to receive such certifcation in the history of the industry. Schneider has served as a research scientist for government agencies including NASA, the United States Army, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Special Operations Command. In 2013, he was elevated to Biometric Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and in 2014, his company Ultra- Scan was inducted into the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hall of Fame. The award honors those frms judged to exemplify notable lifetime achievement in innovative research; an award which Schneider received at the White House. Schneider has been an adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering since 1989. In 2013, he was the recipient of the prestigious Cliford C. Furnas Memorial Award from the University at Bufalo, which is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in a feld of science, thereby bringing honor to the university. He has actively supported UB throughout his career, and his son followed in his footsteps, earning his BS in 2014, MS in 2016 and PhD in 2018, all in electrical engineering. The University at Bufalo is honored to recognize John K. Schneider once again as an alumnus of great distinction, whose career achievements merit our highest regard.

6 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Past Recipients of the Dean’s Award for Achievement

1978 1987 1996 James W. McLernon, BS IE 1950, DocHL H. Robert Leland Anthony L. Russo, PhD ME 1969 (Hon) 1998 President, Calspan Corporation Executive Director President, Volkswagen Manufacturing Calspan-University at Bufalo Research Corporation of America 1988 Center (CUBRC) Henry P. Semmelhack Vice President 1979 President, Barrister Information Systems Calspan Corporation’s Advanced Wilson Greatbatch, MS EE 1956, ScD (Hon) 1984 Corporation Technology Center President, Wilson Greatbatch, Limited 1989 1997 1980 Gerald D. Albertson Calvin C. Chien, MS CIE 1970, PhD CIE 1974 Paul E. Mohn Vice-President, Linde Division, Union Environmental Fellow, DuPont Company Professor Emeritus and former Dean Carbide Corporation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 1998 University at Bufalo 1990 Hiroshi Morihara, PhD ME 1971 Ray W. Judson Chairman and Chief Executive Ofcer, 1981 President, The Parsons Corporation Peninsula Laboratories, Inc. James DeSerio President, Via Press, Inc. President, DeSerio Engineers 1991 President, CGC, Inc. Sol W. Weller 1982 Furnas Professor Emeritus 1999 Martin Kasbohm School of Engineering and Applied Eli Ruckenstein Director, Research and Development Sciences Distinguished Professor Linde Division, Union Carbide Corporation University at Bufalo Department of Chemical Engineering School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 1983 1992 University at Bufalo Charles M. Fogel, BS PHY 1935 Lee H. Runk, BS IE 1961 John Zahorjan, PhD IE 1974 Professor and Director of Industrial Liaison President, Harvard Industries, Inc. Adjunct Professor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Industrial Engineering University at Bufalo 1993 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Irving H. Shames University at Bufalo 1984 Distinguished Teaching Professor William C. Moog, Jr. Emeritus 2000 Chairman and President, Moog, School of Engineering and Applied Erich Bloch, BS EE 1952, ScD (Hon) 1985 Incorporated Sciences Distinguished Fellow, Council on University at Bufalo Competitiveness 1985 Principal, Washington Advisory Group, LLC Howard E. Strauss, MS ME 1954 1994 Professor and Associate Dean Robert H. Goldsmith, BS ME 1951 2001 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Chairman, President and Henry Stone, BS ME 1949 University at Bufalo Chief Executive Ofcer Vice President, retired, General Electric Exten Industries, Inc. 1986 2002 Gregory B. Jarvis, BS EE 1967, 1995 Lawrence L. Peckham, BS IE 1969 Awarded Posthumously Hatim A. Tyabji, MS EE 1969, DocHL (Hon) 2001 Founder, LPA Associates Hughes Aircraft Company Chairman, President and NASA Payload Specialist Chief Executive Ofcer VeriFone, Inc.

COMMENCEMENT 2021 7 Past Recipients of the Dean’s Award for Achievement

2003 2012 Hadi Makarechian, BS CIE 1972 James P. Smist, BS CE 1980 Chairman, President and President Chief Executive Ofcer Dean and Company Capital Pacifc Holdings, Inc. 2013 2004 John R. “Jack” Davis, BS IE 1955 George C. Lee Founder and Owner Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering I Squared R Element Company, Inc. and Dean Emeritus School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 2014 University at Bufalo Stephen E. Still, BS CIE 1976 Founder and Managing Director, Seabury 2005 Airline Planning Group, LLC Steven L. Lerner Senior Vice President and 2015 Chief Technology Ofcer Praxair Krishna Kolluri, MS IE 1988 General Partner 2006 New Enterprise Associates Douglas P. Taylor, BS ME 1971 President, Taylor Devices, Inc. 2016 President, Tayco Developments, Inc. Norman Hayes, BS EE & BA CS 1980 Director of ASIC Engineering, Analog Bits 2007 Mark H. Karwan 2017 Professor and Dean Emeritus Ann Wegrzyn, BS IE 1985, MBA 1990 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences CIO, National Fuel Gas University at Bufalo 2018 2008 Gina Lee-Glauser, BS MAE 1982, MS MAE 1988 Norman R. McCombs, BS ME 1968 Vice President for Research and Senior Vice President Scholarship, Clarkson University AirSep Corporation 2019 2009 Jonathan Watts, P.E., BS IE 2000, BS CIE 2003 Gina Bronkie Hammond, MS CS 1973 Vice President, Watts Architecture and Director, Computer Science Corporation’s Engineering North America Public Sector, Defense Division 2020 2010 Robert G. Harrison, P.E. BS ME Russell L. Agrusa, BS EE 1976 Vice President Engineering and Construction Founder, President, and Chief Exective Transmission Developers, Inc. Ofcer ICONICS

2011 Scott D. Stevens, PE, BS CIE 1979 Founder and Chief Executive Ofcer Dimension Fabricators, Inc.

8 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Student Speaker Alumni Speaker

Barnard Uche Onyenucheya Jordan Walbesser Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical President, UB Engineering and Applied Engineering Sciences Alumni Association

Barnard Uche Jordan Walbesser is Onyenucheya of the a proud University at Bronx, N.Y. graduates Bufalo graduate with with a Doctor of degrees in both computer Philosophy in electrical engineering (BS ‘07) and engineering. A four- law (JD ‘10). Starting in year letter winner on telecommunications at the University at Bufalo Intel, Jordan has worked men’s basketball team, with various companies Barnard received both his Bachelor of on projects ranging from healthcare to Science and Master of Science degrees technology transfer. After attending law from the University at Bufalo. Barnard school, Jordan worked as an associate at was a recipient of the National Science a private law frm focusing on intellectual Foundation Bridge to the Doctorate property, contracts, licenses, privacy, and Fellowship. He is the co-founder of technology. Throughout his legal career, the Engineering Cooperative Society, he developed an expertise for working with which funds and provides outreach to entrepreneurs and startups around the underrepresented STEM students. Barnard world. He counts many of Bufalo’s premier is also the founder of a creative engineering startups as former clients and remains solutions start-up called Epsilon Blue LLC. active in the local startup community. Jordan is currently in-house counsel for Mattel where he handles strategic partnerships, intellectual property, software development, and other technology matters. Jordan joined the UBEAA board in 2016 as a way to give back. Now as president, Jordan hopes to expand the mutually benefcial relationship between the School of Engineering and its global alumni community in order to support future engineers at UB.

COMMENCEMENT 2021 9 School Leadership and Distinguished Faculty

Dean Chunming Qiao Krishna Rajan Computer Science and Engineering Materials Design and Innovation Kemper E. Lewis Dean and Moog Professor of Innovation Krishna Rajan Sargur N. Srihari Materials Design and Innovation Computer Science and Engineering

Associate Deans Mark T. Swihart Andrew S. Whittaker Chemical and Biological Engineering Civil, Structural and Environmental Rajan Batta Engineering Associate Dean for Faculty Afairs and Albert H. Titus Diversity, SUNY Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professors Jefrey R. Errington SUNY Distinguished Professors Associate Dean for Undergraduate Mark H. Karwan Education, Chemical and Biological Stylianos Andreadis Industrial and Systems Engineering Engineering Chemical and Biological Engineering Carl R. Lund Shambhu Upadhyaya Rajan Batta Chemical and Biological Engineering Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Industrial and Systems Engineering Education, Computer Science and Joseph C. Mollendorf Engineering Michel Bruneau Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Civil, Structural and Environmental Christine A. Human Engineering Johannes M. Nitsche Associate Dean for Accreditation and Chemical and Biological Engineering Student Afairs, Civil, Structural and Michael C. Constantinou Environmental Engineering Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Department Chairs John Crassidis Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Joseph F. Atkinson Civil, Structural and Environmental Amit Goyal Engineering Chemical and Biological Engineering

Jonathan P. Bird Venugopal Govindaraju Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Engineering

Francine Battaglia David A. Kofke Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Chemical and Biological Engineering

Carl R. Lund Vladimir Mitin Engineering Education Electrical Engineering

Victor L. Paquet Chunming Qiao Industrial and Systems Engineering Computer Science and Engineering

10 COMMENCEMENT 2021 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council

Michael J. Cadigan*, Chair Cynthia A. Hoover, PhD* Jonathan Watts, P.E.* Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Executive Director, Linde Vice President, Watts Architecture & Customer Engagement, Globalfoundries Engineering DPC Rob Jacoby* Patrick F. Abrami* Consultant to the Energy Industry Candace Yano Partner and Consultant, Applied Gary & Sherron Kalbach Chair in Business Management Systems Joe Kessler, P.E.* Administration and Professor of Operations Chief Operating Ofcer, New York Power and Information Technology Management, Russell L. Agrusa* Authority University of California, Berkeley Founder, President and CEO, ICONICS, Inc. Anil Kshirsagar* *School alumna/alumnus Paul Ameis* Executive Chair, CAPIOT Software, Inc General Manager. Lockport VanDeMark Gina Lee-Glauser* Ron Benczkowski* Vice President for Research and Vice President-Engineering, Moog, Inc., Scholarship; Provost Ofce at Clarkson Space and Defense Group University

Nathan Bolt* Jef Markin* Project Engineer, Turner Construction Chief Operating Ofcer, eHealth Technologies James Chou* Chief Technology Ofcer, Kabbage, Inc. Susan R. Nowicki Director of Engineering, Northrop Grumman Daniel D’Angelo, P.E.* Amherst Systems Principal Civil Engineer, Applied Research Associates Mark Santoro* Principal Engineering Fellow for Space and Dennis Elsenbeck* Airborne Systems, Hardware Engineering Head of Energy and Sustainability, Energy Center, Raytheon Consulting Services, Phillips Lytle LLP Ashish Shah, PhD* Judy Feldman Vice President of Research and Executive Vice President, Chief Information Development, Viant, Inc. Ofcer, Value Centric Alice Smith Robert Girardi* Joe W. Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Retired, former President and CEO of Professor of the Industrial and Systems SofTrek Engineering Department, Auburn University

Karianne Gomez* Stephen E. Still, PhD* Vice President of Strategic Value at the Retired. Former co-founder and consultant, Network of Executive Women Seabury Airline Planning Group LLC

Robert G. Harrison, P.E.* Subbarao Vanka* Vice President of Engineering and President, NW Engineering Consultants, Inc. Construction, Transmission Developers, Inc.

COMMENCEMENT 2021 11 Candidates for Degrees

Subject to the completion of all degree requirements, degrees will Non-Academic, University-Wide Recognition Items be conferred as indicated upon those individuals listed herein who were identifed by April 3, 2021, and upon such others as may meet The Kente Stole the requirements of their respective degrees. Candidates are listed This stole was received by students who participated in UB’s according to actual date of degree conferral (August 2020, February ALANA Celebration of Achievement which historically has honored 2021 and June 2021). graduating African, Latino/a, Asian and Native American students.

The Rainbow Tassel Academic Recognition Items This tassel was received by students who participated in the Lavender Ceremony, celebrating achievements of graduating The Blue and Gold Cord/Delta Alpha Pi Pin students who identify with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender This cord or pin was received by graduating members of Delta Alpha and Queer community at UB. Pi, an international academic honor society for college/university students with disabilities. The Red, White and Blue Cord This cord is being worn by graduating UB students who are The Gold Cord reservists, members of the National Guard, newly commissioned This cord is awarded to students who are graduating with Latin ofcers or veterans of the United States armed forces. honors.

The Grey and Red Stole This stole was received by students who are University Honors College graduates.

The SUNY Chancellor’s Medallion This medallion was presented to recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. They were selected for this award based on their academic excellence and extracurricular involvement.

The WNY Prosperity Fellowship Medallion This medallion was received by graduating WNY Prosperity Fellows. They were selected for this fellowship based on their commitment and demonstrated potential to positively impact WNY’s economic development and sustainability.

12 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Master’s Degrees

Recommending Candidates June 2021 February 2021 for Degrees Giselle Mariah Ashby Jin Chen Lokesh Baral Akshay Singh Gehlot Kemper Lewis Andrew J. Boze Ayesha Ismail Kazi Dean Megan Mary Burkarski Jason Patrick Klotz Veer Chappidi Anil Kumar Kunchala Master of Engineering in Chemical Agnieszka Weronika Chrzan-Glazewski Sai Lone Engineering Sevack Danadian Cory Davis Igor Dmitriev August 2020 Master of Science in Aerospace Rebecca Hansen Anthony Alves Engineering Nora Istref James Robert Jaskula February 2021 August 2020 Mohamed T. Kawy Michael J. Bruno Ryan Binh Nguyen Mitchell Ian Lezynski Thomas Joseph Lyga Robyn Beth Lippa Nika Rajabian February 2021 Shawn Douglas Marseille Luke Williams Joy Edwin Rene Merchan June 2021 Alexander Kyriacopoulos Sarah Naioti Edwin Kankam Emanuel Malof Theodore Pitera III Nivethitha Srinivaas Eric Niedermeier Michael Primerano Sarah J. Thompson Kayode Dayo Olorunfemi Parmveer Singh Ratth Hasan Raza Mackenzie Ruf Anthony Runk June 2021 Master of Engineering in Industrial Thomas William Ryan Engineering Travis Blodgett Peter Sanders Derek Bourabah Morgan LaShae Scott Timothy Dubill August 2020 Robert Gerard Stevens Qian Ma Karan Dinesh Ben Stilson Jason Ning Zhuangcheng Zheng Brandon Parker February 2021 Jefrey Su Islam Ahmed Ramadan Abdelmotalib Cliford Paul Bhasker Master of Professional Studies in Data Geofrey Martin Chadwick Sciences & Applications Master of Science in Biomedical Kam Kyi Chow Madison Maria Cook Engineering August 2020 Philip Lawrence D’Angelo Ira Kyle Chan Jonathan Peter Fronczak August 2020 Wen Yu Chang Ryan K. Kuhlmann Atticus Michael Dennis Xuhui Chen Matthew Avery McGovern Rajeswari Ghosh Georgius Aland Abibenar Feltama Douglas Newstein Zoe Herrick Mark Gordon Hemalatha Palanivel Hailey Kilian Zachary Addison Kaplan Rinaben Patel Josheen Mariam Jacob Haofeng Li Stephanie Piggins Lauren Shepard Song Lin Shalyn C. Sherrif Kanhao Zhao Shuo Qiang Aashish Talwar Huiyi Shen Christopher A. Wade Zizhou Zhou

COMMENCEMENT 2021 13 Master’s Degrees

February 2021 Master of Science in Chemical Master of Science in Civil Engineering Manvitha Arvapalli Engineering Freideric Wolfgang Handelmann August 2020 Welby Paul Kalapurackal August 2020 Angel Rodrigo Angulo Calderon Avinash Kammardi Shashiprakash Mohammed Abdulaziz A Bin Daej Mohamed Ezz Abdelmoneim Elsayed Leema Krishna Murali Jacob J. Brooks Narciso Antonio Morales Alarcon Nicholas Lucarelli Erda Deng Rupsa Roy Srinidhi Nagarajan Sandeep Kumar Dhandapani Juan Gustavo Salado Castillo Suzanna Williams Christian Ferger Nikhil Sharma Shiqi Zhou Stephen Keegan Ashritha Mandava February 2021 June 2021 Samaneh Moghadasi Boroujeni Carlos Manuel Abreu Sadhya Achanta Aatish Pradhan Sheikh Shahriar Ahmed Gary Aquila Shema Rachel Abraham Francis Richard Castelluccio Naval Avasthi Xiaoyang Shu Orestes Omar Conde Jr. Ram Nath Batta Vishal Tuli Shahmahmood Faizi Kiranmayee Bavanasi Chao Xue Justin Gerace Aditya Ashok Bhosale Osama Yousef Raymond P. Hilly JonPaul Bonsignore Viraj Lalit Jain Rakesh Amraram Choudhary February 2021 Amith Jayan Sirihaas Gaddipati Viswa Phani Srinivas Marthi Timothy Lawrence Josephs Russell Garcia Chintan Shah Sara McMonagle Ashley Hudson Joshua J. Sokolowski Luis Miguel Medina Durand Theophilus Lartey Ming Yang John B. Murphy Diana Lee Zhixin Zong Nathan Rising Christine Li Jorge Miguel Romero Loyola Kelly Mackey June 2021 Nadeem Akhtar Shafque Ahmed Sayyad Davie Rhaja Mariano Yuxin Bao Jon Paul Wardner Soham Sharad More Dhairya Nilesh Chheda Anagha Murli Kashyap Alexander Chiang June 2021 Jacob Owczarzak Taylor Congdon Muataz Khalid Abed Rose Claire Pajek Siyu Cui Mohammad Albayed Anushka Pandey Kevin Giewont Sina Basereh David Powell Leonardo Gobbato Chanakya Sai Reddy Bhimireddy Sibi Ramachandran Suting Huang Paolo Romario Bourdeau Jonathan Rusch Yancheng Jiang John Healy Shilpashree Saha Abrar Hussain Kondkar Thomas John Held Jesse D. Schmitz Xiao Ci Lin Yuanyuan Jia Tripta Anupkumar Sharma Vishvajeet Vijay Mane Robert Charles Krieger III Sneha Sudhakar Karanth Shaheer Iqbal Ahmad Momin Akirah Victoria Matthews Javier Trifundio Ngoc Thi My Nguyen Andrew David McCoy Brian Wong Nicholas Rai James Douglas Mckeehan Nicholas Young Satyarit Rao Wakil Pranto Haley Ryann Zebraski Darius Raihan Rub Runhong Qiu Mihir Ragesh Shah Zihni Simsek Sirhan Rashid Priya Singh Kun-Hung Tsai Rohan Hiren Tanna Bingzhang Zhang Anshul Yadav Xinrui Yi

14 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Master of Science in Computer Sanidhya Chopde Bipul Kumar Science and Engineering Charul Dadhich Sumit Kumar Sai Suresh Dalli Preeti Kumari August 2020 Shashank Daram Bhargava Reddy Kuncha Mohna Chakraborty Ankita Das Jingsong Li Lakshmi Chaitanya Chapala Soumita Das Kun Lin Chandani Jaiswal Souvik Das Junyi Liu Julian Malina Sriniketh Varma Dasarraju Zhun Liu Abhishek Kumar Mishra Sambo Dutta Gaurav Madhav Pai Sheryl Evangelene Pulikandala Yongxiang Feng Shourya Madishetty Hao Shi Rohith Kumar Gadalay Aashna Mahajan Chong Tian Jeetendra Kiran Gan Snehashish Mandal Wei Wang Bhoomi Manish Gandhi Shubhangi Mane Yijiang Wang Kaige Gao Yash Nitin Mantri Yizhan Wu Benjamin Georges Disha Mehra Nannan Zhai Upasana Ghosh Mahitha Mereddy Yuchen Zhang Astrid Yvette Gomes Saianand Mohan Yin Gong Latheeshwarraj Mohanraj February 2021 Rongzhi Guo Abhyudaya Mourya Rohit Aggarwal Snigdha Gupta Ethiraj Manigandan Mudhaliar Sai Kumar Aindla Shivaprakash Rajshekar Hiremath Prakhathi Murugesan Teja Akasapu Junsong Huang Charan Nama Arunkumar Uneeth Akula Zhi Wen Huang Nanditha Nandanavanam Kunal Reddy Aleti Shivaleela Ishwarappa Hubli Ajith Kumar Natarajan Nicholas Joseph Alterio Gulfam Hussain Nihit Umesh Natu Aman Johar Hemanth Inakollu Priyanka Pai Srikanth Ammineni Bhakti Hanmant Jadhav Rasita Shrikrishna Pai Ankit Anand Snehal Chhaburao Jadhav Bhavik Rajesh Pandya Srijith Balachander Deepali Jain Sneha Surendran Panicker Aswin Shakil Balasubramanian Raunaq Jain Saikiran Parimi Piyali Banerjee Karthika Jayaprakash Anushree Amit Parmar Aditya Bansal Thana Shree Jeevanandam Sai Charith Reddy Pasula Utkarsh Behre Keshav Jethaliya Priyesh Sanjay Patel Neelesh Kumar Bhajantri Anand Arjan Jhamnani Vishva Nitin Patel Anuj Bhargava Rishabh Joshi Leena Manohar Patil Ajit Bhat Nikhil Dinesh Kamath Manali Pramod Patil Manjunath Ramachandra Bhat Pratibhaa Reddy Kandimalla Yeshwanth Reddy Pogula Shashank Shreekant Bhat Prudhveer Reddy Kankar Ashik Poovanna Manisha Biswas Aniruddha Karlekar Mythreyi Pugazhendhi Suhash Bollu Abhinav Kavuri Shashank Raghunathan Osban Anil Cerejo Luckyson Khaidem Adithya Raman Nikhil Chakravarthy Chakkirala Mohammed Mahaboob Khan Harita Ramesh Babu Sriparna Chakraborty Prashi Khurana Prithvisagar Sathyanarayan Rao Srikar Challa Swapnil Kishore Priya Rao Shuyan Chen Vamshidhar Reddy Kommidi Anmol Rastogi Zhihong Chen Sri Sai Bhargav Koritala Varsha Ravichandiran Vamsidhar Reddy Cheppalli Shanmukha Haripriya Kota Swathi Ravindran Sri Charan Chintapenta Adhithyakrishna Kovai Srinivasan Amrata Anant Raykar Kapindran Kulandaivelu Akash Kumar Roy

COMMENCEMENT 2021 15 Master’s Degrees

Christopher Sam Roy Zhe Zhang Sai Bharat Kumar Konakalla Goutham Krishna Reddy Sagam Weijin Zhu Sai Abhishek Koppu Sougata Saha Xinguo Zhu Bharathi Kothandan Sourav Samanta Weiyang Chen Hemant Koti Sanjay Nitin Vishal Kulkarni Mudita Sanjive June 2021 Shathesh Kumar Akshara Santharam Maruthi Reddy Alamuri Junyang Li Saranya Saravanan Sujith Kumar Allala Xingtong Li Deepakanuraag Sathyanarayanan Mert Atkin Ziyi Liu Nikita Manish Sawant Anjali Bachani Shiyu Lu Anantha Srinath Sedimbi Maheshwar Reddy Baddam Jie Lyu Anuj Shah Namrata Sanjay Bakre Manoj Madabhushi Alexander Jacob Shapiro Rabiraj Bandyopadhyay Balagopal Madhukumar Mohd Ehtesham Shareef Sai Hari Charan Barla Sourabh Majumdar Aadishesh Sharma Naturepreet Benipal Akash Malla Pooja Omprakash Sharma Manasa Bhat Krishna Teja Mellacheruvu Mansi Karunakar Shetty Karthik Bodapati Prudhvi Muppani Deepesh Veersen Sidhwani Charan Reddy Bodennagari Vinay Kempanahalli Nagaraju Navpinder Gurpinder Singh Manasa Rao Chakunta Hitesh Nagothu Vishal Singh Vinita Venktesh Chappar Revathy Narayanan Madhumitha Sivasankaran Vaibhav Prakash Chhajed Anuj Narayanaswamy Anirudh Sridhar Soumith Reddy Chinthalapally Meghana Narvangla Prasanna Sandesh Kumar Srivastava Venugopal Chinthappareddy Govindarajan Srisai Karthik Neelamraju Vinay Krishna Sudarshana Kavitha Conjeevaram Mohan Kiran Ketan Nevrekar Bowen Sui Daniel Connolly Manoj Oruganti Ravi Teja Sunkara Abhishek Sanjay Dalvi Manan Ajit Oza Harshitha Sunkavalli Soumyya Kanti Datta Shreya Vijay Pampattiwar Ravikiran Sunnam Pranali Maroti Deogade Hima Bindu Pamukuntla Rohith Suresh Krithika Raj Dorai Raj Sen Pan Harshali S. Talele Jacquelyn Louise Dufresne Avinash Parasurampuram Sankeerth Tella Neel Dungarani Sindhuja Parnam Vineeth Thayanithi Phil Fox Yash Patange Thushara Tirupathi Prabhakara Reddy Gaddam Arnob Paul Meghana Vadlapally Siddarth Gaikwad Shravya Pentaparthi Sreedhar Reddy Vangireddy Trijala Reddy Gangasani Sruthi Sri Pochiraju Vamsi Krishna Velivela Aditi Pratap Ghatge Swaminaathan Pudukottai Jayaraman Sai Shanthan Venreddy Kamalesh Ram Chandran Govindaraj Murali Sachin Venugopal Sehaj Grover Kedaar Rao Rohit Lalchand Vishwakarma Vamshi Krishna Gujjari Mridula Rao Gowtham Vuppala Gursimran Singh Rhea Carmel Glen Rodrigues Mansi Wagh Harishkandan Somasundaram Suhelbeer Singh Sandhu Changming Wang Mrunal Inge Ahmet Sen Isabella Wang Bhavin Jawade Bharat Sesham Deepanshu Yadav Anjana Tejaswini Kalava Abhimanyu Dipesh Shah Nikhil Pandharinath Yadav Charanteja Kalva Harsh Hemendra Shah Sandeep Kumar Yadlapalli Aman Khurana Sonal Shukla Vibhav Virendra Yawalkar Jung A. Kim Sindhu Sola Vamshi Krishna Yedire Venkata Narayana Rohit Kintali Manasa Susirla Baoqian Zhang Nick Kobis Hari Guhan Thillairajan

16 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Preethi Thota June 2021 Jianxing Feng Amit Upadhyay James Nick Allen Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan Nikhil Vasudeva Marcus Ashford Nikita Goswami Saikumar Vemula Yutong Guo Sreekar Guggilam Sai Venigalla Ankush Harindranath Deeksha Gupta Haoyu Wang Maitreyee Mohan Joshi Rugved Ratnakar Hattekar Shiyang Wang Kalyani Rammya Arunachalam Iyer Songtao Wei Chencheng Lu Pranjal Jain Andrew Woloszyn Xinyu Ma Tanya Jain Maojie Xue Kyle Alexander Mancuso Sonal Vijay Kelwadkar Shi Yan Venkata Satya Srivatshav Mudivarthi Danish Ahmad Khan Nijie Zhang Kyle Pierre Akhil Koppera Xiao Zhang Radomir Pupovac Ravi Teja Kota Changming Zhong Gokul Ravi Sai Likhith Kotha Aibek Zhylkaidarov Steven Edmund Starowicz Vimal Kumar Kumarasamy Peiyu Zou Ata Vaf Lan Le Sangrok Lee Anglu Liu Master of Science in Electrical Master of Science in Engineering Pin Lyu Engineering Science Sai Akhilesh Reddy Maddela Saurabh Mahindre August 2020 August 2020 Makarand Shyam Mandolkar Nataraj Botta Kavya Anantha Rao Duke Mervyn Martin Arul Joseph Joshua Timothy Carroll Yan Chen Devendra Melukota Anindita Chakravarty Huangwei Ding Pranita Rajesh Mor Nathan Chordas-Ewell Philippa Doherty Dana Moukheiber Tushar Gupta Venkata Sai Rakesh Guduru Lama Moukheiber Benjamin James Leising Peter Murphy Kwakye Mira Moukheiber Chinmoy Nath Saha Maia Evelyn Wei Morrison Venkata Srinivas Nedunuri Thomas Pink Shamus Robert O’Connor February 2021 Matthew Sah Karun Parashar Kalanithi Balasubramanyam Shageenth Sandrakumar Vishnu Radhakrishna Paspunoor Falguni Hridaynath Bonawate Rohith Kumar Poshala Kaushik Donepudi February 2021 Akshaykumar Rao Racherla Sarah Frey Thankam Abish Rachith Ramaswamy Sumedh Kandarkar Shreyas Addamane Pallathadka Roshan Ramesh Toshita Rajkumar Khandare Akshay Adlakha Shardul Suryakant Rane Zhichao Ma Nirjhar Agarwal Aeliya Rashid Prem Sagar Pattanshetty Vasanth Kumar Nikhil Arora Vishal Deep Saini Kirandeep Kaur Sandhu Kriti Asrani Shreyas Shanubhoganahalli Nagaraju Akshay Ravindra Shelke Kashyap Balasubramanian Rishabh Sharma Sai Srinivasa Haranadh Baba Singamsetti Sruthi Keerthi Bandi Ronak Sharma Manisha Srinivasan Kaustav Kumar Basu Ye Shi Ranjith Samuel Suresh Kumar Snigdh Chandra Chandana Singh Rakesh Tammineni Salil Santosh Dabholkar Anchal C. Sojatiya Darshil Rakeshkumar Trivedi Pavithrun Dhanasekaran Chaitanya Thammineni Samratsinh Sudhirsinh Dhumal Ziang Zhao

COMMENCEMENT 2021 17 Master’s Degrees

June 2021 Alexis Vaccarella February 2021 Akhil Satheesh Sri Charan Simha Velpur Parthiparajan Alagarsamy Anand Gaurav Vijay Vergiya Sumeet Sandeep Apte Ashutosh Anand Pushpinder Walia Ishika Behera Ruben Argenis Aponte James Francis Wilson IV Sohan Bhat Divya Mounika Banuru Jimmy Zhou Anuja Mangesh Boraste Sai Kiran Boppa Pran Chaliha Mihir Bose Saharsh Sunil Chandak Joshua Bukaty Master of Science in Environmental Gaurav Chaudhary Benjamin M Cardamone III and Water Resources Engineering Kashyap Chitta Sreerama Subrahmanya Jui Hsiang Chen Harsh Sunilbhai Dalal Akshata Chukaiwar August 2020 Shubam Krishnanand Desai Pranay Reddy Dava Soo Bin Chun Shubham Dilip Deshpande Heather Nicole Evangelista Molly Dreyer Pearldeep Dhingra Mingmin Gong Austin John Izzo Tanahiry Victoria Escamilla Keyan Guo Zachary T. Kralles Yash Makarand Ganorkar William Harold Hilbert Krishna Sai Golakoti Ian Kaminer February 2021 Naga Veerendra Grandhi Uday Bhanu Kasukurthy Breanna Colleen Dahn Hemanth Gudavalli Venkata Sai Krishna Venkatesh Kavali Shruti Jagini Ahmed Salman Imtiaz Rohith Reddy Kolla John Alan Jondle Pragati Atmaram Jagadale Vivek Lekkala Boxuan Li Ruthvik B. Jois Yanting Li Lingbo Li Obe Joselle Joseph Zhi Jie Li Yilan Li Balaji Shubham Kandhi Harrison Andrew Lofredo Carly Staebell Arvind Ram Karthikeyan Chieh Ju Lu Anika Tabassum Manish Krishna Teja Katiki Andy Ma Shruti Vijay Kharde Srija Madhadi June 2021 Mothi Prasad Kopparla Gowtham Babu Mandava Zixuan Chen Balaji Kumaresan Shreya Mathur Derek R. Claus Naveen Prasad Manikandan Kunal Kamlesh Mehta Isabel Marie Hall Pranesh Manoharan Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Sulaiman Jenna Meert Udayamurthy Marappa Vaideeson Melissa Moore Rebecca Alicia Reohr Anushree Pravin Mhatre Mark S. Ng Kamini Vijayshankar Mishra Matthew Gregory O’Brien Abhishek Vikram Mogal Vinil Palavalasa Master of Science in Industrial Mohammed Rehan Meaghan Regina Pashen Praveen Mohan Rahul Patil Engineering Pranav Dattatray Mulik Shreyas Pimpalkar Santhosh Kumaran Murali Rohney Arpitha Pusuluri August 2020 Ashwin Nair Christie Danica Rajcic Jessica Arora Poojit Reddy Nallathimmareddygari Mary Sharmila Rongali Corey Hall Bhagutharivalan Natarajan Muthukkannu Ashish Sanghvi Nandan Jangale Suyash Nuhal Shiva Saravanan Omprakash Chih-An Lo Rahul Kamal Pandey Nitesh Shantha Kumar Xuanyu Lu Keval Upendra Patel Albert Franklin Shaw Adit Bhargav Modi Aditya Prakash Patil Utkarsh Shukla Kai Xiao Kristen Hong Pham Mandeep Singh Aravindh Siddharth Prabaharan Gautam Jayajirao Suryawanshi Dinesh Reddy Ramapuram Haren Ramaswamy

18 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Rushank M. Sangani Master of Science in Materials Sumanth Theeda Vishnu Sasidharan Design and Innovation Haolong Zhang Timothy Martin Schuler Gokul Selvaraj August 2020 February 2021 Abinesh Senthil Kumar Faemia Zullfkar Chaggan Eshwanth Asok Arinjay Shenoy Raymond Alexander Johnson Nathan Victor Ball Abhishek Rajendra Shirsat Patrick Thomas McGuire Abhinaba Basu Kishore Suresh Paul Caletka Supreeth Konanur Suresh February 2021 Vincenzo Carr Sharath Rao Tamvada Chaoran Chang Nathaniel David Coley Vishesh S. Thakur Nicholas Gerard Cucciniello Daniel Francis Colucci Dixit Dilipbhai Thiya Parth Desai David William Cummiskey Bhargav Tovinakere Vijayakumar Yu Fu Joseph Philip Distefano Prateek Varshney Haiwang Ge Lung-Hao Lee Saipreeti Vasan YuHao Guo Chang Liu Harish Venkataramanan Marshall Han Hemanth Manjunatha Ashwin Vijaya Narasimha Shastry Jereena John William Henry Meyer IV Derek Lee Jared Michael O’Hara June 2021 Chenxi Li Andrew Daniel Ragonese Pritish Shivananda Adiga Hao Liu Michael Schifman Alexander James Annis Mruganka Sandip Parasnis Karan Ashitbhai Shah Yeshwanth Badineni Yana Shimanovich Zefan Shao John Becker Jinhui Tan Abhinav Singhal Ankit Pratik Behera Shathushan Sivashangaran Mourya Busareddy June 2021 Abhijit Sudhindra Akhil Singh Chauhan Natalia E. Crespo-Rosado Qianyi Sun Nicholas Corso Prachi Garg Mostafa Tavakkoli Anbarani Madhur Dobhal Nagasri Motukuru Qingquan Zeng Akhil Gaddipati Ryan Alexander Peters Aishwarya M. Gupta June 2021 Kyle Jefrey Hunt Jiaming Bai Wilson David Jo Siu Master of Science in Mechanical Michael Joseph Barkachy Anurag Sunil Kadam Matthew Adam Benner Saurabh Sanjay Kulkarni Engineering Priyanka Satish Bhalerao Sushil Lakshmanan Kristof Bowers Adithya Narayanan Lakshmi Narayanan August 2020 Joseph Daniel Carleton Ling Lin Rishi Adusumilli Binbin Chen Kruthika Madhusudhana Vinoothna Bandru Shane Choi Sarad Kumar Mallipudi Dustin Dean Bielecki Ryan Jessie Falcon Adil Baran Narin Aditya Tushar Chivate Steven Herrera Vinayak Bhajaman Panda Sean Gaare Aneesh Dilip Kumar Jain Miti Dilipbhai Patel Garrett Ross Jacklin Supreet Pravin Kurdekar Atharva Manoj Patke Apurvakumar Sharadkumar Jani Shitao Li Khushbu Girish Rathi Edwin Kankam Shixin Li Ercan Sahin Saurabh Vishwas Khuje Nicholas John Noviasky Nilashish S. Singha Bowen Li Nihar Dilipbhai Patel Aswin Suresh Ujjayan Majumdar Donald Petit Harrison J. Thompson Amith Rongala Kyan Sadeghilari Pengyuan Wan Mark William Schiferle Gorden P. Schubert Jr Daxing Zhao

COMMENCEMENT 2021 19 Master’s Degrees Doctorate Degrees

Timothy Taylor Recommending Candidates Kyle Anthony Weeks Daniel J. Wilczewski for Degrees Major Professor: Albert H. Titus Chen Zhu Kemper Lewis Dean Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Master of Science in Sustainable Engineering Transportation and Logistics Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering August 2020 August 2020 Mohammadmoein Mohammadi Jessie Ya-Ting Ho June 2021 Major Professor: Mark T. Swihart Fangyuan Wang Juhi Chowdhury Ao Yang Major Professor: Matthew J. Ringuette Zhi Qiao Major Professor: Gang Wu February 2021 Rajarajeswaran Chandramohan Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Yusen Zhou John Milo Collins Major Professor: Sriram Neelamegham Gurkiran Gurkiran Engineering Jonathan Ho February 2021 Kevin Lei August 2020 Yanghua He Conor Richard Lenahan Caelen M. Clark Major Professor: Gang Wu Aishwarya Murgod Major Professor: Mark T. Ehrensberger Sheida Jamalzadeh June 2021 Wei-Chiao Huang Major Professor: Paul J. Cullen Brandon Alexander Major Professor: Jonathan Lovell Luo Cao Ogechi Ogoke Bryden Chan Changning Li Major Professor: Natesh Parashurama Zeyad Erachadi Major Professor: Mark T. Swihart Marko Lazin Ruiquan Qi Wen Hao Liu February 2021 Major Professor: Blaine Pfeifer Krishna Priya Muthu Zeynab Rezaee Hassan Abadi Jingwei Shang Major Professor: Anirban Dutta Xinheng Yu Yannis Zhang Major Professor: Sriram Neelamegham Yunchen Yang Major Professor: Yun Wu June 2021 Junjie Chen June 2021 Major Professor: Eleni Kyriakidou Xuedan He Major Professor: Jonathan Lovell Yiqi Chen Major Professor: Jefrey R. Errington Yayu Liu Major Professor: Stylianos Andreadis Kai Cheng Major Professor: Sriram Neelamegham Eric Patrick McDermott Major Professor: Mark T. Ehrensberger Zheng Fu Major Professor: Mark T. Swihart Alexander R. Podgorsak Major Professor: Ciprian N. Ionita Navneeth Gokul Major Professor: David A. Kofke

20 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Jungkuk Lee June 2021 Md S Q Zulkar Nine Major Professor: Eleni Kyriakidou Xuan Gao Major Professor: Tevfk Kosar Major Professor: Andreas Stavridis Mohammad Malek Zadeh Taruna Seth Major Professor: Mark T. Swihart Ali Gurbuz Major Professor: Vipin Chaudhary Major Professor: Mettupalayam V. Sivaselvan Arezoo Momeni Bhargava Urala Kota Major Professor: Sriram Neelamegham Seoyoung Heo Major Professor: Venugopal Govindaraju Major Professor: Jongmin Shim Shreya Mukherjee Di Wang Major Professor: Gang Wu Yuan Hui Major Professor: Jinhui Xu Major Professor: Joseph F. Atkinson Bita Nasiri Fan Yang Major Professor: Stylianos Andreadis Novin Mehrabi Major Professor: Wen Dong Major Professor: Nirupam Aich Yudhajit Pal Le Yang Major Professor: Johannes Hachmann Ronak Mehrabi Major Professor: Yijun Sun Major Professor: Kamelia Atef Monfared Dongwon Park Liuyi Yao Major Professor: Blaine Pfeifer Amir Sarreshtehdari Major Professor: Jing Gao Major Professor: Negar Elhami - Khorasani Nika Rajabian Hengtong Zhang Major Professor: Stylianos Andreadis Li Tang Major Professor: Jing Gao Major Professor: Qing He Girish Swayambhu February 2021 Major Professor: Blaine Pfeifer Xinle Zhai Lu Li Major Professor: Kamelia Atef Monfared Major Professor: Yijun Sun

Doctor of Philosophy in Civil June 2021 Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Computational Salem Mohammed I Alqahtani and Data Enabled Science and Major Professor: Murat Demirbas August 2020 Engineering Abdulrhman Fahmi H. Alali Ali J M A Ben Ali Major Professor: Karthik Dantu Major Professor: Joseph F. Atkinson August 2020 Pavan Kumar Behara Yang Gao February 2021 Major Professor: Michel Dupuis Dhanendra Kumar Major Professor: Zhanpeng Jin Major Professor: Ravi Ranade Wenjun Jiang Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Major Professor: Lu Su Arvid Masud Science and Engineering Major Professor: Nirupam Aich Zhengxiong Li August 2020 Ramla Karim Qureshi Major Professor: Wenyao Xu Runpu Chen Major Professor: Negar Elhami - Khorasani Major Professor: Yijun Sun Zheshuo Li Ching-Ching Yu Major Professor: Jinhui Xu Justin M. Del Vecchio Major Professor: Andrew S. Whittaker Major Professor: Lukasz Ziarek Nagashri Namagundlu Lakshminarayana Major Professor: Venugopal Govindaraju

COMMENCEMENT 2021 21 Doctorate Degrees

Lavone A. Rodolph June 2021 Zachary Steever Major Professor: Tevfk Kosar Barnard Uche Onyenucheya Major Professor: Mark H. Karwan Major Professor: Jennifer L. Zirnheld Alina Vereshchaka Tianjiao Wang Major Professor: Wen Dong Sekhar Rajendran Sekharan Major Professor: Chi Zhou Major Professor: Zhi Sun Hongfei Xue Major Professor: Lu Su Viktor Sukhotskiy Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Major Professor: Erik Einarsson Design and Innovation Vicky Zheng Major Professor: Jaroslaw Zola Sanjeev Tannirkulam Chandrasekaran June 2021 Major Professor: Arindam Sanyal Soojung Baek Major Professor: Kristofer Reyes Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Ibrahim Diallo Engineering Major Professor: Krishna Rajan August 2020 Sarankumar Balakrishnan August 2020 Aditi Sonal Major Professor: Zhi Sun Fatemeh Aarabi Major Professor: Kristofer Reyes Major Professor: Rajan Batta Rao Fu Thaicia Stona De Almeida Major Professor: Jonathan P. Bird Cai Gao Major Professor: Krishna Rajan Major Professor: Jose Walteros Honey Pandey Kiran Vaddi Major Professor: Josep M. Jornet Amanda Johnson Major Professor: Olga Wodo Major Professor: Ann M. Bisantz Nikhilesh Sharma Robert Waelder Major Professor: Nicholas Mastronarde February 2021 Major Professor: Erik Einarsson Mahdi Ebnaliheidari Fei Wei Major Professor: Huei-Yen Chen Yixiong Zheng Major Professor: Michael Langberg Major Professor: Jung Hun Seo June 2021 February 2021 Kuan Ting Chen Sunil Kumar Gaire Major Professor: Huei-Yen Chen Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Major Professor: Lei Ying Engineering Abhinav Khare Gaurav Nagesh Shetty Major Professor: Rajan Batta August 2020 Major Professor: Konstantinos Slavakis Ruoyu Yang Michael Margitus Major Professor: Rahul Rai Uttam Kumar Major Professor: Moises Sudit Major Professor: Adly T. Fam February 2021 Reza Mohammadi Payam Ghassemi Abhishek Anil Vaidya Major Professor: Qing He Major Professor: Souma Chowdhury Major Professor: Uttam Singisetti Fatemeh Mousapoursiahgourab Praveen Kumare Gopalakrishnan Cong Ye Major Professor: Jose Walteros Major Professors: Sara Behdad and John Major Professor: Konstantinos Slavakis Hall

22 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Graduate Student Organizations

Hemanth Manjunatha AI in Medicine Major Professor: Ehsan Tarkesh Esfahani Dana Moukheiber, President

June 2021 Biomedical Engineering GSA Mohammad Ali Attarzadeh Jonathan Folmsbee, President Major Professor: Mostafa A. Nouh Chemical and Biological Engineering GSA Seyedeh Elaheh Ghiasian Pihu Mehrotra, President Major Professor: Kemper E. Lewis Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering GSA Adam Hammond Hyun-myung Kim, President Major Professor: Hui Meng Computational Sciences Club Junhee Lee Aditya Sonpal, President Major Professor: Francine Battaglia Computer Science and Engineering GSA Meng Lun Lee Sougata Saha, President Major Professor: Minghui Zheng Electrical Engineering GSA Wenyi Yang Anindita Chakravarty, President Major Professor: Deborah D. L. Chung GradSWE at UB Zhibo Zhang Snigdha Gupta, President Major Professor: Rahul Rai Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Elliot Biltekof, President

Industrial and Systems Engineering GSA Prasangsha Ganguly, President

Institute for Operations Research and the Management of Science Courtney Burris, President

Materials Design and Innovation GSA Parth Desai, President

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering GSA Pradeep Vaghela, President

UB AI Lama Moukheiber, President

UB Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Rohit Ranjan Singh, President

COMMENCEMENT 2021 23 History of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

In celebrating this commencement, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) marks 75 years of educational and research excellence and service to the technical community, to New York State, and to society at large.

The Founding of the School of Engineering Faculty and Leadership: A Heritage of Vision and Talent and Applied Sciences SEAS has enjoyed consistent success in large part because of Engineering courses were initially ofered by the College of Arts and its leadership. Over the course of its seventy-fve years, thirteen Sciences, which began granting a Certifcate in Engineering in 1929. distinguished educators have served as leaders of the school. In Early programs were established in engineering science, mechanical 1946, Paul E. Mohn became the frst dean. His thirteen-year tenure engineering, industrial engineering and electrical engineering. as dean lent stability to the young school. Frederick H. Thomas Then in 1946, one hundred years after the University at Bufalo was served as acting dean from 1959–1960. E. Arthur Trabant was dean founded, the School of Engineering was established. The school from 1960–1966; Howard E. Strauss was acting dean from 1966–1967. was authorized to ofer both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. When the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences became the Departments of civil engineering and chemical engineering were administrative body of engineering at SUNY Bufalo, the head of the added in 1958 and 1961, respectively. In 1962, the university joined the faculty was often referred to as the provost. F. Karl Willenbrock was State University of New York (SUNY) higher education system and provost from 1967–1970; Joseph Bergantz was acting provost from by 1967, the name had been changed to the Faculty of Engineering 1970–1971; and William Gill served as provost/dean from 1971–1977. and Applied Sciences. One year later, aerospace engineering was George C. Lee took ofce as dean in 1978, and served in that post added, and a comprehensive engineering school was achieved. An until 1995. In 1996, Mark H. Karwan became dean, followed by undergraduate program in engineering physics was added in 1985. Harvey G. Stenger Jr. in 2006. Rajan Batta was the school’s interim The unit changed its name to the School of Engineering and Applied dean in 2011–2012, and in 2013, Liesl Folks joined SEAS as the school’s Sciences in 1989. eighth dean. Following Folks’ departure in 2019, Rajan Batta served the school again as interim dean until the appointment of Kemper E. In 1998, a new department of computer science and engineering was Lewis as the new Dean on May 1, 2020. formed by merging the computer science program from the College of Arts and Sciences with the computer engineering Our leadership and faculty realize the school’s direction with the component of the department of electrical and computer invaluable support of our dedicated staf, students, alumni, friends, engineering in SEAS. The environmental engineering program industry and corporate partners. In addition to their dedicated was established in 2000. In 2010, a new department of biomedical teaching, research, and service, the faculty, which now numbers over engineering was formed in collaboration with the UB Jacobs School 250, have won prestigious awards, authored countless books and of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. In 2014, a new department articles, and produced many patents for materials and techniques, of materials design and innovation was established in collaboration all aiming to beneft humankind. More than 35 of our faculty have with the College of Arts and Sciences. The newest department of been elected as Fellows of engineering professional societies and engineering education was established in 2018. 41 are National Science Foundation early career award winners. In the past three years, 6 of our current faculty members have been SEAS has come far since 1946, when it frst held courses in the recognized as SUNY Distinguished Professors for their outstanding newly dedicated Karr Parker Engineering Building. Parker Hall was academic contributions, including scholarly publications, national immediately enlarged to accommodate traditional students and and international research presentations, research fndings, and the returning GIs intent on pursuing engineering careers after WWII. training of students. In the mid-70s to mid-80s, the school moved to fve new buildings on the north campus: Bell, Bonner, Furnas, Jarvis, and Ketter Halls. Our newest building, Davis Hall, opened in 2011 and features an environmentally friendly design and construction. Together these buildings form an outstanding educational and research facility, comprising 275,000 square feet of laboratory and ofce space. Due to the recent growth in enrollment within SEAS, the school also occupies space in Capen Hall and Baldy Hall.

24 COMMENCEMENT 2021 Programs and Partnerships A Proud Past, A Challenging Future The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences was an early The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is a world-class innovator in reforming the traditional preparation of beginning institution. Today’s graduates join the ranks of over 36,000 alumni engineers. The school has always valued interdisciplinary research who have made their mark on the discipline, both in the academic and has structured itself to promote connections across disciplines world and in industry. Graduates live in all 50 states and 70 countries that beneft undergraduate and graduate study, as well as to around the world. address important social needs like health care, personal security and recovery from natural disasters. SEAS is the home of such Like any great organization, the School of Engineering and Applied prominent interdisciplinary research and educational programs as Sciences is continually evolving and stretching to meet new the Artifcial Intelligence Institute, Biology with X-ray Free Lasers challenges. The more we achieve, the more we see there is still to be Science and Technology Center (BioXFEL), Blockchain ThinkLab, Cell, done. We take great pride in training the next generation of great Gene and Tissue Engineering Center (CGTE), Center for Multisource engineers and are inspired by the challenge of delivering world- Information Fusion (CMIF), Center for Space Cyber Strategy and changing advances in science and technology. Cyber Security, Center for Unifed Biometrics (CUBS), Center for Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and To keep up to date with the school, Education (CEISARE), Center for Hybrid Rocket Exascale Simulation please visit us at engineering.bufalo.edu Technology (CHREST), MCEER (Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events) and The Center for Industrial Efectiveness (TCIE).

Under UB’s broad strategic initiatives, we engaged with our campus colleagues to develop research and educational programs that will have a high impact both inside and outside the university. These include the Institute for Computational and Data-enabled Science (ICDS), Institute of Bridge Engineering (IBE), Stephen Still Institute of Sustainable Transportation and Logistics, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies (SMART) Community of Excellence, Global Health Equity Community of Excellence, and the Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water (RENEW) Institute. Our total research expenditures for the current year were $82 million.

Historically, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ partnership with industry has been valuable and mutually rewarding. Students beneft from the professional interactions that our experiential learning programs provide, and faculty contribute to and gain valuable perspective from industry-sponsored research. Industry partners, meanwhile, beneft from access to a talented workforce and a well-trained knowledge base that provides them with a competitive edge in research and development.

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PrograUBm Alumni Association Letter The UB Mace

Opening Declaration Student Speakers Dear Member of the Class of 2021, The mace is part of the medieval Robert S. Miletich Shanelle Ileto traditions of the university. It was Mace Bearer, Chair of the BS Computer Engineering Congratulations! On behalf of the UB Alumni originally a weapon used to protect Faculty SenateAssociation, and I’m delighted to welcome you to your Professor of Nuclear Medicine Dakota Handzlik kings, and then by 1200 became more global network of more than 280,000BS Computer alumni. You’ve Engin eering and more a symbol of authority. and Neuroloperseveredgy during a year like no other, and we’re The UB mace is designed to tell the proud of all you have accomplished.Molly Dreyer story of UB and the Niagara Frontier. Welcome MS Environmental and As you begin your next chapter, please stay in touch! Fashioned by silversmith Hudson A. Scott Weber Water Resources Engineering We have so many ways for you to remain connected— Roysher of Arcadia, Calif., it was used Provost and to UB and to each other—through Sanuemail Tharyil and social Raju for the first time in 1962. Engraved atop Executive Vicemedia, President as well as through alumni events and for Academic Affairs ME Industrial Engineering a miniature walled structure volunteer opportunities happening across the country representing the City of Buffalo are and around the world. three arrows bound together, Greetings Alumni Welcome symbolizing the unity of UB and the city. What does this mean for you in practicalJordan terms?Walbesser It Satish K. Tripathimeans that career help, volunteer opportunities, and Other details include symbolic University President President, UB Engineering engaging educational and social eventsand Applied are all Science yours s representations of the discovery of Lake for the taking. To learn more aboutAlumni what’s Association available Erie in 1669 by Joliet and early Remarks with your new alumni status, visit bufalo.edu/alumni. explorations by LaSalle. A crest Kemper E. Lewis symbolizes UB’s role as a dynamic Remember, this isn’t goodbye—it’sAlma WELCOME Mater to the center of human growth and welfare. Dean, MoogUB Professor alumni family.of Innovation We know you’ll always be True Blue The motto “University and City School of Engineeringand will proudly and keep your Horns Up, wherever you Applied Sciences Community” is lettered in Latin around go and whatever you do. Contact Closingthe Ofce Declarati of Alumni on the knob of the shaft. Engagement at [email protected] S. Miletich Conferring of Degrees Go Bulls! President Tripathi

Dean’s Award for Achievement Gary J. Jastrzab, BA ’76 Robert G. Harrison P.E. President, UB Alumni Association

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UB EngineeringUB Alumni and Association Applied SciencesLetter UB Alma Mater Alumni Association Letter Dear ClassDear of 2021 Me,mbers of the Class of 2020, Music by UB Students in 1903. Lyrics adapted by UB Students in 2006 for Commencement is a sacred time shared across the University at Bufalo community as a contemporary use. way of recognizingCongratulations! and celebrating On behalf the of the remarkable UB Alumni achievements Association, I’mand diligent work of you—our delightednewest alumni. to welcome you to your global network of nearly Verse 1: 275,000 alumni. The pride of our spirit and tradition, This spring,What perhaps does this your mean last semester for you in at practical the University terms? at It Bufalo,means that is a time you and Our alma mater’s truth and name declare. your families have been anticipating for many years. But none of us could have imagined career help, volunteer opportunities, and engaging educational Celebrate our history and wisdom, that your fnal year would be marred by a global crisis of unprecedented magnitude. and social events are all yours for the taking. What’s more, the O let us all prepare to sing her glory. Yet I knowYoung that each Alumni of youProgram is resilient has been and hasdesigned the ability especially to persevere with your through difculty. interests in mind. To learn more about the benefits and services After all, you are engineers. The world looks to us to innovate, to protect, and to rebuild. Refrain: And the worldyou get needs with us your now alumni more status,than ever. check For out over bb 70uu fyears,fffaal lalumnioo..eed from.d uu/ /ouraa lSchoolluumm nnii To Buffalo all hail to thee, of EngineeringAs you and begin Applied your nextSciences chapter, have please led the stay way in from touch! Western We have New so York to around Noble and strong it’s our university! the globe.many Today, ways you for join you - and to remain will improve connected—to upon - this UB rich and tradition to each of excellence. To blue and white pledge loyalty, other—through email and social media, as well as through However, success should not be your only pursuit. As alumni, we have a responsibility to alumni events and volunteer opportunities happening across the Singing I will always remember thee! mentor and guide future generations so they can boldly take up the reins of our shared country and around the world. legacy. That is why the University at Bufalo Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Verse 2: AssociationRemember, exists - to this help isn’t you, goodbye—it’s our alumni, WELCOMEmake an impact to the on UB the alumni students that come after you.family. I assure We you know that you’ll these always eforts be are True immensely Blue and rewarding. will proudly Do not be surprised We’ll ever keep our standards high, when thekeep students your you Horns sought Up, whereverto impact youend go up and having whatever an impact you do.on you. And sing UB’s praises to the sky. Contact the Office of Alumni Engagement anytime at 716-645- Receiving the finest education, Now and 3312,in the [email protected], future, I ask that you build or uponfiinnd ourd u legacy.uss oon Andnlliin don’tnee aloseatt sight of this: Our knowledge we impart unto the nations. that you havebbuu theffff apoweralloo.. mtoeem dignite.nd nuiui / meaningful/aalluu change - both in the world and in the lives of our students. (Repeat refrain) . So on behalf of the University at Bufalo Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Verse 3: Association, its Board of Directors, and the more than 36,000 members who have Go Bulls! Our friends we’ve made with ties that bind, preceded you, we welcome you with open arms. Together, we are UB. A union of our spirit, heart and mind. Be bold, Together we’ll continue life’s journey, O may dear Buffalo forever be. Jordan Walbesser (BS CEN’07, JD’10) (Repeat refrain) President,Gary UB Engineering J. Jastrzab, BA and ’76 Applied Sciences Alumni Association President, UB Alumni Association

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12 COMMENCEMENT 2020 COMMENCEMENT 2021 27 The State Christopher H. Koch Graham L. Hammill Jean Wactawski-Wende* Trustees Brenda W. McDufe Academic Afairs School of Public Health Mason P. Ashe* University of Mike Montoro* and Health Professions Jason L. Bird* Christina R. Hernandez* Samantha L. Bonano* New York Emeritus Members Student Life (Interim) Joseph J. Zambon* Helen M. Cappuccino* Sheila H. Battle School of Dental Medicine Gregg S. Fisher* Board of Trustees Roger I. Blackwell Laura E. Hubbard Claudia D. Fosket* Merryl H. Tisch Robert T. Brady Finance and Vice Provosts Kathleen T. Grimm* Chairman Randall L. Clark Administration Craig W. Abbey Daniel M. Hamister Frank N. Cuomo* Institutional Analysis and Louis M. Jacobs Cesar Perales Pamela Davis Heilman* Lee H. Melvin Planning Kathie A. Keller Vice Chairman Gerald S. Lippes* Enrollment Management Dale M. McKim III* Mary E. Randolph Ann M. Bisantz David R. Pfalzgraf Jr.* Joseph W. Belluck* Rose H. Sconiers* Despina M. Stratigakos Undergraduate Education Vikki L. Pryor* Courtney E. Burke John N. Walsh III Inclusive Excellence Thomas S. Quealy Jr.* Eric Corngold Robert Granfeld Nagendra Raina Marcos A. Crespo Deans Faculty Afairs Justin Reich* Robert J. Dufy University at Aviva Abramovsky Murray S. Rosenthal* Christy Fogal Bufalo School of Law Graham L. Hammill Steven H. Shepsman* James F. Haddon Academic Afairs; Eileen S. Silvers* Bradley Hershenson Satish K. Tripathi Michael E. Cain Graduate School Daniel A. Sperrazza* Gwen Kay President Jacobs School of Medicine Satish K. Tripathi Eunice A. Lewin* and Biomedical Sciences Evviva Weinraub Lajoie D. Scott N. Warman Stanley S. Litow A. Scott Weber University Libraries Richard Socarides Provost and Executive Kemper E. Lewis Directors Edward M. Spiro Vice President for School of Engineering Lee H. Melvin Beverly Foit Albert-Cox* Cary F. Staller Academic Afairs and Applied Sciences Enrollment Management Sheldon M. Berlow Camille J. Varlack* Ashok G. Kaveeshwar* Vice Presidents and Marsha L. Lewis Despina M. Stratigakos Anthony B. Martino* System School of Nursing Inclusive Excellence Cabinet Members Marjorie E. Winkler* Administration Margaret W. Wong* Mark Alnutt Jim Malatras James M. O’Donnell John J. Wood* Athletics Chancellor School of Pharmacy and International Education Emeritus Trustees Pharmaceutical Sciences (Interim) Randall I. Benderson* F. Shadi Shahedipour- J. Brice Bible Chief Information Ofcer Dianne Bennett* Sandvik Suzanne N. Rosenblith University at Lawrence P. Castellani Provost-in-Charge Graduate School of Ellen E. Grant* Michael E. Cain Education Health Sciences Bufalo Mark E. Hamister Jeremy M. Jacobs* Robin G. Schulze Foundation Beth Del Genio* John N. Walsh III University at College of Arts and Chief of Staf to the Sciences Gregory M. Bauer* Bufalo President Non-voting Members Chairman Michael E. Cain Council Robert G. Shibley John DellaContrada Rodney M. Grabowski School of Architecture Robert E. Denning* Laura E. Hubbard Jeremy M. Jacobs* University and Planning Vice Chairman; A. Scott Weber Chairman Communications Treasurer Nancy J. Smyth *UB alumnus/alumna Julie M. Bargnesi* Venugopal Govindaraju* School of Social Work Jean C. Powers* Michael W. Cropp* Research and Economic Secretary Jonathan A. Dandes* Development Paul E. Tesluk Scott E. Friedman School of Management Edward P. Schneider* René F. Jones Rodney M. Grabowski Executive Director University Advancement

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2832 COMMENCEMENT COMMENCEMENT 2020 2021 The University at Buflo has come a long way since its funding in 1846 as a small, private medical school in downtown Bufalo. Today it is an internationally renowned public research university-the largest institution

in the State University of Ne York system-with three vibrant campuses, 13 schools and collees, and most

imprantly, upward of 30,000 students eer year devloping the knowledge, confdence and passion t

make the word a beter place.

In the words of Prsident Satish K Tripathi, "UB has always been defned by our cmmunity's intellect,

innovations and contributions to humanity. And it will continue to be for the next 175 years-and beyond."