May 2021 Worcester Polytechnic Institute The One Hundred Fifty-Second C O M M E N C E M E N T C E R E M O N I E S
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The One Hundred Fifty-SecondC O M M E N C E M E N T
C E R E M O N I E S
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General Program
Musical Prelude WPI Brass Ensemble Douglas G. Weeks, Conductor
Processional Led by the Respective Honorary Marshal Full details begin on page 4
Call to Order WPI Trustees
National Anthem WPI Chorus Joshua W. Rohde, Conductor
Welcome from the President Laurie A. Leshin
Student Remarks Ceremony A: Susmitha Wunnava Ceremony B: Shivani Kumar Ceremony C: Megan Varney Ceremony D: Marina Como Ceremony E: Meha Mohapatra
Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Jean King, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Debora Jackson, Dean of the Foisie Business School John McNeill, Dean of the School of Engineering ad interim
Conferring of Degrees President Leshin
Remarks from the Alumni Association Mark Macaulay ’89, ’94 MS, President
Recessional WPI Brass Ensemble
The audience is requested to remain standing until the end of the national anthem.
At the conclusion of the Commencement exercises, the audience is requested to remain standing until the academic procession has left the Quadrangle.
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A Few Notes About Today’s CeremonyIn a practice inaugurated in 2016, WPI is awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees at separate spring Commencement ceremonies. Master and PhD degree ceremonies are Wednesday, May 19; Bachelor degree ceremonies are on Thursday and Friday, May 20-21.
Several longstanding campus traditions infuse the WPI spirit, two of which will be in evidence during today’s Commencement ceremony. Crossing Earle Bridge is one of the oldest. To visitors, the bridge is a lovely pathway connecting the east and west sides of campus. For WPI students, the span plays a symbolic role at the start and end of their undergraduate careers. Traditionally, students cross the bridge as an entire class only twice during their four years: at Convocation, when they are welcomed as first-year students, and at Commencement, as they process toward the Quadrangle.
Another tradition involves the WPI seal in the center of the Quad. Throughout their years, students make a point of walking around the seal, for it is said that students who step directly on the landmark won’t graduate on time. That this tradition is upheld is most evident during the snowy winter months. After years of avoidance (not to mention hard work and intense studying), each graduate will walk directly over the seal as part of today’s ceremony.
The Senior Class Gift campaign was led by gift committee chairs Joe Howell and Julia Vanderstreet. The Senior Class raised more than $20,000 with 32 percent participation from the class. This year’s gift will support making our campus a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable community—it proposes a mural that illustrates these values and how they impact our students. It will celebrate the diversity of our campus population and the strength and achievement that diversity brings to our community.
We are grateful for the Susan S. and Windle B. Priem ’59 Senior Class Gift Challenge. Win passed away last August, but his legacy will live on forever at WPI.
Processional and Recessional—Graduates wind through the campus, cross Earle Bridge, follow the sidewalk past Alden Memorial, move onto the walkway behind Bartlett Center, turn at the Proud Goat statue (which students may pat for good luck), and proceed up the center aisle.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, the marchers move down the center aisle and proceed as a group toward the Sports and Recreation Center. Guests are asked to not block the progress of the processional or recessional. It is especially important to keep the center aisle clear so marchers may make their way to and from their seats.
Due to COVID, faculty will be lined up around the boynton circle, not the bridge. As the processional begins, members of the faculty, attired in colorful robes and hoods, line both sides of Earle Bridge to pay tribute to the graduates as they cross the bridge for the final time before receiving their diplomas.
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This year’s honorary marshal for the graduate ceremonies is Jagan Srinivasan, Outstanding Scholar and Researcher of the Year 2020, and for the undergraduate ceremonies is Esther Boucher, Teacher of the Year 2021.
President Leshin wears the Presidential Medallion, with the WPI seal cast in silver and the names and years of service of all 16 presidents engraved on small silver plates that form links in the chain. Provost Soboyejo carries the Academic Mace, a 42-inch staff made from fluted cherrywood and topped with a circular silver pedestal on which sits a large silver medal with the WPI seal on each side.
Photos and Videos—The pictures taken today will be treasured mementos. The following information should help our guests get the shots they want.
Photos before the ceremony: Students may take a photo with their professors before the ceremony during line-up. Faculty members will walk along the line of students for photos.
Photos during the ceremony: Guests may not leave their seats during the ceremony, out of respect for the audience, and due to COVID-19 restrictions. This will be strictly enforced.
PLEASE NOTE: We know that parents and guests want that perfect picture! WPI will be providing each student two digital photos taken by a professional photograph (GradImages). One photo will be when they receive their diploma from President Leshin, and the second photo will be at Stage Right, where they may remove their mask and pose with their diploma.
For more information about the photo service, you may call Customer Service at 1-800-261-2576, email [email protected], or check online at gradimages.com.
WPI videotapes and streams live all the ceremonies from several vantage points. A complete, high-quality video of each ceremony will be available for downloading within two weeks at wpi.edu/+Commencement.
Info at Your Fingertips—One of the best ways to get the information you’re looking for about Commencement week is to download the WPI Mobile App to your smartphone or tablet. You will find items to help navigate campus and stay informed about Commencement. You may even get a front-row seat to the various ceremonies by watching our live video streams. After Commencement, use the WPI Mobile App to stay connected to all things WPI. The app is available on the iTunes Store and Google Play, or you may download it at wpi.edu/+mobile.
Follow Commencement exercises on Twitter @WPICommencement and Instagram @WPI. Share your memories with #wpi2021.
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Chairman’s Prize RecipientKristen Billiar
The Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty was established in 2007 through the personal philanthropy of Donald K. Peterson ’71, former chair of the WPI Board of Trustees. Current Board Chair Jack T. Mollen is proud to continue the tradition established by Mr. Peterson.
The Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Prize recognizes WPI faculty members who excel in all relevant areas of faculty performance, including teaching, research and scholarship, and advising. Recipients of the Chairman’s Prize are true exemplars of the Institute’s highest aspirations and most important qualities.
Professor Kristen Billiar exemplifies these values at the highest level and distinguishes himself by his continuous and unwavering commitment to the institution, its students, and the broader WPI community.
His notable accomplishments:• Recognized with the Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty
Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education in 2005• Recognized with the Trustees’ Award for Outstanding
Advising in 2008• Served as department head of Biomedical Engineering
from 2015 to present• Leading a world-class research program in tissue
mechanics and mechanobiology• Serving as the Principal Investigator on $4.5 million
worth of research grants and as co-PI on another $12.5 million of funded research
• Having published over 25 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and another 160 conference proceedings
• Translated his theoretical work into applications with impact in fields including cardiology, bone healing, connective tissue regeneration, drug screening, and medical devices
• Embodies WPI’s spirit of innovation through his work as inventor or co-inventor on eight patents or patent applications
• An exemplar of WPI’s innovative pedagogy, his students have won awards, published and presented their work, and received patents for work they have completed under his guidance
• Led the training of diversity advocates, served on the Diversity Allies team, and diversified the faculty within the Biomedical Engineering Department
Professor Billiar’s demonstration of leadership and commitment to the university sets a powerful example for the rest of our community to follow. Because of him, WPI is better today than yesterday and will be better tomorrow than it is today.
THEREFORE, the 2021 Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Award is awarded to Professor Kristen Billiar.
—Jack Mollen. Chairman WPI Board of Trustees
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Ceremony A: Susmitha WunnavaSusmitha Wunnava, PhD, is a research fellow at Harvard Medical School specializing in AI for healthcare. Her current area of study centers on the development of analytical tools to predict medical device safety and effectiveness. Her passion for
healthcare research developed at WPI, where she focused on innovative machine learning applications for Natural Language Processing (NLP) of healthcare textual reports. Her dissertation identified novel machine learning methods for automatic Adverse Drug Event (ADE) detection from unstructured Electronic Health Records. Her research at WPI won 1st place at the MADE1.0 NLP Challenge for named entity recognition at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Informatics Summit in 2018, 1st place at the Graduate Research and Innovation Exchange (GRIE) poster competition, and best student paper candidate at the International Conference on Health Informatics (HEALTHINF). Susmitha holds a master's degree in predictive analytics from Northwestern University and a bachelor's degree in mathematics—with a gold medal for highest GPA—from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
Student Speaker InfoCeremony B: Shivani KumarShivani Kumar is a passionate, driven, and intentional transportation systems engineer at IBI Group in Boston. She earned her BS at Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2018 and is graduating from WPI with her MS in Civil Engineering. Her
three-year professional career includes experience in highway, structural, and transportation engineering roles. She is also a Transit + Outreach Volunteer for LivableStreets Alliance, a Metro Boston–based advocacy group that envisions a world where streets are safe, vibrant public spaces that connect people to the places where they live, work, and play. Shivani’s career goal is to advance transportation equity and justice to increase access and opportunities for all communities. She currently serves as a co-chair for WTS-Boston’s Diversity Committee, where she supports meaningful events, programming, and initiatives to solidify her commitment to genuine diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in her workplace, in industry, and in the greater community.
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Ceremony C: Megan VarneyMegan Varney is graduating with her BS and MS in physics. During her time at WPI, she worked as a Resident Advisor and as a Peer Learning Assistant for the Department of Physics. She played club water polo and was a sister of Chi Omega,
She was a member of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Order of Omega, and Sigma Pi Sigma, and served on the Undergraduate Advisory Council for the School of Arts & Sciences. Megan was highly involved in scientific research and worked with Professor Kun-Ta Wu for three years on projects in soft matter; during that time she was a co-author on two peer-reviewed journal articles, she completed her Major Qualifying Project, her master’s thesis, and projects through the Summer Training in Arts & Sciences Research (STAR) program as a Clare Boothe Luce Research Fellow. She will be pursuing her doctoral degree in physics at New York University.
Ceremony D: Marina ComoMarina Como's diverse experiences at WPI prepared her well for a career in life sciences and readied her to leverage her enthusiasm for chemical engineering. Her professors and peers know her as a student with a dedicated focus on achievement and
a creative outlook on identifying and solving complicated issues. She is involved in several organizations across campus, including AIChE, ISPE, and the Senior Programing Committee. She works for the Department of Marketing Communications and the Center for Project-Based Learning—and as a teaching assistant for WPI’s chemistry labs. She has been named to the Dean’s List every semester, and because of her academic accomplishments she was invited to join Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society) and Omega Chi Epsilon (chemical engineering honor society). After graduation, Marina will join Bristol Myers Squibb as part of its rotational programs. She is excited for the new adventures to come.
Student Speaker InfoCeremony E: Meha MohapatraMeha Chopra Mohapatra is from Houston, Texas; she has completed her B.S. in Robotics Engineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering. During her time at WPI, she worked as president of ENACTUS to grow the organization, as a student assistant,
she created a platform within South Asian Students Association for Indian Classical dancers to continue the artform, and was a sister of Alpha Xi Delta. She was a student assistant for the 3000 level robotics courses and a prototyping lab assistant at the Foisie Prototyping Lab. As her undergrad years are coming to a close, she plans to continue her education in Robotics at WPI as an M.S. student to expand her skills to fight climate change and reform primary and secondary education.
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Computer Science Department
Maryam HasanComputer Science
Ruixue LiuComputer Science
Menghai PanComputer Science
Thanaporn PatikornComputer Science
Cansu SenComputer Science
Ermal TotoComputer Science
Data Science Program
John Andres EricksonData Science
Tabassum KakarData Science
Haitao LiuData Science
Thanh Dac TranData Science
Nguyen Khanh VoData Science
Matthew L. WeissData Science
Susmitha WunnavaData Science
Biology and Biotechnology Department
Giulia GalottoBiology and Biotechnology
Conor P. HerlihyBiology and Biotechnology
Michelle Casserly McKeeBiology and Biotechnology
Robert George OrrBiology and Biotechnology
Diego A. Vargas BlancoBiology and Biotechnology
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Jonathan W. AttardChemistry
Alexander D. CarlChemistry
Mathematical Sciences Department
Yuchen DongMathematical Sciences
Wenjing LiStatistics
Zhiqing XuStatistics
Physics Department
Atanu Bikash ChatterjeePhysics
Sathwik Bharadwaj Daralagodu Dattatreya Jois Physics
Justine Marie Dupere Interdisciplinary in Medical and Health Physics
Minh-Tri Ho Thanh Physics
Shaun A. Marshall Physics
Anusuya Pal Physics
Steven Robert Vandal Physics
Wiphu Youyen Physics
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
School of Arts and Sciences
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Yasmina BenkhouiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Shahab FaraziElectrical and Computer Engineering
Berk GulmezogluElectrical and Computer Engineering
Qiqiang HouElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ahmad Daniel MoghimiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Kirty Prabhakar VedulaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Julang YingElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ziling ZhuElectrical and Computer Engineering
Fire Protection Engineering Department
Honggang WangFire Protection Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
Jiayu CaoMaterials Science and Engineering
Jie FangMechanical Engineering
Farzaneh FarhadiMaterials Science and Engineering
Milad FarzadMechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Department
Hrachya KocharyanAerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
Meagan Eva CarnesBiomedical Engineering
Zachary Ethan GoldblattBiomedical Engineering
Megan E. MancusoBiomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Joseph Heath CollinsChemical Engineering
Caleb Michael WoodallChemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Habibeh Ashouri ChoshaliCivil Engineering
Adam Elwood KopperMaterials Science and Engineering
Raymond W. MonroeManufacturing Engineering
Deborah Olubunmi OyewoleMaterials Science and Engineering
Vanessa Obiageli UzonwanneMaterials Science and Engineering
David C. WillensMechanical Engineering
Yubin ZhangMaterials Science and Engineering
Zhaolong ZhangManufacturing Engineering
Robotics Engineering Department
Matthew Paul BowersRobotics Engineering
Vincenzo V. DiLuoffoRobotics Engineering
Katie Y. Gandomi-BernalRobotics Engineering
Nathalie MajcherczykRobotics Engineering
Jayam Umesh PatelRobotics Engineering
School of Engineering
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Foisie Business School
Shari LS. WorthingtonBusiness Administration
Qian ZhangBusiness Administration
Foisie Business School
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Alison E. DudaBiotechnology
Asmaa Bashir ElkabtiBiology and Biotechnology
Jessica Ann Margaret FowlerBiotechnology
Luis Gregory Gutierrez ZamalloaBiology and Biotechnology
Cameron Albert James HarringtonBiotechnology
Courtney Paige HulmeBiotechnology
Timothy J. KaubBiotechnology
Bridget Katherine LaheyBiotechnology
Chanthy LimBiotechnology
Laura M. MarounBiotechnology
John Michael McCulloughBiotechnology
Cody MurphyBiotechnology
Alexander Earl PutnamBiology and Biotechnology
Hailey Janelle RennickBiotechnology
Steven SantoraBiotechnology
Veronika ShoreBiotechnology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program
Ann-Elizabeth Viet LeBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Zhaohui Li Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Winnie Wezzie Mkandawire Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Yuxiao Peng Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Jingyan Sun Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Mo Sun Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Longsheng Xie Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Biology and Biotechnology Department
Lina Maria AtehortuaBiotechnology
Shannon M. CarlBiotechnology
Laura CostiganBiotechnology
Matthew DitkoffBiotechnology
Sokharoth Tiffany SounBiotechnology
Kalu O. UkohBiotechnology
Tianbi ZhangBiology and Biotechnology
Bioscience Administration Program
Jordan PothierBioscience Administration
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Evan A. DowneyChemistry
Gabriella Holden FiorentinoBiochemistry
Samantha R. JoubranBiochemistry
Delainey Corrine O’ConnorBiochemistry
Computer Science Department
Aaron Germano AlphonsusComputer Science
Panagiotis ArgyrakisComputer Science
Florina AsaniComputer Science
Jeffrey A. BaglioniComputer Science
MASTER’S DEGREES
School of Arts and Sciences
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Peter Jason JankowskiComputer Science
Amisha JindalComputer Science
Ryan Dale JohnsonComputer Science
Matthew KaminskiComputer Science
Jason Patrick KingComputer Science
Ryan Renneth LaPointeComputer Science
Ziwei LinComputer Science
Shine L. Lin ThantComputer Science
Tahrifa Tarannum LisaComputer Science
Enze LiuComputer Science
Qinlun LuanComputer Science
Michael David LudwigComputer Science
Shruti Pradeep MahajanComputer Science
Peter Joseph MaidaComputer Science
Benjamin Milton MattiuzziComputer Science
Matthew Talor McMillanComputer Science
Sharafuddeen NalakathComputer Science
Andrew C. Nolan, Jr.Computer Science
Bhoomi Kalpesh PatelComputer Science
Priyanka BenachamardiComputer Science
Kevin Christopher BimonteComputer Science
Bhon BunnagComputer Science
Zhiyuan ChenComputer Science
Josue David Contreras AlbujaComputer Science
Zekun DaiComputer Science
Apiwat DitthapronComputer Science
William Francis GallagherComputer Science
Przemek GardiasComputer Science
Guinevere Rose GilmanComputer Science
Brittany Danielle GoldsteinComputer Science
Jared Scott GrimmComputer Science
Yiwen GuanComputer Science
Ashish GurungComputer Science
Alyssa HerzComputer Science
Hanwen HongComputer Science
Hung Phu Gia HongComputer Science
Songlin HouComputer Science
Trusting OkechukwuComputer Science
Sanika Nitin PatkiComputer Science
Heshan Anupama PereraComputer Science
Aleksa PerucicComputer Science
Joseph Peter PetittiComputer Science
Jackson Julian PowellComputer Science
Matthew Arthur PuentesComputer Science
Dongrui QiComputer Science
Noel F. QiaoComputer Science
Marc Daniel ReardonComputer Science
Tongwei RenComputer Science
Adonay Zenebe ResomComputer Science
Srinarayan SrikanthanComputer Science
Taylor Alexandra StefovicComputer Science
Jean-Baptiste TruongComputer Science
Joseph Amaro TurcotteComputer Science
Ashvini VaratharajComputer Science
Yuhan WangComputer Science
Roger Davis WirkalaComputer Science
Joan WongComputer Science
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Jack Luke CharbonneauData Science
Weishun ChenData Science
Xingyu ChenData Science
Amorn ChokchaisiripakdeeData Science
Liang DaojunData Science
Naisargi Jayeshbhai DaveData Science
Ian Andrew De LisleData Science
Lyzanne Erika DsouzaData Science
Varun ErankiData Science
Razvan FloreaData Science
Oscar Andrés García FernándezData Science
Brent GilmoreData Science
Manuel Santana Gonsalves VData Science
Jannik Benedikt HaasData Science
Xinlu HeData Science
Ruofan HuData Science
Min HuangData Science
Wenhao Huang, Sr.Data Science
Josvin Thomas JohnData Science
Yunyao WuComputer Science
Yuan XieComputer Science
Dufeiyang XuComputer Science
Boyuan YangComputer Science
Jianbing YangComputer Science
Joseph YuenComputer Science
Ming ZhangComputer Science
Yiqin ZhaoComputer Science
Zixuan ZhaoComputer Science
Data Science Program
Kodzo Mokpokpo AgbobliData Science
Kratika AgrawalData Science
Vandana AnandData Science
Mario Marcelo Arduz RejasData Science
Pascal Sebastian BakkerData Science
Kashyap Bhavesh BhuvaData Science
Joseph P. CaltabianoData Science
Wenlei CaoData Science
Janet Elaine CarpenterData Science
Soumya JoshiData Science
Xiaoshuai LiData Science
Lidian LinData Science
Jianjun LuoData Science
Kevin John MartinData Science
Anchit MehtaData Science
Yang MoData Science
Alexander Michael MooreData Science
Shreesha Narasimha MurthyData Science
Somesh R. PatelData Science
Priyanka Kiran PhadnisData Science
Vishaal PrabhakarData Science
Anthony A. PrattData Science
Ethan Benjamin PriharData Science
Caleb Justice RalphsData Science
Aishwarya RamakrishnanData Science
Arjun RaoData Science
Akshay SadanandanData Science
Jordan SalvatoreData Science
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Yiqing ZhangData Science
Geng ZhaoData Science
Tai ZhouData Science
Interactive Media and Game Development Program
Qihuan AixinjueluoInteractive Media and Game Development
Varun Prakash BhatInteractive Media and Game Development
Erik Jason CeriniInteractive Media and Game Development
Cole J. GranofInteractive Media and Game Development
Junfeng GuoInteractive Media and Game Development
Haichen HaoInteractive Media and Game Development
Chunzhen JiangInteractive Media and Game Development
Yichen LiInteractive Media and Game Development
Jian LiuInteractive Media and Game Development
Nicholas ParkerInteractive Media and Game Development
Sayali Bhima ShelkeData Science
Manasi Vinayak ShrotriData Science
Qiaochu SongData Science
Prakhar SrivastavaData Science
Yao SuData Science
Shyam SubramanianData Science
Vamsi Bhargav SukamanchiData Science
Manyang SunData Science
Qie TangData Science
Anthony J. TopperData Science
Merve K. TurgutData Science
Jacklyn Chloe TurnerData Science
Richard Correia ValenteData Science
Jinyang WangData Science
Xiaosong WenData Science
Beichen XingData Science
Xinyuan YangData Science
Jing YuData Science
Lin ZhangData Science
Richard Quy PhanInteractive Media and Game Development
Xinxin QianInteractive Media and Game Development
Tariq Hesham RakhaInteractive Media and Game Development
Robert W. Salay, Jr.Interactive Media and Game Development
Jiuchuan WangInteractive Media and Game Development
Meijie WangInteractive Media and Game Development
Kai YanInteractive Media and Game Development
Chenkai ZhouInteractive Media and Game Development
Learning Sciences and Technologies Program
Sophia M. JagannathanLearning Sciences and Technologies
Mathematical Sciences Department
Sara Rose AmatoApplied Mathematics
Gregory John BazzinottiMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Matthew A. BorosApplied Statistics
Fan BuApplied Statistics
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Diane M. KruseMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Rahul KumarApplied Statistics
Jonathan LaddApplied Statistics
Ashley N. LockwoodApplied Statistics
Lucas S. MarkgrenMaster of Mathematics for Educators
William MurchieMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Jacob James PardueApplied Statistics
Yanniode Peri-OkonnyApplied Statistics
Marianne Elizabeth PickeringMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Jennifer Ashley RoyMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Yichun TangApplied Statistics
Shadi Tasdighi KalatApplied Mathematics
Irantha W. WeerakurukulasuriyaApplied Statistics
Wei WeiApplied Statistics
Chenyu WuFinancial Mathematics
Jungang BuFinancial Mathematics
Peng CaiApplied Statistics
Yiyang CheFinancial Mathematics
Boming ChenApplied Statistics
Hui-Xin Emily ChenFinancial Mathematics
Yu ChengApplied Mathematics
Madhusree ChowdhuryMathematical Sciences
Yuning DingFinancial Mathematics
Matthew Scott FentonMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Samantha C. FontellioMathematics for Educators
Jessica Marie GleasonMaster of Mathematics for Educators
Jing GuoFinancial Mathematics
Haokai HuFinancial Mathematics
Xuan JiFinancial Mathematics
Yuzhi JiApplied Statistics
Yuchen YanApplied Statistics
Lingli YangApplied Statistics
Shuang YangApplied Statistics
Mengze ZhangApplied Statistics
Xiaotong ZhangFinancial Mathematics
Physics Department
Jacob Nicholas BouchardPhysics
Andrew MendizabalPhysics
Cynthia Battista MerrillPhysics for Educators
Elizabeth Carmen TyreePhysics
Megan E. VarneyPhysics
Shane W. WatermanPhysics
Social Science and Policy Studies Department
Barry Joseph DerenSystem Dynamics
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Arthur Cameron Porter IVAerospace Engineering
Jake Pierce ScarponiAerospace Engineering
William Russell SchwendAerospace Engineering
Nathan Thomas SiegelAerospace Engineering
Adam SochackiAerospace Engineering
Aravind StalinAerospace Engineering
John Thomas TrainorAerospace Engineering
Yin XiaoAerospace Engineering
Peter John ZollingerAerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
Mark Edward BorghesaniBiomedical Engineering
Daniela Marie CerkanowiczBiomedical Engineering
Sandra DuarteBiomedical Engineering
Anthony R. HengBiomedical Engineering
Anne Margaret Rose HughesBiomedical Engineering
Daniel James MangiameliBiomedical Engineering
Nicole E. MattsonBiomedical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Department
Christian Stephen AndersonAerospace Engineering
Ari Stone AthairAerospace Engineering
Steffany P. HalfreyAerospace Engineering
Harrison HertleinAerospace Engineering
Alicea R. HylandAerospace Engineering
Jason Isaac KarlinAerospace Engineering
Brian Alexander KelseyAerospace Engineering
Jacob Scott KoslowAerospace Engineering
Peter D. MelanderAerospace Engineering
Alec MitkovAerospace Engineering
Andrew Martin MonteroAerospace Engineering
Aleye Mofolusewa OkhipoAerospace Engineering
Michael Allan OswaldAerospace Engineering
Zeba PatelAerospace Engineering
Mark William PayneAerospace Engineering
Nicole Meghan PetilliAerospace Engineering
Xiang PanBiomedical Engineering
Mohammed Masrur RahmanBiomedical Engineering
Maria RaoBiomedical Engineering
Neema Marcus SaberiBiomedical Engineering
Justin L. ShanahanBiomedical Engineering
Leo Biagi SutterBiomedical Engineering
Natalie Anne ToomeyBiomedical Engineering
Paige Alexis WaligoraBiomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Louise DelahayeChemical Engineering
Zoe HortonChemical Engineering
Shicheng LyuChemical Engineering
Giovanni D. ManninoChemical Engineering
Prachi PatelChemical Engineering
Allison L. SichlerChemical Engineering
Caleb Michael WoodallaChemical Engineering
School of Engineering
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Matthew Joseph AdilettaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sinan S. Alsamarai Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mohammad Kifah AlsmadiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Andrew Paul Bailey Power Systems Engineering
Ahvinash BansiPower Systems Engineering
Dylan Armand Baranik Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gideon Boakye-Ansah Electrical and Computer Engineering
YaYa Mao Brown Electrical and Computer Engineering
Michael Thomas BucksonSystems Engineering
David Bundy Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan P. Bushlow Systems Engineering
Benjamin L. CarstensPower Systems Engineering
Mustapha Chawqui Power Systems Engineering
Stephen Adam ChessSystems Engineering
Bill Chieng Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zan Syed ChishtiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Michael Joseph Chory III Systems Engineering
Paulo David Chow SuSystems Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Jonathan Gillis BarrCivil Engineering
Liam Patrick Beal Civil Engineering
Christopher R. BradfordConstruction Project Management
Kristen Snow Chan Environmental Engineering
Ronald William CollinsCivil Engineering
Vahram Dolukhanyan Construction Project Management
Annemarie Nicole EastwoodEnvironmental Engineering
Zeke H. Feldman Environmental Engineering
Sai Divya Sri Kadambari Construction Project Management
Shivani Rajesh KumarCivil Engineering
Hakob Mkrtchyan Construction Project Management
Stephanie Danielle SalernoEnvironmental Engineering
Nicholas Stephen Schwartz Environmental Engineering
Matthew James SteevesCivil Engineering
Jason Scott StraussCivil Engineering
Uma Sankar Vempati Environmental Engineering
Yixiao Zhang Civil Engineering
Jean D. Colbert Systems Engineering
Michael A. CoulterSystems Engineering
Adrian Cretzu Electrical and Computer Engineering
Song Cui Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan Francis CumingsElectrical and Computer Engineering
Kristin Marie Davidson Systems Engineering
Danielle Marie DawsonSystems Engineering
Alexander C. Dean Power Systems Engineering
Treg Michael Dembitzki Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jeremy Scot DesRosier Esq. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Christopher P. DeVeau Systems Engineering
George M. Dias Systems Engineering
Mark Edward DudaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Dustin S. Weeks-Collins Electrical and Computer Engineering
Selwa Elhousine El Iraqi Electrical and Computer Engineering
Allen James Engasser Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tyler Mitchel FaykusElectrical and Computer Engineering
Justin Louis Friend Systems Engineering
Leo A. GaghanPower Systems Engineering
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Minh Hoang LeElectrical and Computer Engineering
Solomon Lin Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhenyuan (Charlotte) LiuElectrical and Computer Engineering
Timothy Steven Luc Systems Engineering
Ethan R. Martin Electrical and Computer Engineering
Edwin Israel Matute Lopez Power Systems Engineering
Eleanor Marie McCarthyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Fariba Meriaux Electrical and Computer Engineering
Philip M. MeyerSystems Engineering
Andrew Dixon Moore Electrical and Computer Engineering
John J. Morgan Systems Engineering
Son NguyenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Zachary O’Brien Power Systems Engineering
Matthew Y. PartridgeSystems Engineering
David Craig Patterson Systems Engineering
Connor Geoffrey PorellSystems Engineering
Kelsey L. Price Systems Engineering
Angelica Margaret PuchovskySystems Engineering
Leah Estel Terese Reppucci Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nithiya Gajanetharan Power Systems Engineering
Anna Grace Giasson Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yun GongElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jacob Thomas Grycel Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jon Paul GualdarramaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jay K. Hashimoto Power Systems Engineering
Nicholas F. HassanElectrical and Computer Engineering
Kyle Lawrence Hastings Systems Engineering
Hangdi HuElectrical and Computer Engineering
Keith E. Jones Systems Engineering
Armand KapinovaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Bryce C. Kaw-uh Systems Engineering
William Joseph Keenan IV Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kevin J. KoesPower Systems Engineering
Mustafa M. Kothawala Systems Engineering
Demetrios KoukouvesSystems Engineering
Kayla Rose Kruper Systems Engineering
Tyler L. LaCroceElectrical and Computer Engineering
Roy Edward Lane Systems Engineering
Janelle Marie RobinsonElectrical and Computer Engineering
Dana Christine Routsis Systems Engineering
Peter Paul Russo, Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Peter Bernard SchumejdaSystems Engineering
Albi Shegani Power Systems Engineering
Jiaju ShiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Andrew Tyler Stearns Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steven Robert TateSystems Engineering
Brandon Christopher Terry Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph Myron TompkinsPower Systems Engineering
Jeremiah Michael Totten-Greenwood Systems Engineering
Michael James TougasElectrical and Computer Engineering
Chantal Umuhoza Electrical and Computer Engineering
Grace Brereton Unangst Systems Engineering
Vladimir Viktorovich Vakhter Electrical and Computer Engineering
Julie A. Waddell Systems Engineering
Garrett Andrew WarnerSystems Engineering
William A. Wartman Electrical and Computer Engineering
Scott Steadman WeberElectrical and Computer Engineering
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Antonio Jose Herrera VasquezFire Protection Engineering
Alexander Steven Ing Fire Protection Engineering
Voon Li KohFire Protection Engineering
Cameron Joseph Labbree Fire Protection Engineering
Adam Martin MacsataFire Protection Engineering
Connor McCoin Ross Fire Protection Engineering
Jacob Louis SpadaFire Protection Engineering
Jon Travis Taylor Fire Protection Engineering
Pedro Ian TolosaFire Protection Engineering
John L. Walser Fire Protection Engineering
Chuming WeiFire Protection Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
Alexander Alvarez Avila Mechanical Engineering
Samantha Jane AtmurMechanical Engineering
Candace Beeding Barber Materials Science and Engineering
Emily Rose BodurthaMechanical Engineering
Amelia M. Brown Mechanical Engineering
Stephanie A. ButlerMaterials Process Engineering
Samuel Robert Webster Systems Engineering
Siyuan XiaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Michael E. Zander Systems Engineering
Hongchao ZhangElectrical and Computer Engineering
Hongjie Zhang Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiao ZhangElectrical and Computer Engineering
Yuance Zhang Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fire Protection Engineering Department
Manal Zainul Abedeen Fire Protection Engineering
Abdulrahman Sulaiman AlrobaianFire Protection Engineering
Ryan Richard Choate Fire Protection Engineering
Thomas A. CottamFire Protection Engineering
Mark Richard DellaCroce Fire Protection Engineering
Joshua Thomas DonovanFire Protection Engineering
Mohamed Ahmed Abdelmotal Elaqabawy Fire Protection Engineering
Michael J. FabianFire Protection Engineering
Faye Linda Gauthier Fire Protection Engineering
Emily Hae-ri Han Fire Protection Engineering
Michael Ugo Calderone Mechanical Engineering
Marguerite M. CareyMaterials Process Engineering
Westly Wladimir Castro Mechanical Engineering
Jack Berg ChaseMechanical Engineering
Kimberly Marie Chinkidjakarn Materials Science and Engineering
Michael Andrew Coelho Mechanical Engineering
Cameron Alexander Collins Mechanical Engineering
Antoine Jawan CrewsMechanical Engineering
Mary E. Cromwick Manufacturing Engineering
Brooke Emma DawsonMechanical Engineering
Jehu M. De la Rosa Mechanical Engineering
Joshua Thomas DePetroMechanical Engineering
Minh-Chau Dang Doan Mechanical Engineering
Noah Lewis Donald Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Morgan Doucette Mechanical Engineering
Jean Reginald ElieManufacturing Engineering
Christian Faria Materials Science and Engineering
Yusheng Feng Mechanical Engineering
Andrea Shawna FialliMechanical Engineering
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Brian J. KingMechanical Engineering
Mateusz Klimkiewicz Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas Jack KratovilMechanical Engineering
Barbara Mary Krupczak Mechanical Engineering
Danielle R. LaButisMechanical Engineering
Cameron Alexander Lane Mechanical Engineering
Kyle Robert Lang Mechanical Engineering
Patricia Joanna Leach Materials Process Engineering
Tommy A. LeeMechanical Engineering
Josephine Taylor Leingang Mechanical Engineering
Connor Robert LepageMechanical Engineering
Tristan John Lepage Mechanical Engineering
Fang LiMaterials Science and Engineering
Jingyi Liao Materials Science and Engineering
Matthew Edward Liberacki Mechanical Engineering
Victor Louis Limauro Materials Process Engineering
Brandon Christopher LundMechanical Engineering
Amir Malkoc Materials Process Engineering
Aleksander MarchewkaManufacturing Engineering
Sinead Catherine Flanagan Mechanical Engineering
Michelle R. FlemingMechanical Engineering
Timothy Metter Forrest Mechanical Engineering
Brendan Walter GallagherMechanical Engineering
Tanner John Gauthier Mechanical Engineering
Natalie Forrest Gill Mechanical Engineering
Krishnan Giridharan Mechanical Engineering
Michal GodlewskiManufacturing Engineering
Ziyu Gui Materials Science and Engineering
Dana Marie HallineMechanical Engineering
James Douglas Heineman Mechanical Engineering
Kaitlyn M. HessMechanical Engineering
Zhongyu Huang Materials Science and Engineering
Garrett Hughes Mechanical Engineering
Avery M. Ingegneri Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Charles Thomas JoakimMechanical Engineering
Nathan Meyer Johansen Mechanical Engineering
Mary KandarasMechanical Engineering
Russell Kim Mechanical Engineering
Christopher J. Massar Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Francis MatthewsMaterials Science and Engineering
Brett C. Mazza Mechanical Engineering
Brendan D. McCannMechanical Engineering
Zifei Meng Materials Science and Engineering
Samantha Kelly MortonMechanical Engineering
Eric J. Motler Mechanical Engineering
Michael A. Munroe Mechanical Engineering
Soracha Nananukul Mechanical Engineering
Sarah N. NantaleManufacturing Engineering
Nancy Kim Nguyen Mechanical Engineering
Molly Kate O’ConnorMechanical Engineering
Tofunmi Ogunfunmi Materials Science and Engineering
Edward D. O’NeillMechanical Engineering
Abigail Julia O’Sullivan Mechanical Engineering
Milap B. Patel Mechanical Engineering
Trisham Bharat Patil Mechanical Engineering
Colin T. PellerinMechanical Engineering
Eliza Perez Sanchez Mechanical Engineering
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Kellsey Lynne Schaffer Manufacturing Engineering
Jack L. ShepardMechanical Engineering
Allison M. Silvia Mechanical Engineering
Samuel G. SlingluffMaterials Process Engineering
Gabriel Jan Socha Manufacturing Engineering
Eric Emilio SolorzanoMechanical Engineering
Aram Dean Soultanian Mechanical Engineering
Sarah Michelle StrazdusMechanical Engineering
Hongyi Sun Materials Science and Engineering
Tauny Mackenzie Tambolleo Materials Science and Engineering
Yves Theusme Mechanical Engineering
Thomas Samuel ToddMechanical Engineering
Adam W. Trumbley Mechanical Engineering
Achyuthan Unni KrishnanMechanical Engineering
Kassidy Paige Utheim Mechanical Engineering
James Ray Van TronkMechanical Engineering
Jingcheng Xu Materials Science and Engineering
Zeyi Yao Materials Science and Engineering
Brent Jeffery Young Materials Science and Engineering
Andrew M. PoutryMechanical Engineering
Nathaniel Yogeshwar Prasad Mechanical Engineering
Richard QuinonesMechanical Engineering
Dennis Edward Radgowski Materials Process Engineering
Saffiyah RafieckMechanical Engineering
Kelly C. Rapoza Materials Science and Engineering
Lucas David ReinigerMechanical Engineering
Christopher Michael René Mechanical Engineering
Cory Richard Rice Mechanical Engineering
Santiago Rios Manufacturing Engineering
Jesus Adrian RiveraMechanical Engineering
Sean C. Roorda Materials Science and Engineering
Melissa J. RothMaterials Science and Engineering
Gabriela De Jesus Rovi Ortega Manufacturing Engineering
Daniel A. Ruiz-CadalsoMechanical Engineering
Przemyslaw J. Rusek Manufacturing Engineering
Austin Frederick Sady Manufacturing Engineering
Eduardo Sandoval Mechanical Engineering
Stacey Chaves SandovalMechanical Engineering
Weizhuang YuMaterials Science and Engineering
Jize Zhang Materials Science and Engineering
Tianyu ZhuMechanical Engineering
Power Systems Management Program
Laura Dion Power Systems Management
Thomas David Hale Power Systems Management
Bryan Jacob Sellers Power Systems Management
Mariya Mikhailovna Zagalskaya Power Systems Management
Robotics Engineering Department
Michael S. Abadjiev Robotics Engineering
Sapan Santosh Agrawal Robotics Engineering
Mostafa Abdelaziz Atalla Robotics Engineering
Adhitya Athyur Ganesh Robotics Engineering
Hannah Rachele Baez Robotics Engineering
Baladhurgesh Balagurusamy Paramasivan Robotics Engineering
Ajay Balasubramanian Robotics Engineering
Soumya Srilekha Balijepally Robotics Engineering
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Vignesh Kannan Ganesa Subramaniyan Robotics Engineering
Lakshay Gopalka Robotics Engineering
Seth David Hanson Robotics Engineering
Jessica Herman Robotics Engineering
Raunak Hosangadi Robotics Engineering
Richard Douglas Hosea Robotics Engineering
Abhishek Jain Robotics Engineering
Ran Jing Robotics Engineering
Nikhil Jonnavithula Robotics Engineering
Thejus Jose Robotics Engineering
Sanjeev Kannan Robotics Engineering
Akshay Yashwant Katpatal Robotics Engineering
Samuel Scott Koenke Robotics Engineering
Akash Krishnagiri Sridharan Robotics Engineering
Eric M. Kurz Robotics Engineering
Nicholas John Lanotte Robotics Engineering
Ethan Akio Lauer Robotics Engineering
Jake Kohl Levere Robotics Engineering
Tina Anahid Barsoumian Robotics Engineering
Mahimana Bhatt Robotics Engineering
Joshua Bloom Robotics Engineering
Calum Richard Briggs Robotics Engineering
Chinmay Burgul Robotics Engineering
Joshua Amrith Raj Caleb Chanthi Raj Robotics Engineering
Derek M. Calzada-Mariaca Robotics Engineering
Kyle J. Cantrell Robotics Engineering
Rishabh Arun Chadha Robotics Engineering
Jesse Francisco d’Almeida Robotics Engineering
Troy Jody Denning Robotics Engineering
Vrushabh Mukesh Desai Robotics Engineering
Paurvi Dixit Robotics Engineering
Gabriel Entov Robotics Engineering
Julie Epstein Robotics Engineering
Amiel Chinte Fernandez Robotics Engineering
Ryan Dee Ferrin Robotics Engineering
Juan Diego Florez-Castillo Robotics Engineering
Owen Pierce Fowler Robotics Engineering
Lening Li Robotics Engineering
Xihan Ma Robotics Engineering
Rishi Teja Madduri Robotics Engineering
Thomas J. Maloney Interdisciplinary in Robotic Interpretation
Craig Daniel Miller Robotics Engineering
Richard Lancelot Mohabir Robotics Engineering
Surya Murugavel Ravishankar Robotics Engineering
Daniel Jeswin Nallathambi Robotics Engineering
Jordan Vincenzo Nelson Robotics Engineering
Nicholas Edward Pacheco Robotics Engineering
Kartik Patath Robotics Engineering
Aashirwad Chandrakant Patel Robotics Engineering
John K. Pearsall Robotics Engineering
Akshata Sunil Pore Robotics Engineering
Raghav Robotics Engineering
Raagini Rameshwar Robotics Engineering
Mark Douglas Ray Robinson Robotics Engineering
Griffin Yee Roth Robotics Engineering
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Anqi Shen Robotics Engineering
Brian Craig Slagowski Robotics Engineering
Owen C. Smith Robotics Engineering
Prajankya Sanjay Sonar Robotics Engineering
Nishan Srishankar Robotics Engineering
Peter Subacz Robotics Engineering
Madhan Suresh Babu Robotics Engineering
Alp Sahin Robotics Engineering
Felix Sanchez Robotics Engineering
Tanuj Sane Robotics Engineering
Adam Richard Santos Robotics Engineering
Harrison Kane Saperstein Robotics Engineering
Kavit Nilesh Shah Robotics Engineering
Sidharth Sharma Robotics Engineering
Alex Cristian Tacescu Robotics Engineering
Karim Tarabein Robotics Engineering
Lane Joseph Tobiason Robotics Engineering
Ajay Tulsyan Robotics Engineering
Russell Charles Valente Robotics Engineering
Nagarjun Vinukonda Robotics Engineering
Xiaolin Zhen Robotics Engineering
COMMENCEMENT • May 2021
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Foisie Business School
Ziyu ChenMarketing and Innovation
Jaden Kai ChinManagement
Patal ChowdhuryMaster of Business Administration
Darla Dawn CloutierMaster of Business Administration
Katharine Frances ConroyManagement
Amber Lynn CrossMaster of Business Administration
Julia Rae DavenportManagement
Thomas J. DellaCroceManagement
Kaidi DingInformation Technology
Yuehan DingInformation Technology
Anthony Robert DiNinoMaster of Business Administration
Louis F. DohertyManagement
Mikayla Rose FilipponeMaster of Business Administration
Brandon Charles FoxBusiness Analytics
Lauren A. FrancisManagement
Stephen Frimpong-MansoInformation Technology
Evan Boyle FrostInnovation with User Experience
Foisie Business School
Carl AladinManagement
Nicholas John AlelesOperations Analytics and Management
Mohd Al-TalibOperations Analytics and Management
James S. Battista, Jr.Master of Business Administration
Jeremy Donald BedardManagement
Peter Brandon BeretichSupply Chain Management
Sameer BhateInformation Technology
Ziming BianInformation Technology
Jacob Oliver BorgesOperations Analytics and Management
Carson Olivia BrooksManagement
Matthew William CaronMaster of Business Administration
Jody Juanita CarregalManagement
Tianheng ChangInnovation with User Experience
Brian William ChaseInformation Technology
Ruyun ChenInnovation with User Experience
Xiaofu ChenInformation Technology
Yujie ChenOperations Analytics and Management
Dhvani GangadiaMaster of Business Administration
Yiru GaoOperations Analytics and Management
Abigail Lynn GilbertManagement
Noah Ryan GorenManagement
Firoz Kumar GummadiMaster of Business Administration
Thomas Lennart HanlonManagement
Mohammed HasanMaster of Business Administration
Siqin HeManagement
Michael Carl HelfrichMaster of Business Administration
James Patrick HeslinMaster of Business Administration
Robert S. Hollister, Jr.Master of Business Administration
Mitchell Dean HolmanManagement
Gramos KamberiInformation Technology
Antara KilledarInformation Technology
Matthew James KirejczykManagement
Rachel Ann KomaraMaster of Business Administration
Derek A. KruzanManagement
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Ryan Gilbert McLaughlinManagement
Jeffrey Thomas MortonMaster of Business Administration
Nitin Ashok NaikMaster of Business Administration
Paige Etoile NeumannManagement
Julian NylandManagement
Lillian Hope OlsenManagement
Colleen Patricia O’MalleyManagement
Suzanne K. OpalkaManagement
Isaac PatryManagement
Mark J. PerrielloInformation Technology
Daly Winters PlaceOperations Analytics and Management
Carrie J. PozaicManagement
Eveline Dorothy ReddingtonManagement
Deanna Michelle RiceManagement
Hamidullah SakhiInformation Technology
Gaayathri SankarInnovation with User Experience
Joseph Pereira SantosMaster of Business Administration
Shayna Bartell SchrierMaster of Business Administration
Disha S. KulkarniInformation Technology
Walter A. KwiecinskiManagement
Lauren Elizabeth LavalleeMaster of Business Administration
Dennis James Leamy, Jr.Operations Analytics and Management
Kayla Alexis LegattSupply Chain Management
Haoxing LiInformation Technology
Muwei LiMarketing and Innovation
Wei LiOperations Analytics and Management
Zixin LiInformation Technology
Liangyu LiuInnovation with User Experience
Rui LiuBusiness Analytics
Ruojun LiuInformation Technology
Selena Nichole LivramentoManagement
Lingxuan LuSupply Chain Management
Guanqi MaOperations Analytics and Management
Chevy Jiuhin MacInformation Technology
Raymond Simon MagamboInformation Technology
Rachael Elise MairManagement
Erin Caitlin McDonoughMaster of Business Administration
Daniela Alejandra Schumacher AparicioManagement
Stephanie Andrea SilvestrisManagement
Devikeerthan SRInformation Technology
Nicholas Weston St. GeorgeManagement
Jiadong SunInnovation with User Experience
Jingwen SunInnovation with User Experience
Lakshmi SureshInformation Technology
Jacob T. SwaimManagement
Muhammad Hafeez TahirInformation Technology
Chang TangOperations Analytics and Management
An Thi Phuc TranInformation Technology
Dennis Raymond TroyMaster of Business Administration
Raymond A. Verrier, Jr.Master of Business Administration
Spencer Charlotte-Mekhi VinsonManagement
Arushi VyasInformation Technology
Tiankai WangInnovation with User Experience
Yue WangBusiness Analytics
Zhengya WangInnovation with User Experience
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Xuelun YanOperations Analytics and Management
Jiacheng YeSupply Chain Management
Sydney Ellen YeawManagement
Weiyu YinMarketing and Innovation
Hanwei ZhangMarketing and Innovation
Jianbo ZhangInformation Technology
Andrew M. WhalenMaster of Business Administration
Irene WongManagement
Chang WuInformation Technology
Shu WuManagement
Jiaxin XiaoMarketing and Innovation
Jiashu ZhangOperations Analytics and Management
Liyuan ZhangSupply Chain Management
Yuning ZhangOperations Analytics and Management
Yuewen ZhouInnovation with User Experience
Peter T. ZywiakMaster of Business Administration
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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program
Daire Dennen DalyBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Metasebia Awlachew DejeneBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Yaqi Alexandra DengBioinformatics and Computational Biology Program
Kyle Robert HardingBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Monet Maria NoralesBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Ilona Marie ReganBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Andrew L. Ressler IIBioinformatics and Computational Biology Computer Science
Nicole Amanda SheddBioinformatics and Computational Biology Biology and Biotechnology
Meadow Rose Erika Xing Kong WickeaBioinformatics and Computational Biology
Biology and Biotechnology Department
Bulent Furkan AtahanBiology and Biotechnology
Rosemarie Donna AwadaBiology and Biotechnology
Leah Anne BeautonBiology and Biotechnology
Nazanin Mohammad BeigiBiology and Biotechnology
Robert Lawrence BelmonteBiology and Biotechnology
Gabriella Bernadette DavisBiology and Biotechnology
Jillian Ruth ForauerBiology and Biotechnology
Samuel Joseph FurtadoBiology and Biotechnology
Emily Alyssa GordonBiology and Biotechnology
Sarah Rénee HuberBiology and Biotechnology
Brittany Kathleen JetteBiology and Biotechnology
Jessica M. KellyBiology and Biotechnology Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Carter J. LewisBiology and Biotechnology
Ketaki Anand MahurkarBiology and Biotechnology
Urmila Basu MallickBiology and Biotechnology Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Manon Christina Mayou MillerBiology and Biotechnology Biochemistry
Jacob Robert MorseBiology and Biotechnology
Thien-Kim Ngoc NguyenBiology and Biotechnology
Vivian Cacvy NguyenBiology and Biotechnology
Jacquelyn OxholmBiology and Biotechnology
Amelia Bolduc PapiBiology and Biotechnology
Ryan George PetersBiology and Biotechnology
Maria Paula RamonBiology and Biotechnology
Elisheba D. RowlandBiology and Biotechnology
Jao-Yuen Joseph ShihBiology and Biotechnology
Jillian Eleonore SperaBiology and Biotechnology
Emily A. SteadBiology and Biotechnology
Christopher William TocciBiology and Biotechnology Professional Writing
Kate Marie VarteresianBiology and Biotechnology
BACHELOR’S DEGREES
School of Arts and Sciences
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Ilaria C. WernickBiology and Biotechnology
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
Luigi Jeremy ApollonBiochemistry
Rebecca Anne Dawley Chemistry
Kathleen Elizabeth DonovanBiochemistry
Enyonam EdohBiochemistry
Lauren Elizabeth HerchenroderBiochemistry
George William Horta IVChemistry
Caroline Marie JohnsonBiochemistry
Samantha R. JoubranBiochemistry
Hiroshi A. KinoBiochemistry
Allison Ann KloecknerBiochemistry
Thuy Anh Thai LeBiochemistry
Jessica Maria MárquezBiochemistry
Jocelyn MendesChemistry
Kathryn E. NippertBiochemistry Psychological Science
Julia Ruth NoelChemistry Society, Technology and Policy
Delainey Corrine O’ConnorBiochemistry
Alexander J. PrattBiochemistry
Greggory William RaymondChemistry
Nikayla Daren SimsBiochemistry
Connor J. SkinnerBiochemistry
Kylie Paige SumnerBiochemistry
Jordyn A. Van MinosBiochemistry
Computer Science Department
Jesse B. AbeytaComputer Science
Sarah AkbarComputer Science
Nicholas Robert AlescioComputer Science
Connor C. AndersonComputer Science Mathematical Sciences
Gabriel Alexander AponteComputer Science
Praneeth Joshua AppikatlaComputer Science
Justin William AquilanteComputer Science
Esteban Aranda RamirezComputer Science
Panagiotis Argyrakis Computer Science
Akshaj BalasubramanianComputer Science Mathematical Sciences
Danya BaronComputer Science
Alexander James BellComputer Science
Dimitri J. BerardiComputer Science
Andrew C. BonaventuraComputer Science
Michael BosikComputer Science
Connor Daniel BruneauComputer Science
Bhon BunnagComputer Science Robotics Engineering
Connor Joseph BurriComputer Science
Hunter C. CaouetteComputer Science
Natalia Carvajal ErkerComputer Science Psychological Science
Mario Armando CastroComputer Science
Amanda Q. ChanComputer Science
Ethan Li ChangComputer Science
Xiaowei ChenComputer Science
Nicholas Wen-Chin ChengComputer Science
Ryan M. CirellaComputer Science
Imogen Cleaver-StigumComputer Science
Michael J. ClementsComputer Science
Michael C. CollinsComputer Science
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Lewis J. CookComputer Science
Nicole Angelique CottoComputer Science
Samantha L. CrepeauComputer Science
Alan E. CurielComputer Science
Thomas Alan CurtisComputer Science
Sean Philip DandeneauComputer Science
Jonathan Lieou DangComputer Science
Kenneth DesrosiersComputer Science
Adam C. DesveauxComputer Science
Katherine M. DeyetteComputer Science
Punit Indravadan DharaniComputer Science
Chau M. DoComputer Science
Raymond Francis DolanComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Brian J. EarlComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Malek Aziz ElShakhsComputer Science
Zachary Girgis EmilComputer Science
Caitlin M. EnrightComputer Science
Ivan EroshenkoComputer Science
Zackary Ryan FitzgibbonComputer Science
Suverino Lonsiye FrithComputer Science
Alejandra GarzaComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Samuel GehlyComputer Science
Jack F. GerulskisComputer Science
Jordan Philip GoldComputer Science
Brittany Danielle GoldsteinComputer Science
Masha GoncharovaComputer Science
Yaru GongComputer Science
Irakli GrigoliaComputer Science
Scott B. GubrudComputer Science
Matthew John GulbinComputer Science
Ankur GuptaComputer Science Mathematical Sciences
Veronica GurnawanComputer Science
Andrew D. HandComputer Science
Jeffrey A. HarnoisComputer Science Psychological Science
Kirsten L. HartComputer Science
Haley Catherine HauptfeldComputer Science
Elie Menachem HessComputer Science
Matthew J. IandoliComputer Science
Talal JaberComputer Science
Peter Jason JankowskiComputer Science
Xinzhe JiangComputer Science
Ann H. JichaComputer Science Professional Writing
Ryan Dale JohnsonComputer Science
Caitlin Rose JungComputer Science
Nicole Celeste JutrasComputer Science Psychological Science
James A. KajonComputer Science
Noble M.F. KalishComputer Science
Elene KavtaradzeComputer Science
Rimsha KayasthaComputer Science
Elizabeth Easton KirschnerComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Calvin Abraham KociendaComputer Science
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Theodoros KonstantopoulosComputer Science
Vinit KothariComputer Science
Nicholas Jacob KrichevskyComputer Science
Ioannis KyriazisComputer Science
Ryan M. LaMarcheComputer Science
Anagha LateComputer Science
Kepei LeiComputer Science
Junyu LyuComputer Science
Xiaoyue LyuComputer Science
Paul Michael Mara, Jr.Computer Science Robotics Engineering
Andrew Kenneth MarkoskiComputer Science
Benjamin J. MarshallComputer Science
Katherine G. MartinComputer Science
David Lloyd MartindaleComputer Science
Bridget Murphy McLeanComputer Science
Maria Diana Medina MartinezComputer Science
Manas MehtaComputer Science
Fan MoComputer Science
Isabel Morales SirgoComputer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering
Samuel David Henry MoranComputer Science
Benjamin M’SadoquesComputer Science
John Edwin MushattComputer Science
Vinay NairComputer Science Data Science
Mattheus C. NascimentoComputer Science
Kyria NelsonComputer Science
Dung Tri NguyenComputer Science
Andrew C. Nolan, Jr.Computer Science
Skylar Jane O’ConnellComputer Science
Clay Nile Oshiro-LeavittComputer Science
Lara Ann PadirComputer Science
Shikha PandeyComputer Science
Noah Jones ParkerComputer Science Robotics Engineering
Dev R. PatelComputer Science
Pooja A. PatelComputer Science
Grace M. PelellaComputer Science
Carly Rose-Marie PereiraComputer Science
Jerry PerezComputer Science
Minh PhamComputer ScienceMathematical Sciences
Jean-Philippe Anthony PierreComputer Science
Rafael E. PimentelComputer Science
Orlando Arturo Pinel AvilésComputer Science
James William PlanteComputer Science
Henry PoskanzerComputer Science Mathematical Sciences
Jackson Julian PowellComputer Science
Linda Antonia PuzeyComputer Science
Eric Johnathan ReardonComputer Science
Erik ReimertComputer Science
Kenneth A. RhodesComputer Science
Daniel C. RibaudoComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Rachael Elizabeth SallieComputer Science
Michelle Dorothy Marie SantacreuInterdisciplinary
James Jay ScherickComputer Science
Eleanor Juno SilverComputer Science
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Garrett G. SmithComputer Science
Kyle James SmithComputer Science
Joseph Henry Stadolnik IVComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Vlad Gabriel SteleaComputer Science
Matthew A. St. LouisComputer Science
Jordan R. StoesselComputer Science
Rory P. SullivanComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Maya Ann SunComputer Science
Samuel Joseph TalpeyComputer Science
Nina TaurichComputer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Technology
Yared Mulat TayeComputer Science
Abhijay Venkata ThammanaComputer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering
Maximilian S. ThompsonComputer Science
Matthew M. TolbertComputer Science
Anthony J. TopperComputer Science
Hunter Charles TrautzComputer Science
Luke Roger TrujilloComputer Science
Jacob J. TutlisComputer Science
Christian Daniel TweedComputer Science
Lucas Nogueira VarellaComputer Science
Rakesh S. VeetekatComputer Science
Benjamin Macalistair WaidComputer Science
Nathan S. WalzerComputer Science
Yixue WangComputer Science Mathematical Sciences
Fay X. WhittallComputer Science
Molly M. WirtzComputer Science
James Erwin David WittComputer Science
Samantha Lauren WoodlandComputer Science
Yuxin WuComputer Science
Shaolin XieComputer Science Data Science
Yichi XuComputer Science
Jason ZouComputer Science
Data Science Department
Miranda Hernandez-ReischData Science
Joshua LoveringData Science
Javier SalidoData Science
Bryson Michael TangData Science
Humanities and Arts Department
Helena CohenHumanities and Arts
Natasha Wendy LeveyProfessional Writing
Xavier McLean Liberal Arts and Engineering
Allison Ella SteevesaProfessional Writing Interactive Media and Game Development
Interactive Media and Game Development Program
Christian Orion AdlerInteractive Media and Game Development
Raul J. Arias PhilippiInteractive Media and Game Development Professional Writing
Olivia F. BogsInteractive Media and Game Development
Alexis BoyleInteractive Media and Game Development Psychological Science
Davina Alexandra DawsonInteractive Media and Game Development
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Isaac Kobina Larbi Donkoh-HalmInteractive Media and Game Development
Ryan Benjamin DoyleInteractive Media and Game Development
Courtney Rebecca FlokosInteractive Media and Game Development
Nicola Amei GoldmanInteractive Media and Game Development
Diana KumykovaInteractive Media and Game Development Technology Computer Science
Lisa LiaoInteractive Media and Game Development
Guadalupe LiraInteractive Media and Game Development
Sarah M. LoveInteractive Media and Game Development
Emma E. LowryInteractive Media and Game Development
Javier MarcosInteractive Media and Game Development
Mikel MatticoliInteractive Media and Game Development Technology Computer Science
Natalie M. MilgramInteractive Media and Game Development
Jonathan D. ShieryInteractive Media and Game Development
Issa Marc ShulmanInteractive Media and Game Development
Joseph Salvatore SwetzInteractive Media and Game Development Technology Computer Science
Mathematical Sciences Department
Olivia Rose AbusamraMathematical Sciences
Kwabena A. Adwetewa-BaduMathematical Sciences
Bianca Madira AmarasekeraActuarial Mathematics
Romaji Milton AmuloMathematical Sciences
Alisha AndersonActuarial Mathematics
Andrea AvendanoActuarial Mathematics
Emily Nicole BakerMathematical Sciences
Noah Michael BradleeActuarial Mathematics
Palawat BusaranuvongMathematical Sciences
Kayleigh A. CampbellMathematical Sciences
Ryan Essig CandyMathematical Sciences
Laura Cristina Patricia CintronMathematical Sciences
Alexander J. ClopperMathematical Sciences
Leslie Marion ComeauMathematical Sciences
Isadora Claire CoughlinMathematical Sciences
Kyle M. DituroMathematical Sciences
Kyle EhrlichMathematical Sciences Computer Science
Kate Jobeth FabrizioMathematical Sciences
Gabriel A. KatzMathematical Sciences
Carina Marie KennedyActuarial Mathematics
Rahul KumarActuarial Mathematics
Erica Siu Ying LeeActuarial Mathematics
Lindsay Jean MacInnisActuarial Mathematics
Dan MaoMathematical Sciences
Haley Lynn ModelskiActuarial Mathematics
Jacob James PardueMathematical Sciences Computer Science
Danielle Berit RubinActuarial Mathematics
Kamryn SpinelliMathematical Sciences
Alexis Ann VaradaMathematical Sciences
Maye Walsh-CostelloMathematical Sciences
Jessie Michelle WhiteActuarial Mathematics
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Physics Department
Jaden Kai ChinPhysics
Valerie Sara CourtemanchePhysics
Juan Martin Hinostroza TamayoPhysics Mechanical Engineering
Catherine Marie HoganPhysics Mathematical Sciences
Connor Arnold HuftalenPhysics
Nicholas R. MarshallPhysics
Benjamin Michael McCarronPhysics
Jackson Leon MorsePhysics
Zoe Marie Josephine MuttonPhysics
Zetta Christine RajaniemiPhysics
Corinne Elizabeth RywaltPhysics
Kevin Edward SternPhysics Mathematical Sciences
Megan E. VarneyPhysics
Social Science and Policy Studies Department
Adriana Valentina Alvarado Blanco UribeEnvironmental and Sustainability Studies International and Global Studies
Ashley M. DanielsonPsychological Science Management Engineering
Alisionna IannacchionePsychological Science
Jack Lancaster MercerEconomic Science
Yvonne Marie NiebuhrSociety, Technology and Policy
Frankie Ann Xiu Wen SchripsemaSociety, Technology and Policy Civil Engineering
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School of Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Department
Ellen AbayoAerospace Engineering
Juan Alfonso ArreolaAerospace Engineering
Sophie Riviera BalkindAerospace Engineering
Matthew Jacob BarrettAerospace Engineering
Julia Lawrence BigwoodAerospace Engineering
Keith T. BlackstockAerospace Engineering
Alia Rachel BrownAerospace Engineering
Ty F. BugdinAerospace Engineering
Thierry Lyle Champion de CrespignyAerospace Engineering
William Richard CooleyAerospace Engineering
Terrance Lee Cooper, Jr.Aerospace Engineering
Scott C. D’AttilioAerospace Engineering
Rebecca Claire DebskiAerospace Engineering
Smith Thomas Edwards IIIAerospace Engineering
Nicole M. EscobarAerospace Engineering
Christopher D. FerrariAerospace Engineering
Colby James GilbertAerospace Engineering
Cameron HenchyAerospace Engineering
Sophia Elizabeth HenehanAerospace Engineering
Kiernan Christopher JoyceAerospace Engineering
James S. KahnAerospace Engineering
Matthew Dean KarnsAerospace Engineering
Neal N. KeklikAerospace Engineering
Matthew James KirejczykAerospace Engineering
Alexander KlenkAerospace Engineering
Dalibor KresovicAerospace Engineering
Caroline Ann KuhnleAerospace Engineering
Bradley Joseph LaGrasseAerospace Engineering
Chin Ngai Mike LamAerospace Engineering
Elijah Benjamin LeviAerospace Engineering
Cassandra Ann LiraAerospace Engineering
Brendan Anthony MarionAerospace Engineering
Ian Anthony MayerAerospace Engineering
Sydney Elizabeth MesseyAerospace Engineering
John Michael Mileti, Jr.Aerospace Engineering
Alec MitkovAerospace Engineering
Andy N. MoiseAerospace Engineering
Sully NajiAerospace Engineering
Ivan NikulinAerospace Engineering
Mark William PayneAerospace Engineering
Nicholas A. PittiAerospace Engineering
Saiyab N. RanjitAerospace Engineering
Julia Alexis RivelliAerospace Engineering
Allison Leigh RobatzekAerospace Engineering
David T. RobieAerospace Engineering
Nathaniel Gregory RutkowskiAerospace Engineering
Nicholas T. SackosAerospace Engineering
Teresa G. SaddlerAerospace Engineering Robotics Engineering
William Russell SchwendAerospace Engineering
Noah Thomas ShoerAerospace Engineering
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Matthew Devlin ShrinerAerospace Engineering
Adam SochackiAerospace Engineering
Matthew R. St JeanAerospace Engineering
Jake Stanley SullivanAerospace Engineering
John Thomas TrainorAerospace Engineering
Jack G. TullochAerospace Engineering
Mackenzie E. WarrenAerospace Engineering
Krystina M. WatersAerospace Engineering
Stephen Jacob WeaverAerospace Engineering
Matthew Joseph WithingtonAerospace Engineering
Peter John ZollingerAerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering Department
Chyla Patrice AlonteBiomedical Engineering
Kylie Danielle ArnoldBiomedical Engineering
Rachel Annabelle ArnoldBiomedical Engineering
Rebekah Qing ArrudaBiomedical Engineering Humanities and Arts
Lorrie T. AtayaBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Kiara AwuntiBiomedical Engineering
Darryl Lenard Badley IIIBiomedical Engineering
Mark Gregory BernardoBiomedical Engineering
Camryn D. BerryBiomedical Engineering
Jacqueline Mary BerthiaumeBiomedical Engineering
Madeline Jo BlakeBiomedical Engineering
Catherine Theresa BlejwasBiomedical Engineering
Sarah Michelle BoermeesterBiomedical Engineering
Shanna Lillian BonannoBiomedical Engineering Professional Writing
Paul BonarrigoBiomedical Engineering
Isabel Hull BowmanBiomedical Engineering
Katrina Helen BoyntonBiomedical Engineering
Mark Bright Bray Biomedical Engineering Professional Writing
Austin William BuckBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Benjamin BusheBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Elizabeth Allin ButlerBiomedical Engineering
Erin Lee ChambersBiomedical Engineering
David Y. ChenBiomedical Engineering
Marina ChristakosBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Luis E. CoronaBiomedical Engineering
Karla Susana Cuellar VivarBiomedical Engineering
Jenna Lee CurrieBiomedical Engineering
Akansha Arun DeshpandeBiomedical Engineering
Kyler B. DillonBiomedical Engineering
Kyleigh Alannah DriscollBiomedical Engineering
Bilguun DuulalBiomedical Engineering
Kyla Y. EgenbergerBiomedical Engineering
Jenna Marie ErbBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Ella T. ForbesBiomedical Engineering
Christina M. FreniBiomedical Engineering
Diana G. Gálvez HernándezBiomedical Engineering
Logan Walter GaudetteBiomedical Engineering
Talya GoldmanBiomedical Engineering
Marissa M. GonzalesBiomedical Engineering
Mattea GravinaBiomedical Engineering
Hannah GrayBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
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Connor E. GuyetteBiomedical Engineering
Madalyn HagueBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Joelle Marie HanleyBiomedical Engineering
Amelia HarveyBiomedical Engineering
Carolyn Nora HeightonBiomedical Engineering
Megan Theresa HeinleBiomedical Engineering
Kiersten A. HoglundBiomedical Engineering
Camden Timothy HolmBiomedical Engineering
Erica Claire HoughtonBiomedical Engineering
Anne Margaret Rose HughesBiomedical Engineering
Elizabeth Mary IngerBiomedical Engineering
Isabelle Luisa JaquithBiomedical Engineering
Gregory Joseph KaleshianBiomedical Engineering
Kayla Sue KromBiomedical Engineering
Jon LazriBiomedical Engineering
Cameron J. LeBlancBiomedical Engineering
Joseph Benjamin LeeBiomedical Engineering
Ellis K. LenihanBiomedical Engineering
Siyuan LiBiomedical Engineering
Alexander Rodrigues LopesBiomedical Engineering
Amanda Catherine LowtherBiomedical Engineering
Jake Andrew MarkoBiomedical Engineering
Alejandro M. MarzorattiBiomedical Engineering
Kelly Patricia McCauleyBiomedical Engineering
Abigail Mei McGaheyBiomedical Engineering
Andy NguyenBiomedical Engineering
Keely NistlerBiomedical Engineering
Paige Elise O’GormanBiomedical Engineering
Colleen Patricia O’MalleyBiomedical Engineering
Sofia A. OrricoBiomedical Engineering
Abigail Rose O’SullivanBiomedical Engineering
Kendall Joseph PachecoBiomedical Engineering
Samantha Jamie PeznolaBiomedical Engineering
Michele Claire PhilpotBiomedical Engineering
Elena Selva RadenBiomedical Engineering
Coulter Q. RalstonBiomedical Engineering
Nicholas Samuel RathBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Mary Monica RegoBiomedical Engineering
Rebecca Jean RichardBiomedical Engineering
Katherine Stefanie RosivachBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Julisse SabaterBiomedical Engineering
Jillian Felicia SchilpBiomedical Engineering
Matthew J. ScottBiomedical Engineering
Parima SharmaBiomedical Engineering
Isabelle Analice SilloBiomedical Engineering
Quillyn SmithBiomedical Engineering
Alyssa J. Soares SousaBiomedical Engineering
Faith Paige StewartBiomedical Engineering
Karistan Dorcey SwanBiomedical Engineering
Vincent Gregorio TanguiligBiomedical Engineering
Arden Rebecca TannerBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Despina T. TomboulidesBiomedical Engineering
Theresa TorracaBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
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Dan Phan Linh TranBiomedical Engineering
Julia Elizabeth VanderstreetBiomedical Engineering
Talia Lea VaughnBiomedical Engineering
Alyssa C. WebbBiomedical Engineering
Leah Alice WhiteBiomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Ziyan XieBiomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Abdullah O. AbussaudChemical Engineering
Abdulrahman K. AlatiqChemical Engineering
Omar A. AlgarniChemical Engineering
Wail Abdullah AljedaniChemical Engineering
Katherine Elizabeth AmreinChemical Engineering
Emma Ingrid BennettChemical Engineering
Timothy S. BerryChemical Engineering
Kyra BiedermanChemical Engineering
Katherine Christine BlumanthalChemical Engineering
Nicholas T. BoggianoChemical Engineering
Marissa Patrice BreedenChemical Engineering
Connor M. BuekChemical Engineering
Jacqueline Rose CardinChemical Engineering Professional Writing
Seth James ChavesChemical Engineering
Kweku Sam ColecraftChemical Engineering
Donald Thomas ColeyChemical Engineering
Marina ComoChemical Engineering
Jennifer S. CondonChemical Engineering
Aiden Emerson CraneChemical Engineering
Justine Alana DavidsChemical Engineering
Antonia Teodora DinicuChemical Engineering
Gabriela Fernandes DoskosChemical Engineering
Sarah Caitie EwartChemical Engineering
Owen G. FerraraChemical Engineering
Olivia Carolyn FurnerChemical Engineering International and Global Studies
Maggie E. GaffneyChemical Engineering
Michaela F. GamacheChemical Engineering
Emma GearyChemical Engineering
Jacob Edward GoodwinChemical Engineering
Tyler Stephen GundrumChemical Engineering
Robert Harding HagerChemical Engineering
Jacob HazerjianChemical Engineering
Eric Thomas HimebaughChemical Engineering
Jenna Rose HirshfeldChemical Engineering
Erinn Elizabeth JamborChemical Engineering
Alexander George Jensen-FellowsChemical Engineering
Katy Elizabeth JessopChemical Engineering
Kyle Joseph JoyceChemical Engineering
Deanna Marian KayChemical Engineering
Denisa KimChemical Engineering
Kevin R. KrupaChemical Engineering
Vicky LuuChemical Engineering
Ariana LyChemical Engineering
Olivia Claire MadambaChemical Engineering
Giovanni D. ManninoChemical Engineering
Nasim MansuriChemical Engineering Professional Writing
Daniel MaynardChemical Engineering
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Timothy R. McDonaldChemical Engineering
Brandon Ward McLaughlinChemical Engineering
Alexander J. McMahonChemical Engineering
Shelby Page MorrisonChemical Engineering
Connor Finnian MulveyChemical Engineering
Emily Anne OsterlohChemical Engineering
Kristy PanChemical Engineering
Prachi PatelChemical Engineering
Madison Star PerryChemical Engineering
Matthew P. RandoChemical Engineering
Matthew S. RobinsonChemical Engineering
Zachary L. SassoChemical Engineering
Trey C. SheridanChemical Engineering
Christopher Alexander SkangosChemical Engineering
Natalie Rose SoensChemical Engineering
Parshon SorornejadChemical Engineering
Anika StundtnerChemical Engineering
Shelvey S. SwettChemical Engineering
Sylvia Ann ThomasChemical Engineering
Christopher Patrick WatsonChemical Engineering
Amanda WetmoreChemical Engineering
Charlotte Rose WhiteChemical Engineering
Emily Ann WhittlesChemical Engineering
Colleen WyattChemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Isaiah AridouCivil Engineering
Kayla Marie BaezCivil Engineering
Madeline Eleanna BarnardEnvironmental Engineering
Payton S. BielawskiArchitectural Engineering
Daniel Benjamin BotelhoCivil Engineering
Emily Elizabeth BowlerCivil Engineering
Emma Elizabeth BurlesonEnvironmental Engineering
Zachary L. BurnsCivil Engineering
Olivia Guenevere CatonEnvironmental Engineering
Elisabeth A. ChristEnvironmental Engineering Society, Technology and Policy
Brendan Michael CicioneCivil Engineering
Natalie Louise CohnArchitectural Engineering
Kyle Fintan ColemanCivil Engineering
Brian Brody CorcoranArchitectural Engineering
Anna Christine CorreiaArchitectural Engineering
Ariana Cruz-RiveraArchitectural Engineering
Jessica Ping D’AgostinoCivil Engineering
Makayla J. D’AmoreCivil Engineering
Annemarie Nicole EastwoodCivil Engineering
Nathan E. FankhanelCivil Engineering
Cole R. FawcettArchitectural Engineering
Anyely Marie Felix NovaArchitectural Engineering
Marco M. Garcia-DuarteArchitectural Engineering
Chase Louise GaudinoCivil Engineering
Jacob Michael GradyCivil Engineering
Gelila Daniel HailemariamArchitectural Engineering
Christopher Michael HartfordCivil Engineering
Olivia Grace HauberCivil Engineering
Joseph Cortland HowellArchitectural Engineering
Lauren Amelia KaijaEnvironmental Engineering International and Global Studies
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Adam Prescott KlosnerCivil Engineering
Jodi Marisa KurillaArchitectural Engineering
Sarah Emrich KwatinetzCivil Engineering
Tina LyArchitectural Engineering
Sara Marie LyonsCivil Engineering
Evan M. MackieCivil Engineering
Yllara D. MaiaArchitectural Engineering
Aidan Jedediah MayerArchitectural Engineering
Lauren O. MitchellEnvironmental Engineering
Hannah Elizabeth MurrayCivil Engineering
Jessica NguyenCivil Engineering
Kate Eleanor O’NeillCivil Engineering
Maggie Ann OstwaldCivil Engineering Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Steven Christopher PardoArchitectural Engineering
Emilia Anne PerezCivil Engineering
Claudia Kylee PlummerCivil Engineering
Kimberly Ferreira RamosArchitectural Engineering
Elise Marie RanieriArchitectural Engineering
Adrian Rhanai ReddickCivil Engineering
Javier A. RodriguezCivil Engineering
Jasmin Aurora SanchezCivil Engineering
Hannah Kathryn SchulzCivil Engineering Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Jake Connor SmithEnvironmental Engineering
Allison Marie SmukArchitectural Engineering
Lily C. SpicerCivil Engineering
Rowena Eileen SullivanCivil Engineering
Jeffrey L. TallanCivil Engineering
Margaret Mary TerryCivil Engineering
Kelley LeeAnn TownleyCivil Engineering Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Tam Thi Thanh TuongArchitectural Engineering
Joseph Peter TzanetosCivil Engineering
Jacob Tyler VanscoyCivil Engineering
Rebekah J. VernonCivil Engineering
Erika Hannah WentzArchitectural Engineering
Samantha Lynn WileArchitectural Engineering
Simone E. WilliamsCivil Engineering
Trisha Marie WorthingtonEnvironmental Engineering
Molly Willow YoungsEnvironmental Engineering
Kristophe Ngozi ZephyrinCivil Engineering Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Matthew Joseph AdilettaElectrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science
Grace M. AntedomenicoElectrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science
Eric BacceiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Nathaniel Suren BajakianElectrical and Computer Engineering
James BurleyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Derek Thomas ByrneElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sabrina Lauren CacapitElectrical and Computer Engineering
Huy Quoc CaoElectrical and Computer Engineering
Michael John CarpinelloElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ian CasciolaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Nicholas C. CauleyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Qingyuan ChenElectrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering
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Yezi ChenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Justin ChengElectrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science
Sreeshti ChukeElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jacob CiolfiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jeff CollardElectrical and Computer Engineering
Elizabeth Marie CorreaElectrical and Computer Engineering
William Anthony CrafaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan Michael CrowleyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Benjamin Thomas CyranElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan P. DevendorfElectrical and Computer Engineering
James Michael DooneyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Fiona Allison DoyleElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ronald EgyirElectrical and Computer Engineering
Lucas Falsarella GuerreiroElectrical and Computer Engineering
Isabella FeeneyElectrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering
Enzo Giglio de AzevedoElectrical and Computer Engineering Industrial Engineering
Diego Gonzalez VillalobosElectrical and Computer Engineering
Brendan K. GradyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Leo Jihn-Cheng GrossElectrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Jordan Taylor GrotzElectrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering
Aneela HaiderElectrical and Computer Engineering
Lauren Mary Catherine HandelElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan William HenniganElectrical and Computer Engineering
Benjamin Joseph HuangElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jeffrey HuangElectrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Katherine HudekElectrical and Computer Engineering Physics
Andrew William HuntElectrical and Computer Engineering
Khadijah Blair IbrahimElectrical and Computer Engineering
Tae Hyun JeElectrical and Computer Engineering
Antonio Shamar JeanlysElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jason Adam JemisonElectrical and Computer Engineering
Lannan JiangElectrical and Computer Engineering
Hussein M. KarimElectrical and Computer Engineering
Athina KatsoulaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ravi Samuel KirschnerElectrical and Computer Engineering
Zachary M. LangloisElectrical and Computer Engineering
Vien Phuong Thuy LeElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sophiya LitovchickElectrical and Computer Engineering
Hunter James LutteElectrical and Computer Engineering International and Global Studies
Eric MacorriElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jonatan Abraham MalaverElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ethan R. MartinElectrical and Computer Engineering
Alexandra M. MaslenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Kevin K. MbogoElectrical and Computer Engineering
Megan Elizabeth McCooleElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jacob Patrick McManusElectrical and Computer Engineering
Alexandra MerazElectrical and Computer Engineering
Daniel H. Miller MinkelElectrical and Computer Engineering
Matthew C. MoreiraElectrical and Computer Engineering
Faith MorganElectrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph Ryan MurphyElectrical and Computer Engineering
Yossef Haddaoui NaimElectrical and Computer Engineering
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Stephen Andrew NerkowskiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Nghia Trong NguyenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Mara Ann NunezElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jaeyong OhElectrical and Computer Engineering
Elcin Sezin OnderElectrical and Computer Engineering
Kyle M. PachecoElectrical and Computer Engineering
Philip PhanElectrical and Computer Engineering
Rosana Alexandra Pochat GarciaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Federico PoggioliElectrical and Computer Engineering Physics
Mara Kinsey PranterElectrical and Computer Engineering
Hamayel QureshiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Serena Marie RasoElectrical and Computer Engineering
Noah G. RobertsElectrical and Computer Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Yael RogoszinskiElectrical and Computer Engineering
Jack C. RuddatElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sami SaifElectrical and Computer Engineering
Joseph J. SaliceElectrical and Computer Engineering
Taylan SelElectrical and Computer Engineering
Zachary Allen ShafferElectrical and Computer Engineering
Daniel Luis SoltrenElectrical and Computer Engineering
Robert Michael StarrElectrical and Computer Engineering
Ella TorregrosaElectrical and Computer Engineering
Alyssa J. UngererElectrical and Computer Engineering
Sarah Rose VasquezElectrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering
Avery B. WallisElectrical and Computer Engineering
Perla Antoine WehbeElectrical and Computer Engineering
Cameron B. WilliamsElectrical and Computer Engineering
Tianyu YuElectrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Department
Thomas K. AbbottMechanical Engineering
Theodore B. AdamsMechanical Engineering
Daniel V. AksmanMechanical Engineering
Zacharey AlmyMechanical Engineering
Ari Stone AthairMechanical Engineering
Alec Popp AustrawMechanical Engineering
Shayne Michael BartonMechanical Engineering
Robert BatistaMechanical Engineering
Macrae BenzigerMechanical Engineering
Dennis Devaris BergsmanMechanical Engineering
Matthew Champagne BissonMechanical Engineering
Nicole Lee BodinizzoMechanical Engineering
Emily Rose BodurthaMechanical Engineering
Caitlin Nicole BoermeesterMechanical Engineering
Brittany Lauren BolsterMechanical Engineering
Daraius Alexander BostonMechanical Engineering
Connor R. BourgeoisMechanical Engineering
Sullivan V. BoydMechanical Engineering
Jeremy BranchMechanical Engineering
Carter Stone BreckenridgeMechanical Engineering
Sophia Rose BrennanMechanical Engineering
Laura E. BüngerMechanical Engineering
David A. BurgosMechanical Engineering
Ethan Christopher CampbellMechanical Engineering
Owen CarlstromMechanical Engineering
Liam J. CaseyMechanical Engineering
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Justin Christopher CasillaMechanical Engineering
Jack Berg ChaseMechanical Engineering
Johnny Kimeng CheaMechanical Engineering
Patrick Nicholas ChernjavskyMechanical Engineering
Robert William Ciotti IIMechanical Engineering Civil Engineering
Ellen G. ClarrissimeauxMechanical Engineering
Derek Joseph ComeauMechanical Engineering
Julia Marie CuendetMechanical Engineering
Dexter Aaron CzubaMechanical Engineering
Rajkumar S. DandekarMechanical Engineering
Brooke Emma DawsonMechanical Engineering
Jordan David DeDonatoMechanical Engineering
Francesco Joseph De LeoMechanical Engineering
Julia Grace DeLoMechanical Engineering
Zachary P. DenbowMechanical Engineering
Nathaniel David DeSistoMechanical Engineering
Maeghan DesmaraisMechanical Engineering
Connor Thomas DietzMechanical Engineering
Hansen DingMechanical Engineering
Minh-Chau Dang DoanMechanical Engineering
Margaret M. DrogalisMechanical Engineering
Julia Marie DuffieldMechanical Engineering
Sean Patrick DuffyMechanical Engineering
Jack Patrick Duffy-ProtentisMechanical Engineering
Louis Patrick DuhMechanical Engineering
Katharine Grace EdelMechanical Engineering
Veronika EnisMechanical Engineering
Nickolas EusmanMechanical Engineering Computer Science
Alexa Sina Marie EvesMechanical Engineering
Ahad J. FareedMechanical Engineering
Thomas Anthony Feraco, Jr.Mechanical Engineering
Andrea Shawna FialliMechanical Engineering
Michelle R. FlemingMechanical Engineering
Deborah Rachel FontanezMechanical Engineering
Kyle Anthony FranceMechanical Engineering
Max David FrohlichMechanical Engineering
Hannah Grace GallagherMechanical Engineering
Jameel Yousef GammalMechanical Engineering
Parrish William GarverMechanical Engineering
Julia S. GavelekMechanical Engineering
Nicholas Donnelly GiaquintoMechanical Engineering
Leonardo Cheng GoMechanical Engineering
Colin Steven GordonMechanical Engineering
Noah Ryan GorenMechanical Engineering
Alana Tuyen GuilbaultMechanical Engineering
Rishi GuptaMechanical Engineering
Alexander Hans HagedornMechanical Engineering
Angela R. HaithMechanical Engineering
Jacob Eric HanningMechanical Engineering
Dylan T. HauerMechanical Engineering
Kaitlyn M. HessMechanical Engineering
Sarah Khanh-Vy HoacMechanical Engineering
David S. HoubreMechanical Engineering
Troy Spencer HowlettMechanical Engineering
Garrett HughesMechanical Engineering
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Anh Quang HuynhMechanical Engineering
Natallie JesionkaMechanical Engineering
Jesse Joseph KablikMechanical Engineering
Victoria Card KahlerMechanical Engineering
Mary KandarasMechanical Engineering
Sean Francis KaneMechanical Engineering
Evan Robert KarlMechanical Engineering
Michael William Keable, Jr.Mechanical Engineering
Ryan John KellerMechanical Engineering
Nicholas James KennyMechanical Engineering
Joseph A. KirshMechanical Engineering
Douglas Clayton KoetheMechanical Engineering Mathematical Sciences
Agafiya KonnovaMechanical Engineering
Jacqueline Kathleen KralMechanical Engineering
Nicole Ancheta KringMechanical Engineering
Camden H. KulczykMechanical Engineering
Dana F. LandryMechanical Engineering
Kyle Robert LangMechanical Engineering
Olivia Linda LattanziMechanical Engineering Humanities and Arts
Danielle Elena LavigneMechanical Engineering
Cam Tu LeMechanical Engineering
Dennis John LearyMechanical Engineering
Connor Robert LepageMechanical Engineering
Tristan John LepageMechanical Engineering
Sierra Cheyenne LezaMechanical Engineering
Chenxi LiMechanical Engineering
SoHyun LimMechanical Engineering
Thomas Walsh LipkinMechanical Engineering
Theodore E.W. LockmanMechanical Engineering
Yingbing LuMechanical Engineering
Ryan M. LuisiMechanical Engineering
Niall LynchMechanical Engineering
Patrick K. MacaulayMechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering
Angelos MakrasMechanical Engineering
Jacob Michael MarshallMechanical Engineering
Brendan D. McCannMechanical Engineering
Brendan Joseph McClellandMechanical Engineering
Aaron M. McCutcheonMechanical Engineering
Colin Joseph McNamaraMechanical Engineering
Kevin David MercierMechanical Engineering
Nicholas E. MerianosMechanical Engineering
Ryan D. MichaudMechanical Engineering
Cooper Dale MilsarkMechanical Engineering
Kevin P. MooreMechanical Engineering
Samantha Kelly MortonMechanical Engineering
Eric J. MotlerMechanical Engineering
William D. MuiMechanical Engineering
Dante Alexander MuzilaMechanical Engineering
Lilly Grace NardelliMechanical Engineering
Nancy Kim NguyenMechanical Engineering
Thien Q. NguyenMechanical Engineering
Victoria NiedzwieckiMechanical Engineering
Trevor Austin NineslingMechanical Engineering
Mason Cruz OcasioMechanical Engineering
Anna O’ConnellMechanical Engineering
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Jake F. OsgoodMechanical Engineering
Abigail Julia O’SullivanMechanical Engineering
Sydney E. PalmerMechanical Engineering
Elleana Alvera ParadiseMechanical Engineering
Robert Luis PeraltaMechanical Engineering
Kalani Maria PichoMechanical Engineering Robotics Engineering
Andrew M. PoutryMechanical Engineering
Zahava Chaya PreilMechanical Engineering
Brian PreissMechanical Engineering
Julia N. PremoMechanical Engineering
Katherine Louise RalphMechanical Engineering
Scott Michael RementerMechanical Engineering
Amelia Diane DiStefano RingMechanical Engineering
Alexander James RockafellowMechanical Engineering
Justin RodriguezMechanical Engineering
Mary Alayna RosatiMechanical Engineering
Jordan Lee RosenfeldMechanical Engineering
Evan William RyanMechanical Engineering
Timothy Robert RyanMechanical Engineering
Adam Christopher SaarMechanical Engineering
Marisol SanchezMechanical Engineering
Theresa Anne SandbrookMechanical Engineering
Eric Franklin ScholzMechanical Engineering
Daniel SeeleyMechanical Engineering
Benjamin Thomas SeetoMechanical Engineering
Rebecca Faith ServenMechanical Engineering
Aidan J. SevinskyMechanical Engineering
Faris Asim ShaikhMechanical Engineering
Rhianna M. ShanabrookMechanical Engineering
Melissa Jo SherwoodMechanical Engineering
Nathaniel J. ShimkusMechanical Engineering
Anavat SiamwalaMechanical Engineering
Hajera Haroon SiddiquiMechanical Engineering
Molly White SilsbyMechanical Engineering
Allison M. SilviaMechanical Engineering
Mathew E-Ming SiuMechanical Engineering Humanities and Arts
Patricia Sharp SmithMechanical Engineering
Jon F. Sorenson, Jr.Mechanical Engineering
Aram Dean SoultanianMechanical Engineering
Jordan Mei StahlMechanical Engineering
Benjamin Paul SteevesMechanical Engineering
Jacob SteinmanMechanical Engineering
Griffin Michael St. OngeMechanical Engineering
Sarah Michelle StrazdusMechanical Engineering
Eric Robert StultzMechanical Engineering
Spencer Richard TessMechanical Engineering
Oliver Minh ThomasMechanical Engineering
Collin A. TouchetteMechanical Engineering
Nils W. van den BoogaardMechanical Engineering
Claire A. VictorMechanical Engineering
Bryce L. WadeMechanical Engineering
Cameron Mark WalshMechanical Engineering
Benjamin WatkinsMechanical Engineering
Julie Catherine WebsterMechanical Engineering
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Timothy A. WelchMechanical Engineering
Aaron Paul WhitehouseMechanical Engineering
Brian Kenneth WilkinsonMechanical Engineering
Samuel Jay WinslowMechanical Engineering
Travis WoldMechanical Engineering
Yize YangMechanical Engineering
Kai Hirose YeatonMechanical Engineering
Yin ZhangMechanical Engineering
James B. ZicklMechanical Engineering
Kunjun ZouMechanical Engineering
Robotics Engineering Department
Phillip AbellRobotics Engineering
Isaac F. AbouafRobotics Engineering
Remy S. AllegroRobotics Engineering
Kristen AndonieRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Sophia L. AntoniouRobotics Engineering
Ryan Neil BeaverRobotics Engineering
Timothy James BellRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Cooper BennetRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Clayton LeRoy Besch IVRobotics Engineering
Kevin BoenischRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Nathaniel Alan BreiterRobotics Engineering
Meghan Elizabeth BroughtonRobotics Engineering
Ryan Francis CarnemollaRobotics Engineering
Sebastien CasimirRobotics Engineering
Isabelle Ann ChanRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Mielynn Tyra CharterRobotics Engineering
Dennis Chavez RomeroRobotics Engineering
Nikhil ChintadaRobotics Engineering
Jason Andrew ConklinRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Christian James CooperRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Connor Alan CraigieRobotics Engineering
Julia Elise D’AgostinoRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Peter Jonathan DentchRobotics Engineering
Mia A. DiBattistaRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Christopher R. EngelRobotics Engineering
Andrew EuredjianRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Matthew Alexander FerreiraRobotics Engineering
Emilie Catherine FinkenRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Lokesh GangaramaneyRobotics Engineering
Nathan James GereRobotics Engineering
Tabitha GibbsRobotics Engineering
Spencer Orion GreggRobotics Engineering
Samantha Lee GrilloRobotics Engineering
Peter C. GuglielminoRobotics Engineering
Nicholas Hackett HollanderRobotics Engineering
Joshua D. HoyRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Zhanhong HuangRobotics Engineering
Nathan Holden JacksonRobotics Engineering
Harrison JamesRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Wonjae JangRobotics Engineering
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Cray H. JohnsonRobotics Engineering
Samuel Q. JohnsonRobotics Engineering
Sriranjani KalimaniRobotics Engineering
Alec Tallmadge KneedlerRobotics Engineering
Nicole L. KuberkaRobotics Engineering
Michael J. LaksRobotics Engineering
Sabrina Tzen-Anh LiuRobotics Engineering
Philip E. LundRobotics Engineering
Revant MahajanRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Aditya MalikRobotics Engineering
Treksh MarwahaRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Antoinette Grace MavrotherisRobotics Engineering
Emmett A. McCannRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Anna C. MedererRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Samuel Westcott MilenderRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Meha Chopra MohapatraRobotics Engineering
Anirban MukherjeeRobotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering
Arnold William MuraltRobotics Engineering
Eamon S.O. OldridgeRobotics Engineering
Chioma OnyenokweRobotics Engineering
Paul PetersonRobotics Engineering
Margaret Anne RaqueRobotics Engineering
Tyler Helmut ReiserRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Deanna Michelle RiceRobotics Engineering Professional Writing
Carl Joseph RunciRobotics Engineering
Tobias R. SchaefferRobotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering
Colin Julian SchollerRobotics Engineering
Zeynep SekerRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Austin Chase ShalitRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Maria Christina SharmanRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Jialin SongRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Lisa Faye SpaldingRobotics Engineering
Selina Min SpryRobotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering
Emily L. StaknisRobotics Engineering
Nathan Andrew StallingsRobotics Engineering
Alex Cristian TacescuRobotics Engineering
Megan Samantha ThrolsonRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Shane Alexander VillafanaRobotics Engineering
Keming WangRobotics Engineering
Benjamin Logan WardRobotics Engineering
Jeremy Liam WongRobotics Engineering
Zhongchuan XuRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Yicheng YangRobotics Engineering Computer Science
Pheobe YeungRobotics Engineering
Luke C. ZebrowskiRobotics Engineering
Lile ZhangRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Mingzhang ZhuRobotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering
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Foisie Business School
Mohd Al-TalibIndustrial Engineering
Sara Rachel BeauchesneManagement Engineering
Hector Hugo Benitez MachadoIndustrial Engineering
Bailey Catherine BergIndustrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Audrey Anne BernerIndustrial Engineering
Jacob Oliver BorgesIndustrial Engineering
Johann Sebastian BradleyIndustrial Engineering
Carson Olivia BrooksManagement Engineering
Wonik ChangIndustrial Engineering
Jonathan Soriano De Oliveira CoelhoManagement Information Systems
Michael A. Connor RecioIndustrial Engineering
Berkan DelareynaIndustrial Engineering
Thomas J. DellaCroceIndustrial Engineering
Ethan Louis DiRenzoManagement Information Systems
Kahleb E. DowningManagement Engineering
Lucas FernandesManagement Information Systems
Matthew Jordan FinnManagement Engineering
Lindsey Mae GiorgiManagement Engineering
Haley Elizabeth GriffinIndustrial Engineering
Elizabeth Anne HaganManagement Engineering
Ethan Casey HarrellBusiness
Abraham HirwaIndustrial Engineering
Matthew Robert Hayes IaconisManagement Information Systems
Omar IdrissIndustrial Engineering
Michael A. IlicManagement Engineering
Ahmad Hassan KhanIndustrial Engineering
Thomas Paul KingManagement Engineering
Kayla Alexis LegattManagement Engineering
Salvatore J. Lombardo IIIManagement Engineering
Ioannis Alexandros MaillisIndustrial Engineering
Rachael Elise MairIndustrial Engineering
Samantha MendezIndustrial Engineering
Jihan NabahaniIndustrial Engineering
Jake Alexander NeedlemanManagement Engineering
Alexandria Enith NoguerasManagement Information Systems
Noah Miloslav PuchovskyIndustrial Engineering
Sebastian RoyoIndustrial Engineering
Jose Andres Sanchez Aviña, Jr.Industrial Engineering
Jacob Austin SchranManagement Information Systems
Megan L. SeelyManagement Information Systems
Evangelos SpanosIndustrial Engineering
Isabella SpeerManagement Engineering
Garrett H. StephensonManagement Engineering
Nicolas Theodore TagarisManagement Engineering
John Edward TannyIndustrial Engineering
Joseph Dell TerwilligerManagement Engineering
Emily Catherine ThayerBusiness
Lena Sophia ThompsonManagement Engineering
Yu Sum Isabelle TingManagement Engineering
Peter Griffin WayManagement Engineering
Foisie Business School
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Dakota J. WheelerManagement Engineering
Johanna Ruth WhitwellIndustrial Engineering
Nicholas Philip WrightManagement Engineering
Sydney Ellen YeawIndustrial Engineering
Jiaqi ZhangIndustrial Engineering Mathematical Sciences
Dhionis ZhidroIndustrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering
The names published in this Commencement program were determined from information available at the time of creation, which preceded the faculty voteon degrees. Inclusion of a name in the program is not testimony to completion of WPI’s degree requirements and does not commit WPI to award a degree.
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Graduate Research Innovation Exchange First Place Award
Mathematical, Chemical, and Physical SciencesLyric Liu, Statistics “Bayesian Inference for Big Data: Combining Probability Sample and Non-probability” Advisor: Balgobin Nandram
Data Science, Cybersecurity, and Computer ScienceAnand Ramakrishnan, Computer Science “Harnessing Emotions to Improve Face Recognition” Advisor: Jacob WhitehillWalter Gerych, Data Science “Maximizing Subset Accuracy with Incomplete Labels” Advisor: Elke Rundensteiner
Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences Christian Faria, Materials Science & Engineering “High-Efficiency High Power Density Direct Carbon Fuel Cell” Advisor: Adam Powell
Business and Social ScienceAvery Harrison Closser, Learning Sciences & Technologies “Monkey See or Monkey Do? The Effects of Worked Example Presentations on Student Learning” Advisor: Erin Ottmar
Life Sciences and BioengineeringEdward Jarvis, Physics “Confinement-induced flow patterns in microtubule-based active fluids” Advisor: Scarlet Shell
Robotics, Cyberphysical Systems, Electrical and Computer EngineeringPaulo Carvalho, Robotics Engineering “Towards MRI Compatible Electrical Actuation for Surgical Devices” Advisor: Kun-Ta Wu
Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Fire-Protection EngineeringZahra Noori, Mechanical Engineering “Study of the Effect of Ultrasound Mechanism on Paper Drying” Advisor: Jamal Yagoobi
Data Science GQPLyzanne D'Souza, Somesh R Patel, Aishwarya Ramakrishnan, Akshay Sadanandan, Data Science “Interpretability of Time Series Models” Advisors: Chun-Kit Ngan and Fatemeh Emdad
Graduate Honors and Awards
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Salisbury PrizeMatthew J. Adiletta, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer ScienceJacob Ciolfi, Electrical & Computer EngineeringBrooke Emma Dawson, Mechanical Engineering Rebecca Claire Debski, Aerospace EngineeringEnzo Giglio de Azevedo, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Industrial EngineeringSarah Renee Huber, Biology & BiotechnologyKatherine Hudek, Electrical & Computer Engineering and PhysicsMatthew Robert Hayes Iaconis, Management Information SystemsLauren Amelia Kaija, Environmental Engineering and International & Global StudiesNicholas Jacob Krichevsky, Computer ScienceKyle Robert Lang, Mechanical EngineeringOlivia Linda Lattanzi, Mechanical Engineering and Humanities & ArtsSabrina Tzen-Anh Liu, Robotics Engineering Emma E. Lowry, Interactive Media & Game DevelopmentJake Andrew Marko, Biomedical EngineeringJocelyn L. Mendes, ChemistrySydney E. Messey, Aerospace EngineeringKalani Maria Picho, Robotics Engineering and Mechanical EngineeringCoulter Q. Ralston, Biomedical EngineeringMatthew P. Rando, Chemical EngineeringAndrew L. Ressler II, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology and Computer ScienceDanielle B. Rubin, Actuarial MathematicsHannah Kathryn Schulz, Civil Engineering and Environmental & Sustainability StudiesConnor J. Skinner, BiochemistryKamryn P. Spinelli, Mathematical SciencesAllison Ella Steeves, Professional Writing and Interactive Media & Game DevelopmentSamantha Lynn Wile, Architectural Engineering
This award is made to the most meritorious seniors at the university. It was established by Stephen Salisbury II, a WPI founder and the first president of the Board of Trustees.
Two Towers PrizeMark Bray, Biomedical Engineering (awarded 2020)In keeping with the original purposes of the founders of WPI, the Two Towers Prize is awarded to students who, through general academic competence, campus leadership, regular course work, and special work in research and projects, best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical union that is at the heart of the WPI educational tradition. This prize was established by Mildred M. Tymeson Petrie, author of TWO Towers, WPI’s centennial history, published in 1965.
Provost MQP AwardAerospace EngineeringSophia Balkind, Matthew Barrett, Matthew Karns, Brendan Marion, Mark Payne, David Robie, Adam Sochacki, Krystina Waters: “Design, Analysis, and Test of a High-Powered Model Rocket-1” Advisors: John Blandino
Architectural EngineeringGelila D. Hailemariam, Tina Ly, Tam T. Tuong: “Immersive Space: Using Kinetic Architecture Design to Regulate Human Emotional States” Advisors: Leonard Albano, Soroush Farzin
BiochemistryCaroline Johnson: “Structure/Function Studies of EGFR Family and Kek1” Advisors: Arne Gericke, Joseph Duffy
Bioinformatics & Computational BiologyJessica M. Kelly: “Investigating the relationship between mRNA degradation rates and secondary structure in mycobacteria” Advisors: Scarlet Shell
Biology & BiotechnologyManon C. Miller: “Characterizing the Importance of the CO1 SLiM in Regulating Kek5’s Activity” Advisors: J.B. Duffy, Arne Gericke
Biomedical EngineeringElizabeth Butler: “The Research and Development of an Equine Endotracheal Y-Piece Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (EETYPEEP) Valve” Advisors: Raymond Page
Undergraduate Honors and Awards
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Chemical EngineeringKweku Sam Colecraft: “MOF-5 Cap and Guest Interplay” Advisors: Ronald Grimm, Steven Kmiotek
ChemistryJocelyn Mendes: “Interfacial States, Energetics, and Passivation of Large-Grain and Thin-Film Antifluorite Cesium Titanium Bromide” Advisors: Ronald Grimm
Civil EngineeringSarah E. Kwatinetz, Maggie A. Ostwald, Lily C. Spicer: “Northern Strand Community Trail On-Road Extension” Advisors: Leonard Albano, Suzanne LePage
Data ScienceConnor Bruneau, Hunter Caouette, Rimsha Kayastha, Veronica Melican, Miranda Hernandez-Reisch: “Machine Learning for Mental Health Screening” Advisors: Elke Rundensteiner
Electrical And Computer EngineeringJames Dooney, Stephen Nerkowski, Noah Roberts: “Assistive Bass Guitar” Advisors: Stephen Bitar, John Sullivan
Environmental And Sustainability StudiesKristophe Zephyrin: “Guyana Research Park Development Project” Advisors: Elisabeth Stoddard, Suzanne LePage
Environmental EngineeringEmma E. Burleson, Annemarie N. Eastwood, Lauren O. Mitchell, Molly W. Youngs: “Acid Leachate Active Treatment Pilot System for Cooledge Brook, MA” Advisors: John Bergendahl, Carrick Eggleston
Humanities & ArtsOlivia Lattanzi: “Putting the “Other” Center Stage: Examining Modern Language and Nuances of Representation within Theatre” Advisors: Despoina Giapoudzi
Industrial EngineeringJacob Borges, Jihan Nabahani, John Tanny: “Predictive Analytics at Connecticut Children’s Center” Advisors: Sharon Johnson
Interactive Media And Game DevelopmentChristian Adler, Raymond Dolan, Elizabeth Kirschner, Henry Stadolnik: “Magnet Suit Game/Factory Reset” Advisors: Gillian Smith, Ralph Sutter
Management Information ScienceJonathan Coelho, Sadie Dominguez, Alexandria Nogueras, Megan Seely: “Evaluating Chatbot User Experience” Advisors: Soussan Djamasbi
Mathematical SciencesKevin Stern: “Equivalent Resistances of Polytope Networks” Advisors: Brigitte Servatius, Padmanabhan Aravind
Mechanical EngineeringBrooke Dawson, Hannah Gallagher, Amelia Harvey, Lilly Nardelli, Aram Soultanian: “Redsigned Shark Tagging” Advisors: Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Brian Savilonis
PhysicsCatherine M. Hogan: “Computational Characterization of a Millimeter-Wave Heat Exchanger with AlN:Mo Cylindrical Susceptors” Advisors: Vadim Yakovlev, Alex Zozulya
Professional WritingNasim Mansuri: “Best Practices for Adapting Manufacturing Documentation” Advisors: Kevin Lewis
Psychological ScienceLuigi Apollon, Kathryn Nippert, Emily Stead: “Selegiline: The Effects of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors on the Behavior and Physiology of Caenorhabditis Elegans” Advisors: Angela Rodriguez, Carissa Olsen, Jagan Srinivasan
Robotics EngineeringMia Buccowich, Andrew Strauss: “Partial Hand Prosthetic” Advisors: Marko Popovic
Society, Technology, & PolicyYvonne Niebuhr: “Improving Oral Contraceptives: Encouraging Research into Oral Contraceptives and Their Side Effects” Advisors: Crystal Brown