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C O N V O C A T I O N

May 2017

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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The Graduate School-New Brunswick

2017 Convocation

May 12, 2017

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Dear Graduates,

On behalf of the Graduate School-New Brunswick and Rutgers University, I congratulate you on your academic achievements.

Today, with your families, friends and guests in attendance, we celebrate your dedication and commitment to your chosen fields. You will contribute, as leaders, in academe, governmental agencies, industry and myriad organizations around the world. You represent more than 100 countries and the knowledge you gained here at Rutgers will influence people from around the world in addressing problems, creating new knowledge and making the world a better place. You have made Rutgers a better place as a result of your membership in the University community.

As you embark on your careers, please remember that you will always be a part of the Graduate School-New Brunswick and Rutgers community. I wish you the best for continued success.

Sincerely,

Jerome J. Kukor Dean,Graduate School-New Brunswick

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Graduate School-New BrunswickConvocationMay 12, 2017

Program

Processional

The National Anthem

Welcome and Graduation Message

Jerome J. KukorDean

Presentation of 2016-2017 Master’s Degree Candidates

Kathleen ScottProfessor, Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Presentation and Hooding of 2016-2017 Ph.D. Candidates

Dorothy HodgsonSenior Associate Dean

Closing Remarks

Jerome J. KukorDean

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Office of the Dean, Graduate School-New Brunswick

Jerome J. KukorAlex Bachmann

Barbara E. BenderGary Buschhorn

Teresa Delcorso-EllmannEvelyn Erenrich Allison Gradina

Ramazan Güngör

Dorothy HodgsonEileen Kowler

Theresa ManzoDavid Pickens

Barbara SirmanJ.D. Thomas

Simona TurcuDawn Williams-Lopez

Academic Unit Deans

Peter MarchSchool of Arts and Sciences

Thomas N. FarrisSchool of Engineering

Robert M. GoodmanSchool of Environmental and Biological Sciences

Joseph A. BaroneErnest Mario School of Pharmacy

Wanda J. Blanchett Graduate School of Education

Cathryn C. PotterSchool of Social Work

James HaytonSchool of Management and Labor Relations

George B. StaufferMason Gross School of the Arts

Jonathan PotterSchool of Communication and Information

James W. HughesEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Kathleen W. ScottoGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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Convocation Personnel

Designated Hooders

Bradley HillmanRichard Novak

Gonfalonier

Peter J. Morin

Marshals

Richard NovakDavid PickensMark RobsonKathleen ScottDavid Shernoff Barbara Sirman

J.D. ThomasSimona Turcu

Matt WeismantelJames White

Dennis BathoryBarbara Bender

Antonius Bittmann Linda Costa

Martha CotterAnn Gould

Ramazan GüngörBradley Hillman

Ken IusoShamir Khan

Thomas Leustak

Without the help of the many friends of the Graduate School-New Brunswick, this convocation would not have been possible. We extend special thanks to: Administration and Public Safety, Athletics, Campus Information Services, Matthew Colagiovanni, Susan Dimaio, Richard Edwards, GradImages, the Graduate Student Association, Miller’s Rentals, Maruxa McDonald and University Facilities, Jack Molenaar and all of Transportation Services, Karen Novick,Colin Osborne, Kimberlee Pastva and the Office of the Secretary, Tom Ponietowicz, Mary Beth Rehrer, Rutgers Emergency Services and all of the Rutgers Police Department, Tory Sharpless, Sodexo Services, University Libraries, University Relations, Fred Bachmann, Michelle Cheng, Geralyn Colvil, Janna Kline, Kathy Kronemeyer, Marsha Morin, Jay Rimmer, Larry Stromberg, Jackie Vargas, and many others.

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Doctor of Philosophy

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Graduate School-New Brunswick are presented in alphabetical order according to the school in which a majority of their faculty are located.

Graduate School-New Brunswick:

Yu Du Operations ResearchAdvisers: Andrzej Ruszczyński and Xiaodong Lin

S. Curtis McGinity Jr. Operations ResearchAdviser: Andrzej Ruszczyński

Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.

Javier Rubio Herrero* Operations ResearchAdviser: Melike Baykal-Gürsoy

Wang Yao* Operations ResearchAdviser: Jonathan Eckstein

School of Arts and Sciences:Nicole Allyson Abdul † Geological SciencesAdviser: James D. Wright

Joseph Kwadzo Agbenyegah* SpanishAdviser: Jose Camacho

Teflah B. Alajmi* Political ScienceAdviser: Jan Kubik

Carolina Alonso BejaranoWomen’s and Gender StudiesAdvisers: Carlos U. Decena andDaniel M. Goldstein

Stephanie Miriam Anglin* PsychologyAdviser: Lee Jussim

Marcello Antosh* PhilosophyAdviser: Ruth Chang

Corina L. Apostol Art HistoryAdviser: Jane A. Sharp

Claudia A. Arteaga Olórtegui † SpanishAdviser: Jorge Marcone

Vandana Bajaj* LinguisticsAdvisers: Veneeta Dayal and Kristen Syrett

Amr Mohamed Naguib Bakry* Computer ScienceAdviser: Ahmed Elgammal

Scott Asher William Barnard ClassicsAdviser: James McGlew

Jacob Daniel Baron* MathematicsAdviser: Jeff Kahn

Daniel Barone* GeographyAdviser: Karl Nordstrom

Eveline Baseggio Omiccioli Art HistoryAdviser: Sarah Blake McHam

Aria Basirnia* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: David Shih

Abdul Basit Computer ScienceAdviser: William Steiger

Niccolò Battistini EconomicsAdviser: Roberto Chang

Brittany A. Bell PsychologyAdviser: David Vicario

Gabriella Bellorio † ItalianAdviser: Alessandro Vettori

Sandeep Vishwanath Belure † Computational Biology and Molecular BiophysicsAdviser: Vikas Nanda

Ross K. Berkowitz MathematicsAdviser: Swastik Kopparty

Amey Rameshrao Bhangale Computer ScienceAdviser: Swastik Kopparty

Aleksandra Barbara Biedron* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Edward W. Castner Jr.

Kendra D. Boyd HistoryAdviser: Mia Bay

Scott Ashley Bruton* HistoryAdviser: T.J. Jackson Lears

Amanda Renée Carson Wong* PsychologyAdviser: Shireen Rizvi

Bismayan Chakrabarti † Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Kristjan Haule

Erick James Chastain † Computer ScienceAdviser: Eric Allender

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Haoyuan Chen † Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Darrin York

Weijie Chen* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Daniel Seidel

Sjuvon Samuel Chung MathematicsAdviser: Anders Skovsted Buch

Kevin R. Coffey* PsychologyAdviser: Mark O. West

Tara Jean Coleman* Comparative LiteratureAdviser: Weijie Song

Juan Pablo Cominguez* SpanishAdvisers: Nuria Sagarra and Liliana Sanchez

Antonio Cusato Novelli* EconomicsAdviser: Roberto Chang

Lindsey Ann Czarnecki † PsychologyAdviser: John P. McGann

Meredith Elaine Davis † Women’s and Gender StudiesAdviser: Mary Hawkesworth

Ben B. F. De Witte* Comparative LiteratureAdviser: Elin Diamond

Amruta Jayant Deshpande* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: John P. Hughes

Patrick Robert Devlin MathematicsAdviser: Jeff Kahn

Jeffrey Ronald DeWitt PsychologyAdviser: Gretchen B. Chapman

Rossella Di Rosa* ItalianAdviser: Andrea Baldi

Gina E. DiFeo* PsychologyAdviser: Tracey J. Shors

Michael Samuel Donders MathematicsAdviser: József Beck

Courtney Doucette HistoryAdviser: Jochen Hellbeck

Koustubh Shishir Dube †Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Joachim Kohn

Amelia L. Duffy-Tumasz GeographyAdviser: Richard A. Schroeder

Noah Robert Eber-Schmid* Political ScienceAdviser: Stephen Bronner

David Eddie* PsychologyAdviser: Marsha E. Bates

Daniel Egaña Ugrinovic*Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Scott Thomas

Mohamed Hamdy Mahmoud Elhoseiny* Computer ScienceAdviser: Ahmed Elgammal

Jonathan J. Faig* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich

Brooke A. Falk † Art HistoryAdviser: Laura Weigert

Janna H. Ferguson † Political ScienceAdviser: Cynthia R. Daniels

Joshua I. Fesi* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Colin Jager

Janell Cora Fetterolf* PsychologyAdviser: Laurie A. Rudman

Yvette Florio Lane HistoryAdviser: Seth Koven

William F. Flynn Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Ronald M. Levy

Nathan Harel Fox MathematicsAdviser: Doron Zeilberger

Mareen Fuchs* GermanAdviser: Michael G. Levine

Dmitrii Galakhov* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: G.W. Moore

Bin Gao Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Sang-Wook Cheong

Xiang Gao* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Laurence S. Romsted

Graeme P. Gardner*Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: G. Charles Dismukes

Maxìm Gavrilènko* Geological SciencesAdviser: Claude T. Herzberg

Earl F. Glock IV* HistoryAdviser: Jennifer Mittelstadt

Yuanzhen Gu Computer ScienceAdviser: Michael L. Fredman

Changjian Guan † Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Alan Goldman

* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate

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Jason J. Gulya* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Michael McKeon

Siao-Hao Guo MathematicsAdviser: Natasa Sesum

Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr.* Political ScienceAdviser: David P. Redlawsk

Yirui Hu* Statistics and BiostatisticsAdviser: Donald R. Hoover

Xiaoxi Huang* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Tewodros Asefa

Yuhua Huang* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Xumu Zhang

Caleb Deneb Hudgins † PsychologyAdviser: Timothy Otto

Krishna Padmini Iyer* AnthropologyAdviser: Lee Cronk

Farah N. Jan Political ScienceAdviser: Eric M. Davis

Yang Jiao † Statistics and BiostatisticsAdvisers: Min-ge Xie and Eun-Young Mun

Douglas Jones* Political ScienceAdviser: Eric M. Davis

Edmund S. Karasiewicz MathematicsAdviser: Stephen D. Miller

Faisal Mustafa Khan* Computer ScienceAdviser: Casimir A. Kulikowski

Jongpil Kim † Computer ScienceAdviser: Vladimir Pavlovic

Alissa Rostislavovna Klots † HistoryAdviser: Jochen Hellbeck

Nikesh Koirala* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Seongshik Oh

Ashley Anne Koning* Political ScienceAdviser: David P. Redlawsk

Amy Kranzler* PsychologyAdviser: Edward A. Selby

Athanasios Krontiris Computer ScienceAdviser: Kostas E. Bekris

Mrinal Kumar Computer ScienceAdvisers: Swastik Kopparty andShubhangi Saraf

Catherine Lee Kupiec* Art HistoryAdviser: Sarah Blake McHam

Daehan Kwak Computer ScienceAdviser: Badri Nath

Edith Laurencin AnthropologyAdviser: David Hughes

Stephanie M. Leary* PhilosophyAdvisers: Ruth Chang and Andy Egan

Juho Lee † Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Kristjan Haule

John C. Lesher Political ScienceAdviser: Ross Baker

Rachel Lee Levanger MathematicsAdviser: Konstantin Mischaikow

Sydney M. Levine* PsychologyAdviser: Alan Leslie

Chengrui Li Statistics and BiostatisticsAdviser: Min-ge Xie

Miaoxin Lin † Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Richard H. Ebright

Changyao Liu* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Laurence S. Romsted

Mingming Liu* LinguisticsAdviser: Veneeta Dayal

Shaodong Liu* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Xumu Zhang

Christopher J. Lombardi Geological SciencesAdviser: Kenneth G. Miller

Shana Simone Lopes Art HistoryAdviser: Tanya Sheehan

Benjamin D. Lund Computer ScienceAdviser: Shubhangi Saraf

Elizabeth A. Luth SociologyAdviser: Deborah Carr

Qiang Ma* Computer ScienceAdviser: S. Muthu Muthukrishnan

Christina Mandt* GermanAdviser: Fatima Naqvi

Matthew David Mangold Comparative LiteratureAdviser: Edyta Bojanowska

Sara Kristine Manuel* PsychologyAdviser: Laurie A. Rudman


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Ion Marandici Political ScienceAdviser: Jan Kubik

Raysa J. Martinez Kruger GeographyAdviser: Robert W. Lake

Crystal H. Marull SpanishAdviser: Jennifer Austin

Hope Eliza McManus* LinguisticsAdviser: Alan Prince

Claire Ménard* FrenchAdviser: Alan Williams

Étienne Meunier* SociologyAdvisers: Joanna Kempner and Arlene Stein

Chang Min † Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Daniel Seidel

Richard Andrew Mortlock Geological SciencesAdviser: James D. Wright

Kenneth Moss † HistoryAdviser: Mark Wasserman

Samiah E. Moustafa GeographyAdviser: Asa Rennermalm

Brian Matthew Mumper ClassicsAdviser: T. Corey Brennan

Timothy R. Naumovitz* MathematicsAdviser: Michael Saks

Rosemary Nonye Ndubuizu Women’s and Gender StudiesAdviser: Nikol Alexander-Floyd

Youngseok Park* EconomicsAdviser: Tomas Sjöström

Nicholas Pasquale Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Ki-Bum Lee

Pamela Joan Perez Computational Biology and Molecular BiophysicsAdviser: Wilma K. Olson

Nathan D. Peterson* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Lynn Festa

Jennifer L. Pettit* HistoryAdviser: T.J. Jackson Lears

Brian J. Pietras* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Jacqueline T. Miller

Pedro Henrique Pontes MathematicsAdviser: Henryk Iwaniec

David Reid HistoryAdviser: Mark Wasserman

Benjamin Resnick-Day* HistoryAdviser: Peter Silver

Mónica A. Ríos Vásquez* SpanishAdviser: Susan Martin-Márquez

David M. Rose PhilosophyAdviser: Jonathan Schaffer

Kartikeya Saboo † AnthropologyAdviser: Fran Mascia-Lees

Babak Saleh † Computer ScienceAdviser: Ahmed Elgammal

Jessica Munz Scheld* EconomicsAdviser: Carolyn Moehling

Stephen Seely Women’s and Gender StudiesAdviser: Drucilla Cornell

Nagarajan Selvanathan* LinguisticsAdviser: Mark Baker

Darshana Fay Shapiro* AnthropologyAdviser: Robert Scott

Charlene Lee Sharpe GeographyAdviser: J. Kenneth Mitchell

Matthew Robert Sherrill* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Carolyn Williams

Theodore L. Siu* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Troy Shinbrot

Fred J. Solinger* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Rebecca L. Walkowitz

Cesalie Taylor Stepney* PsychologyAdviser: Maurice Elias

Una Danko Stojnić* PhilosophyAdvisers: Jeffrey C. King and Ernie Lepore

Elena V. Stolpovsky* EconomicsAdviser: Mark Killingsworth

Die Sun † Statistics and BiostatisticsAdviser: Han Xiao

Liming Sun MathematicsAdviser: Yanyan Li

Renchang Tan Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Xumu Zhang

Tashima Thomas Art HistoryAdviser: Tatiana Flores


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Jesse D. Thornburg* Geological SciencesAdviser: Kenneth G. Miller

Ryan M. Thorpe* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: Robert A. Bartynski

Miriam Tola* Women’s and Gender StudiesAdvisers: Ed Cohen and Elizabeth Grosz

Jason F. Torkelson* SociologyAdviser: Patrick J. Carr

Hüseyin Ekrem Ulus † Comparative LiteratureAdviser: Nelson Maldonado-Torres

Carolyn Margaret Ureña Comparative LiteratureAdviser: Ann Jurecic

Lucia Vedovi* ItalianAdviser: Andrea Baldi

Juan Pablo Vera Lugo AnthropologyAdviser: Daniel M. Goldstein

Huan Wang* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Lawrence J. Williams

Jialin Wen* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Xumu Zhang

Gwyne White* PsychologyAdviser: Maurice Elias

Meryl Patricia Winick* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Carolyn Williams

Charles Isaac Wolf MathematicsAdviser: Shubhangi Saraf

Stephen Noel Woodside* PhilosophyAdvisers: Jefferson McMahan and Douglas Husak

Minji Wu* Computer ScienceAdviser: Amélie Marian

Beibei Xu LinguisticsAdviser: Veneeta Dayal

Xukai Yan MathematicsAdviser: Yanyan Li

Zhennan Yan* Computer ScienceAdviser: Dimitris N. Metaxas

Shuyaņg Yang EconomicsAdviser: Carolyn Moehling

Meng Ye* Physics and AstronomyAdviser: David Vanderbilt

Sejong Yoon* Computer ScienceAdviser: Vladimir Pavlovic

Jasmin Alicia Young HistoryAdviser: Deborah Gray White

Jessica Samantha Yu* PsychologyAdviser: G. Terence Wilson

Fengpeng Yuan Computer ScienceAdviser: Janne Lindqvist

Melissa Adria Yuen Art HistoryAdviser: Catherine R. Puglisi

Yingyue Zhang* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich

Yongliang Zhang* Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Laurence S. Romsted

Tian Zhou Chemistry and Chemical BiologyAdviser: Alan Goldman

Emily Kevlin Zubernis* Literatures in EnglishAdviser: Rebecca L. Walkowitz

School of Engineering:

Moustafa H. Abdelbaky Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Manish Parashar

Adi Salman Abu-ObeidahCivil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Hani Nassif

Muharrem Acerce* Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Manish Chhowalla

Nasim Arbabzadeh † Industrial and Systems EngineeringAdviser: Mohsen A. Jafari

Eleni Athanasopoulou †Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Qizhong Guo

Berra Beyoglu Siglam Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Richard E. Riman

Francesco Bronzino † Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Dipankar Raychauduri

Jian F. Chen* Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Yook-Kong Yong


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Yao Cheng Industrial and Systems EngineeringAdviser: Elsayed A. Elsayed

Richard T. Cimino* Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringAdviser: Alexander V. Neimark

Daniel Cordasco Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Prosenjit Bagchi

Wanlin Du Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Kimberly Cook-Chennault

Farbod Farzan* Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Jie Gong

Matthew E. Frenkel* Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Zhixiong Guo

Marc Gamell Balmana Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Manish Parashar

Yao Ge* Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdvisers: Zoran Gajic and David G. Daut

Soheil Ghafurian † Industrial and Systems EngineeringAdviser: Kang Li

Roohollah Hashemi † Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: George J. Weng

Wen-Chiang Hong Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Yicheng Lu

Dingguo Hua* Industrial and Systems EngineeringAdviser: Elsayed A. Elsayed

Farhad Jafari* Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Ali Maher

Masoud Janbaz* Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Ali Maher

Dionysios Kalogerias Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Athina P. Petropulu

Gorkem Kar Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Marco Gruteser

Kliti Kodra Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Zoran Gajic

Daniel Kopp* Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Richard E. Riman

Kanak Anant Kuwelkar* Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Richard A. Haber

Young Ho Lee Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Ivan Marsic

Bo Li* Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Athina P. Petropulu

Rui Li † Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Yicheng Lu

Yuchen Li* Industrial and Systems EngineeringAdviser: Thomas Boucher

Jiangbo Liu Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Qingze Zou

Ying Liu Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Wade Trappe

Peng Lou* Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Hani Nassif

Emma L. Mortensen* Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Dunbar Birnie III

William Thomas Mozet* Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Stephen D. Tse

Tyler Lee Munhollon* Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Richard A. Haber

Craig Daniel Nie † Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: James A. Harrington

Riyanka Pai † Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Laura Fabris

Yanbiao Pan Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Jaeseok Jeon


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School of Environmental and Biological Sciences:

Rana Jaber Tarish Al-Baghdadi* Endocrinology and Animal BiosciencesAdviser: Tracy G. Anthony

Ammar Riyadh Al-Gburi* Microbial BiologyAdviser: Michael L. Chikindas

Debaleena Basu* Plant BiologyAdviser: Nilgun Tumer

Massimo Bosacchi* Plant BiologyAdviser: Pal Maliga

Brenda Burgess* Nutritional SciencesAdviser: Beverly J. Tepper

Patrick William Burgess † Plant BiologyAdviser: Bingru Huang

John E. Cambridge* EntomologyAdviser: George Hamilton

Staci L. Capozzi* Environmental SciencesAdviser: Lisa Rodenburg

Margaret Eleanor Conroy Ecology and EvolutionAdviser: Richard Lathrop

Hang Thuy Dam* Microbial BiologyAdviser: Max M. Häggblom

Cara Anne Faillace Ecology and EvolutionAdviser: Peter J. Morin

Naomi Elisabeth Fleming* OceanographyAdviser: John Wilkin

Kelly L. Francisco* Environmental SciencesAdviser: Weilin Huang

William F. Fritz Endocrinology and Animal BiosciencesAdviser: Larry S. Katz

Corey J. Gabriel Atmospheric ScienceAdviser: Alan Robock

Nelson Sarmiento Garcia Plant BiologyAdviser: Joachim Messing

Christopher Eugene Petoukhoff Materials Science and EngineeringAdviser: Deirdre M. O’Carroll

Mark Rodgers* Industrial and Systems EngineeringAdviser: David W. Coit

Sumati Sehajpal Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Zoran Gajic

Christopher G. Stout † Materials Science and EngineeringAdvisers: Bernard H. Kear and Stephen D. Tse

Kai Su* Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdvisers: Dipankar Raychaudhuri and Narayan B. Mandayam

Xiaoshi Su Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Andrew N. Norris

Han Sun Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Haim Baruh

Udhay Sundar Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Kimberly Cook-Chennault

Mena Emil Barsoum Tawfik † Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdviser: Javier F. Diez

Yifan Wang* Chemical and Biochemical EngineeringAdvisers: Fernando J. Muzzio and Benjamin J. Glasser

Zilong Wang* Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Hao Wang

Tong Wu Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Waheed U. Bajwa

GuangJi Xu Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdviser: Hao Wang

Xiang Yang Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAdvisers: Peter Meer and Hae Chang Gea

Yulong Yang* Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Janne Lindqvist

Heonjong Yoo Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Zoran Gajic

Feixiong Zhang* Electrical and Computer EngineeringAdviser: Yanyong Zhang


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Noel G. Hahn EntomologyAdvisers: George Hamilton and César Rodríguez-Saona

Tina Harrison* Ecology and EvolutionAdviser: Rachael Winfree

Ivelisse Irizarry Plant BiologyAdviser: James F. White

Ali Hassan Daghir Janabi* Microbial BiologyAdviser: Kenneth H. McKeever

Carrie Elizabeth Jantzen* Environmental SciencesAdviser: Keith R. Cooper

Matthew C. Kochem † Nutritional SciencesAdviser: Paul Breslin

Elham Lashkari Food ScienceAdviser: Kit L. Yam

Kyle J. Mamounis Nutritional SciencesAdviser: Troy A. Roepke

Jennifer T. Martin-Biggers* Nutritional SciencesAdviser: Carol Byrd-Bredbenner

Ameya Ashutosh Mashruwala Microbial BiologyAdviser: Jeffrey M. Boyd

Jacqueline Michelle McSweeney † OceanographyAdviser: Robert J. Chant

Ana Filipa Miguel Carvalho OceanographyAdvisers: Josh Kohut and Oscar Schofield

Daniel R. Millemann* Environmental SciencesAdviser: Keith R. Cooper

Megan F. Muehlbauer Plant BiologyAdviser: Thomas J. Molnar

Melissa A. Murphy Nutritional SciencesAdvisers: Joshua W. Miller and Paul Breslin

Ryan Lee Olson* Nutritional SciencesAdviser: Brandon L. Alderman

Annie D’Souza Palaparthi* Food ScienceAdviser: Qingrong Huang

Nicholas Brandon Pollock* Ecology and EvolutionAdviser: Henry John-Alder

Liliana Claudia Pop* Nutritional SciencesAdviser: Sue A. Shapses

Robert M. Pyne Plant BiologyAdviser: James E. Simon

Yixuan Qiu* Food ScienceAdviser: George M. Carman

Allyson Brooks Salisbury Environmental SciencesAdviser: Jason Grabosky

Charles J. Schmid* Plant BiologyAdvisers: James A. Murphy and Bruce B. Clarke

Gregory Nicholas Seroka* OceanographyAdviser: Scott Glenn

Wanchen Shao Plant BiologyAdviser: Juan Dong

Amanda Elisabeth Sorensen Ecology and EvolutionAdviser: Rebecca C. Jordan

Seyed Aboozar Tabatabai † OceanographyAdviser: John Wilkin

Jennifer Helen Therkorn* Environmental SciencesAdviser: Gediminas Mainelis

Jennifer Lynn Todd Food ScienceAdviser: Donald Schaffner

Lynne C. Trabachino* Atmospheric ScienceAdviser: Mark A. Miller

Yang Wang Nutritional SciencesAdvisers: Sue A. Shapses and Joshua W. Miller

Yifei Wang* Plant BiologyAdviser: Nicholi Vorsa

Amanda M. Whispell* EntomologyAdviser: Michael L. May

Sarah J. Wolfson Environmental SciencesAdviser: Lily Y. Young

Fanfan Wu Nutritional SciencesAdviser: William K. Hallman

Qiuyang Xia* Food ScienceAdviser: Qingrong Huang

Jie Xiao* Food ScienceAdviser: Qingrong Huang

Jennifer A. Yang* Endocrinology and Animal BiosciencesAdviser: Troy A. Roepke

Qin Zhao* Food ScienceAdviser: Qingrong Huang


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Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:

Mania Dorrani Pharmaceutical ScienceAdviser: Bozena Michniak-Kohn

Hye Yeon Sagong † Medicinal ChemistryAdviser: Edmond J. LaVoie

Milinkumar N. Shah* Pharmaceutical ScienceAdviser: Tamara Minko

Da Xu* Pharmaceutical ScienceAdviser: Guofeng You

Chengyue Zhang † Pharmaceutical ScienceAdviser: Ah-Ng Tony Kong

Jing Zhen* Medicinal ChemistryAdviser: James E. Simon

Graduate School of Education:

Rosa Aghekyan EducationAdviser: Angela M. O’Donnell

Lokman Akbay* EducationAdviser: Jimmy de la Torre

Diana Wright Cano EducationAdviser: William A. Firestone

Phyllis Julie Cipriani † EducationAdviser: Carolyn A. Maher

Alexandra E. Daniel* EducationAdviser: W. Steven Barnett

Amanda Dillon* EducationAdviser: Nora E. Hyland

Eliot J. Graham EducationAdviser: Beth C. Rubin

Dessislava N. Kirova* EducationAdviser: Drew Gitomer

Kristen Marie Lew* EducationAdviser: Juan Pablo Mejía-Ramos

Meredith Clay McConnochie EducationAdviser: Ariana Mangual Figueroa

Jamie M. Reuter EducationAdviser: Rochel Gelman

Atiya S. Strothers EducationAdvisers: Catherine Lugg and Benjamin Justice

Cheryl K. Van Ness † EducationAdviser: Carolyn A. Maher

Immanuel J. Williams EducationAdviser: Youngsuk Suh

School of Social Work:

Katherine Cecile Findley Social WorkAdviser: Patricia A. Findley

Shuang Lu* Social WorkAdviser: Chien-Chung Huang

Denalee M. O’Malley Social WorkAdviser: Patricia A. Findley

Jillian D. Stein Social WorkAdviser: Jeounghee Kim

School of Management and Labor Relations:

Frederick Scott Bentley Industrial Relations and Human ResourcesAdvisers: Rebecca R. Kehoe and Ingrid S. Fulmer

Sargam Garg Industrial Relations and Human ResourcesAdvisers: Patrick F. McKay and David P. Lepak

Mason Gross School of the Arts:

Lynette Bowring MusicAdviser: Rebecca Cypess

Renata Janina Pasternak-Mazur † MusicAdviser: Andrew Kirkman

Kyongji Han* Industrial Relations and Human ResourcesAdviser: David P. Lepak


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School of Communication and Information:

Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy:

Colette M. Barrow † Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: Robert W. Lake

Handi Chandra Putra Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: Clinton J. Andrews

Ryan Mathias Good † Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: James DeFilippis

Bryan Patrick Grady † Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: Michael Lahr

Timothy David MacKinnon † Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: Frank Popper

Juan J. Rivero* Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: Robert W. Lake

Michael R. Strange † Planning and Public PolicyAdviser: Michael Greenberg

Alexa Bolaños Carpio Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Galina Bolden

Maggie Boyraz* Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Jennifer L. Gibbs

Jonathan Monroe Bullinger † Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Susan Keith

Maria Dwyer Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Daniel O. O’Connor

Raffaele A. Gigliotti Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Brent D. Ruben

Müge Haseki* Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Craig Scott

Seol Ki Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Jennifer L. Gibbs

Heewon Kim* Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Jennifer L. Gibbs

Vanessa Lynn Kitzie Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Marie L. Radford

Nadav D. Lipkin* Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: John V. Pavlik

Kathleen E. McCollough Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Jack Bratich

Stephanie Eun Jeong Mikitish Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Marie L. Radford

Si Sun † Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Nicholas J. Belkin

Rannie Teodoro* Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: Itzhak Yanovitzky

Yu Zhang* Communication, Information and Library StudiesAdviser: John V. Pavlik


Jason Christopher Slaughter MusicAdviser: Christopher Doll

Stefan Swanson † MusicAdviser: Steven Kemper

Shingkwan Woo † MusicAdvisers: Floyd Grave and Nancy Yunhwa Rao

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Ayesha Aijaz Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Ronke Olabisi

Max L. Balter Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Martin L. Yarmush

Neal Bennett* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Prabhas V. Moghe

Alvin I. Chen* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Martin L. Yarmush

Kathryn E. Drzewiecki* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: David I. Shreiber

Laura M. Higgins* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Mark Pierce

Kate Molloy O’Neill Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Bonnie L. Firestein

Maria Jamal Qadri Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: William Craelius

Ana R. Rodríguez* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Bonnie L. Firestein

Sagar Singh* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: David I. Shreiber

Margot A. Zevon* Biomedical EngineeringAdvisers: Prabhas V. Moghe and Charles M. Roth

Mingde Zheng* Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Jeffrey D. Zahn

Charles Y. Zhu † Biomedical EngineeringAdviser: Stavroula Sofou

Doctor of Philosophy (Joint Degree)

Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy awarded jointly by the Graduate School-New Brunswick and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences are presented in alphabetical order according to the school in which a majority of their faculty are located.

Aseel Modhfer Al-Dayyeni Physiology and Integrative BiologyAdviser: Xiangbing Wang

Adenrele Madeline Gleason* Cell and Developmental BiologyAdviser: Barth D. Grant

David Michael Goodrich Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAdviser: Nathan Treff

Mercedes Rae Gyuricza Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAdviser: Kim S. McKim

Jake Zachary Jacobs* BiochemistryAdviser: Mikel Zaratiegui

Namit Kumar † Cell and Developmental BiologyAdviser: Michael P. Verzi

Amar Hekmat Mahdi Physiology and Integrative BiologyAdviser: Bing Xia

William F. Manley* Cell and Developmental BiologyAdviser: Linda Brzustowicz

Patrick Nosker* BiochemistryAdviser: Vikas Nanda

Eileen Oni* Cell and Developmental BiologyAdviser: Ronald P.Hart

Malan Sharanga Silva Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAdviser: Maureen M. Barr

Nawei Sun † Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAdvisers: Jay Tischfield and Gary A. Heiman

Lisheng Zhou Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAdvisers: Tara C. Matise and Derek Gordon

Chengsheng Zhu Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsAdviser: Yana Bromberg

School of Arts and Sciences:


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Jayson Xiao-Chen Chen* ToxicologyAdviser: Chung S. Yang

Mary Francis ToxicologyAdviser: Debra L. Laskin

Thea Noreen Golden* ToxicologyAdviser: Andrew Gow

Almin Iqbalali Lalani † Cellular and Molecular PharmacologyAdviser: Ping Xie

Jamie Esther Moscovitz* ToxicologyAdviser: Lauren Aleksunes

Chetan Krishnanand Rane Cellular and Molecular PharmacologyAdviser: Audrey Minden

Blair Christopher Weig* ToxicologyAdviser: Kenneth Reuhl

Master’s Degree

Candidates for the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Arts for Teachers, Master of Business and Science, Master of Engineering, Master of Landscape Architecture, and Master of Science from the Graduate School-New Brunswick are presented in alphabetical order according to the school in which a majority of their faculty are located.

Graduate School-New Brunswick:

Ernesto Alexander Aguilar Juarez M.B.S.Business and Science

Hassan Ahmed M.B.S.Business and Science

Jose Wilfredo Aleman Espinoza M.B.S.Business and Science

Johan Anil Joseph M.B.S.Business and Science

Chirag Arora M.B.S.Business and Science

Teobaldo Ivan Arrunategui M.B.S.Business and Science

Sudarshan Balakrishnan † M.B.S.Business and Science

Rahul Raju Balwaik M.B.S.Business and Science

Michael A. Bannon M.B.S.Business and Science

Rachana Taneja Bhatia † M.B.S.Business and Science

Chinmay Vikram Bhatt M.B.S.Business and Science

Mallory Robyn Bloom M.B.S.Business and Science

Joseph James Bongiovanni Jr. † M.B.S.Business and Science

Stephanie Marie Boucher M.B.S.Business and Science

Andrew Jason Braverman † M.B.S.Business and Science

Matthew J. Brennan M.B.S.Business and Science

Jamie Paige Cann † M.B.S.Business and Science

Alexandra Lynn Carisone M.B.S.Business and Science

Senjuti Chakraborty M.B.S.Business and Science

Hung-Yueh Chang M.B.S.Business and Science

Esteban Chen* M.B.S.Business and Science

Ąbhishek Chibber M.B.S.Business and Science

Mridula Chintalacheruvu M.B.S.Business and Science

Eunju Choi † M.B.S.Business and Science

Kirsten Lauren Cluver M.B.S.Business and Science

Carlos Wilfredo Contreras Avilés † M.B.S.Business and Science


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Shivani Dahiya M.B.S.Business and Science

Sean DeAllie † M.B.S.Business and Science

Keith Joseph Delaney † M.B.S.Business and Science

Christopher John Dougherty † M.B.S.Business and Science

Tatiana Y. Dupin † M.B.S.Business and Science

Kelechi Edozie-Anyadiegwu* M.B.S.Business and Science

Robert William Elwell M.B.S.Business and Science

Givette Kristine Yu Esguerra M.B.S.Business and Science

Abhijit Joseph Fernandez M.B.S.Business and Science

Alwyn J. Forbes M.B.S.Business and Science

Kushal Gohil M.B.S.Business and Science

Rushil Goyal † M.B.S.Business and Science

Jennifer Elizabeth Grasso M.B.S.Business and Science

Jianqi He M.B.S.Business and Science

Evan Patrick Heath M.B.S.Business and Science

Danielle April Henríquez M.B.S.Business and Science

Clayton Michael Herron M.B.S.Business and Science

Akul Chandrashekher Swamy Hiremath M.B.S.Business and Science

David Itenberg M.B.S.Business and Science

Winston James M.B.S.Business and Science

Aapta Kanaiya Paresh M.B.S.Business and Science

Anuraag Chowdary Kancharla M.B.S.Business and Science

James Y. Kim* M.B.S.Business and Science

Nackchun Kim † M.B.S.Business and Science

Julieane Camile Lacsina M.B.S.Business and Science

Aracelis Jeanette Lantigua M.B.S.Business and Science

Jerrilee de Mesa Laspiñas † M.B.S.Business and Science

Danielle Marie Leake † M.B.S.Business and Science

Mary Elayne Leriche M.B.S.Business and Science

Charles Sage Lichtenwalner † M.B.S.Business and Science

Xuefei Liu † M.B.S.Business and Science

Vishala Maharaj M.B.S.Business and Science

Louis Miguel Maldonado M.B.S.Business and Science

Yusoph Clavero Manalundong II † M.B.S.Business and Science

Robert Harry Markowitz † M.B.S.Business and Science

Richa S. Mehta M.B.S.Business and Science

Stephen Miano M.B.S.Business and Science

Deepti Mithrananda M.B.S.Business and Science

Neelam Murtajali Momin M.B.S.Business and Science

Craig S. Moran M.B.S.Business and Science

Michelle S. Moy M.B.S.Business and Science

Brent David Myers* M.B.S.Business and Science

Letitia Batuuka Nakawombe † M.B.S.Business and Science

Chetna Subhash Nemade M.B.S.Business and Science


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Imani Nylah Nicholson M.B.S.Business and Science

Jason Te Occidental M.B.S.Business and Science

Omobolade M. Ogbuewu † M.B.S.Business and Science

Ayoola Oluseyi Ogunsola M.B.S.Business and Science

Chidera Ifeatu Okafor M.B.S.Business and Science

Christin M. Olsen M.B.S.Business and Science

Lee Michael Pagenkopf † M.B.S.Business and Science

Eshani A. Pareek Aka Parikh M.B.S.Business and Science

Neha S. Patel M.B.S.Business and Science

Nirali C. Patel † M.B.S.Business and Science

Rikita N. Patel † M.B.S.Business and Science

Jennifer Paulucci M.B.S.Business and Science

Jonathan Raúl Rego M.B.S.Business and Science

Michael Anthony Ries M.B.S.Business and Science

Arindam Roy Chowdhury M.B.S.Business and Science

Lester Joseph Sabo M.B.S.Business and Science

Chandan Saha M.B.S.Business and Science

Debapom Saha M.B.S.Business and Science

Tyler James Schiff M.B.S.Business and Science

George Fouad Sedfawy M.B.S.Business and Science

Nidhi Ketan Shah M.B.S.Business and Science

Vishwa Atul Shah M.B.S.Business and Science

Madeline Alicia Smith † M.B.S.Business and Science

Arkadiusz Sobolewski M.B.S.Business and Science

Brian A. Somers M.B.S.Business and Science

Olumide Sosan M.B.S.Business and Science

Justin Andrew Staley M.B.S.Business and Science

Kelley Anne Steitz* M.B.S.Business and Science

Archita Sudula † M.B.S.Business and Science

Yue Sun M.B.S.Business and Science

Sunam Suresh M.B.S.Business and Science

Norence Aaron Pelayo Tan † M.B.S.Business and Science

Christopher Baldwin Tang M.B.S.Business and Science

Charles Terng † M.B.S.Business and Science

Ranjith Balaji Thirumalai Ananthanpillai † M.B.S.Business and Science

Manish Tiwari M.B.S.Business and Science

Uddhavendra Pal Singh M.B.S.Business and Science

Swetha Vemula M.B.S.Business and Science

Karl J. Vetter † M.B.S.Business and Science

David Andrew Weuste † M.B.S.Business and Science

Sai Bhavana Yalla M.B.S.Business and Science

Qian Yang M.B.S.Business and Science

Stephanie Yang M.B.S.Business and Science

YanJun Zhang M.B.S.Business and Science


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Shabbir A. Abbas † M.A.Religious Studies

Amanda Kari Ackerman † M.A.Political Science

Devansh Agarwal M.S.Computer Science

Esther Temitayo Akinbolaji M.A.Political Science

Shauhin Edward Alavi* M.A.Anthropology

Kevin Albertson † M.S.Computer Science

Analia Florencia Albuja* M.S.Psychology

Danielle Grace Allor † M.A.Literatures in English

Kevin A. Allred † M.Phil.Women’s and Gender Studies

Nicholas Austen Allred † M.A.Literatures in English

Venkata Aditya Sastry Ambadipudi M.S.Computer Science

Leanna A. Amorim M.A.T.Spanish

Krishna Anantha Padmanabhan M.S.Computer Science

Tyler Curtis Archer M.A. Classics

María Angélica Arévalo M.A.T.Spanish

Kaitlyn Mary Argila M.A.Art History

Daniel Austin M.A.Political Science

Mark Leroy Avery M.A.Economics

Praveenram Balachandar M.S.Computer Science

Sandeep Naidu Balaga † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Emily Margaret Banta † M.A.Literatures in English

Anivesh Baratam M.S.Computer Science

Alyssa Ann Bartow-Winstel M.A.Art History

Jaclyn Nicole Bates † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Nadeje Bodkin Bauzil M.A.Political Science

Sandeep Vishwanath Belure* M.S.Quantitative Biomedicine

Kristoffer Hovland Berg † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Vishal Rakesh Bhalla M.S.Computer Science

Amey Rameshrao Bhangale M.S.Computer Science

Tanvi Arvind Borkar M.S.Computer Science

Christina Marie Boyce-Jacino † M.S.Psychology

Alissa Marie Bunty* M.A.T.Spanish

William Dandridge Burch* M.A.Literatures in English

Andrew Cai M.S.Computer Science

Graciela M. Caldero M.A.Spanish

Christian Paul Callegari M.A.Political Science

Sonia Elizabeth Candella M.A.T.Spanish

Jessica Amber Cantrell* M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Yue Cao M.S.Computer Science

Kelle A. Carbone M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Nilay Chakraborty M.S.Computer Science

Ka Ho Chan † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Kimberly Ellen Chaney* M.S.Psychology

Tanuj Chawla † M.S.Computer Science

School of Arts and Sciences:


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George Chen M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Hewen Chen M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Ji Chen M.S.Mathematical Finance

Kai Chen M.S.Computer Science

Qiaojun Chen M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Zhong Chen M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Xin Cheng M.SComputer Science

Yao Cheng* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Zheyuan Cheng M.S.Computer Science

Koumudhi Cheruku M.S.Computer Science

Boyan Chi M.S.Mathematical Finance

Cheryl Chi † M.S.Computer Science

Joseph Anthony Chiarappa † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Keerthi Saran Chidepudi M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Akash Vilas Chitnis † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Jieun Choi M.A.Economics

Selim Choi* M.A.Economics

Risham Y. Chokshi M.S.Computer Science

Indrajit Choudhury M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Aditya H. Chukka M.S.Computer Science

Feigue Cieplinski M.A.Jewish Studies

Jenna Herold Cohen* M.S.Psychology

Daniel T. Coleman M.A.Political Science

Brittney Keasia Collier M.A.Political Science

Julia Ann Criscione † M.S.Geological Sciences

Stephen Cúrto M.A.Religious Studies

Sumit Das M.S.Computer Science

Erica Meryl Dashow* M.S.Psychology

Dania Karina Agüero Davie* M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Anthony J. Decarlo M.A.History

Alexandra Leigh Demshock M.A.Sociology

Hang Deng † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Neelmay Nilesh Desai M.S.Computer Science

Nathan Robert Johnson Destler* M.S.Psychology

Srinivas K. Devarakonda* M.S.Computer Science

Aditya Vikas Devarapalli M.S.Computer Science

Zhilmil Dhillon † M.S.Computer Science

Atul Dhingra M.S.Computer Science

Jiayue Ding M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Xue Ding M.S.Computer Science

Feiyang Du M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Pengzhe Du † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Benjamin Dunham † M.S.Geological Sciences

Samata Dutta* M.A.Economics


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Ana Echavarría Uribe M.S.Computer Science

Nada Tarek El Kouny* M.A.Anthropology

Riham Elsaadany M.S.Computer Science

Gabrielle Kunti Marie Everett* M.A.Literatures in English

Mingqing Fang M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Maco Lavae Faniel M.A.History

Courtney Leigh Farrell* M.A.T.Spanish

Kara Binder Fehling* M.S.Psychology

Zhanzhao Feng M.S.Mathematical Finance

Mary Margaret Fernandez M.A.Art History

Jonathan Carl Feuer M.A.Religious Studies

Elizabeth Fischetti M.A.Political Science

Mikhail Fishbeyn M.S.Mathematical Finance

Jake Edward Fishter M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Daniel C. Frey † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yi Fu M.S.Computer Science

Yuhan Fu M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Zheng Fu M.A.Political Science

Yogesh Gandewar † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Xinhe Gao M.S.Computer Science

Paola Andrea Garcia Alzate M.A.Political Science

Kevin Roland Garrett † M.S.Geological Sciences

Christina Leigh Gay M.S.Physics and Astronomy

N’Bsrat Debessai Gebreegziabher † M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Joseph Gilch Jr. M.A.History

Tara Gildea* M.A.Literatures in English

Melina A. Gills* M.A.Comparative Literature

Shailesh Goel M.S.Computer Science

Saurabh Satish Gokhale M.S.Computer Science

Kathryn P. Goldstein* M.A.Literatures in English

Adrian Brinton Good † M.A.Sociology

Mohan Varma Gottumukkala M.S.Computer Science

Vignesh Gowri Manoharan † M.S.Computer Science

Russell Benjamin Grant M.A.Anthropology

Elizabeth Carol Greeniaus* M.A.Literatures in English

Haidong Gu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Marisa Guerra † M.A.History

Yanan Gui † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Chenyao Guo M.S.Computer Science

Qiaofeng Guo M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yue Guo M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Piedad Gutierrez M.A.History

Vartan Haghverdi* M.A.Linguistics

Emily Ann Halter* M.A.T.Italian


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Jessica Lynn Hamman M.A.Art History

Rajyavardhan Handa M.S.Computer Science

Jun Hang M.S.Mathematical Finance

Lech Michael Harris* M.A.Literatures in English

Scott Charles Harris † M.A.Literatures in English

Alesha Nicole Henderson* M.A.Sociology

Alexandra Harrington Hoeft* M.S.Mathematics

Chengyang Hu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yingjie Hu M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Christopher David Hughes † M.S.Psychology

Sean Hughes* M.A.Literatures in English

Padraig M. Hurley* M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Bhuvana Chandra Inampudi † M.S.Computer Science

Girish Gangadhar Jakapure M.S.Computer Science

Anwar Jameel M.S.Computer Science

Shan Jiang † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Xiangyu Jiang M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Ashish Jindal M.S.Computer Science

Tanmay Jindal M.S.Computer Science

Bharath Joginapally M.S.Computer Science

Nevin Edward Johnson* M.A.Philosophy

Christin Jose † M.S.Computer Science

Lorena Joubanoba* M.A.T.Spanish

Mayur Ravishankar Kabra M.S.Computer Science

Bowei Kang † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Sahil Pradip Karkhanis M.S.Computer Science

Ankur Kaushik M.S.Computer Science

Mina Khavandi* M.A.French

Zi Hui Jonathan Khoo † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Piyusha Khot M.S.Mathematical Finance

Kevin Klamann* M.A.Political Science

Kristen Joy Kohler † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Suma Srija Kommuri M.S.Computer Science

Rama Krishna Konda † M.S.Computer Science

Hannah Kong* M.A.Political Science

Harsh Rajnikant Kothari M.S.Computer Science

Hristiyan V. Kourtev M.S.Computer Science

Michael Tomas Kovarik M.S.Mathematical Finance

Suchendra Kuchipudi M.S.Mathematical Finance

Emily Levinson Kukura M.S.Mathematics

Julianna Marta Kulik † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Mrinal Kumar* M.S.Computer Science

Neelesh Kumar M.S.Computer Science

Rashmi Kumari † M.S.Computer Science


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Suhas Kurup M.S.Computer Science

Ross Jeffrey Kusmick † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Karen Elaine Kwiatek M.A.Political Science

Beom He Lee M.S.Mathematical Finance

Kaifei Lei M.S.Computer Science

Naomi Jocasta Levant † M.A.Political Science

Lidia Levkovitch* M.A.Comparative Literature

Jingzhen Li M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Ke Li M.S.Computer Science

Moyang Li † M.A.Literatures in English

Sanguo Li M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Shengguo Li M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Weijia Li M.A.T.Chinese

Ye Li † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yuzhuo Li M.S.Computer Science

Tingnan Lin † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Arielle Vanpee Linsky † M.S.Psychology

Rebecca Jean Lipperini* M.A.Literatures in English

Mahaliah Ayana Little* M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Bin Liu † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Cheng Liu M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Fu Liu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Huajun Liu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Ruilin Liu † M.S.Computer Science

Xiangyu Liu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yaguang Liu † M.S.Computer Science

Yiping Liu M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Yixin Liu M.S.Computer Science

Charles Walter Loder* M.A.Jewish Studies

Teng Long M.S.Computer Science

Ziang Long M.S.Mathematical Finance

Hao Luo † M.S.Computer Science

Zhen Lyu M.S.Computer Science

Tianzhe Ma M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Viraj Pravin Malkar M.S.Computer Science

Matthew David Mangold M.A.Comparative Literature

Xinyi Mao M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Dunstan John Matungwa* M.A.Anthropology

Mayank M.S.Computer Science

Alyssa Erin McCarthy* M.S.Psychology

Ian McElroy* M.A.Classics

Shreyas Ujjappa Megalamane M.S.Computer Science

Ronil Vinod Mehta † M.S.Computer Science

Maheen Mustafa Mian* M.S.Food and Business Economics


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Hang Miao* M.A.Economics

Ratna Nishanthi Michael Gunaratnam † M.A.Political Science

Kafung Mok † M.S.Mathematics

Ritesh Sunil Mokashi M.S.Computer Science

Raymond Joseph Mondello † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Anam Z. Mucklai M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Arpita Mukherjee M.A.Economics

Deepak Raja Muniappan † M.S.Computer Science

Sanjivi Muttena M.S.Computer Science

Mounika Nakkala M.S.Computer Science

Romina Nayak M.S.Computer Science

Mattathias David Needle* M.S.Geological Sciences

Yue Ni M.S.Mathematics

Yuhua Ni † M.S.Computer Science

Sara Ann Norton † M.S.Psychology

Arinze Vincent Nwoye* M.A.Economics

David M. Oberstein* M.S.Food and Business Economics

Michael Patrick Olson* M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Michele Lynn Paccagnini M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Chenye Pan M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

José M. Pan* M.A.T.Spanish

Anshuman Panda* M.Phil.Computational Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Raghav Pandya M.S.Computer Science

Anna Pardo M.A.T.Spanish

Janet Kyung-Hee Park M.A.Spanish

Harshil Harikrushna Patel M.S.Computer Science

Maya Brynne Patel † M.A.Spanish

Purvilkumar Popatbhai Patel M.S.Computer Science

Sining Pei M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Stephanie E. Peña-Alves* M.A.Sociology

Weijia Peng M.A.Economics

Shashikanth Rangan Penugonde M.S.Computer Science

Anna Maria Piatti-Di Gesu † M.A.T.Italian

Sirfaraz Piracha † M.A.Political Science

Caroline A. Pirri* M.A.Literatures in English

Axhi Popinara M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Anthony Nicholas Poyssick M.S.Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

Anuj Pradhan † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Alexander Jonathan Pritchard † M.A.Anthropology

Zacharias Psarakis M.S.Computer Science

Tibor Purger* M.A.Political Science

Aysha Mohsan Qamar M.A.Political Science

Luying Qiu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yuanshuo Qu M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics


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Dillon Chase Raborn M.A.Art History

Sairama Subrahmanya Santhosh Rachakonda M.S.Computer Science

Ronah Hydah Raoofi M.A.Political Science

Balachandran Ravindran † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yujie Ren M.S.Computer Science

Colin Matthew Rennie M.S.Computer Science

Christina M. Reynier M.A.Religious Studies

Darcy Ramona Riley M.A.Art History

Darcy Leah Ritt M.A.Spanish

Jessica Elizabeth Roberts M.A.Political Science

Evan Robinson † M.A.Art History

Emily Frances Roman* M.S.Psychology

Charlotte Katherine Rose M.A.Literatures in English

Michelle Christo Rosenthal † M.S.Psychology

Ryan Andrew Rozewski M.S.Mathematical Finance

Seyed Ahmad Sabok-Sayr* M.S.Physics and Astronomy

Pritish Sahu M.S.Computer Science

Asal Salah M.A.Political Science

Jennifer April Sanders M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Ranjeet Singh Sandhu M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Vincent James Santangelo III M.A.Political Science

Justin E. Sarubbi M.S.Food and Business Economics

Nicholas T. Scerbo M.A.History

Scott David Schueller M.S.Mathematical Finance

Daniel C. Scotto M.A.History

Yelda Semizer* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Bhupeshraj Senthilkumar M.S.Computer Science

Amit Sethi M.S.Computer Science

Shabista † M.S.Computer Science

Parth Ashish Shah † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Sangini Mehul Shah M.S.Computer Science

Varun Vrushank Shah M.S.Computer Science

Hannah Racine Shaw* M.A.Art History

Shradha Shekhar † M.S.Computer Science

Juan Shen M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Lingyun Shen* M.S.Food and Business Economics

Gaoyi Shi M.S.Mathematical Finance

Hanbing Shi † M.A.Economics

Robert Sigley M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Mário Domingos Simão M.A.Political Science

Harmit Singh M.S.Computer Science

Ashlee Nichole Smith* M.A.T.French

Bailey K. Socha* M.A.Political Science

Jia Song M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics


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Yang Song M.S.Computer ScienceStatistics and Biostatistics

Jennifer Neesen Sorensen M.A.History

Crysta Sotirhos M.A.Art History

Martin A. Springer † M.A.Literatures in English

Rashmi Sridharan* M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Karuna Dayal Srivastav † M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Anand Stephen* M.A.Sociology

Gala Stojnić M.S.Psychology

Rene Keir Studer-Halbach* M.A.Anthropology

Damian Joel Suarez M.A.Spanish

Qian Sun † M.S.Computer Science

Xiaoyong Sun M.S.Mathematical Finance

Zhen Sun M.S.Computer Science

Ziwen Sun M.S.Computer Science

Paweł Szczurko † M.S.Computer Science

Abhijith Talakola † M.S.Computer Science

Hui Tan † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Jiaoying Tan M.S.Computer Science

Renchang Tan M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Guangzhi Tang M.S.Computer Science

Yue Tang M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Liuxu Tao † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Macarena Teixeira M.A.T.Spanish

Soundarajan Thiagarajan M.S.Computer Science

Louis Giorgi Thomas M.A.T.Italian

Shuang Tian M.S.Computer Science

Yuan Tian M.S.Computer Science

Joel Tomanelli M.S.Mathematical Finance

Chintan B. Trivedi M.S.Computer Science

Hemal Pradip Trivedi M.A.Religious Studies

Elma F. Ullah M.A.Political Science

Natasha Upadhyay M.A.Political Science

Raghav Vashisht M.S.Computer Science

Rasagna Veeramallu M.S.Computer Science

Ivannia M. Vega-McTighe † M.A.Art History

Ramakanth Vemula M.S.Computer Science

Mąrk Vincent Versella Jr. M.S.Psychology

Sanjay Bharadhwaj Vijayaraghava M.S.Computer Science

Raymond Villanova M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Bhargav Bhupendra Vinchhi M.S.Computer Science

Anja Vojvodić † M.A.Political Science

Maria Elenora Vrček † M.A.Literatures in English

Colleen Rachel Wall* M.A.History


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Daniel Gregory Wall M.S.Psychology

Hangrui Wan M.A.Art History

Cong Wang M.S.Computer Science

Di Wang † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Guannan Wang † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

He Wang M.S.Mathematical Finance

Huipei Wang M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Lu Wang † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Nan Wang M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Sibo Wang M.S.Computer Science

Siming Wang † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Siyuan Wang M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Xiaoshi Wang † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yanlei Wang † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yazhong Wang M.S.Physics and Astronomy

Yin Wang* M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Yun Wang † M.S.Computer Science

Zi Wang M.S.Mathematical Finance

Biqing Wei M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Ying Wei M.S.Computer Science

Zhongshan Wen † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Matthew Nikolai Jeremiah White M.A.History

Julius Nathan Wohl* M.A.Economics

Malachi Tarquin Wood † M.A.T.French

Jiajian Wu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Wenjing Wu M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yilin Wu M.A.Economics

Yiyuan Wu † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yue Wu M.S.Computer Science

Hán Dīng Xìe M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Ruoqing Xie † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Xiaoyang Xie M.S.Computer Science

Xinyi Xie M.S.Mathematical Finance

Chenyuan Xu M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Xiang Xu* M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Zhenya Xu † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Xiaolu Yang M.S.Computer Science

Yu Yang M.S.Computer Science

Zhenhong Yang M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Zhuoyue Yang M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yayu Yao M.S.Computer Science

Haobo Yin M.S.Mathematical Finance

Qinyi Yin † M.S.Mathematical Finance

Ruiheng Yin M.S.Computer Science


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Siyuan Yin M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Xiaojian Yin M.A.Art History

Natosha Cheyanne Yingling † M.A.Women’s and Gender Studies

Alicia-Michelle Yong M.S.Computer Science

William James Young M.A.Political Science

Hongyang Yu M.S.Computer Science

Yang Yu M.S.Computer Science

Fengpeng Yuan † M.S.Computer Science

Shaotang Yuan M.S.Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Zhengyang Yuan M.S.Computer Science

Wen Yue* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yichen Yue M.S.Computer Science

Khadija Zahid M.S.Mathematical Finance

Rosanna Zamloot M.A.T.Italian

Christopher Stephan Zappola M.A.Spanish

Mohamed Zeineldin* M.S.Physics and Astronomy

Feng Zeng M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Xiaoya Zhan M.A.Anthropology

Chuxu Zhang M.S.Computer Science

Dingding Zhang M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Kaijie Zhang M.S.Mathematical Finance

Meng Zhang* M.S.Psychology

Min Zhang M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Tianyao Zhang M.S.Computer Science

Yichen Zhang* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Yiyun Zhang M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Weilin Zhao M.S.Computer Science

Yi Zhao M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

Simon Yuanxi Zheng M.S.Mathematical Finance

Yang Zheng † M.S.Computer Science

Dewei Zhong † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Di Zhong † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Wenhan Zhong M.A.East Asian Languages and Cultures

Jiaqi Zhou* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Qi Zhou M.S.Mathematical Finance

Shuang Zhou* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Zhentao Zhou M.S.Mathematical Finance

Guang Zhu M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Mengmeng Zhu* M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Shuchen Zhu* M.S.Physics and Astronomy

Yijun Zhu † M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Ying Zhu M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Jingkun Zhuang* M.S.Food and Business Economics

Layah Ziaii-Bigdeli M.A.Art History


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Siamak Abbaslou* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aneesh Narayan Abhyankar M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Andrew Tamilore Akanbi M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Hassanain Sabah Al-Khafaji † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Juan Sebastian Alfonso M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Saif A. Almansouri* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Khashayar Amini M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Soumya Asthana † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Amanuel K. Baissa M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Chandra Kanth Bandi* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Safia Begum M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Ashish Chittranjan Behl M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Vikas Bellamkonda † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shreyas Sadanand Bhandare M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dhruv Devangkumar Bhatt M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Soumya Bhatt M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Rohit Sudhakar Bobade M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Careena Mariola Braganza M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Krishnaveni Bujaranpally* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Scott K. Buxbaum M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Charles En Hua Cao † M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Huiyi Cao* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Zhiwei Cao M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

David Paul Caronia M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ho-Chung Chen* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Sheng-Wen Chen M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Neil Chheda M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Justin M. Corbo* M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Malabika Das* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nicole Marie Del Monaco M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aditya Bhalchandra Desai M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Vikti Divyesh Desai M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dheeraj Reddy Devarampally M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Puru Dilip Dhavale † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Kushal Nirupam Dhinoja M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Vaibhav Dixit M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Christopher Damian Dobrzanski* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Ke Dong* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Siddhartha Reddy Donthireddy M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Xiaoyu Duan † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering



Megan Elizabeth Zungoli M.S.Statistics and Biostatistics

Noah Alexander Zwarg † M.S.Financial Statistics and Risk Management

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Scott Durant M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rohit Dutta † M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Eren H. Erdogan M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Anthony Maxwell Etzold* M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Parham Farzan* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Rohan Philip Frank M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Jerome A. Frederick † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dylan Thomas Frost M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Chaoran Fu* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yiying Fu M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Raymond Raphael Fullon M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Prathamesh Anant Gadge M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Shun Ge* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jenna Gifford M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Ashwin Gubbi Kotte M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ao Guo M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Munan Guo M.E.*, M.S.Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringPackaging Engineering

Yusheng Guo M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Abolfazl Hajisami † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Salah Akram Hameed* M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Chao Han* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Xiaorui Han M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Yu Han M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Yihua Hao M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Xin He † M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Saket Sharath Hegde* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Matthew M. Hegeman M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Monica Hirata Bertachi* M.S.Bioenvironmental Engineering

Qingqiao Hu* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yinbin Huang † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Masoud Imaniboossejin M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Asif Ismail † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sadiq Amore Jabbar † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Eunsu Jeong M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Hitesh Ram Jhurani* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yinghan Jin* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Alphy Jose M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Siddhesh Kamat † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Megha Mukund Katwala M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Gaganvir Singh Kehal M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Nabeela Zabin Khan † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Swati Khandelwal M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Saurav Khanna M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering


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Neelam Rajendra Kumar Khot M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Paul Kim † M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Sudarshan Rammurthy Kolar* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sri Sai Venkata Shashank Kosuri* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Pavan Kulkarni* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ravish Kumar M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Swati Sanal Kumar M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Joshua Elvis Lewis M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Guangyuan Li M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jingzhe Li M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Lijia Li † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mengzhu Li* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ruixiao Li M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Xiaowan Li † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Yuanxi Li † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chong Lian M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Jinhao Liang M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mary Isabel Liberis M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Giuseppe A Liberti M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ruiqi Lin M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thomas Mitchell Linz M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Shuzheng Liu M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Yichen Liu M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Shanmukha Priya Loke M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pedro Cesar Lopes Gerum M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Yao Lu M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yexuan Lu † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Zhaocheng Lu † M.S.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Marko Ivan Lyszyk † M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Shuyu Lyu M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tianying Ma* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Nikitha Manur Ravindra Maiya M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kelly Diane Martin M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Anirudh Shekhar Nagaveni Mathur M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Siddarth Mathur M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

John Stocker Antalis Mattick* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Coral McKee M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tarun Kumar Medikonda † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Andrew Michael Miller † M.S.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Daniel T. Millman † M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Faisal Mohammad † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nabil Mohammad † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bharath Kumar Molakala Jayarama Naidu † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dheeraj Varma Mudduluru † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering


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Srinivas Chakravarthy Mushnoori † M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Ishani Pankaj Naik M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Yi Nan M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Badri Narayanan † M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Vidur Nayyar † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Neelakantan Nurani Krishnan M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Manikanta Nutakki M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Jason Te Occidental M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nandita Palkar M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Yanbiao Pan* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Siddharth Paradkar M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Se Hee Park* M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Ragav Siddharth Parthasarathy M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Deep Hasmukhbhai Patel M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kush K. Patel M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Samruddhi Balkrishna Patil M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Peiling Peng M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Thomas Michael Petti M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Gaurav Mohan Phatnani M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sarvesh Sanjeev Pimple M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Francisco Silvio Pinheiro Dantas M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Boris Plakalovic † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Gayatri Uday Powar* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Daniel M. Presburger M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aakash Purandare M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Huąlin Qiao M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Noman Rafi † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Raghavi Raghuraman* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ajoykumar Rajasekaran* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kallakuri Suparna Rao M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Tejas Ravi † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jonathan Reed † M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Sun Ho Ro † M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ali Rostami* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tyler N. Ruperto M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Yasseen M. Saad M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ziye Sang* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nirali Vinit Shah M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Nikhita Shetty M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Sampath Kumar Shivaiahgari M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Aaditya Shukla M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering

Aditya Shukla M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Vaani Shukla † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Karandeep Singh M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering


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Manpreet Singh † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Allison Leslie Snyder M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Nikita Brijeshkumar Soni M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Parth V. Soni* M.S.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Prajna Kikkeri Sreenivasa Setty M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pradeep Srinivasan † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Suja Srinivasan* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Joseph Ralph Strafaci M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lixinzhu Su M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Subbiah Vignesh Subbiah Muthusamy M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Nishanth Sudharshan M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Juanjuan Sun † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Yu Sun* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Neha Tadimeti † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Elaheh Taghaddos † M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Niloy Talukder* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Satakshi Tiwari M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Robert Michael Tona M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Saichiu Nelson Tong † M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Antons Treikalis M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Suvigya Tripathi* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hsien-Yi Tsai M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Theodoros Tsoulos* M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Shishir Pankaj Vadodaria* M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Sidhika Varshney † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Varsha Vasthare M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Shruti Venkatesh* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Anvi Mehul Vora M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pavan Vykuntam † M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Di Wang M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Huan Wang M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Jiaxuan Wang † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lidan Wang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Puyang Wang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shi Wang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Szu-Ying Wang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tianzhe Wang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Xinyue Wang M.E.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Shawn Henry Ward † M.S.Materials Science and Engineering

Andrew Wagdy Wassef M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Matthew Charles Woodward † M.E.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Tong Wu † M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Xiaoyang Wu* M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Yue Wu* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering


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Yu Xia † M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tian Xie † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chengguang Xu* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Lingyi Xu M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shiyue Xu M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sirun Xu M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ahui Yang † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jiayu Yang M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Keyang Yang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Xiaqing Yang † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Zhangmengke Yang M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

William Yau* M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fangzhou Yu* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jingsong Yuan* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ye Yuan* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mine Merve Yuksel* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Rafay Zamir* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Luyuan Zang M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Austin John Zatorski M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Tianjiao Zeng M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chen Zhang* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Han Zhang M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Lu Zhang M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Xiaobing Zhang* M.S.Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Xiaopei Zhang* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Qiancheng Zhao M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Xuechan Zhao M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Hao Zheng † M.S.Industrial and Systems Engineering

Jiazheng Zhou M.S.Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Kang Zhou M.S.Civil and Environmental Engineering

Moliang Zhou M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shengrui Zhou M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Yichen Zhou M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Di Zhu † M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Haotian Zhu M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mohammad K. Zia* M.S.Electrical and Computer Engineering


Ahmed Yaseen Taha Al-Shiti M.S.Microbial Biology

Allison R. Anholt M.S.Ecology and Evolution

Elhaam Bandali* M.S.Nutritional Sciences

Amber Lynn Betances M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Radhika Suresh Bhagwat M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Mosam P. Bhatt M.S.Environmental Sciences

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences:

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Julia Kathleen Campbell † M.S.Environmental Sciences

Mirelle de Leon Capozza M.S.Food Science

Vandana Chandrasekar † M.S.Microbial Biology

Chia-Hui Chen* M.S.Plant Biology

Jiayi Chen* M.S.Environmental Sciences

Qing Chen M.S.Nutritional Sciences

Meghan Therese Collins M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Jun Kui Cui M.S.Environmental Sciences

Donna Michele Dahringer M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Jacquelyn Lee Deverell M.S.Microbial Biology

Yashika S. Dewani* M.S.Environmental Sciences

Joshua Echols* M.S.Ecology and Evolution

Daniel Adam Finn* M.S.Plant Biology

Patrick Hilton Flanagan † M.S.Oceanography

Azar Galer* M.S.Environmental Sciences

Mengqi Guo † M.S.Food Science

Jennifer M. Hanke M.S.Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences

Ruikang He* M.S.Environmental Sciences

Christopher Lovell Hewitt M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Christopher G. Izzo M.S.Food Science

Constantine Thomas Janulis M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Annette Marie Jochum* M.S.Nutritional Sciences

Isha Girish Joshi M.S.Food Science

Jillian Theresa Keough* M.S.Plant Biology

Zhongyu Kuang M.S.Atmospheric Science

Yu-Han Lan* M.S.Entomology

Man Li* M.S.Environmental Sciences

Muzi Li* M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Nanxi Li † M.S.Food Science

Wenchao Li † M.S.Food Science

Jingyu Liu M.S.Environmental Sciences

Siyu Liu † M.S.Food Science

Stacy N. Martinez M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Bo Young Park* M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Tekla Pontius-Courtney* M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Ziqian Qu M.S.Food Science

Marijke Rittmann M.S.Nutritional Sciences

Breanna Robles M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Jennifer Colleen Ryan M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Elena Santiago M.S.Nutritional Sciences

Elizabeth Springsteen † M.S.Food Science

Matthew C. Strom M.S.Ecology and Evolution

Jingwen Su M.S.Food Science

Zipeng Tian M.S.Plant Biology


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Daniel J. Giurleo † M.S.Medicinal Chemistry

Douglas Pung † M.S.Pharmaceutical Science


Lauren E. Seabrooks* M.S.Medicinal Chemistry

Andrew Maurice Shen M.S.Pharmaceutical Science

Alexa Canales* M.A.Music

Joshua Modiano Ehrlich* M.A.Music

Mike Loubser Ford* M.A.Music

Mason Gross School of the Arts:Louise Anne Fristensky M.A.Music

David Turner Matthews M.A.Music

Renata Janina Pasternak-Mazur † M.A.Music

Aleksandra Pustovit † M.S.Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Emily Hope Rosado-Solomon † M.S.Industrial Relations and Human Resources

School of Management and Labor Relations:

Rosa Aghekyan M.A.Education

Graduate School of Education:Kara Lynn Teehan † M.A.Education

Suraj Sanjeev M.S.Industrial Relations and Human Resources


Narmina Tyger M.S.Food Science

William Raymond Underwood* M.S.Microbial Biology

Anthony Richard Vastano* M.S.Oceanography

Xiangan Wang* M.S.Food Science

Chenyi Xu M.S.Food Science

Xindi Xu M.S.Environmental Sciences

Shenhao Yao* M.S.Plant Biology

Seher Yirtici M.S.Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences

Thomas Joseph Young M.L.A.Landscape Architecture

Jing Zhang M.S.Environmental Sciences

Master’s Degree (Joint Degree)

Candidates for the degrees of Master of Engineering and Master of Science awarded jointly by the Graduate School-New Brunswick and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences are presented in alphabetical order according to the school in which a majority of their faculty are located.

School of Arts and Sciences:Aseel Modhfer Al-Dayyeni M.S.Physiology and Integrative Biology

Jillian Nicole Cortese † M.S.Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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Note: Inclusion of a name or notation in this booklet is not a verification that a student is graduating or earning the indicated academic credential.

Angela K. Tiethof † M.S.Toxicology




Robert Anthony Battikha M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Salim Amin Ghodbane † M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Talia M. Greenstein M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Daniel Robert Grisham M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Julian Hsu M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Taaha S. Jamkhanawala* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Devika Umesh Joglekar* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Pauline Y. Krzyszczyk † M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Nikhil Kumar M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Qi Li M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Christopher J. Lowe* M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Shreya Madhavarapu* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Brooke M. McClarren M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Cosmas Byotariho Mwikirize M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Akshat T. Parekh M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Nikhil B. Patel* M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Pushpendra Pankaj Patel † M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Vishwa Prakashkumar Patel M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Kamau Kyle Pierre* M.E.Biomedical Engineering

Rameshwari Gourishankar Rayaji* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Timo Roehrs † M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Sakshi Sardar* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Jay V. Shah* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Nevin Varghese* M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Dhara N. Zala † M.S.Biomedical Engineering

Christopher J. Mc Ana* M.S.Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Javeria Mohsin Ali Khan* M.S.Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Christina Allison Roberts* M.S.Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

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A Voice for the Graduate School

Congratulations on earning an advanced degree and welcome to the Graduate School-New Brunswick Alumni Association (GSNBAA)! Chartered in 2012, the GSNBAA was formed to unite alumni and friends of the Graduate School in support of the school’s efforts to continue to achieve excellence in graduate education and research as well as to maintain a lifelong bond with each other. There are no dues and all graduates are automatically members.

The Graduate School has more than 20,000 living alumni from over 60 programs of study. Our global reach is impressive, extending to 100 countries, but our New Jersey roots are strong with half of our graduates remaining within a few hundred miles of the University.

To learn more about the GSNBAA and to view our calendar of upcoming events, please visit our website at gradschoolalumni.rutgers.edu.

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