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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
Jason Christopher Slaughter MusicAdviser: Christopher Doll
Stefan Swanson † MusicAdviser: Steven Kemper
Shingkwan Woo † MusicAdvisers: Floyd Grave and Nancy Yunhwa Rao
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School of Engineering:
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:
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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:
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
School of 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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
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Daniel J. Giurleo † M.S.Medicinal Chemistry
Douglas Pung † M.S.Pharmaceutical Science
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
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
* October 2016 Graduate† January 2017 Graduate
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
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
Candidate lists are correct as of April 14, 2017.
School of Engineering:
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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C O N V O C A T I O N
May 2017
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
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