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RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
C O N V O C AT I O N
May 2016
The Graduate SchoolNew Brunswick
2016
Convocation
May 13, 2016
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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 Brunswick
Convocation
May 13, 2016
Program
Processional
The National Anthem
Welcome and Graduation Message
Jerome J. Kukor
Dean
Presentation of 2015-2016 Master’s Degree Candidates
Kathleen Scott
Professor, Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Presentation and Hooding of 2015-2016 Ph.D. Candidates
Harvey Waterman
Associate Dean
Closing Remarks
Jerome J. Kukor
Dean
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Office of the Dean, Graduate School-New Brunswick
Jerome J. Kukor
Alex Bachmann
Barbara E. Bender
Gary Buschhorn
Teresa Delcorso
Evelyn Erenrich
Allison Gradina
Eileen Kowler
Theresa Manzo
David Pickens
Barbara Sirman
Simona Turcu
Harvey Waterman
Dawn Williams-Lopez
Academic Unit Deans
Peter March
School of Arts and Sciences
Thomas N. Farris
School of Engineering
Robert M. Goodman
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Joseph A. Barone
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Wanda J. Blanchett
Graduate School of Education
Cathryn C. Potter
School of Social Work
James Hayton
School of Management and Labor Relations
George B. Stauffer
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Jonathan Potter
School of Communication and Information
James W. Hughes
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Kathleen W. Scotto
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Convocation Personnel
Designated Hooders
Bradley Hillman
Richard Novak
Gonfalonier
Harvey Waterman
Marshals
Dennis Bathory
Barbara Bender
Antonius Bittmann
Martha Cotter
Teresa Delcorso
Ann Gould
Bradley Hillman
Ken Iuso
Shamir Khan
Thomas Leustak
Richard Novak
David Pickens
Mark Robson
Kathleen Scott
David Shernoff
Barbara Sirman
Simona Turcu
Matt Weismantel
James White
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, Susan Dimaio, Richard Edwards, GradImages, the Graduate Student
Association, Douglas Kokoskie, Miller’s Rentals, John Nason, Kimberlee Pastva
and the Office of the Secretary, Chris Retzko, Rutgers Emergency Services and
all of the Rutgers Police Department, Jack Molenaar, Jenn Stuart and all of
Transportation Services, Sodexo Services, Maruxa McDonald and University
Facilities, University Libraries, University Relations, Fred Bachmann, Michelle
Cheng, Geralyn Colvil, Ivelisse Irizarry Caraballo, Kathy Kronemeyer, Marsha
Morin, Vicki Pasigos, Mary Beth Rehrer, Jay Rimmer, Cheryl Robinson, Kevin
Sigerman, Anne Sokolowski, Lawrence Stromberg, 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:
Muhammad Dayhim* Interdisciplinary
Adviser: Mohsen A. Jafari
Mariya Naumova* Operations Research
Adviser: András Prékopa
Kwon Gi Mun Operations Research
Advisers: Endre Boros and Yao Zhao
Peggy Policastro* Interdisciplinary
Adviser: Gretchen Chapman
Olga Y. Myndyuk Operations Research
Adviser: András Prékopa
Emre Yamangil* Operations Research
Adviser: Endre Boros
School of Arts and Sciences:
Michael John Blessent †
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Alan S. Goldman
Evin Acan* Economics
Adviser: Carolyn Moehling
Joseph Kwadzo Agbenyegah Spanish
Adviser: José Camacho
Krysten Williams Bold* Psychology
Adviser: Danielle E. McCarthy
Teflah B. Alajmi Political Science
Adviser: Jan Kubik
Bence Borda Mathematics
Adviser: József Beck
Hesham Abdulaziz A. Alammar
Political Science
Adviser: Eric Davis
Mark M. Bray History
Adviser: Temma Kaplan
Voshadhi P. Amarasinghe*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Jing Li
Edward Marshall Brooks* Anthropology
Adviser: Dorothy Hodgson
Analena Beate Bruce Sociology
Adviser: Thomas K. Rudel
Ben M. Arenger Spanish
Adviser: Jorge Marcone
Georgia Bush* Economics
Adviser: Roberto Chang
Mieke Paulsen Bahmer* Art History
Adviser: John Kenfield III
Heather N. Cammarata-Seale † Art History
Adviser: Joan Marter
Vandana Bajaj Linguistics
Advisers: Veneeta Dayal and Kristen Syrett
Timothy L. Campbell* Philosophy
Advisers: Larry Temkin and Jeff McMahan
Jeanne P. Baptiste †
Women’s and Gender Studies
Adviser: Abena Busia
Frank Richard Batiste* Anthropology
Adviser: Lee Cronk
Jennifer Wing-Yee Chan
Computational Biology and
Molecular Biophysics
Adviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich
Catherine C. Beck* Geological Sciences
Adviser: Craig S. Feibel
Kun Chang* Statistics and Biostatistics
Adviser: Rong Chen
Robert Speeter Beddor Philosophy
Advisers: Andy Egan and Alvin I. Goldman
Patrick Reid Chappell* Literatures in English
Adviser: John Kucich
Sara Elizabeth Black History
Adviser: Bonnie Smith
Edward Der-Yu Chien* Mathematics
Adviser: Feng Luo
Vincent Ciaccio* Psychology
Adviser: Richard J. Contrada
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Kevin R. Coffey Psychology
Adviser: Mark O. West
Arianna Fognani Italian
Adviser: Paola Gambarota
Susan F. Coiner-Collier* Anthropology
Adviser: Robert S. Scott
Marino Forlino* Italian
Adviser: Laura S. White
Bud Bennett Coulson Mathematics
Adviser: James Lepowsky
John-Austen Francisco* Computer Science
Adviser: Richard P. Martin
Charles Wesley Cowan Mathematics
Adviser: Michael Katehakis
Mareen Fuchs German
Adviser: Michael G. Levine
Wukuang Cun* Economics
Adviser: Roberto Chang
Dmitrii Galakhov Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Gregory W. Moore
Wei Dai Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Ronald M. Levy
Cheng Gao* Economics
Adviser: Bruce Mizrach
Robert Daiutolo* History
Adviser: Jan Lewis
Graeme P. Gardner
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: G. Charles Dismukes
Bahar Demirdirek †
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich
Brian C. Garnett Mathematics
Adviser: Swastik Kopparty
Shruti Devgan* Sociology
Adviser: Arlene Stein
Nigel A. Gillah* History
Adviser: Samantha Kelly
Mark J. Dilsizian Computer Science
Adviser: Dimitris N. Metaxas
Amruta G. Gokhale* Computer Science
Adviser: Vinod Ganapathy
Thakshila Darshani Dissanayake Rallage †
Computational Biology and
Molecular Biophysics
Adviser: Darrin M. York
Edwin James Green Jr. Philosophy
Adviser: Brian McLaughlin
Qing Gu* Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Laurence S. Romsted
Mark Thomas Duggan* History
Adviser: Alastair Bellany
Adam Maxlind Hantel*
Women’s and Gender Studies
Adviser: Jasbir Puar
Benjamin Abraham Dworkin*
Political Science
Adviser: Beth Leech
Md Ehtesamul Haque Computer Science
Adviser: Thu D. Nguyen
Elisabeth M. Eittreim* History
Adviser: Nancy A. Hewitt
Assaf Harel* Anthropology
Adviser: Daniel M. Goldstein
Tarek Omar Ali El-Gaaly †
Computer Science
Adviser: Ahmed Elgammal
Jennifer Robin Hemler* Sociology
Adviser: Karen A. Cerulo
Chathra Hasini Hendahewa †
Computer Science
Adviser: Chirag Shah
Allison Marie Faig*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich
Michael Townsen Hicks † Philosophy
Adviser: Barry Loewer
Yi Fan Statistics and Biostatistics
Adviser: Regina Y. Liu
Mary Suzanne Himmelstein Psychology
Adviser: Diana T. Sanchez
Julia Flagg Sociology
Adviser: Thomas K. Rudel
Melissa M. Horne † History
Adviser: Mia Bay
Yvette Florio Lane History
Adviser: Seth Koven
Luke D. Hovey † Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: John P. Hughes
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Stephanie Elizabeth Hunt
Literatures in English
Adviser: Henry S. Turner
Diah Kusumaningrum* Political Science
Adviser: Jan Kubik
Addolorata Labate Italian
Adviser: Alessandro Vettori
Kate Alison Imy History
Advisers: Seth Koven and Bonnie Smith
Manuel Andres Larenas* Mathematics
Adviser: Avy Soffer
Maria K. Janowska*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Jean Baum
Katharine Diane Lee History
Adviser: Nancy A. Hewitt
Paul Janowski*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Advisers: David A. Case and Darrin M. York
Naomi Grierson Levine*
Literatures in English
Adviser: Carolyn Williams
Jesse Johnson
Computational Biology and
Molecular Biophysics
Adviser: David A. Case
Cheng Li* Computer Science
Advisers: Thu D. Nguyen and
Ricardo Bianchini
Yang Li Economics
Adviser: Todd Keister
Shatima Jenique Jones* Sociology
Adviser: Patrick Carr
Jianpeng Liu* Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: David Vanderbilt
Rezwana Karim* Computer Science
Adviser: Vinod Ganapathy
Pietro Longhi* Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Gregory W. Moore
Burak Kaya Mathematics
Adviser: Simon Thomas
Feixiang Luo
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Eric Garfunkel
Michael C. Keiderling*
Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Haruo Kojima
Emily C. Lynch † Anthropology
Adviser: Ryne Palombit
Erin Kathleen Kelly* Literatures in English
Adviser: Henry S. Turner
Longle Ma* Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Daniel Seidel
John Y. Kim Mathematics
Adviser: Swastik Kopparty
Qiang Ma Computer Science
Adviser: S. Muthu Muthukrishnan
Kihwan Kim Economics
Adviser: Norman R. Swanson
Ida Marinzoli † Italian
Advisers: Laura S. White and Andrea Baldi
Seha Kim* Psychology
Adviser: Jacob Feldman
Rodrigo Martins Borges* Philosophy
Adviser: Peter D. Klein
Alena N. Kirova † Spanish
Adviser: Liliana Sánchez
Amanda Marziliano † Political Science
Adviser: R. Daniel Kelemen
Rebecca S. Klaver* Literatures in English
Adviser: Evie Shockley
Mary Ann Mastrolia Italian
Adviser: Paola Gambarota
Dong-Whan Ko* Economics
Adviser: John Landon-Lane
Kenneth N. McGuinness †
Computational Biology and
Molecular Biophysics
Adviser: Vikas Nanda
Amanda Joyce Kotch* Literatures in English
Advisers: Kate Flint and Jonah Siegel
Darja Kruševskaja* Computer Science
Adviser: S. Muthu Muthukrishnan
Alexis A. Merdjanoff* Sociology
Adviser: Lauren J. Krivo
Eric R. Kushins* Sociology
Advisers: Paul McLean and
Deborah Dougherty
Priyam Mitra* Statistics and Biostatistics
Adviser: Minge Xie
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Dominic Christopher Moceri* Psychology
Adviser: Maurice J. Elias
Gulbahor Saraeva Political Science
Adviser: Jan Kubik
Roque Esteban Montero Economics
Adviser: Norman R. Swanson
Mary Kate Scott † Art History
Adviser: Andres Zervigon
Sarah Augusta Morgan Smith
Political Science
Advisers: Andrew R. Murphy
Caitlin R. Scuderi* Political Science
Adviser: Manus Midlarsky
Francis Seuffert Mathematics
Adviser: Eric Carlen
Ghassan A. Moussawi Sociology
Adviser: Arlene Stein
Lauren Neitzke Adamo † Geological Sciences
Adviser: James D. Wright
Shreyas P. Shah*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Ki-Bum Lee
Hung Tien Nguyen †
Computational Biology and
Molecular Biophysics
Adviser: David A. Case
Alexander George Shanku
Computational Biology and
Molecular Biophysics
Adviser: Andrew D. Kern
Howard J. Nuer Mathematics
Adviser: Lev Borisov
Nathaniel Benjamin Shar Mathematics
Adviser: Doron Zeilberger
Maria Panteva †
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Darrin M. York
Charlene Lee Sharpe Geography
Advisers: Kenneth James Mitchell and
Robin Leichenko
Joshua Paramanandam*
Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Michael Gershenson
Kristoffer Michael Shields* History
Adviser: Jackson Lears
Na Mi Shin* Literatures in English
Adviser: Rebecca L. Walkowitz
Sahishnu V. Patel*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Ki-Bum Lee
Ayda Shokoohi Razi Geological Sciences
Adviser: Vadim Levin
Lauren Alison Pepa † Psychology
Adviser: Sandra Harris
Heng Shu* Statistics and Biostatistics
Adviser: Zhiqiang Tan
Silvia Perez-Cortes Spanish
Adviser: Liliana Sánchez
Neha Sinha* Psychology
Adviser: Arnold Glass
Jason Mark Perry* Computer Science
Adviser: Rebecca N. Wright
Laura Christine Skriner* Psychology
Adviser: Brian Chu
Binh Quang Pham † Computer Science
Adviser: Abhishek Bhattacharjee
Paul Smith Jr.*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: G. Charles Dismukes
Eric Radezky † Political Science
Adviser: Ross K. Baker
Stina M. Soderling
Women’s and Gender Studies
Adviser: Ethel Brooks
Mohammad Reza Ramezanali Aliakbar*
Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Anirvan M. Sengupta
Young-Hee Song* Sociology
Adviser: Arlene Stein
Aline Ramires Neves De Oliveira*
Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Piers Coleman
Nicholas D. Stebbins*
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich
Charles M. Ruggieri Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Robert Allen Bartynski
Andrew Murray Steffens †
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Alan S. Goldman
Matthew Christopher Russell Mathematics
Adviser: Doron Zeilberger
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Stephanie Szitanyi Political Science
Adviser: Mary Hawkesworth
Glen Matthew Wilson Mathematics
Adviser: Charles A. Weibel
Maryam Taheri Nejad*
Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: David Vanderbilt
Adam Jacob Wolkoff* History
Adviser: Ann Fabian
Yaoshi Wu* Statistics and Biostatistics
Adviser: John Kolassa
John D. Thomas* Literatures in English
Adviser: Gregory Jackson
Jianguo Xiao Mathematics
Adviser: Avraham Soffer
Kimberley Anh Thomas* Geography
Advisers: Trevor Birkenholtz and
Bonnie J. McCay
Can Xu* Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Torgny Gustafsson
Peter Thomassen Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Sunil Somalwar
Yixin Xu* Computer Science
Adviser: Mario Szegedy
Ryan M. Thorpe Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Robert Allen Bartynski
Jinyun Yan* Computer Science
Adviser: S. Muthu Muthukrishnan
Katherine A. Thurman Sociology
Adviser: Deborah Carr
Lillian Yang Psychology
Adviser: David Vicario
Yuan Tian* Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Jeehiun Lee
Binxing Yu Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Deirdre O’Carroll
Silvia Tiboni* Italian
Adviser: Andrea Baldi
Libing Yu* Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Lawrence Williams
Chetan Janardan Tonde Computer Science
Adviser: Ahmed Elgammal
Xiang Yu* Computer Science
Adviser: Dimitris N. Metaxas
Rodrigo Franco Toso Computer Science
Adviser: Casimir A. Kulikowski
Yang Yu* Computer Science
Adviser: Dimitris N. Metaxas
Tien Duy Trinh Mathematics
Adviser: Stephen D. Miller
Hakim Zainiddinov Sociology
Adviser: Deborah Carr
Alina Vamanu † Political Science
Adviser: Jan Kubik
Yonglian Zhang
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Spencer Knapp
Kalpana Venkatasubramanian † Geography
Adviser: Trevor Birkenholtz
Xin Zheng* Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Adviser: Xumu Zhang
Zhe Wang Computer Science
Adviser: Naftaly Minsky
Yuanjun Zhou* Physics and Astronomy
Adviser: Karin M. Rabe
Katheryn Whitcomb Classics
Adviser: Serena Connolly
School of Engineering:
Anuoluwa Opeoluwa Adediji
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Hani H. Nassif
Yığıt Muzaffer Arisoy †
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Adviser: Tuğrul Özel
Cevat Akin †
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Jerry W. Shan
Fikret Aydin*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Meenakshi Dutt
Farhad Ammar Fetrat †
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Nenad Gucunski
Dana Marie Barrasso*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Rohit Ramachandran
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Faezeh Behzadnejad*
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Ali Maher
Hsiao-Fang Lee*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Stephen D. Tse
Hülya Bıçer †
Materials Science and Engineering
Adviser: Thomas Tsakalakos
Ming-Tsung Lee*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Alexander V. Neimark
Shuang Shuang Chen †
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Joachim Kohn
Zhaojia Lin*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Marianthi G. Ierapetritou
Zhuo Chen †
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Roy D. Yates
Xiruo Liu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Wade Trappe
Gobong Choi †
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Yook Kong Yong
Hajar Mahdavidoost
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Roy D. Yates
Leebyn Thomas Chong*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Meenakshi Dutt
John Joseph McGarvey
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Zoran Gajic
Luis Ernesto Criales Escobar
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Adviser: Tuğrul Özel
Oleg Milberg*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Martin L. Yarmush
Joshua A. Epstein*
Materials Science and Engineering
Adviser: Dunbar P. Birnie III
William Thomas Mozet
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Stephen D. Tse
Yao Ge
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisers: David G. Daut and Zoran Gajic
Sarang Shekhar Oka
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Fernando J. Muzzio
Kaveh Gharieh*
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Qizhong Guo
Tevfik Ertuğrul Özdemir †
Materials Science and Engineering
Adviser: Thomas Tsakalakos
Daniel C. Grek
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: P.N. Balaguru
Joseph A. Pantina*
Materials Science and Engineering
Advisers: M. John Matthewson and
Richard A. Haber
Tong Jin †
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Manish Parashar
Pallavi P. Pawar
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Fernando J. Muzzio
Kübra Kamisoglu*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Ioannis P. Androulakis
Stephen Recchia †
Materials Science and Engineering
Adviser: Assimina A. Pelegri
Krizia Marie Karry*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Bozena B. Michniak-Kohn
Juan Ren*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Qingze Zou
Joshua Ryan Kim
Materials Science and Engineering
Adviser: Glenn G. Amatucci
Hossein Rezvantalab*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh
Mehrnaz Rouhi Youssefi †
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Doyle D. Knight
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Shweta Suresh Sagari
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisers: Wade Trappe and
Dipankar Raychaudhuri
Mitja Trkov
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Jingang Yi
Koohyar Vahidkhah*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Prosenjit Bagchi
Nihar Sahay
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Marianthi G. Ierapetritou
Qiaojun Wang †
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Ivan Marsic
Niloofar Salahi †
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Adviser: Mohsen A. Jafari
Yang Wang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: George J. Weng
Saltuk B. Selçuklu*
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Adviser: David W. Coit
Zhihua Wang*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Qingze Zou
Kurt Bradley Smith
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Maria Silvina Tomassone
Terence E. Whalen*
Materials Science and Engineering
Adviser: Richard E. Riman
Sanling Song †
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Adviser: David W. Coit
Ci Yang*
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Eric Gonzales
Elizabeth Carol Stucky*
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Advisers: David I. Shreiber and
Martin L. Yarmush
Agnes Yeboah
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Adviser: Martin L. Yarmush
Shunqiao Sun †
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adviser: Athina P. Petropulu
Xiaodong Zhao*
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adviser: Assimina A. Pelegri
Joshua Michael Szulczewski
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adviser: Yook Kong Yong
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences:
Gregory Behringer* Plant Biology
Adviser: Donald Y. Kobayashi
Caroline Michelle Farkas
Atmospheric Science
Adviser: Ann Marie Carlton
Lisa Anne Beirn † Plant Biology
Adviser: Bruce B. Clarke
Jeremy A Feinberg* Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Joanna Burger
Amanda F. Berhaupt Glickstein
Nutritional Sciences
Adviser: William K. Hallman
Paul Bryan Frandsen* Entomology
Adviser: Karl M. Kjer
Xi Chen* Food Science
Adviser: Kit L. Yam
Isabel del Carmen Gray*
Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Max Häggblom
Richard Alan Cooper † Entomology
Adviser: Changlu Wang
Csanàd Gurdon* Plant Biology
Adviser: Pal Maliga
Ashley A. DeNegre † Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Nina H. Fefferman
Noel G. Hahn Entomology
Adviser: George C. Hamilton
Jeana Drake* Oceanography
Adviser: Paul G. Falkowski
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Natalie Madeleine Howe
Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: John Dighton
Monique Joy Rivera Entomology
Adviser: Albrecht Koppenhofer
Zuelay E. Rosario Cruz Microbial Biology
Adviser: Jeffrey M. Boyd
Shavonne N. Hylton Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Paul J. Lioy
John Robert Danna Ruppert*
Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Ravit Golan Duncan
Sarah Elizabeth Janssen
Environmental Sciences
Adviser: John R. Reinfelder
Carol N. Saade* Food Science
Adviser: Kit L. Yam
David M. Jespersen † Plant Biology
Adviser: Bingru Huang
Lauren Marie Seyler* Oceanography
Adviser: Lee Kerkhof
Yang Jin Jung Food Science
Adviser: Karl R. Matthews
Laura J. Shappell* Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Lena Struwe
Joomi Kim † Oceanography
Adviser: Paul G. Falkowski
Yaqi Lan Food Science
Adviser: Michael A. Rogers
Thaisa Maria Simplicio Lemos †
Nutritional Sciences
Adviser: Daniel Hoffman
Samantha Lee* Plant Biology
Adviser: Joan W. Bennett
Seo Yean Sohn* Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Max Häggblom
Amanda Kay Luther* Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Donna E. Fennell
Hillary Stires
Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences
Adviser: Wendie S. Cohick
Molly K. MacLeod † Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Rachael Winfree
Wenping Tang* Food Science
Adviser: Chi-Tang Ho
Katalin T. Malcolm Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: John Dighton
Hui-Yun Tsai † Food Science
Adviser: Chi-Tang Ho
Stephen John Miller* Plant Biology
Adviser: Ning Zhang
Yen-Chen Tung* Food Science
Adviser: Chi-Tang Ho
Gabriel K. Mootian Food Science
Adviser: Donald W. Schaffner
James Michael Vasslides †
Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Olaf Jensen
David Paul Moskowitz † Entomology
Adviser: Michael L. May
Jessica Lynn Verpeut*
Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences
Adviser: Nicholas T. Bello
Thien Khoi Vuong Nguyen
Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Ann Marie Carlton
Yan Wang Food Science
Adviser: Richard D. Ludescher
Edward L. Pappas † Food Science
Adviser: Karen M. Schaich
Lauren Marie Weidner † Entomology
Adviser: George C. Hamilton
Teng Peng Food Science
Adviser: Karen M. Schaich
Qiuyang Xia Food Science
Adviser: Qingrong Huang
Xiąo Qiąn Microbial Biology
Adviser: G. Charles Dismukes
Guangyu Xu* Oceanography
Adviser: Karen G. Bemis
Sunirat Rattana † Environmental Sciences
Adviser: Donna E. Fennell
Talia Young Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Olaf Jensen
Paul Reiss* Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: Ken Able
Christopher Bernard Zambell*
Ecology and Evolution
Adviser: James F. White Jr.
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
Shesha Santosha Sarandeep Boyanapalli
Pharmaceutical Science
Adviser: Ah-Ng Tony Kong
Faranak Salman Noori*
Pharmaceutical Science
Adviser: Arash Hatefi
Vera Ivanova* Pharmaceutical Science
Adviser: Tamara Minko
Pei-Chin Tsai Pharmaceutical Science
Adviser: Bozena B. Michniak-Kohn
Tannaz Ramezanli Pharmaceutical Science
Adviser: Bozena B. Michniak-Kohn
Graduate School of Education:
Muteb M. Alqahtani Education
Adviser: Arthur B. Powell
Mehmet Kaplan † Education
Adviser: Jimmy de la Torre
Sally Wesley Bonet Education
Adviser: Thea Renda Abu El-Haj
Chesta Khurana Education
Adviser: Erica C. Boling
Luke Andrew Buckland* Education
Adviser: Clark A. Chinn
Luis Antonio Leyva Education
Adviser: Dan Battey
Elizabeth Anne Conway Education
Adviser: Nydia Flores
Robert Sigley Education
Adviser: Carolyn A. Maher
Margaret A. Holzer Education
Adviser: Rebecca C. Jordan
Sora Alexandria Suh Education
Adviser: Nydia Flores
School of Social Work:
Fiona Conway † Social Work
Adviser: Darcy Siebert
Sheila McMahon Social Work
Adviser: N. Andrew Peterson
Louis J. Donnelly* Social Work
Adviser: Ayse Akincigil
Alexandra Lynn Redcay Social Work
Adviser: N. Andrew Peterson
Gretchen Lynn Hoge Social Work
Adviser: Judy L. Postmus
Amanda M. Stylianou † Social Work
Adviser: Judy L. Postmus
Alexis Jemal Social Work
Adviser: N. Andrew Peterson
School of Management and Labor Relations:
Chunyun Li † Industrial Relations and Human Resources
Adviser: Mingwei Liu
Mason Gross School of the Arts:
Wuiyeon Kim* Music
Adviser: Christopher Doll
Nicole C. Vilkner Music
Adviser: Nancy Yunhwa Rao
Renata J. Pasternak-Mazur Music
Adviser: Andrew Kirkman
Chia-Yi Wu Music
Adviser: Floyd Grave
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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School of Communication and Information:
Lora Appel Communication, Information
and Library Studies
Adviser: Mark Aakhus
Bryce J. Renninger Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Deepa Kumar
Michael John Cole † Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Nicholas J. Belkin
Camille Marie Reyes Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Todd Wolfson
Stephen Michael DiDomenico*
Communication, Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Galina Bolden
Kaia Niambi Shivers* Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Jack Bratich
Soo-yeon Hwang Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Daniel O. O’Connor
Marian E. Stewart-Titus Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Vikki S. Katz
GoUn Kim Communication, Information
and Library Studies
Adviser: Daniel O. O’Connor
Alyson Hoving Thelin Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: John V. Pavlik
Hannah Kwon Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Ross J. Todd
Aaron Trammell* Communication,
Information and Library Studies
Adviser: Marija Dalbello
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy:
Elizabeth L. Hewitt*
Planning and Public Policy
Adviser: Clinton J. Andrews
Michael T. Simmons*
Planning and Public Policy
Adviser: Radha Jagannathan
Judd Schechtman
Planning and Public Policy
Adviser: Robert W. Burchell
Brian Robert Stromberg
Planning and Public Policy
Adviser: James DeFilippis
Qianqi Shen* Planning and Public Policy
Adviser: Robert W. Lake
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.
School of Arts and Sciences:
Abhijit Ashok Ambegaonkar †
Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Kenneth Irvine
Arunika Das †
Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Kim S. McKim
Zhiyong Bai*
Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Barth D. Grant
Jessica E. Fellmeth*
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: Karen Schindler
Gifty Ayensu Blankson Medicinal Chemistry
Adviser: Edmond J. LaVoie
Anna Teresa Hader Neuroscience
Adviser: Mark R. Plummer
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Kristina Hernandez*
Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Bonnie Firestein
Yee Mey Seah*
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: Siobain Duffy
Shao-Yun Hsu Neuroscience
Adviser: Wise Young
Daniel J. Stern Cardinale*
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: Siobain Duffy
Anaghą Krishnan †
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: G. Charles Dismukes
William Tan
Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Ruth Steward
Ou Liu* Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Barth D. Grant
Alexandra B. Walczak
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: Lily Y. Young
Wenke Liu* Neuroscience
Adviser: Robin L. Davis
Samantha Alexis Yost
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: Joseph Marcotrigiano
Jillian Nguyen* Neuroscience
Adviser: Elizabeth B. Torres
Ina K. Nikolaeva
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Adviser: Gabriella D’Arcangelo
Mi Zhou*
Cell and Developmental Biology
Adviser: Megerditch Kiledjian
School of Engineering:
Jennifer Wing-Yee Chan
Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich
Brittany L. Taylor Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Joseph W. Freeman
Andrea Janine Gray* Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Martin L. Yarmush
Jennifer Sherri Winkler
Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Maria Silvina Tomassone
Ying Li † Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Li Cai
Gabriel Yarmush † Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Francois Berthiaume
Meng Chen Lo* Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Jeffrey D. Zahn
Perry T. Yin † Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Ki-Bum Lee
Mary Catherine Mack*
Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Nada N. Boustany
Weiling Yu † Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: Kathryn E. Uhrich
Minoosh Kimberly Moradi*
Biomedical Engineering
Adviser: William Craelius
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
Kristin Bircsak † Toxicology
Adviser: Lauren Aleksunes
Alessandro Venosa* Toxicology
Adviser: Debra L. Laskin
Danielle Joy Botelho* Toxicology
Adviser: Andrew Gow
Joseph E. Wahler*
Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
Adviser: Nanjoo Suh
Jinesh Shailesh Gheeya
Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
Adviser: Shridar Ganesan
Irene M. Wohlman Toxicology
Adviser: Jeffrey D. Laskin
Ronald G. Udasin* Toxicology
Adviser: Jeffrey D. Laskin
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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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:
Zachary Brice Adams M.B.S.
Business and Science
Shivani Ramesh Gangar M.B.S.
Business and Science
Victoria Leigh Aleles M.B.S.
Business and Science
Cinthia Garcia † M.B.S.
Business and Science
James J. Andahazy † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Anne Gilson M.B.S.
Business and Science
Briana Rose Bacchetta M.B.S.
Business and Science
Andrew B. Goldberg † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Oludare Ayoola Bello M.B.S.
Business and Science
Michael Aaron Goldstein M.B.S.
Business and Science
Andrew Boamah-Agyekum* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Yerelee Andrea Gonzalez-Torres M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sarah Morgan Breen M.B.S.
Business and Science
Christopher Hackett † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Daniel T. Burke † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Felipe Fogaça Herter M.B.S.
Business and Science
Lois Kristin Castellano † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Derek Neal Hok † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Yung Chan M.B.S.
Business and Science
Venkata Sai Sudha Ibrahimpatan M.B.S.
Business and Science
Lopamudra Chatterjee † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Rasheedat Feyishara Ipaye M.B.S.
Business and Science
Charles A. Collick Jr.* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Rajesh Israni M.B.S.
Business and Science
Amy Lynn Czuba M.B.S.
Business and Science
Nursalim Zico Lumangku Jap M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sayali Shantanu Date M.B.S.
Business and Science
Maya M. Jenkins † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Nicole Lisa Dziedzic M.B.S.
Business and Science
Angel Jurado Torres † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Kelechi Edozie-Anyadiegwu M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sivakumar Kalyanaraman M.B.S.
Business and Science
Zohreh Erfan † M.B.S.
Business and Science
William Peter Karavites M.B.S.
Business and Science
Danica Jayies Fernandes M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sai Krishna Kasiraju M.B.S.
Business and Science
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Rupam Kesherwani † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Daniel Gerard Phillips M.B.S.
Business and Science
Bonggyu Kim M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sonal Puri † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Gershom Kofman M.B.S.
Business and Science
Kimberly A. Queirolo M.B.S.
Business and Science
Urmi Kothari † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sam Ramezanli † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Nicole Marie La Plante M.B.S.
Business and Science
Joshua Brian Reppen M.B.S.
Business and Science
Pamela Cheryl Lai M.B.S.
Business and Science
Kyle Robbins M.B.S.
Business and Science
Chengxi Li M.B.S.
Business and Science
Aaron Jay Robison M.B.S.
Business and Science
Lizhe Li M.B.S.
Business and Science
Michael Charles Rochelle Jr. M.B.S.
Business and Science
Shira M. Loewenstein* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Arlan James Dimailig Rodeo † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Helen Lopez † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Amanda D. Rodriguez † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Cassio Oliveira Machado M.B.S.
Business and Science
Ritika Roy M.B.S.
Business and Science
Melissa Abigail Villanueva Malapit M.B.S.
Business and Science
Milton Guilherme D’avila Rucks M.B.S.
Business and Science
Michael Medeiros M.B.S.
Business and Science
Tara Marie Severino M.B.S.
Business and Science
Lee Michael Pagenkopf M.B.S.
Business and Science
Radhika Vidyut Shah M.B.S.
Business and Science
Marc J. Pappalardo † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Stuti Shah † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Aakash Patel † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Gina Lynn Sheleheda* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Devang Patel † M.B.S.
Business and Science
John Magdi Soliman † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Divya A. Patel † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Amanda Jane Steitz* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Mirali Patel M.B.S.
Business and Science
Brian Dominic Stiell* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Nisha R. Patel † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Peter Immanuel De Loyola Tenido † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Micaela Cristina Bretana Perlada M.B.S.
Business and Science
Peng Wai Tham M.B.S.
Business and Science
Tejas Hemant Phatak M.B.S.
Business and Science
Jonathan A. Thomas M.B.S.
Business and Science
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Christopher Torres M.B.S.
Business and Science
Binghan Wang † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Anh Tran* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Joel Jacob Wattacheril M.B.S.
Business and Science
Jeremiah William Van Doren M.B.S.
Business and Science
Sana Yousaf † M.B.S.
Business and Science
Ąbhimanyu Kanaiya Varde M.B.S.
Business and Science
Xingjian Yu* M.B.S.
Business and Science
Jessica Walker M.B.S.
Business and Science
School of Arts and Sciences:
Mira Ashraf Abou Elezz M.A.
Religious Studies
Guhan Balasubramanian M.S.
Computer Science
Adeboye Abiola Adejare Jr. M.S.
Computational Biology and Molecular
Biophysics
Kimberly Elaine Baldwin † M.S.
Geological Sciences
Varun Bansal M.S.
Computer Science
Ruby Agarwal † M.S.
Computer Science
Heather D. Batson* M.A.
Sociology
Kristin Marie Alexy M.A.
Political Science
Claudia Vanessa Benavides Lazo M.A.
Political Science
Ali Hussain Ali Muhmel Alhbabi M.A.
Political Science
Robert Benditt M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Glen J. Allen † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Lauren C. Bevins* M.A.
Literatures in English
John Elwood Allen M.A.T.
Spanish
Shaun Bharrat † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Intimaa A.S. Alsdudi † M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Joseph Ross Biberstine* M.S.
Computer Science
Christian Mitchell Alvarez M.A.
Political Science
Stéphan Bien-Aimé* M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Stephanie E. Alves M.A.
Sociology
James Bird † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Calvin Richard Antoniewicz † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Cody Bishop* M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Jacob B. Archer M.A.
Art History
Allison Rachel Bloom* M.A.
Anthropology
Xiaolu Bai M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Timothy Dale Bransford M.A.
Anthropology
Yudi Bai M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Chencheng Cai † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
John Christopher Bailey † M.A.
Sociology
Laura Maria Callejas † M.A.
Sociology
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Jessica Amber Cantrell M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Sean P. Conway M.S.
Kinesiology and Applied Physiology
Andrew M. Carlson* M.A.
Literatures in English
Emily Louise Coyle* M.A.
Literatures in English
Margarita Mercedes Castromán † M.A.
Literatures in English
Katherine Crosmer M.A.
Art History
Purna Chandra Reddy Chamala M.S.
Computer Science
Tian Dai † M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Qing Chang* M.S.
Psychology
Satarupa Das M.A.
Linguistics
Vineeta Pradip Chaudhari M.S.
Computer Science
Ferhunde Dilara Demir* M.A.
Sociology
Chen Chen † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Qianhuizi Deng M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Hao Chen † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Serguei Denissov* M.A.
Philosophy
Lei Chen M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Phedra Tamara Deonarine* M.A.
Literatures in English
Tianjun Chen † M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Anagha Desai M.S.
Computer Science
Xiaoying Chen M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Vaibhav Dhabaria M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Xinyan Chen † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Priyanka Dhingra M.S.
Computer Science
Yi Chen M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Bakary Diaby* M.A.
Literatures in English
Yiran Chen † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Kaitlin DiPaola M.S.
Food and Business Economics
Yixuan Chen † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Jianyong Dong M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Zijiao Chen † M.S.
Computer Science
Jiao Dong M.S.
Computer Science
Chun-Yen Cheng* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Mingwen Dong M.S.
Psychology
Mingmian Cheng* M.A.
Economics
Weichu Duan M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Tahsin Sabaa Chowdhury M.A.
Political Science
Robert Colin Duffy M.A.
Sociology
Tzu-Chien Chuang* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Luisa Fernanda Duque-Arbelo M.A.
Spanish
Grace Eunmee Chung † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
James Clifford Echols III* M.S.
Food and Business Economics
Alyssa M. Coltrain* M.A.
Literatures in English
Melanie Allison Ehudin* M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Kari Anna Eide-Lindsay* M.A.
Spanish
Arif Gören M.A.
Religious Studies
Kathleen Marie Ellis* M.A.
French
Damianos Grammatikopoulos* M.A.
German
Brigham Ethan Eubanks M.A.
Spanish
Qingli Gu † M.A.T.
Chinese
Heidi Janina Falanga M.A.T.
Spanish
Sisi Gu M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Yunqing Fan † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Mayank Gupta M.S.
Computer Science
Idit Fast † M.A.
Sociology
Keith S. Hankins* M.A.
Economics
Nathan Flom † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Daniyah Mohammed Hannini † M.A.
Religious Studies
Benjamin R. Foley* M.A.
Sociology
Di Hao † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Nicholas William Fox M.S.
Psychology
Md Ehtesamul Haque* M.S.
Computer Science
David Franco* M.A.
French
Danielle Ryan Hatchimonji † M.S.
Psychology
Xiaoqian Fu M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Steven M. Hathorn* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Yuejia Fu † M.S.
Food and Business Economics
Min He M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Joshua E. Gang M.S.
Computer Science
Xiaoli He M.S.
Psychology
Jianxiang Gao † M.S.
Mathematics
Chelsea Francis Hill † M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Chaim Garfinkel M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Brooklynn Kristina Hitchens* M.A.
Sociology
Alla Gaydukova M.A.
History
Karen Ho* M.A.
Italian
Andrea Adhara Gaytan Cuesta M.A.
Spanish
Matthew Horvath* M.A.T.
Chinese
Eugene J. Geis* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Tiantian Hou* M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Cristina V. Gherasimov* M.A.
Political Science
Kristina Howansky* M.S.
Psychology
Eduard Gibert Renart M.S.
Computer Science
Can Hu M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ritika Rajesh Singh Gobse † M.S.
Computer Science
Ming Huang † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Patricia Gonzalez Darriba M.A.
Spanish
Yutong Huang M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Ryan William Hupfer* M.S.
Geological Sciences
Namwoo Kim † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Padraig M. Hurley M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Cassandra Valentine King M.A.
Political Science
Charles J. Iaconangelo* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ming Kong M.A.
Economics
Ayush Jain M.S.
Computer Science
Steven Michael Koren M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Eunsook Jang* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Tejas Kiran Kudrimoti M.S.
Computer Science
Betty Lind Jarvis M.A.
Art History
Julianna Marta Kulik* M.S.
Psychology
Jie Ji M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Nitin Kumar M.S.
Computer Science
Mengxi Jiang M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Viraj Lad M.S.
Computer Science
Yixiao Jiang M.A.
Economics
Yik Man Lam † M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Christian F. Jimenez † M.A.
Political Science
Sungkyung Lee* M.A.
Economics
Xu Jin M.S.
Computer Science
John Christian Lesher † M.A.
Political Science
Allison Marie Jones M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Boya Li M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Kristine Rose Kaladas M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ning Li M.A.
Economics
Bhushan Satish Kale † M.S.
Computer Science
Rong Li M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Yan Kang M.S.
Computer Science
Tongtong Li M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Rohan Kataria M.S.
Computer Science
Wei Li* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Najeeb Husain Kazmi M.S.
Computer Science
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xiao Li † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xiao Li M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Gaurav Khanna † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xiaolun Li M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Zi Hui Jonathan Khoo M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Yandi Li † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Hyun Gon Kim M.A.
Economics
Zhe Li M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Kihwan Kim* M.A.
Economics
Min Liang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Xubin Liang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Eden Lunde M.A.
Spanish
Xiao Lin † M.S.
Computer Science
Neil J. Lutz M.S.
Mathematics
Xuan Lin † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ha Bao Luu † M.S.
Mathematics
Yi-Nung Lin M.A.T.
Chinese
Ling Ma M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Zixin Lin † M.A.
Economics
Wenbo Ma † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Zixin Lin M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Xiaoxi Ma* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Bin Liu* M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Yujing Ma † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Changyao Liu* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Francis Onyekachi Madu † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Hongzhang Liu* M.S.
Computer Science
Christina Mandt M.A.
German
Jianan Liu M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Andrew Francis Marrero M.S.
Computer Science
Pengcheng Liu † M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Marlaina H. Martin* M.A.
Anthropology
Shaodong Liu* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ajay Mattappallil † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Yi Liu* M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Martian V. Mazureanu* M.A.
Political Science
Zongkang Liu † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Martina McKeever M.A.T.
German
Charles Walter Loder M.A.
Jewish Studies
Marlene McLellan M.A.T.
Spanish
Jason Alan Lowcher* M.A.
History
Miranda McLeod* M.A.
Literatures in English
Beidi Lu M.S.
Computer Science
Rebecca Joy Melvin M.S.
Kinesiology and Applied Physiology
Jianfeng Lu M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Akriti Mishra † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ping Lu M.S.
Mathematics
Sarah Nadirah Mohd Johari M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Wenzhe Lu † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Michael Monescalchi* M.A.
Literatures in English
Xuejing Luan M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Mrinal Monga M.S.
Computer Science
Lindsey Lee Lugrin † M.S.
Geological Sciences
Sai Dheeraj Muktha M.S.
Computer Science
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Abhilash Narayana M.S.
Computer Science
Maria Polychronis M.A.
Political Science
Jean Nickels-Henchey* M.A.T.
Spanish
Pritika Pradhan* M.A.
Literatures in English
Irina Nicorici M.A.
Sociology
Muqaddas Pulotova* M.A.
Sociology
Frances O’Toole M.A.
Political Science
Bin Qian M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Diego Fernando Ocampo Bedoya M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Jing Qian † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Atsushi Oho* M.A.
Linguistics
Ryan Raia* M.A.
History
Katie Warren Orlemanski* M.A.
Anthropology
Elizabeth Anne Ramirez* M.A.T.
Spanish
Maria Sole Pagliari* M.A.
Economics
Tushar Rastogi M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Rohan Anant Pakhurde † M.S.
Computer Science
Aditya Ravichandran M.S.
Computer Science
Robert D. Palmer* M.A.
Literatures in English
Martha Elizabeth Rayas Tanaka M.A.
Spanish
Anshuman Panda M.Phil.*, M.S.
Physics and Astronomy
Computational Biology and Molecular
Biophysics
Vivek J. Reddy † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Erica Ashlyn Reed † M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Emily Anne Panza* M.S.
Psychology
Fabian Paul Reger M.A.
Political Science
Georgios Papachatzakis* M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Abhishek Kataria Rikhab Chand Kataria M.S.
Computer Science
Ashmi Patel* M.A.
Religious Studies
Talia Naomi Robbins † M.S.
Psychology
Rajan Asit Patel M.S.
Computer Science
Philip J. Roth* M.A.
Economics
Saad Farooq Patel † M.S.
Computer Science
Christina M. Rozario M.A.
Political Science
Deena Peyser Faleck † M.S.
Psychology
Henry A. Rugeles* M.A.
Spanish
Eliezer Y. Pickholtz † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Aron G. Samkoff* M.S.
Mathematics
Kathleen A. Pierce M.A.
Art History
Daniela Scheiblhofer M.A.
Political Science
Kurt Poeschl* M.A.
German
Kayla Marie Schweitzer M.A.
Art History
Kristina Poggi M.A.
Art History
Yelda Semizer* M.S.
Psychology
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
24
Parth Ajitbhai Shah M.S.
Computer Science
Natalie Elizabeth Stier † M.S.
Geological Sciences
Xijin Shan M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Wanying Su M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Abhijit Shanbhag M.S.
Computer Science
Ziqiao Su* M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Zuqi Shang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Die Sun † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Zhenping Shao M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Mengying Sun M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Shahabeddin Shekari Yazdi M.S.
Computer Science
Shiyuan Sun M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Yusong Shen † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Tianyi Sun M.A.
Art History
Pratik Sheth* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xun Sun M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Wen Shi M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Yu Sun † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xin Shu † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Balaji Suresh M.S.
Computer Science
Kevin Sigerman* M.A.
Literatures in English
Mazhar Qadri Syed M.A.
Political Science
Robert Sigley M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Mark W. Tai M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Banmeet Singh M.S.
Computer Science
Dean G. Takacs M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Harshvardhan Singh M.S.
Computer Science
Ge Tang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Sushil Sivaram † M.A.
Literatures in English
Haibo Tang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Johanna Smith M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Evanthia Tapiri † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Kaiyuan Song † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Behnam Tavakkol M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Carolyn Naomi Spiro M.S.
Psychology
Ragip Terzi † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Sachin Srivastava M.S.
Computer Science
Brian Michael Tholl M.A.
Italian
Michelle Marie St. George* M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Joel Robert Thompson M.A.
History
Lucas B. Staudinger* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Marian Ahn Thorpe* M.A.
Anthropology
Anand Stephen M.A.
Sociology
Hanlu Tian M.S.
Mathematical Finance
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
25
Ram Tripathi M.S.
Computer Science
Yu Wang M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Hüseyin Ekrem Ulus † M.A.
Comparative Literature
Zefeng Wang M.A.T.
Chinese
Amulya Uppala M.S.
Computer Science
Zhenming Wang † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Noriyuki Utsunomiya M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Zilong Wang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Shivaramakrishnan Vaidyanathan † M.S.
Computer Science
Carolyn Joann Washington M.A.
Women’s and Gender Studies
Alexa M. Valenzuela* M.A.
Literatures in English
Bo Wei* M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Abhi Verma M.S.
Computer Science
William Glenn Welty † M.A.
Literatures in English
Niina Maria Vuolajarvi † M.A.
Sociology
Yang Weng M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Francis Gregory Wagner † M.S.
Mathematics
Stuart M. Wexler M.A.
Political Science
Jean Paul Walker M.S.
Physics and Astronomy
David J. Wright † M.Phil.
Classics
Colleen Rachel Wall M.A.
History
Anna M. Wronka † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Jacquelyn Marie Walsh M.A.
Art History
Kangjun Wu † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Dejian Wang M.S.
Computer Science
Mengying Wu M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Hui Wang † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Qian Wu † M.S.
Computer Science
Huizhi Wang M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Qiòñĝ Wu M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Ji Wang* M.A.
Economics
Wei Wu M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Liang Wang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xiaoqi Wu M.A.
East Asian Languages and Cultures
Lu Wang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Jin Xia M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Siming Wang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Rui Xiao M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Tongsheng Wang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Węiqi Xiong M.A.
Economics
Weiyue Wang † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Da Xu † M.S.
Computer Science
Youzhi Wang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Shuang Xu † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
26
Shuanglu Xu † M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Xintian Yu M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Xiaoyu Xu M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Yang Yu* M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Zizhuo Xu M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Ali Reza Zamani Zadeh Najari † M.S.
Computer Science
Yachen Yan M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Mohamed Zeineldin M.S.
Physics and Astronomy
Boming Yang † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Hongjin Zhang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Chun Yang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Jun Zhang* M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Miao Yang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Longjiao Zhang M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Min-Jeong Yang M.S.
Psychology
Meng Zhang M.S.
Psychology
Shuqi Yang* M.S.
Psychology
Wenge Zhang † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Tianyi Yang M.S.
Financial Statistics and Risk Management
Xiaodong Zhao* M.S.
Computer Science
Xinbei Yang M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Zhicheng Zhao M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Polina Yanovich M.S.
Computer Science
Piao Zheng † M.A.T.
Chinese
Xi Yao M.S.
Computer Science
Di Zhong M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Yao Yao M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Yizhuo Zhong M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Naveen Kumar Yerragudi † M.S.
Mathematical Finance
Qianlan Zhou † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Cuifeng Yin † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Tian Zhou † M.S.
Computer Science
An Yu † M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Tianju Zhou † M.S.
Computer Science
Statistics and Biostatistics
Binxing Yu † M.S.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Rui Zhu † M.S.
Computer Science
Fei Yu † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xiyuan Zong M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Nathan Yu M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Samuel Paige Zuckerman † M.S.
Statistics and Biostatistics
Xiang Yu* M.S.
Computer Science
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
27
School of Engineering:
Chethan Chandrababu Acharya M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nithin Raju Chandy M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Talal Ahmed M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joe Hung-Che Chao † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Akshita Ambati M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Anagha Bhalchandra Chavan M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ryan Scott Anderson † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Jingyu Chen M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Malav Dipak Ashara † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zhan Chen † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marlon Avellan † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Charles Sam Cherian M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Zeynep Ayguzer Yasar* M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Xiang Chi † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aishwarya Babu* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Venkata Naga Premchand Chidipoti M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mohammad Ali Badr † M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Xiaolei Chu M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Hasan Sinan Bank* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jihyung Chun* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Joel Baptist M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Jonathan Colon M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Juliana Barcelos Cordeiro M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Guilherme De Faria Eisinger M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Agrim Bhalla* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Subrata Debnath* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nikhil Bharadwaj M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ahmed Abdulaziz M. Degnah † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Cody Bishop M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Vincent A. DeLucca* M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Jennifer Ashley Bullock † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Deniz Alper Dindi* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Sean Mackenzie Burgess M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Suneet Dixit M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xinnan Cao* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yi Dong* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Catrice M. Carter † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Yuanxiu Dong M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Azmi Mert Çelik † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Wanlin Du M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Adam Kendall Cham M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Saugata Dutt † M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
28
David G. Evans † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Saket Sharath Hegde M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nicholas George Facas* M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wangsu Hu M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Weiran Fang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Guanjie Huang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jacob Mackenzie Fradkin M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Junjie Huang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineerin
Gordon John French † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Venkata Sravan Imadabathuni M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Sathish Kumar Gajula † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Stephen Joseph Indyk* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Karthikeyan Ganesan M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ahmed Musa Jaffar* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Ziyang Gao M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Milin Jaiswal* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ruoxi Geng* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Steven James Jefferys M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mohsen Ghassemi M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiaowen Jiang M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Xiangyu Gong* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Xiaowen Jiang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sandesh Gopinath* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Yuepeng Jiang M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kyle William Gourley M.S.
Bioenvironmental Engineering
Pruthvi Krishna Jujjavarapu † M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Yue Gu M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Humayun M. Kabir † M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mengyang Guo M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shikha Kakar † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Salah Akram Hameed M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abhimanyu Kamat † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Chao Han M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chenyi Kang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiaoyi Han † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kai Kang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thomas Edward Hansen* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Yunyi Kang* M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Jia Hao M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Matthew Eugene Karp M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Binglin He M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Krizia Marie Karry* M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Yaodong He* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Saket Sanjay Kashettiwar M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
29
Ankit Rajkumar Kayal M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zhenghong Li M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Kevin M. Kobilinski † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jierui Liang* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Fanpeng Kong* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sang Lin* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Babak Koochak M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tingnan Lin M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Daniel Kopp † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Zhongtian Lin M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harika Kotipalli M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Luyang Liu M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shaunak Kulhalli M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Zhijiu Liu M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Parth Prafulla Kulkarni* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Shanmukha Priya Loke M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pooja Kulkarni M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Matthew Yunching Lu* M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Laxmidurga Kummarakuntla M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jiayi Luo M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Joseph Mark Lakawicz Jr. † M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Yang Jun Luo † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chenyun Lan* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Naixuan Ma M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sang Yun Lee † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Kushal Majumdar M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Boyang Li M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Runfang Mao † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Guangyuan Li M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Anup Venugopal Mathur* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lun Li M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Siddarth Mathur M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Siyuan Li M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harika Matta M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tianrui Li* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Sneha Medappa Maruvanda M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tianwei Li M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jay Sanjay Mehta M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tianyi Li M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
James Melia M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ting Li † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Lingnan Meng † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yimeng Li † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Swapnil Dasharath Mhaske* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
30
Seyedamirali Mostafavizadeh Ardestani M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Anish Uday Prabhu M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Tyler Lee Munhollon* M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Joseph Louis Prati † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Diana Mihaela Negoita M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yihan Qian* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nesar Nelamangala Siddesh † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Qi Qiao M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Boyu Ni* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yu Bo Qin M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Craig D. Nie* M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Ajoykumar Rajasekaran M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Megan Elizabeth Ooms M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Remya Ramakrishnan M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jonathan Licheng Pai † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Rishi Ramesh M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Michael G. Pamula M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Varsha Subhash Rane † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Xuechao Pan M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Preeti Bailaballi Rao M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rahul M. Panchmia M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Siddharth Ravichandran M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xiangnan Pang M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Martin P. Reap* M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Parikshit Bhimsingh Pardeshi † M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nicholas A. Rojek M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ingrid Joylyn Paredes M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Stephen W. Rowe* M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Leonard T. Park M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cong Ruan M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rahul Pasam M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Jihyun Ryu M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Anvita Arvindbhai Patel M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Viral H. Sagar* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Maria Peifer* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Silene Aracely Salazar Huarita M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Alejandro Peláez* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mąryam Salehi † M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Ashley Marie Pennington* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Abhinav Sankara Raman M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Timothy Son Phan M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Saie Mangesh Saraf M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Holly Eva Powell* M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
William John Schreefer M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
31
Ankit Kirit Shah M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Huang Tang M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Dhruvalkumar Kalpeshkumar Shah M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Peng Tang † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mihir Shah † M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ruichao Tang † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Nandil Pankaj Shah M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Yaqin Tang † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zahra Shakeri M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Elliot P. Taylor M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Rostyslav Shamborovskyy M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Chinmay Rameshchandra Thakkar † M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shasad Sharif M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Shweta Thapa M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Mishail Sharma* M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Tony Thayil Kuncheria* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Anusha Sheelavant* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jay Collin Tobia M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Wenqing Shen* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sol Torrel M.S.
Materials Science and Engineering
Chang Shu* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ali Tosyali M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Vaani Shukla M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adriana Carolina Trias Blanco M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Siddharth Singh M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Geetartha Uppaladadium M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Saumya Soman* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Siddhartha Vattikuti* M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Yue Song* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shruti Venkatesh M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Christopher Morris Spengler* M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ravi Kumar Venuturupalli M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pradeep Srinivasan M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sagar Verma M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Shravan Sriram* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Amith Vishwakarma Shivaprakash M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yu Sun M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pengcheng Wan* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Udhay Sundar M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jianyu Wang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dharmesh Hemant Takle † M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jingwen Wang M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Yi Tan* M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kangsu Wang M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
32
Xueting Wang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tianya Yin † M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Yanjun Wang* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Junzhe Ying M.S.
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Yao Wang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Haoyang Yu † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yijun Wang M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Rafay Zamir M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yizhou Wang M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tianjiao Zeng M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yunqi Wang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chen Zhang M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zhiyang Wang † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
He Zhang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Robert Eric Weir M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Hongyang Zhang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Brenton Skylar Wolfe M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Junjie Zhang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xian Wu* M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Lufan Zhang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jiachi Xie M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tao Zhang M.S.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Liyang Xie † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xi Zhang* M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Pengfei Xie M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Xi Zhang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mengdi Xing* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Xincheng Zhang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Li Xu* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yuqian Zhang † M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zuoyang Xu* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lulu Zhao M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Qun Yan M.E.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Qingxiao Zhao M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chen Yang* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Weicong Zhao* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ke Yang* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Xuezheng Zhao M.E.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Sen Yang M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zihong Zheng M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhengyu Yang* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jing Zhong* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dongyang Yao M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Zhengyang Zhong* M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
33
Shixiang Zhou M.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Guanglei Zhu* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Yuxiao Zhou* M.S.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jiajun Zhu † M.S.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences:
Khalil A. Abbaszadeh* M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Devin Garland Goldman M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Jacqueline M. Abeltin † M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Noopur Sanjay Gosavi M.S.
Food Science
Serife Akkurt* M.S.
Food Science
Samuel Hammond* M.S.
Food Science
Brenda Doris Allen † M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Anqi Hao* M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Isabel Armas Gutierrez* M.S.
Plant Biology
Christina Haskins* M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Daniel Robert Betz* M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Monica Hirata Bertachi M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Mosam P. Bhatt M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Pei-Hsuan Hsieh † M.S.
Food Science
Siddharth Bhide † M.S.
Food Science
Ishita Jain † M.S.
Microbial Biology
Eden Tessa Ignacia Grinker Buenaventura M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Lin Ji M.S.
Food Science
Julia Kathleen Campbell M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Longjun Ju M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Carolyn Cheng † M.S.
Nutritional Sciences
Laura Beth Kenny † M.S.
Plant Biology
Nancy Chiang M.S.
Food Science
Alexis Kleinbeck M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Elizabeth J. Chrzastek † M.S.
Food Science
Elizabeth Ann Krumm* M.S.
Endocrinology and Animal Biosciences
Scott Cameron Crans † M.S.
Entomology
David Howard Langer* M.S.
Atmospheric Science
Melissa Czinn* M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Karen Leu M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Huixin Du* M.S.
Food Science
Man Li M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Corey J. Gabriel † M.S.
Atmospheric Science
Chang Liu † M.S.
Food Science
Akanksha Garg † M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Alexis Brittany Long M.S.
Food Science
Laura Elizabeth Girard M.S.
Microbial Biology
Simone Lovano M.S.
Plant Biology
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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Courtney Sue Malone † M.S.
Food Science
Haibo Tang M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Vahini Manivannan † M.S.
Food Science
Austin Paul Thekkumthala* M.S.
Microbial Biology
Robert Mattera III M.S.
Plant Biology
Monika Jozefa Tomaszewski M.S.
Food Science
Tara Mauro † M.S.
Nutritional Sciences
Tyson R. Triplett M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Robyn Miranda M.S.
Food Science
Anning Wang M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Nicholas Scott Morgan † M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Ruolin Wang* M.S.
Food Science
Emily Nering † M.S.
Food Science
Ruying Wang* M.S.
Plant Biology
Ellen Julia Oettinger M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Aubrey Miles Watson* M.S.
Microbial Biology
Lindsey Phillipson-Weiner* M.S.
Nutritional Sciences
Lauren Meredith Weisel* M.S.
Oceanography
Megan Helena Pilla M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Gaoyuan Wu † M.S.
Food Science
Taryn Pittfield M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Chunxin Xia* M.S.
Food Science
Kennida Yoanna Polanco Espinal † M.S.
Microbial Biology
Hye-Na Yoo* M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Ryan Ann Rieder M.S.
Microbial Biology
Tianshui Yu* M.S.
Environmental Sciences
Zachary William Rohde M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Zishuo Zeng M.S.
Food Science
Christopher Steven Satch † M.S.
Plant Biology
Han Zhang † M.S.
Food Science
Andrew Schlesinger M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Xiaoliang Zhao M.L.A.
Landscape Architecture
Màtthew C. Stròm M.S.
Ecology and Evolution
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
Sumayah Abed Ahmed Al-Mahmood M.S.
Pharmaceutical Science
Nathaly Cristina Martos Gibaile M.S.
Pharmaceutical Science
Noor Zuhair Kbah † M.S.
Pharmaceutical Science
Le Zhang M.S.
Pharmaceutical Science
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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Graduate School of Education:
Rosemary Griffin Carolan M.A.
Education
Jeanette C. Joyce M.A.
Education
Baila Herbstman M.A.
Education
Andrew Scott Leland* M.A.
Education
School of Management and Labor Relations:
Saehee Kang* M.S.
Industrial Relations and Human Resources
Eugene Son M.S.
Industrial Relations and Human Resources
Mason Gross School of the Arts:
Kenneth James Brown Jr.* M.A.
Music
Anqi Liu M.A.
Music
Alexa Canales M.A.
Music
Taylor Ellen Myers* M.A.
Music
Mike Loubser Ford M.A.
Music
Renata J. Pasternak-Mazur M.A.
Music
Louise Anne Fristensky M.A.
Music
Sean Robert Smither* M.A.
Music
Michael Brendan Goetjen † M.A.
Music
Liza A. Sobel † M.A.
Music
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:
Araba Addaquay † M.S.
Cell and Developmental Biology
Joshua P. Sumoski M.S.
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Haidar Khaioon Khalaf Al-Hraishawi M.S.
Physiology and Integrative Biology
Christopher Terrone M.S.
Cell and Developmental Biology
Keith M. Ciccaglione* M.S.
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Diana S. Vengsarkar M.S.
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Nicole Hamlin* M.S.
Cell and Developmental Biology
Daniel J. Wene* M.S.
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Aula Hilal Najee Hamod* M.S.
Physiology and Integrative Biology
Ruiheng Yin M.S.
Biochemistry
Daniel Jones* M.S.
Cell and Developmental Biology
Hong Zhao † M.S.
Cell and Developmental Biology
Jairo L. Sierra* M.S.
Cell and Developmental Biology
Candidate lists are correct as of April 22, 2016.
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School of Engineering:
Adeboye Abiola Adejare Jr. M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Taaha Shoaib Jamkhanawala M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Ayesha Aijaz † M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Wilai Kosol M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Daniel J. Badger † M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Mikhiel Kristofer V. Lim † M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Neal Bennett M.E.
Biomedical Engineering\
Lauren Lyn Marczi M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Daniel P. Browe † M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Shiv A. Mistry M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Jaclyn Nicole Calia † M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Priya Ranjani Mohan M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Andrew R. Chavkin* M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Antoinette Gail Nelson M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Daniel Quo-Chi Chen † M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Akshat T. Parekh M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Salvatore Joseph D’Acunto M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Sameer V. Patel M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Kathryn Emily Drzewiecki* M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Bianca Pineda* M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Joseph Fantuzzo † M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Christine Charles Sahyoun M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Gina N. Hegyi* M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Paige Brink Sanchez M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Laura Marie Higgins* M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Michelle Sempkowski M.E.
Biomedical Engineering
Timothy E. Holleran † M.S.
Biomedical Engineering
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy:
Chi-En Sun † M.S.
Toxicology
* October 2015 Graduate
† January 2016 Graduate
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.
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A New Voice for the Graduate School
Congratulations on earning an advanced degree and welcome to the
Graduate School-New Brunswick Alumni Association (GSNBAA)! Recently
chartered, 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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