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The One Hundred Forty-Seventh C O M M E N C E M E N T E L E V E N O ’ C L O C K • S AT U R D AY T H E S I X T E E N T H O F M AY TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN WPI QUADR ANGLE

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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PROGRAM Prelude Processional

Call to Order National Anthem Invocation Charge from the President Student Remarks

WPI Brass Ensemble Douglas G. Weeks, Conductor Led by the Honorary Marshal and the Honorary Marshal for Graduate Students Full details on page 4 Philip B. Ryan ’65 Chairman, WPI Board of Trustees The audience is invited to join in the singing Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson ’89 Executive Director, American Baptist Ministers Council Laurie A. Leshin “People of Impact” Roman A. Gutierrez ’15

Presentation of the Class of 2015 Campaign Gift

Nehir Keskin ’15 Grania Van Herwarde ’15

Recognition of ROTC Graduates

President Leshin

Presentation of the Chairman’s Exemplary Faculty Prize Conferring of Honorary Degrees Commencement Address Presentation of Candidates for Degrees Conferring of Degrees Remarks from the Alumni Association

Eric W. Overström, Provost President Leshin Bernard A. Harris Jr., M.D., Founder and President of the Harris Foundation Terri A. Camesano, Dean of Graduate Studies Arthur C. Heinricher, Dean of Undergraduate Studies President Leshin Myles A. Walton ’97, President

Alma Mater

Sarah Roth ’15 Words and music on page 60

Benediction

Rev. Jackson

Recessional

WPI Brass Ensemble

The audience is requested to remain standing until the end of the national anthem. At the conclusion of the Commencement exercises, the audience is requested to remain standing until the academic procession has left the Quadrangle.

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a FeW nOTeS aBOUT COmmenCemenT Day Several longstanding campus traditions infuse the WPI

Student speaker Roman Gutierrez is graduating with a

spirit, two of which will be in evidence during today’s

BS in biomedical engineering. The Caracas, Venezuela, native

Commencement ceremony.

has served as president of the WPI chapter of Omicron Delta

Crossing earle Bridge is one of the oldest. To visitors, the

Kappa (the national leadership honor society), leadership

bridge is a lovely pathway connecting the east and west sides of

chair of the Student government association, and CeO of

campus. For WPI students, the span plays a symbolic role at

gompei’s goat Cheese. roman’s IQP took him to namibia,

the start and end of their undergraduate careers. Traditionally,

where he helped expand environmental education efforts into

students cross the bridge as an entire class only twice during

rural communities. His mQP team worked with a veterinary

their four years: at Convocation, when they are welcomed as

orthopedic company to create a device that would standardize

first year students, and at Commencement, as they process

a common surgery in dogs.

toward the Quadrangle. another tradition involves the WPI seal in the center of the Quad. Throughout their four years, undergrads make a point of walking around the seal, for it is said that students who step directly on the landmark won’t graduate on time. That this tradition is upheld is most evident during the snowy winter months. after four years of avoidance (not to mention four years of hard work and intense studying), each graduate will walk directly over the seal as part of today’s

As the processional begins, members of the faculty, attired in colorful robes and hoods, line both sides of Earle Bridge to pay tribute to the graduates as they cross the bridge for the final time before receiving their diplomas.

ceremony. Performing the national anthem this year are seniors Theodore armstrong, alison Brasser, Hannah Brown, Joseph

PROCESSIONAL AND RECESSIONAL—

Brown, michael goldman, Connor Haley, nicolás Hewgley,

graduates begin lining up at 9:30 for the processional,

Tessa Hulburt, Lydia Johnston, marley Kapsimalis, alden

which steps off at 10:30 (the ceremony itself starts at 11:00).

Kelsey, Katrina Kohlman, nicholas mollica, Sarah roth,

Beginning at the rubin Campus Center, the processional

alexander Solomon, and nathan Wells.

winds through the campus, crosses earle Bridge, follows the

The Senior Class Gift is presented by gift committee

sidewalk past alden memorial, moves onto the walkway

chairs nehir Keskin and grania Van Herwarde. This year’s gift

behind Bartlett Center, turns at the Proud goat statue, and

has two parts: The first is a partnership with the Degenhardt

proceeds up the center aisle under the tent.

family to establish a $50,000 scholarship in memory of Patrick

at the conclusion of the ceremony, the marchers move

Degenhardt ’17 and in honor of the Class of 2015; as an

down the center aisle and proceed as a group toward the Sports

endowed scholarship, it will exist forever at WPI and will help

and recreation Center. guests are asked not to block the

students for years to come. The second is a mosaic of the WPI

progress of the processional or recessional. It is especially

seal, dedicated in memory of classmate John Kamau muthee,

important to keep the center aisle clear so marchers may make

who passed away in California last year.

their way to and from their seats.

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This year’s honorary marshal is gary Pollice, professor of

We ask that you not linger near the photo stand either before

practice, computer science, and winner of the 2015 Trustees’

or after your graduate crosses the stage as you may prevent

award for Outstanding Teaching; the baton he carries is

other guests with tickets from gaining access. Please do not

the walking stick of John Boynton, a founder of WPI. The

stand in the aisles to take photographs as you will block the

honorary marshal for graduate students is Umberto mosco,

view of seated guests.

professor of mathematical sciences and winner of the 2015

as you consider whether to make use of the photo stand,

Trustees’ award for Outstanding research and Creative

be aware that professional photographers (Commencement

Scholarhip. The ceremonial marshal is eric W. Overström,

Photographers Inc.) will take a photograph from an optimal

provost.

location near the stage of every graduate receiving his or her

President Leshin wears the Presidential Medallion, with

diploma. The company will mail proofs with an order form

the WPI seal cast in silver and the names and years of service

to graduates or their families. For more information, you may

of all 16 presidents engraved on small silver plates that form

call Commencement Photographers at 978-851-5924.

links in the chain. Provost Overström carries the Academic

WPI records the entire ceremony from several

Mace, a 42-inch staff made from fluted cherrywood and

vantage points. a live stream is available on the WPI home-

topped with a circular silver pedestal on which sits a large

page during the ceremony. a complete, high-quality video

silver medal with the WPI seal on each side.

of the ceremony will be available for downloading within two weeks at wpi.edu/+Commencement.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS—

Photos after the ceremony: If you’d like to capture your

The pictures taken today will be treasured mementos. The

happy graduate following the ceremony, we recommend the

following information should help our guests get the shots

following locations:

they want.

• The Stage Area: after the procession has left the Quadrangle, guests are invited to take photos on or near the stage

Photos during the ceremony: The area in front and to

(with WPI banner and plantings in background).

the side of the stage is reserved for official (badged) WPI

• Earle Bridge: Spanning West Street, the footbridge is

photographers. guests are not permitted in this area and

decorated with flowering plants.

may not stand in the aisles or around the stage area during any

• Boynton Hall: WPI’s first building, with its granite exterior

part of the ceremony (this will be strictly enforced). a photo

and clock tower, is located just across the footbridge.

stand near the stage will be available through a ticketing system. The stand provides families and friends an elevated

• Higgins House: This WPI mansion, located directly behind

vantage point for taking photos of their graduates as they

the rubin Campus Center, is surrounded by plantings and

receive their diplomas.

formal gardens that are in full bloom at this time of year.

each graduate has received a ticket with the first letter of

• Photo Area: Between Harrington auditorium and the Sports

his or her last name. One member of your party may use this

and recreation Center, the Parents association has set up an

ticket to gain access to the photo stand when your graduate’s

area where guests may take pictures of their graduates

name is approaching. Once your graduate has left the stage,

and family members before a WPI backdrop (and receive a

please return to your seat to allow others the same opportunity.

complimentary photo frame).

Follow WPI’s 147th Commencement Exercises on Twitter / Instagram: @WPICommencement #wpi2015 #imaginemore

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CeLeBraTIng 150 yearS: THeOry, PraCTICe, ImPaCT Today’s Commencement ceremony is taking place

kind of school to provide a practical education to those

as the Institute observes its sesquicentennial. One

who might not ordinarily attend college.

hundred and fifty years ago this month, the institution

a group of prominent Worcester citizens worked to

then called the Worcester County Free Institute of

flesh out Boynton’s simple vision. They also opened the

Industrial Science, and known since 1886 as Worcester

door to Ichabod Washburn, owner of the world’s largest

Polytechnic Institute, officially came into existence

wire making business. a self-made man, Washburn had

when the secretary of the Commonwealth of

long dreamed of starting a school of his own to replace

massachusetts signed its charter.

the age-old apprenticeship system with a formal education program for tradesmen. reluctantly, Washburn agreed to merge his plan with Boynton’s. In doing so, he helped forge a unique approach to technological higher education, one where students would put the theory they learned in the classroom into practice through practical, hands-on experiences. merging theory and practice, WPI’s pioneering idea, was captured in its german motto, Lehr und Kunst, or learning and skilled art, and in the towers of its first two buildings.

The Two Towers are symbolic of the duality at the heart of WPI’s approach to learning. The clock tower of Boynton Hall, where students originally attended classes, stands for Theory; the tower of the Shops, with its weathervane in the shape of an arm holding a blacksmith’s hammer, connotes Practice.

WPI’s story actually began a few months earlier, as the Civil War waned and the american Industrial

A century and a half after WPI’s founding, they are silent reminders of a powerful idea that has stood the test of time.

revolution roared. John Boynton, in the twilight of a successful career as a tinware maker and banker, made known his desire to use his life’s savings to start a new

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In WPI’S 150TH year, ITS 147TH graDUaTIOn WPI opened its doors in november 1868, and graduated its first class three and a half years later. The first Commencement was held in the chapel on the third floor of Boynton Hall. The venue has changed several times as the graduating classes grew and has included Worcester's mechanics Hall and WPI’s Harrington auditorium. Commencement has been held outdoors, weather permitting, since 1989. Today, with classes routinely topping 1,000, the Quad is the only campus location large enough to hold graduates and their families. WPI’s first president, Charles O. Thompson, was the inaugural Commencement speaker. Since then, students have heard from industry leaders, scientists, explorers (including robert Ballard, who located the Titanic), inventors (among them Dean Kamen ’74), two future U.S. presidents (Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano roosevelt), and one World Series-winning pitcher (Curt Schilling). Bernard Harris, this year’s speaker, is the third astronaut to address our graduates.

In the late 1960s, as the Institute sought to reinvent

Today, under the leadership of President Laurie

itself to better prepare students for the challenges of the

Leshin, WPI is mapping out a new forward-thinking

Information age, it returned to its roots and created a

course for the Institute. Building on the foundation of

revolutionary model for higher education called the

theory and practice and on the achievements of the past

WPI Plan. Built on the foundation of the Institute’s

150 years, WPI has set its sights on becoming the pre-

pioneering idea of blending theory and practice and

mier global polytechnic. To do so, it will focus on creat-

centered around applied, real-world projects, the Plan

ing opportunities for students, faculty, and graduates to

has evolved over the past four and a half decades,

have a positive impact on communities around the

and now provides opportunities for applied project

world, and for WPI’s global Projects Program to

experiences in every year and offers students the

expand the horizon of all our students. By adding

chance to pursue their required projects at more than

impact to theory and practice, the Institute will carry

40 global centers on six continents.

the dreams of its founders into the 21st century.

Members of the Sesquicentennial Class, as they began their academic journey in 2011

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CHaIrman’S PrIze reCIPIenT KaTHI FISLer Currently, her principal scholarly interest is computing education. She is co-director of Bootstrap, a project that teaches students ages 12 to 16 algebraic and geometric concepts through computer programming. Having engaged thousands of students nationwide, the program was adopted in 2014 as the middle-school math curriculum by Code.org, an organization working to bring computing education to all K–12 schools. It has also been adopted by CSnyC and massCan, regional organizations fostering K–12 computing education. Fisler’s expertise in computer science education has brought her to the attention of organizations seeking to strengthen computer education at all levels. as a member of the SIgPLan education Board, she helped design the programming language component of new undergraduate computer science curriculum guidelines developed by the association for Computing machinery. and she was appointed to the massachusetts Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards Panel, which is charged with determining how to integrate computer science into the state’s K–12 technology literacy standards. an esteemed educator, Fisler has also spearheaded curricular innovations at WPI. She helped revamp the first year and sophomore computer science curriculum. Her work on the new curriculum and on an innovative course she developed in programming language concepts won her the 2004 romeo moruzzi young Faculty award for Innovation in Undergraduate education. She also led an effort to expand the Computer Science Department’s accreditation review to a broad-based process that would focus on its graduate as well as its undergraduate program. For her pioneering research in the human aspects of computer science and computer security, her innovative efforts to help students at all levels more effectively learn computing skills and mathematics, and her service to her profession, her university, and society, WPI is proud to confer upon Kathi Fisler the 2015 Chairman’s exemplary Faculty Prize.

as a computer scientist, Kathi Fisler devotes much of her groundbreaking scholarship not to the machines that have transformed our world over the past half century, but to the problems that stem from how human users understand—or fail to understand—them. Fisler earned a Ba in computer science and asian studies at Williams College and an mS and a PhD in computer science at Indiana University. While pursuing her doctorate, she was a member of the technical staffs at aT&T Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. She was a postdoctoral research associate and lecturer at rice University before joining WPI in 2000 as an assistant professor; she was promoted to full professor in 2014. In 2001 she won a national Science Foundation Career award for research on computer-aided verification. The work fell within the larger realm of formal methods, which builds mathematical models of software and hardware systems to identify design flaws. Fisler has also applied formal methods to the development of tools to address human factors that can undermine efforts to keep computer systems secure. Though it was not her area of expertise, Fisler recognized the importance of teaching software security to computer science undergraduates. She led the charge to add the subject to the curriculum, even immersing herself in the field so she could develop and teach the first course. That was a stepping stone toward deepening WPI’s cybersecurity offerings, which led, in turn, to recognition for WPI as a national Security administration/Department of Homeland Security Center of excellence in Information assurance research. Fisler was the driving force behind the launch of WPI’s cross-disciplinary cybersecurity program, with graduate programs that touch on the human and organizational contexts of security, and is the principal investigator for a $4.4 million nSF award through the Scholarship for Service program that will help the university fill a critical need for cybersecurity experts to work in government.

The Chairman’s exemplary Faculty Prize was established in 2007 through the personal philanthropy of Donald K. Peterson ’71, former chair of the WPI Board of Trustees. Current Board Chair Philip B. ryan ’65 is proud to continue the tradition established by mr. Peterson.

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HOnOrary Degree reCIPIenT eLLen S. DUnLaP DOCTOr OF HUmane LeTTerS programming. a host of programs have helped K-12 teachers deepen their understanding of american history and literature and strengthen their pedagogical skills. The society has also brought facsimiles of its collections into area classrooms, providing new generations the chance to come face-to-face with history. But even as the society’s impact has broadened, it has vigorously maintained its core mission of making a world-class research collection with a dedicated staff available to academic scholars (including many from WPI). Through the experiences of visitors of all ages, and the publications and teachings of its fellows and visiting scholars, the american antiquarian Society has had a profound impact on the way U.S. citizens of all ages understand their past. Prior to leading the society, Dunlap was director of the rosenbach museum and Library in Philadelphia and research librarian at what is now the Harry ransom Center at the University of Texas, austin, where she earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s in library science. She has served as chair of massHumanities; the Independent research Libraries association; and the archives, manuscripts, and Special Collections program of the research Libraries group. Under Dunlap's leadership, the society has become a vital force in the Worcester community and a key player in the cultural and economic revitalization of the region. She has chaired the Worcester Cultural Coalition, where she continues as a member of the executive committee, and has served as a member of the board of the greater Worcester Community Foundation. Like the staff she oversees, Dunlap exudes a great love for the american antiquarian Society and its mission. “everybody here believes that what we’re doing is bigger than any one of us,” she has said. “Collecting, preserving, and making available this extraordinary material has been our collective honor.” For her leadership of a great Worcester institution, her vital role in helping preserve the american past, and her passion for sharing that past with present and future generations, it is WPI’s honor to confer on ellen S. Dunlap the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa.

In the summer, of 2014, ellen Dunlap traveled to the White House for the presentation of the national Humanities medal, the nation’s highest honor for excellence in that field. She accepted the award on behalf of the american antiquarian Society, the institution she has led for the past 23 years. Visibly moved, Dunlap stood shoulder to shoulder with President Barack Obama as the society was lauded “for safeguarding the american story.” The official citation read, “Through more than two centuries, the society has amassed an unparalleled collection of historic american documents, served as a research center to scholars and students alike, and connected generations of americans to their cultural heritage.” a national treasure, the american antiquarian Society has long been a jewel of Worcester, as well. It was founded here in 1812 by Isaiah Thomas, a great patriot who made his fortune in the city in the early years of the republic, rising from childhood poverty to become the leading printer and publisher of his generation. Today the society is the largest and most accessible library of its kind, preserving more than four million items that document the history of the United States through 1876. The collection includes about 60 percent of the books printed in the United States prior to 1820. among its most prized holdings are the first book printed in america (the Bay Psalm Book, printed in Cambridge in 1640), the first Bible printed in British north america (printed in 1663 in the language of the algonquians), and the only surviving copy of the first american edition of Samuel richardson's Pamela (printed in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin). The library also holds more than two million newspapers and 1,500 manuscript collections, along with prints, broadsides, sheet music, and printed ephemera of every sort. Standing at the helm for nearly a quarter century, Dunlap has helped bring the american antiquarian Society into the modern age. Under her visionary and energetic leadership, it has advanced on several important fronts: increasing its visibility; raising significant funding for acquisitions, fellowships, curating, and outreach; providing greater accessibility through digital initiatives; and expanding public 9

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HOnOrary Degree reCIPIenT JUDITH nITSCH ’75 DOCTOr OF engIneerIng 90 employees and 15 shareholders, and 35 percent of its engineers are women (compared with 12 percent of civil engineers nationally). nitsch engineering’s many noteworthy projects include the new england aquarium, museum of Fine arts, Isabella Stewart gardner museum, edward m. Kennedy Institute, Longfellow Bridge, the Fan Pier and Seaport Square developments, and Central artery projects, all in Boston; Brooklyn Bridge Park and the new york Botanical garden in new york; the Worcester recovery Center and Hospital and the CitySquare project in Worcester; acadia national Park; and the award-winning metroWest Water Supply Tunnel project. Other long-term clients include the University of Virginia, Princeton University, Harvard University, and mIT. Over the course of her 23-year tenure as a trustee, nitsch brought her experience, expertise, and financial resources to bear on the evolution of the WPI campus. as chair of the Facilities and Campus Infrastructure Committee for 16 years, she was an early champion of energy-efficient buildings at WPI, pushing for LeeD certification well before it was commonly understood or appreciated. Today, evidence abounds of nitsch’s leadership and great love for WPI. In recognition of the generosity of nitsch and her late husband, Tony magliozzi, WPI was proud to name the entrance to the Sports and recreation Center and the green roof atop the east Hall residence in their honor. nitsch is a registered Professional engineer in 23 states, a member of the Urban Land Institute Boston advisory Board, a trustee of eastern Bank, and a member of the board of the greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, where she serves as co-chair of its real estate Development Committee. She received an honorary doctor of science degree from massachusetts maritime academy in 2010. For her pioneering spirit, unparalleled contributions to women in engineering, and unwavering dedication to her profession and to her alma mater, WPI is honored to confer upon Judith nitsch the Degree of Doctor of engineering, Honoris Causa.

elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, once observed, “It is not easy to be a pioneer—but oh, it is fascinating!” For Judith nitsch, a pioneer at WPI and in the field of civil engineering, life has indeed been filled with fascinating experiences. There was her first job interview after graduating from WPI in 1975, when a prospective employer doubted whether she could handle a chainsaw or work with men at a job site. There were the first eight years of her career, when she was the only woman engineer at her workplace. There was the 1989 launch of her own firm, nitsch engineering, now the largest Women-Owned Business enterprise civil engineering firm in massachusetts. and there was the making of WPI history that same year, when she became the first alumna ever elected to the university’s Board of Trustees. It may not be easy to be a pioneer, but throughout her career nitsch has continually broken new ground and paved the way for others. In addition to being WPI's first female trustee, she was also the youngest person ever to join the board. and she was the first woman president of both the Boston Society of Civil engineers Section of the american Society of Civil engineers (the oldest engineering society in the United States) and the american Council of engineering Companies of massachusetts. as president of the Commercial real estate Women network, she has sought to share the lessons of leadership, recently hosting a conversation with former Secretary of State Hillary rodham Clinton on the benefit of taking risks. and because of her experiences as a young engineer, she has remained a tireless advocate of professional networking for women in the field. This has included a large number of WPI students, as nitsch has been an active participant in the trustee/student mentor program since its inception. as founding principal and chair, nitsch has led the impressive growth and success of nitsch engineering, which has worked on projects in 18 states and five countries and is listed among the Boston Business Journal’s top 25 engineering firms in massachusetts. The firm boasts a thriving team of

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HOnOrary Degree reCIPIenT BernarD a. HarrIS Jr. DOCTOr OF SCIenCe a nonprofit organization that supports math and science education as well as crime prevention programs. In 1994 he launched the Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, which offers middle school students from historically underserved communities an exciting two-week residential experience filled with opportunities to pursue their interests in science, technology, engineering, and math. WPI hosted its first Summer Science Camp in 2009; as part of this year’s camp, 48 students from Central massachusetts will participate in the mars Lander Challenge, a space-themed competition inspired by Harris’s career. With major support from the exxonmobil Foundation, which has sponsored the camp since 2006, the Harris Foundation now offers 20 such camps nationwide. In addition to his space career and philanthropic work, Harris has led several successful business endeavors. He currently serves as chief executive officer and managing partner of Vesalius Ventures Inc., a venture capital firm that invests in early- to mid-stage healthcare technologies and companies. He also holds several faculty appointments, including associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas medical Branch, assistant professor at the Baylor College of medicine, and adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health. a fellow of the american College of Physicians, he is the author or coauthor of numerous scientific publications. among the many awards Harris has received are the naSa Space Flight medal, several honorary doctorates, and the Horatio alger award, which is given to accomplished leaders who have overcome significant personal challenges to achieve success. an adventurer at heart, he is a licensed private pilot and certified scuba diver. astronaut, physician, professor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, mentor, and role model: for dreaming bold dreams, achieving them, and inspiring new generations of young people to do the same, WPI is honored to confer on Dr. Bernard a. Harris Jr. the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa.

In 1995, Dr. Bernard a. Harris Jr. boldly went where no african american had gone before. as payload commander on the space shuttle Discovery, he walked in space, providing the world below a thrilling example of courage and excellence. He also fulfilled a dream he'd held since childhood when he watched the apollo astronauts rocket into space and declared that, someday, he would do that, too. In fact, Bernard Harris did it twice, logging more than 438 hours in orbit and traveling more than 7.2 million miles. a self-described “dreamer who believes nothing is impossible,” Harris began his extraordinary journey in Texas, where he was born, and on the navajo Indian reservations in arizona and new mexico where his mother worked as a teacher. as a child, he loved to read science and science fiction books and was enchanted with the television show Star Trek. His favorite character? Leonard mcCoy, known as “Bones,” the first doctor he saw practicing medicine in space. Harris has said that “education and effort” are the keys to helping anyone meet any challenge—and his own life provides powerful evidence. after graduating from Sam Houston High School in San antonio, Texas, he attended the University of Houston, where he earned a bachelor of science in biology, and Texas Tech University School of medicine, where he earned a doctor of medicine degree. He also holds a master’s degree in biomedical science from the University of Texas medical Branch at galveston and an mBa from the University of Houston Clear Lake. after finishing his residency in internal medicine at the mayo Clinic, Harris completed a national research Council fellowship at naSa’s ames research Center. In 1990 he applied to naSa's astronaut Candidate Program. Out of 6,000 applicants, he was one of just 23 to make the cut. Harris spent the next 10 years at the Johnson Space Center, exploring the effects of space travel on the musculoskeletal system, conducting clinical studies of space adaptation, and developing in-flight medical devices to extend astronaut stays in space. Today he is helping new generations of young people reach for the stars as founder of the Harris Foundation, 11

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Degree OF

DOCTOr OF PHILOSOPHy nakisa alborz BS, Wentworth Institute of Technology; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute CIVIL engIneerIng— “a Post Occupancy evaluation Framework for Certified Sustainable Higher education residence Halls” Advisor: Umberto Berardi

amanda Lynn Clement BS, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering BIOmeDICaL engIneerIng— “engineering the Keratinocyte microenvironment: Harnessing Topography to Direct Cellular Function” Advisor: George Pins awarded: February 27, 2015

awarded: October 10, 2014

radu alin David BS, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; MS, Carnegie Mellon University eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “Improving Channel estimation and Tracking Performance in Distributed mImO Communication Systems” Advisor: Donald Brown

Saad ali algarni MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute PHySICS— “Development and application of an area recorded generalized Optical Scattering Technique” Advisor: Germano Iannacchione awarded: February 27, 2015

Sergio Omar alvarez-romero BS, Instituto Tecnologico de Durango, Mexico; MS, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Mexico CIVIL engIneerIng— “Use of Building Information modeling Technology in the Integration of the Handover Process and Facilities management” Advisor: Guillermo Salazar

Ivo Tsvetanov Dobrev BS, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “Full-Field Vibrometry by High-Speed Digital Holography for middle-ear mechanics” Advisor: Cosme Furlong-Vazquez awarded: October 10, 2014

yangyang Fan BS, Shanghai University, China; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute maTerIaLS SCIenCe anD engIneerIng— “alloying aluminum with Transition metals” Advisor: Makhlouf Makhlouf

awarded: October 10, 2014

Kemal Sarp arsava BS, Atilim University, Turkey; MS, Middle East Technical University, Turkey CIVIL engIneerIng— “modeling, Control and monitoring of Smart Structures Under High-Impact Loads” Advisor: Yeesok Kim

Liwen Fei BS, China Pharmaceutical University, China; MS, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, China BIOLOgy anD BIOTeCHnOLOgy— “Towards automating micropropagation: From Cells to Shoots to Plants in One Step” Advisor: Pamela Weathers

awarded: October 10, 2014

Sergey nikolaevich averkin BS, MS, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia aerOSPaCe engIneerIng— “a global enhanced Vibrational Kinetic model for radio-Frequency Hydrogen Discharges and application to the Simulation of a High-Current negative Hydrogen Ion Source” Advisor: Nikolaos Gatsonis

Juan C. garcia BS, University of Carabobo, Venezuela CHemICaL engIneerIng— “Catalysis and Photocatalysis over TiO2 Surfaces Detailed from First Principles” Advisor: Aaron Deskins

abigail Jonell Charest BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute CIVIL engIneerIng— “Investigation of Physical Characteristics Impacting Fate and Transport of Viral Surrogates in Water Systems” Advisor: Jeanine Plummer

awarded: October 10, 2014

Jun geng MS, Harbin Institute of Technology, China eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “Quickest Change-Point Detection with Sampling right Constraints” Advisor: Lifeng Lai

awarded: February 27, 2015

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morteza Khaleghi meybodi BS, Tehran Central University, Iran; MS, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “Development of Holographic Interferometric methodologies for Characterization of Shape and Function of the Human Tympanic membrane” Advisor: Cosme Furlong-Vazquez

yue gong BS, Beijing Language and Culture University, China; MS, Dalian University of Technology, China COmPUTer SCIenCe— “Student modeling in Intelligent Tutoring Systems” Advisor: Joseph Beck awarded: February 27, 2015

Jonathan mark grasman BS, University of Pittsburgh BIOmeDICaL engIneerIng— “Designing Fibrin microthread Scaffolds for Skeletal muscle regeneration” Advisor: George Pins

Fahad a. Khan BS, University of New Haven; M.Engr., University of Hartford meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “Spherical Tanks for Use in Thermal energy Storage Systems” Advisor: Brian Savilonis

awarded: February 27, 2015

alexandra rose grella BS, Framingham State University BIOLOgy anD BIOTeCHnOLOgy— “a mechanism for the FgF2-mediated Down-regulation of Integrin alpha-11 Identified through Studying altered adhesome of Human Dermal Fibroblasts Undergoing early mesenchymal-to-epithelial Transition” Advisor: Tanja Dominko

antti elias Koski BS, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “near Optimal Indoor Localization with Coherent array reconciliation Tomography” Advisor: David Cyganski awarded: February 27, 2015

awarded: February 27, 2015

mehmet Hamdi Kural BS, MS, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; MS, Gazi University, Turkey; MS, South Illinois University BIOmeDICaL engIneerIng— “regulating Valvular Interstitial Cell Phenotype by Boundary Stiffness” Advisor: Kristen Billiar

mahdi Heydari BS, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Iran; MS, Sharif University of Technology, Iran meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “adaptive Distributed Observers for a Class of Linear Dynamical Systems” Advisor: Michael Demetriou

awarded: October 10, 2014

Luca Issi BS, University of Varese, Italy; MS, University of Milan, Italy BIOLOgy anD BIOTeCHnOLOgy— “Identification and Characterization of novel Putative Virulence Factors in Candida albicans” Advisor: Reeta Rao awarded: October 10, 2014

marco Paul Johann Kaltofen BS, Boston University; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute CIVIL engIneerIng— “assessing Human exposure to Contaminants in House Dust” Advisor: John Bergandahl

Jason Francis Kutarnia BS, University of Massachusetts; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “a markov random Field–Based approach to 3-D mosaicing and registration applied to Ultrasound Simulation” Advisor: Peder Pedersen awarded: October 10, 2014

Feng Li BS, Beijing Institute of Technology, China; MS, Ohio State University COmPUTer SCIenCe— “Treatment-Based Classification in residential Wireless access Points” Advisor: Mark Claypool

Olga Kashpur BS, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine BIOLOgy anD BIOTeCHnOLOgy— “Oxygen-mediated Basic Fibroblast growth Factor (FgF2) effects on adult Human Dermal Fibroblasts” Advisor: Tanja Dominko

awarded: October 10, 2014

Xinbi Li BS, Fudan University, China CHemISTry— “Developing and Validating a Complete Second-Order Polarizable Force Field for Proteins” Advisor: George Kaminski

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WenDi Liu MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute maTerIaLS SCIenCe anD engIneerIng— “Optimization of molybdenum electrodes for glass melting” Advisor: Diran Apelian

Salman Saghafi BS, Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran; MS, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom COmPUTer SCIenCe— “a Framework for exploring Finite models” Advisor: Daniel Dougherty

matthew Steven Lowe BS, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “extended and Unscented Kalman Smoothing for re-linearization of nonlinear Problems with applications” Advisor: David Cyganski

Weijian Shang BS, Tsinghua University, China; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “Teleoperation of mrI-Compatible robots with Hybrid actuation and Haptic Feedback” Advisor: Gregory Fischer

raquel guerreiro machado BS, MS, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “From Theory to Practice: evaluating Sparsening Filter Designs on a Software-Defined radio Platform” Advisor: Alexander Wyglinski

awarded: February 27, 2015

morgan marcy Stanton BS, University of New Hampshire CHemISTry— “regulation of Cell Behavior at the Cell-Surface Interface” Advisor: Christopher Lambert

awarded: February 27, 2015

awarded: October 10, 2014

rabeeh majidi MS, University of Rochester eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “Digitally assisted Techniques for nyquist rate analog-to-Digital Converters” Advisor: John McNeill

erica Suzanne Stults BS, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “minimizing Water requirements for electricity generation in Water Scarce areas” Advisor: Isa Bar-On

Steven James Olivieri BS, MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “an Investigation of Security in near Field Communication Systems” Advisor: Alexander Wyglinski

Jia Wang BS, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute COmPUTer SCIenCe— “Hybrid and Coordinated 3-D Interaction in Immersive Virtual environments” Advisor: Robert Lindeman

Viral Kirtibhai Patel BS, Illinois Institute of Technology meCHanICaL engIneerIng— “Terrestrial and micro-gravity Studies in electrohydrodynamic Conduction-Driven Heat Transport Systems” Advisor: Jamal Yagoobi

Xin ye BS, Anhui University, China; MS, Florida Atlantic University eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng— “Side Channel Leakage analysis—Detection, exploitation and Quantification” Advisor: Thomas Eisenbarth

angelo Puzella BA, Ohio Wesleyan University; MS, University of Utah; MBA, Boston College electrical and Computer engineering— “Theoretical and experimental Development of an array of Droopy Bowties with Integrated Baluns” Advisor: Sergey Makarov

awarded: February 27, 2015

mo zhang BS, Hebei University of Technology, China; MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute CIVIL engIneerIng— “geopolymer, next generation Sustainable Cementitious material—Synthesis, Characterization and modeling” Advisor: Mingjiang Tao

awarded: October 10, 2014

a. zoe reidinger BS, Virginia Commonwealth University BIOmeDICaL engIneerIng— “Changes in Passive and Dynamic mechanical environments Promote Differentiation to a Contractile Phenotype in Vascular Smooth muscle Cells” Advisor: Marsha Rolle

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maSTer OF SCIenCe Dayna michael abate Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

mumtaz abdullah abdulahad morad Construction Project Management Daniel Jay acito Interactive Media and Game Development Walter Kevin adasczik Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Vishal Vivek alandkar Information Technology Luis alberto alers-rosado Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

Fayez abdullah alfayez Management matthew Stephen allen Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Samuel Conklin allen Mechanical Engineering Keary Thomas allicon Management

moe Hein aung Civil Engineering

ricardo adrian Belmontes Fire Protection Engineering

yu Bai Marketing and Technology Innovation

Francesco Paul Bivona Electrical and Computer Engineering

Joao Carvalho Baiense Jr. Mechanical Engineering

Danielle renee Blackwell Operations Design and Leadership

awarded October 10, 2014

Dhanaraj Balakrishnan Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

Santoshkumar Bammannavar Information Technology awarded October 10, 2014

nandan Banerjee Robotics Engineering Jialiang Bao Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

anthony Francis Botelho Computer Science atra Boustani Financial Mathematics awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Wenhui Bao Financial Mathematics

michael Joseph Brauckmann Robotics Engineering

robin Barabasz Materials Science and Engineering

Courtney andrea Brock Materials Science and Engineering

Frederick anthony Baruffi IV Robotics Engineering

Sami rakan alyami Fire Protection Engineering

Jacleen mackenzie Becker Marketing and Technology Innovation

awarded February 27, 2015

Thomas michael Bohling Systems Engineering

Donal James Boyd Chemical Engineering

Jonathan alan Beaupre Computer Science

yinglin an Operations Design and Leadership

awarded October 10, 2014

Jie Bao Applied Statistics

mimoon ghalib mohammed Jaber alwash Materials Science and Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

garth m. Blocher Mechanical Engineering

Dennis michael Begonis Construction Project Management awarded October 10, 2014

Derek Hans andersen Mechanical Engineering

aaron Virgile Behanzin Mechanical Engineering

John nicholas antonopoulos Civil Engineering

andrew michael Beliveau Civil Engineering

eric C. anumba Interactive Media and Game Development

zachary earl Bell Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

adam robert Brockett Computer Science amy Patricia Brown Fire Protection Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

matthew Bryant Brown Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Victoria Jacqueline Brown Operations Design and Leadership Linjun Bu Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Paul ross Buckley Management awarded October 10, 2014

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Hanhong Cai Fire Protection Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Wei Cai Financial Mathematics ryan O. Cantalupo Electrical and Computer Engineering yang Cao Computer Science robert Thomas Capizzio Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Brian michael Card Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

Tyler Christopher Carroll Computer Science

Di Chen Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Huanting Chen Financial Mathematics awarded October 10, 2014

Junyi Chen Marketing and Technology Innovation awarded February 27, 2015

nan Chen Financial Mathematics awarded February 27, 2015

Sihao Chen Electrical and Computer Engineering

Haobo Chang Operations Design and Leadership

Kyle randall Cheney Learning Sciences and Technology

yifan Chang Materials Process Engineering

Si Cheng Marketing and Technology Innovation

awarded February 27, 2015

yihui Che Materials Science and Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Timothy Seward Chemacki Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

anqi Chen Chemical Engineering Chen Chen Materials Science and Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Chen Chen Materials Science and Engineering

Spencer Thomas Coffin Biomedical Engineering Brenna Jane Colleary Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Jessica Colon Operations Design and Leadership mark andrew Condon Construction Project Management

Daniel Corbera Management

zhilin Chen Applied Statistics

Xinrui Che Information Technology

awarded February 27, 2015

Xiaoran Chen Mechanical Engineering

Chentao Chai Operations Design and Leadership

manik Keshav Chaudhari Computer Science

arthur anton Clites Systems Engineering

Siyu Chen Information Technology

awarded October 10, 2014

awarded February 27, 2015

Kevin michael Conley Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fernando Luis Castro Mechanical Engineering

Brian William Chase Management

michael Paul Clark Systems Engineering

Brandon Donald Child Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Thanacha Choopojcharoen Robotics Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Chieh-yi Chou Information Technology Chieh-yi Chou Management Jesus Octavio Chung mock Robotics Engineering michael a. Ciampa Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Jeffrey Joseph Cipolloni Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

alison Kathleen Couture Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Keith Phillip Craig Computer Science garry robert Crane Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

James Joseph Cream Manufacturing Management Christopher michael Crivello Fire Protection Engineering Ian James Crowe Mechanical Engineering robert Frederick Cutler III Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Jacob Bernard Czarnowski Fire Protection Engineering Venkataramesh rao Dadigala Management awarded October 10, 2014

Kenneth Benjamin Davignon Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

Spenser aaron Davison Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

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anirban Debnath Physics

yuchen Dong Financial Mathematics

Lucas Deisadze Mechanical Engineering

andrew David Donihe Systems Engineering

enrique De La Cruz Manufacturing Engineering

Christopher John Donnelly Computer Science

Jacqueline anne DeLorie Computer Science

erik Lee Doolittle Systems Engineering

Joseph Thomas DelPonte Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

nicholas a. F. Demarinis Electrical and Computer Engineering mariana De Obaldia Environmental Engineering marc Joseph Deshaies Information Technology Shweta Prakash Deshpande Information Technology awarded February 27, 2015

amber Lynn Desjardin Management awarded October 10, 2014

ross S. Desmond Robotics Engineering aditya Dharapuram Krishnamoorthy Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Joseph michael Dotta Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Bowen Dou Electrical and Computer Engineering James richard Draper Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

mingchi Du Operations Design and Leadership

richard alexander Donaldson VI Environmental Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

yan Dong Chemical Engineering

nathan Costa Ferreira Electrical and Computer Engineering Daniel robert Fischer Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Sean J. Fleming Information Technology awarded February 27, 2015

Jonathon Leonard Foisy Management awarded October 10, 2014

elizabeth Carr Fortner Aerospace Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Xu Du Operations Design and Leadership awarded February 27, 2015

Van Barry Duncan Systems Engineering Hien Duc Duong Computer Science

yizheng Ding Electrical and Computer Engineering

maura ann Ferrarini Learning Sciences and Technology

Xiao Du Computer Science

manankumar Dhulia Information Technology

Hao Ding Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

andrew Scott Foltan Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Joseph earl Fenton Electrical and Computer Engineering

Wenlu Du Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

John Francis Dinand Jr. Manufacturing Engineering

yingyue Fan Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

John Franklin ebersole Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Julian enrique enjamio Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

maria Lourdes esparza Environmental Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Darab m. Fadavi Fire Protection Engineering Xuanhe Fan Materials Science and Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

anthony Domenic Foulke Jr. Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Cecelia rose Franzini Electrical and Computer Engineering robert Daniel Frye Systems Engineering David Burton Fuller Fire Protection Engineering rebecca Lynn gaddis Physics Jian gang Electrical and Computer Engineering Jesus alejandro garcia Ferreiro Mechanical Engineering Jesus alejandro garcia Ferreiro Manufacturing Engineering Sean Liam garrity Systems Engineering Paul Joseph gasper Materials Science and Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

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Patrick martin gaw Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Peiwei ge Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jin guo Materials Science and Engineering alexander Stanley gutowski Computer Science

Chao-yin Ho Financial Mathematics awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Tu anh Hoang Civil Engineering

zachary Stephen Haase Mechanical Engineering

robert J. Hoar Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Paige allen Hanson Fire Protection Engineering

Trevor raymond Hodde Computer Science

rachel marie gerhart Civil Engineering

gayathri Harilal Computer Science

Christie ann Holmes Operations Design and Leadership

andrew Charles gilday Systems Engineering

Catherine grace Harwood Biology and Biotechnology

armend Feriz Hoxha Computer Science

Daniel Clifford Hassett Mechanical Engineering

yar zar moe Htet Civil Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Pengfei geng Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

FnU gongsalamu Financial Mathematics Brian michael goodman Electrical and Computer Engineering Chad a. gorden Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

amruta rohit gorhe Marketing and Technology Innovation

awarded October 10, 2014

ryan Henry Hayes Civil Engineering Qian He Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

Qian He Materials Science and Engineering

Jiachen Hu Financial Mathematics Kai Huang Materials Science and Engineering Xuanxing Huang Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

Dan Huangfu Applied Statistics

awarded February 27, 2015

Shan He Marketing and Technology Innovation

Susan m. gould Systems Engineering

Xuebin He Computer Science

William ronald grace System Dynamics

manuel Hurtado, Pe Fire Protection Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

yuan He Marketing and Technology Innovation

andrew Vincent gray Information Technology

David robert Hussey Power Systems Management

awarded February 27, 2015

michael Winlow Heard Aerospace Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

matthew Scott green Mechanical Engineering

eric robert Heiden Electrical and Computer Engineering

Prachi Jagade Information Technology

awarded February 27, 2015

Karin emma greene Materials Science and Engineering Jacob Joshua grzyb Systems Engineering Xiangyu gu Chemical Engineering mohamed Lamine gueye Information Technology

awarded February 27, 2015

Louis Scott Hembrow Systems Engineering

neal Keith Humphrey Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

Vinayak Vasantrao Jagtap Robotics Engineering Sherin James Systems Engineering

alexander David Henning Robotics Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Brian James Hetherman Robotics Engineering

Dongchen Jiang Applied Statistics

Hans Jonathan Hilterman Systems Engineering

Han Jiang Applied Mathematics

awarded October 10, 2014

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Chenxi Jin Operations Design and Leadership

Wilmer Lambert Systems Engineering

Peter Charles Johnson Systems Engineering

Thomas James Lancaster Systems Engineering

Craig Forrest Jones Bioscience Administration

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

myo Han Latt Civil Engineering

Jamelaa J. Jones Systems Engineering

Sharon Lazrado Information Technology

Stephen grant Jones Power Systems Management

zackary John L'ecuyer Civil Engineering

Ian matthew Jutras Fire Protection Engineering

Vincent Corey Lehman Systems Engineering

nima Kalathil Power Systems Management

awarded October 10, 2014

Wu Li Electrical and Computer Engineering Xiang Li Management Xue Li Bioinformatics and Computational Biology yajing Li Computer Science Xiaolei Liang Electrical and Computer Engineering ronald Joseph Licare Jr. Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

James Thomas Lehner II Manufacturing Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

gregory gerald Karp-neufeld Management

man Kit Lei Fire Protection Engineering

Qiukun Lin Electrical and Computer Engineering

Liang Ke Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Camille Shelley Levy Fire Protection Engineering

elizabeth Barbara Kelley Chemical Engineering

Heather Jean Lewis Mechanical Engineering

michael John Kennedy Physics for Educators

Chen Li Financial Mathematics

awarded February 27, 2015

Brendan mark Kerrigan Fire Protection Engineering

Chen Li Materials Science and Engineering

Chad James Kershaw Environmental Engineering

Fei Li Electrical and Computer Engineering

Craig Thomas Koenigsknecht Systems Engineering

Kai Li Operations Design and Leadership

awarded February 27, 2015

Jason edward Kost Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

miaobo Li Robotics Engineering

andelle Dorri Carlson Kudzal Manufacturing Engineering

Qi Li Computer Science

Peter J. Kurczy Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Timothy ryan Kurisko Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

edward Lai Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

Shuang Li Electrical and Computer Engineering

Siyan Lin Electrical and Computer Engineering Xuesong Lin Applied Mathematics awarded October 10, 2014

yichen Lin Electrical and Computer Engineering yun Lin Operations Design and Leadership yifeng Ling Materials Science and Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Daniel m. Lipka Mechanical Engineering Chenlu Liu Financial Mathematics Chong Liu Electrical and Computer Engineering guanxiong Liu Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shunjie Li Marketing and Technology Innovation

Jiahua Liu Computer Science

Sulin Li Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kexin Liu Marketing and Technology Innovation

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Shaw Liu Mechanical Engineering

Xuejian Lyu Materials Science and Engineering

Jeffrey ellick martin Computer Science

Xin Liu Operations Design and Leadership

yecheng Lyu Electrical and Computer Engineering

nicholas robert martin Mechanical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

ya Liu Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

yao Liu Marketing and Technology Innovation awarded February 27, 2015

yiheng Liu Financial Mathematics yu Liu Civil Engineering yuting Liu Interactive Media and Game Development awarded February 27, 2015

zaozao Liu Information Technology nataniel Simon Lobel Fire Protection Engineering mary a. Long Fire Protection Engineering nathan Winfield Longnecker Computer Science

Ding ma Electrical and Computer Engineering Hongyi ma Management

nicolas martinez Baquero Mechanical Engineering Joseph Talbot masucci Systems Engineering manoj mathew Systems Engineering

Tianye ma Financial Mathematics Douglas Courtland macFarland Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

Wai Phyo maung Management awarded February 27, 2015

Ian Kendrick macgregor Systems Engineering

andrew Joseph may Fire Protection Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Thomas Joseph macrae Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

nikita nitin mayekar Electrical and Computer Engineering

ramiro rodrigo D. magboo Chemical Engineering

elizabeth Laura mayor Biomedical Engineering

Shawn Joseph mahoney Fire Protection Engineering

erik Peter mcCaffrey Mechanical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Saili Krishna maliye Electrical and Computer Engineering

anne mcClure Management Christopher Logan mcConnell Aerospace Engineering

Xiaohan Lu Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

yang Lu Computer Science

Patrick robert malone Environmental Engineering

David James mcLaren Systems Engineering

ye Lu Aerospace Engineering

Christopher michael mangano Systems Engineering

nicholas J. medeiros Chemical Engineering

yuan Lu Materials Science and Engineering

gregory Joseph mannke Fire Protection Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

rushabh mukesh mehta Electrical and Computer Engineering

yun Lu Computer Science

Jordan David marchetto Aerospace Engineering

Tingting meng Computer Science

Douglas m. martin Environmental Engineering

Jiahui mi Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

meng Luo Interactive Media and Game Development

Joseph Thomas malnati Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Drew David martin Fire Protection Engineering

Jason Truong Luong Mechanical Engineering

Jason Daniel martin Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

nicole marie mcDonough Mechanical Engineering

Daniel Joseph miller Robotics Engineering robert S. miller Jr. Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

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Daniel James milligan Systems Engineering

mu niu Management

alexander J. Pecoraro Systems Engineering

Shirley Xue ming Management

Christopher William noble Systems Engineering

Bo Peng Computer Science

Brendan Jeremiah O'Brien Mechanical Engineering

michael Joesph Perruccio Management

awarded February 27, 2015

Stephanie marie miskell Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

alexander Boyd misstear Computer Science Kevin L. moffat Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Christopher marcus moller Systems Engineering richard Thomas moore Systems Engineering Sean nelson morrell Systems Engineering Samarth Keshava ram mothakapally Computer Science adnan munawar Robotics Engineering ahmed Kamal nabih Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

Jacob Leonard naujunas Systems Engineering Brandon James nelson Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Samuel Charles neu Mechanical Engineering Xiaohan ni Electrical and Computer Engineering Kristen evelyn nich Fire Protection Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Brittany Taylor nichols Mechanical Engineering Brittany anne ninman Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Luyao niu Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Samantha O'Connor Physics awarded October 10, 2014

anh Tuan Pham Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

Cody raymond Olivier Computer Science

Long Thanh Pham Electrical and Computer Engineering

Timothy Patrick O'neil Management

Jamie rae Pierce Fire Protection Engineering

John Jay Osswald Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering

Joseph Sutherland Pietrzak Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Korinn S. Ostrow Learning Sciences and Technology David Samuel Packer Management awarded October 10, 2014

matthew David Paladino Civil Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

David Brian Pancarowicz Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Pagona Papageorgiou Environmental Engineering Pranav Dhananjay Parchure Information Technology rohit rajesh Parekh Information Technology Woo Jung Park Fire Protection Engineering Siddharth K. Patil Mechanical Engineering Jinter Paul Mechanical Engineering Stephen James Pavlik Manufacturing Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

John edwin Pearson Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

Carlos manuel Pinero Pabon Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

richard anthony Pingalore Jr. Systems Engineering ryan edwin Poitras Systems Engineering Blake Christopher Poland Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

amberly Lynn Prill Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

James marshall Process Computer Science Chen Qi Electrical and Computer Engineering Haipeng Qi Marketing and Technology Innovation awarded October 10, 2014

yunfeng Qian Information Technology Jian Qiao Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

Stephen F. Quinn Jr. Systems Engineering Sarah marian rahkonen Construction Project Management

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rashmi rajaraman Operations Design and Leadership Sharanya ramesh Information Technology Leah Lorraine reichner Systems Engineering Chad Jeremy rice Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

noelle marie richard Applied Statistics awarded October 10, 2014

Kimberly m. rivera Systems Engineering Calvin Kachmar robertie Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Kashane rhomell roberts Chemical Engineering anthony Charles rojas Applied Mathematics Patrick C. D. roll Mechanical Engineering elisa renee rosales Applied Statistics Wendy Leigh rountree Interactive Media and Game Development Bawornsak Sakulkueakulsuk Robotics Engineering Jose S. Salazar Environmental Engineering

Sarah elizabeth Schultz Computer Science

Katharine ann Skaar Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Brian Jacob Schwab Systems Engineering

Caitlin rae Slezycki Electrical and Computer Engineering

Samantha martha robert Sequeira Marketing and Technology Innovation anthony raymond Sessa Interactive Media and Game Development Kyyas Seyitmuhammedov Environmental Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Suketu Shah Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

ermelinda Shahu Doku Computer Science mingchao Shang Materials Science and Engineering Xiaotong Shang Financial Mathematics Kun Shao Financial Mathematics

awarded February 27, 2015

michael raymond Slezycki, Pe Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

amanda michelle Smeeding Environmental Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Doran Smestad Computer Science Justin robert Smith Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Leslie B. Smith Systems Engineering Brian richard Soares Management awarded February 27, 2015

Pawel Jozef Socha Systems Engineering yiyang Song Management

Janna elyse Shapiro Fire Protection Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Frederick g. Shea Systems Engineering

Jaimes Timothy Spring Mechanical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Jessica S. Shelsky Mechanical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

awarded February 27, 2015

James W. Stacy Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Leonard Paul Salter Systems Engineering

Kuan Sheng Computer Science

michael J. Stewart System Dynamics

Claire Cecile madeleine Salvi Chemical Engineering

miaoyue Shi Materials Science and Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

michael Joseph Sanchez Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

David m. Stilwell Operations Design and Leadership

alula Teshome Shiferaw Mechanical Engineering

Ian John Stratton Mechanical Engineering

Sindi Silaj Systems Engineering

Thomas B. Strott II Computer Science

michael J. Sandman Computer Science Patchara Santawisook Financial Mathematics

awarded February 27, 2015

andrew John Sawchuk Computer Science

David Joseph Silva Management

alex Joseph Schenck Management awarded October 10, 2014

awarded February 27, 2015

Derek george Silva Management awarded February 27, 2015

Benjamin ralph Studer Systems Engineering guohao Sun Operations Design and Leadership awarded February 27, 2015

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Charles alec Traill Systems Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

robert anthony Tranchina Systems Engineering angel genchev Trifonov Computer Science

Xiuyang Sun Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Kristin Luise Sundberg Materials Science and Engineering

nathaniel Trinidad Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Dominic Chung-Kay Sung Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thomas Tallman Trotter Systems Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Jacquelyn eireann Tupper Environmental Engineering

eriks Voldemars Surmanis Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Christine Kha Tang Manufacturing Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Jun Tang Computer Science yunhe Tang Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

Szczepan m. Ucher Civil Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

nicholas Charles Vaccaro Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chengrui Wang Materials Science and Engineering Di Wang Computer Science enze Wang Financial Mathematics Jia Wang Marketing and Technology Innovation Ke Wang Electrical and Computer Engineering Ke Wang Marketing and Technology Innovation Kehan Wang Electrical and Computer Engineering Quanfeng Wang Operations Design and Leadership

awarded February 27, 2015

ruijing Wang Operations Design and Leadership

mahathi Vaduguru Information Technology

Shaocheng Wang Materials Science and Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

yuxiao Tang Financial Mathematics

mihir Hitendra Vaidya Electrical and Computer Engineering

matthew John Tassinari Operations Design and Leadership

richard eligio Valdes Chemical Engineering

Sibo Wang Biology and Biotechnology

awarded February 27, 2015

Siyi Wang Financial Mathematics

Jason michael Taylor Systems Engineering Stephen michael Tetreault Mechanical Engineering Thomas William Thiesing Civil Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Chongfang Tian Electrical and Computer Engineering Weiyuan Tie Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Shaun K. Tirrell Systems Engineering Tung T. Ton Mechanical Engineering aaron James Townsend Operations Design and Leadership

Luis manuel Vasquez Operations Design and Leadership andrew David Venooker Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

adam Thomas Veres Computer Science Dale Calivara Villar Power Systems Management awarded February 27, 2015

matthew g. Wagner Environmental Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Caitlin elizabeth Walde Mechanical Engineering Brian James Walsh Management awarded October 10, 2014

Shuo Wang Applied Statistics

Tianhe Wang Interactive Media and Game Development Ting Wang Manufacturing Engineering Xiaoyang Wang Civil Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Xingrun Wang Financial Mathematics yang Wang Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

yaxiong Wang Electrical and Computer Engineering

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yue Wang Financial Mathematics yumou Wang Computer Science

aram Wool Electrical and Computer Engineering

nuoyu yang Financial Mathematics

Haoyang Wu Financial Mathematics

ruizhu yang Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jianbing Wu Electrical and Computer Engineering

yunjie yang Marketing and Technology Innovation

zhuoying Wang Applied Statistics

Tianyu Wu Electrical and Computer Engineering

minchao yin Fire Protection Engineering

matthew John Webb Management

Wenhan Xiao Materials Science and Engineering

zheng Wang Financial Mathematics zhipeng Wang Computer Science

awarded October 10, 2014

Shengting yin Management awarded October 10, 2014

Bingqian Xie Electrical and Computer Engineering

Paul arthur young Jr. Management

yumeng Xie Electrical and Computer Engineering

Di yu Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Huanglin Xiong Computer Science

Haixuan yu Materials Science and Engineering

Changtao Wen Electrical and Computer Engineering

nuo Xu Management

Xiaofen zeng Financial Mathematics

Joseph edward Wesoloski Management

yuying Xu Marketing and Technology Innovation

Xuting zhai Operations Design and Leadership

Chen Wei Applied Mathematics mengxin Wei Financial Mathematics Derek Tyler Welch Mechanical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

michael James Wight Mechanical Engineering Carson riley Williams Marketing and Technology Innovation Jessica D. Williams Mechanical Engineering Laurie anne Williamson Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Kevin r. Willis Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Douglas arthur Wiswell Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Kurt alexander Wivagg Manufacturing Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Dana elizabeth Wolkiewicz Civil Engineering

Chen yan Information Technology

awarded October 10, 2014

Chengcheng zhang Operations Design and Leadership

awarded February 27, 2015

Chi zhang Chemical Engineering

Wenqian yan Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dongyun zhang Computer Science

Janakinadh yanamadala Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Chengjiao yang Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

Chun yang Electrical and Computer Engineering

Leyi zhang Applied Statistics awarded February 27, 2015

nan zhang Computer Science Pei zhang Computer Science awarded October 10, 2014

rui zhang Materials Science and Engineering

Fan yang Marketing and Technology Innovation

Siyu zhang Electrical and Computer Engineering

Han yang Information Technology

Xiaotong zhang Manufacturing Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

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may 16, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

Jin zhao Electrical and Computer Engineering

mingda zhou Electrical and Computer Engineering

yijun zhang Applied Statistics

Kaifeng zhao Financial Mathematics

yin zhang Computer Science

Wenxin zhao Electrical and Computer Engineering

ruibo zhou Electrical and Computer Engineering

yu zhang Electrical and Computer Engineering

Xinyue zhao Marketing and Technology Innovation

yujiao zhang Environmental Engineering

zhen zhao Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

zhixian zhang Mechanical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Beixin zheng Information Technology

zihan zhang Electrical and Computer Engineering

yang zheng Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chenqi zhao Materials Science and Engineering

Jun zhong Materials Science and Engineering

Haotian zhao Marketing and Technology Innovation

Lei zhou Management

awarded October 10, 2014

Huan zhao Financial Mathematics

awarded February 27, 2015

Lite zhou Materials Science and Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

ruolin zhou Materials Science and Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

anqi zhu Operations Design and Leadership nuoyi zhu Civil Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

yi zhu Materials Science and Engineering Shuyin zhuo Marketing and Technology Innovation Sergey zolotykh Robotics Engineering yu zong Electrical and Computer Engineering ying zou Fire Protection Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Degree OF

maSTer OF engIneerIng gene reymond abbascia, Jr. Power Systems Engineering

alan John Blaisdell Power Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Jon William adams Power Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

masood ahmad Power Systems Engineering Daniel yohannes Berhane Power Systems Engineering

Syed muneeb raza Bukhari Electrical and Computer Engineering

norbert Chu Electrical and Computer Engineering Duy Khanh Dao Biomedical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

awarded October 10, 2014

KaLia Sharde Burnette Biomedical Engineering

matthew Clifford David Dunnells Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Kristin Lauren Carattini Biomedical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Timothy Carl erlandson Biomedical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

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Cailin mckenzie Folta Biomedical Engineering

Kexin Liu Electrical and Computer Engineering

John Cato Foy Biomedical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

zihan ge Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Corey James majeika Biomedical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

emily Christine Slack Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

radhames martinez Power Systems Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Caleb matthew george, Pe Power Systems Engineering

Lucas everett Setzer Power Systems Engineering

Justin m. Turner Electrical and Computer Engineering

goran mogorovic Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Henry Huunghia nguyen Biomedical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

yonas Kiflay Habtemichael Power Systems Engineering

elaine Sachiko Owens Power Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Katrina Jacquelyn Hansen Biomedical Engineering

Patrick arthur Poitras Power Systems Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

ryan e. gleason Biomedical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

rohit Jagini Biomedical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Jose Hilario reynoso, Jr. Power Systems Engineering

Patrick Wayne Van guilder Jr. Power Systems Engineering Daniel Joseph Vontell Power Systems Engineering Chi Wang Electrical and Computer Engineering eric James Wiesner Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

awarded February 27, 2015

Chris r. Jayavendra, Pe Electrical and Computer Engineering

Brian randall Saitta Power Systems Engineering

Lihan yang Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Demetrios arthur Sakellaris Power Systems Engineering

Daniel allen Koback Biomedical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

ross Charles Lagoy Biomedical Engineering

Douglas michael Savino Power Systems Engineering

rundong yu Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree OF

maSTer OF maTHemaTICS FOr eDUCaTOrS Jennifer Lynn Balgie awarded October 10, 2014

Stephanie Susan Jackson Jennifer anne Kustar awarded October 10, 2014

Lauren elizabeth Skene

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may 16, 2015

Degree OF

maSTer OF BUSIneSS aDmInISTraTIOn William Charles abbott

yudith garcia

Piyali mazumdar

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Corey James alguire

richard a. gardner

Sasha Ian mcgurrin

awarded February 27, 2015

John Joseph Bangrazi

eric michael gentile

awarded October 10, 2014

gregory anthony Brooks II

Daniel Joseph geoffroy

Qingqing Cao Benjamin Walter Casper

awarded February 27, 2015

nikolaos a. gkanatsios

elizabeth anne Walsh mitchell elizaveta murray awarded February 27, 2015

nathan P. Parker awarded October 10, 2014

awarded October 10, 2014

nicholas Louis Pelletier

Joshua macLean Cobb

Steven mark goldberg

Breanna Jean rinaldo

Christopher Paul Corcoran

awarded October 10, 2014

Seth Jonathan robert

awarded February 27, 2015

elizabeth mary Helenius

awarded February 27, 2015

David a. Coughlin III

awarded October 10, 2014

neil alan Schneider

Chris richard Duklet

Senthil Kumar Jayaseelan

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Jonathan alan Sparling

awarded October 10, 2014

meredith Hope Juers

awarded October 10, 2014

amanda Leigh eaton

Christopher michael Juh

Cheryl Szwaja

awarded February 27, 2015

Carmin marie Szynal

Travis Brian Fanion

ariel Faye Karolinski

Francisca Kokui Dzefi

Xin n. Wang

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Brian Pearson Feldman

robert J. King

ronald J. Welter

Keith george Ferry

Scott B. Leahy

awarded February 27, 2015

awarded October 10, 2014

Cory S. White

Jason allen Lefever

awarded October 10, 2014

Tianming zhang

rodney Qudus Liadi

Shan zheng

Terence Patrick Field awarded October 10, 2014

Bradford Wayne Fleming awarded October 10, 2014

awarded October 10, 2014

Sean michael galvin

Sofia zhidro

awarded February 27, 2015

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Degree OF

BaCHeLOr OF SCIenCe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; arTS anD SCIenCeS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sasha abdurazak Psychological Science

Taymon angus Beal Computer Science Minor in Drama/Theatre

nicole emily Bebrin Biochemistry Minor in Biology

awarded October 10, 2014

* * Christina aiello Computer Science *

Stefan Utamaru alexander Interactive Media and Game Development

* * Victor eduardo andreoni Paseka Computer Science

* * Theodore Creighton armstrong Computer Science zachary Philip arnold Computer Science Mathematical Sciences andrew george aveyard Interactive Media and Game Development Jonathan Baiden Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business *

Lisa anne Batbouta Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

Chuqi Cai Actuarial Mathematics Management Information Systems

Trevor Sturgis Behlman Computer Science

mitchell W. Caisse Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

* * michael robert Calder Computer Science

gabrielle Jean Bitzas Biology and Biotechnology * * rachel Ilana Blakely Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Minor in Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

Daniel r. Callahan Chemistry * * Timothy Calvert Interactive Media and Game Development

* * John T. Bosworth Computer Science

Loan ngoc Chau Psychological Science

* * Christopher ryan Botaish Computer Science

adam Christopher Chaulk Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * andrew John Botelho Computer Science Minor in History awarded February 27, 2015

Daniel Pasqual Banco Physics Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * mary-Lee Lizabeth Barboza Biology and Biotechnology

matthew gregory Butler Mathematical Sciences

* * nicole alexandra Bieniarz International Studies Minor in German

Haley elizabeth andrews Computer Science James galbraith anouna Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kyle Joseph Burns Computer Science

* * alexander H. Chen Computer Science

Kristen Lee Brann Computer Science

Kyle Hao Chen Mathematical Sciences

Joseph Charles Brigham Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

Jake aaron Brown Biology and Biotechnology

* * amorn Chokchaisiripakdee Mathematical Sciences

Kyle C. Bryant Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Computer Science

zachary David Chupka Computer Science

Justin Francis Chines Computer Science

* * With High Distinction * With Distinction

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John Davies French Computer Science

Thomas ryan DeSilva Computer Science Minor in Mathematics

* * Jiali gao Actuarial Mathematics

Sarah Jasmine Desrochers Chemistry Minor in Psychology

* * Jennifer mary garbarino Biochemistry Biology and Biotechnology

Brian eccles Computer Science

Brian gardner Physics

zachary Thomas edgel estep Computer Science

ariel Shaunna garnet Biology and Biotechnology

David michael eufemia Mathematical Sciences

meredith anne ghilardi Biology and Biotechnology

Stone Travis Cleven Interactive Media and Game Development

matthew Stephen Costi Computer Science Robotics Engineering

Suzanne marie DelPrete Interactive Media and Game Development

mark Joseph Foster Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

alexander Herschel Clemens Interactive Media and Game Development Professional Writing

Jayson alexander Corey Interactive Media and Game Development

may 16, 2015

Lusan Lee Dellagrotte Biology and Biotechnology

Brittany alexa Ciesluk Biology and Biotechnology * * anna marie Civitarese Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

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awarded February 27, 2015

Stephen Charles Couitt Physics Mechanical Engineering

* * evgenia Jen Filatava Biochemistry

Ian David Fite Computer Science Minor in Interactive Media and Game Development

Seth martin Crampton Computer Science awarded October 10, 2014

gregory Thomas giola Computer Science Minor in Management Information Systems

awarded February 27, 2015

John Crespi Physics ryan Joseph Crook Computer Science awarded October 10, 2014

* * robert P. Dabrowski Computer Science Robotics Engineering *

Kyle Peter Davidson Computer Science

* * Timothy michael DeFreitas Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Computer Science *

adam John Degenhardt Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science

* * ross Patrick Foley Computer Science * * erica Danielle Ford Mathematical Sciences Minor in Computer Science Minor in Chinese Studies nathan Ford Computer Science

angelia rachel giannone Professional Writing Minor in English

andro gogichaishvili Mathematical Sciences awarded February 27, 2015

* * anetta Victoria goldsher Chemistry Luke Cullen goodman Engineering Physics awarded October 10, 2014

alex Chester Fortier Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * alexander Lochan gorowara Computer Science Minor in Physics

* * Sarah ashley marie Fortin Biology and Biotechnology

alyssa marie graham Computer Science

maria Jeanne grandoni Biochemistry

Kyle James Foster Biochemistry

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edison Jimenez Computer Science

michael angelo guzman Actuarial Mathematics

Dillon Lankenau Interactive Media and Game Development

awarded October 10, 2014

* John Kenneth Haas Interactive Media and Game Development * Brian richard Hamilton Chemistry Cassandra Lynne Hamlin Computer Science *

* * rafi H. Hayne Computer Science * * Shawna marie Henry Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Business * *

Jesse William Lehman Biology and Biotechnology

Peter Lepper Interactive Media and Game Development

* * Bohao Li Computer Science

* * Danielle marie Karcher Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Spanish

* * Chang Li Biology and Biotechnology Biomedical Engineering

* * Kevin Vincent Kell Computer Science

Qiao Li Actuarial Mathematics

Tianyu Li Mathematical Sciences

allison Haley Kenney Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Music *

erinmari Konicki Biochemistry manisha Krishnan Biology and Biotechnology

Christian J. Iamartino Physics awarded October 10, 2014

Karl Jansen Kuhn Computer Science

* * andrew Iovanna Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

Jun Liang Computer Science

Dylan Joseph Kirby Computer Science

* * Samson Kodzis Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science

* * randi Leigh Isenhart Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

* * Sarah elizabeth Kaptur Biology and Biotechnology Biochemistry

* * ryan William Holmes Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry Minor in Biology Thomas Hamilton Hunt Interactive Media and Game Development

Dale Joseph LaPlante Computer Science Danielle marie Larose Computer Science Minor in Mathematics

Patrick ryan Kane Computer Science

Johnny Xavier Hernandez Computer Science nicolas rogelio Hewgley Humanities and Arts with Drama/Theatre Minor in Biology

Lauren michelle Kahn Computer Science

* * Tenzin Kalden Physics Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Christopher Daniel Hanna Computer Science Paul Francis Hastings Jr. Chemistry Minor in Materials

Heather ann Jones Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

Lily nicole Kurtzman Humanities and Arts with Drama/Theatre

zeng Liu Computer Science Management Information Systems

Samantha Frances Lowe Actuarial Mathematics

* * Will robert Lynch Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business Samuel Brian machlin Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Computer Science * * Samantha Jeanne macneal Mathematical Sciences awarded February 27, 2015

Corbyn michael Lamy Biology and Biotechnology

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* * Steven mark malis Computer Science

David Ian mihal Computer Science

Christian manuel Interactive Media and Game Development

Benjamin alexander miller Interactive Media and Game Development *

ana Stella mateo Chemistry Tyler Douglas mathews Biochemistry

aquame Justin matthews Computer Science

Dolan Patrick murvihill Computer Science

* * Tushar narayan Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Ian adam naval Computer Science andrew nersessian Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

elizabeth anne miloscia Chemistry Minor in Music glen David modica III Computer Science

arjun Dav mathur Biochemistry

awarded October 10, 2014

nicholas massa Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

may 16, 2015

* * Victoria rose melchert Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Chemistry

* * mark alexander mantell Chemistry

Justin Joseph marcotte Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

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nicholas Bennington mollica Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science Minor in Music

ethan moon Mathematical Sciences Minor in Computer Science

Tyler Orrin morrow Computer Science

Joshua Bryant morse Computer Science Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Robotics Engineering

Craig allen nesbitt Computer Science awarded February 27, 2015

* * Turner David newton Chemistry * * Hai Hoang nguyen Mathematical Sciences Computer Science *

Thinh nguyen Computer Science Minor in Industrial Engineering

Christopher Paul nota Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

* * Courtney nicole mcginness Biology and Biotechnology Environmental and Sustainability Studies *

edwin nicholas mcglew IV Chemistry Minor in Materials

* *

andrew mcKay Computer Science Lucas gordon mcLaughlin Computer Science Ian andrew mcneil Computer Science awarded October 10, 2014

Kevin William mee Computer Science

* * Joshua nottage Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business awarded February 27, 2015

Daniel L. mucaro Physics michelle elizabeth mulkern Society, Technology and Policy Minor in Biology robert Francis mullins Computer Science Minor in Chemistry Patrick Dennis murphy Computer Science

* * nicholas Daniel murray Computer Science Mathematical Sciences

Thomas J. O'Connor V Biochemistry *

alina Orlovskaya Mathematical Sciences Minor in Art eric maxwell Ostrom Mathematical Sciences awarded October 10, 2014

eric martin Oswald Chemistry awarded October 10, 2014

Benjamin Ouimet Interactive Media and Game Development

* * James Lawrence megin III Computer Science Minor in Management Information Systems 31

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adrian Oyola Psychological Science Minor in Interactive Media and Game Development

* * ellen Christine Pierce Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Spanish

andrew J. Paon Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering * * edward allen Partlow III Biochemistry

Cynthia elizabeth rogers Computer Science

David C. Pounds Computer Science Robotics Engineering

Sarah alice roth Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Music

Iveri Prangishvili Jr. Computer Science

* * Leah marie Pervere Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Biochemistry Minor in Spanish *

* * Patricia anne roughan Interactive Media and Game Development Professional Writing

adam Kosaka Prueitt Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Computer Science

Taryn Dawn roy Biochemistry Minor in Biology *

Benjamin Steven rude Physics

Westley David russell Computer Science

Jason Purnell Biology and Biotechnology

Luisanna Victoria Paulino Biology and Biotechnology maxwell Harris Perlman Interactive Media and Game Development

Libbi Kate richardson Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Psychology

* * evan andrew Polekoff Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science

ethan andrew Patrick Mathematical Sciences *

awarded October 10, 2014

awarded February 27, 2015

* * Thanaporn Patikorn Computer Science Minor in Mathematics

Cian Francis rice Interactive Media and Game Development awarded February 27, 2015

Jocelyn elizabeth Pitman Mathematical Sciences

antoinette Carmela Pacifico Biology and Biotechnology * * Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk Computer Science Mathematical Sciences

awarded October 10, 2014

* * Sarah elizabeth Quatieri Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry * * michael raymond racine Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science Saraf Tasneem rahman Computer Science

evan adams Safford Computer Science * * ryan michael Santos Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Patrick Petersen Interactive Media and Game Development

rose mairead Petock Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

Thomas michael rayder Chemistry Minor in Materials

Ian J. Schuba Psychological Science Minor in Interactive Media and Game Development

Kirsten noel reed Biology and Biotechnology

alfred William Scott Computer Science

John Duc Pham Computer Science yong Piao Interactive Media and Game Development

eric J. reich Mathematical Sciences Physics

* * Benjamin Onil Senecal Computer Science

awarded October 10, 2014

* * Peng ren Computer Science

Catherine marie Sevigny Biochemistry

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* * Fredric Benjamin Silberberg Computer Science Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering *

robert Jerzy Smieja Interactive Media and Game Development Computer Science

* * Keaton robert Smith Computer Science *

michael Smith Mathematical Sciences

alexander DeLong Solomon Computer Science

Joseph Spicola Computer Science

* * Corre Love Steele Mathematical Sciences Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering * *

* *

Tyler James Stone Computer Science andrew John Strout Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Music alexander Sunde-Brown Mathematical Sciences nathaniel Jacob Sweet Chemistry anthony John Tamburri Interactive Media and Game Development Kimberley ashley Tate Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

may 16, 2015

Kyla monay Wesley Psychological Science

alex Wayne Taubert Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

Lucia Shumaker Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Biochemistry Jeffrey Scott Signore Computer Science

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Christopher Tucker Tibbetts Computer Science Minor in Interactive Media and Game Development Kenrick Tsang Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Music alexander Dempsey Turland Biology and Biotechnology Minor in Interactive Media and Game Development Christopher William Demetrius Turner Interactive Media and Game Development Brianna marie Vaughan Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business

* * Owen green West Interactive Media and Game Development Minor in Computer Science Minor in Drama/Theatre Jordan michael Wetzel Computer Science * * Jason allen Whitehouse Computer Science * * rachel ellen Wigell Computer Science Minor in Mathematics * * mitchell edwin Wills Computer Science Robotics Engineering * * Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian Mathematical Sciences Minor in Computer Science *

* * anjali Venkatesh Computer Science Kiara nicole Vincent Interactive Media and Game Development * * Phuong Thuy Vu Biochemistry * * Krystel Walker Actuarial Mathematics Minor in Business Minor in Computer Science Vaughn C. Walker Biology and Biotechnology Christina Fatima Webb Computer Science Minor in Interactive Media and Game Development * * Xi Wen Economic Science Computer Science

alexander W. Witt Computer Science

* * alexander K. Wong Biology and Biotechnology * * zhaokun Xue Computer Science Mathematical Sciences awarded February 27, 2015

* * yan yan Computer Science * * Kemal yorulmaz Physics Mechanical Engineering matthew David zawatsky Physics awarded February 27, 2015

Dongni zhang Mathematical Sciences Minor in Biology awarded February 27, 2015

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yiran zhang Actuarial Mathematics

Hedan mindy zhang Biology and Biotechnology

* * Linan zhang Mathematical Sciences

Junyu zhu Computer Science

Chutian zhao Humanities and Arts with Literature Management Engineering with Electrical and Computer Engineering

Degree OF

BaCHeLOr OF SCIenCe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; engIneerIng â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

ahmad abojaradeh Mechanical Engineering

mei Lee yuang eloise ruth amend Biomedical Engineering

ali zain akhtar Electrical and Computer Engineering

arlina a. anderson Biomedical Engineering Minor in Computer Science

azarmeedokht ghazanfari azizi Biomedical Engineering Minor in German

Krista Caroline anderson Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

ryan Patrick Bagge Civil Engineering

* * mackenzie Leigh alameda Chemical Engineering * * Fayez abdullah alfayez Mechanical Engineering austin robert alibozek Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Benjamin minich altshuler Biomedical Engineering

mimoon ghalib mohammed Jaber alwash Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

Lucine Victoria Bahtiarian Robotics Engineering

Jose manuel andrade Civil Engineering *

andrew mark andraka Aerospace Engineering

Bror eric axelsson IV Aerospace Engineering

* * Christina mary Bailey Chemical Engineering *

matthew Donald Bailey Mechanical Engineering Minor in Robotics Engineering

rohit Bansal Robotics Engineering Minor in Entrepreneurship

michael Patrick andres Mechanical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

John Joseph amante Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology Shridhar ambady Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kenneth martin angeliu Mechanical Engineering * * Sarah antolick Civil Engineering Jonathan robert arnone Mechanical Engineering Minor in Business * * muteb awaji Chemical Engineering

Kurtis Scott Banville Mechanical Engineering *

Joshua Cody Baptiste Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Stephen David Barker Jr. Civil Engineering

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awarded February 27, 2015

andrew Joel Beaupre Mechanical Engineering

ali Fuat Becan Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Music

* * alexander g. Bennett Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Economics *

Connor Whittier Bolton Mechanical Engineering * * Hannah Florence Bond Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science *

alyssa Lyon Bornstein Biomedical Engineering Minor in English

Dominick Christopher Bossalini Civil Engineering

Patrick Lenti Boudreau Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cesar augusto Benoit Jr. Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Carlos e. Berdeguer Diaz Mechanical Engineering Shea michael Bernardo Aerospace Engineering marshall Bernklow Mechanical Engineering

may 16, 2015

zachary Charles Blanchard Civil Engineering

andrew J. Barth Electrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering Sowmit raj Barua Mechanical Engineering

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Donald Leo Bourque III Robotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science *

Kathleen Suzanne Bowe Chemical Engineering Minor in English

* * morgan emily Boyd Mechanical Engineering with Thermal-Fluid Engineering Minor in International Studies

awarded October 10, 2014

austin Douglas Brais Mechanical Engineering

grace elizabeth Berry Mechanical Engineering

* * Stefano Berti PĂŠrez Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical Minor in Materials

elizabeth Sarah Brown Mechanical Engineering with Robotics *

* * Joseph michael Brown Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Drama/Theatre Minor in Music Kerron Dwight Brown Electrical and Computer Engineering mercedes Destine Brown Mechanical Engineering Paul m. Buchanan Civil Engineering * * Kathryn ann Bumila Chemical Engineering Minor in Biochemistry *

Dominick Joseph Calvao Biomedical Engineering Minor in Materials

roger Blanchard Mechanical Engineering Minor in Business

megan Bredes Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science *

Derek m. Calzada-mariaca Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Jared Patrick Breton Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * evan grant Briggs Electrical and Computer Engineering 35

Tanner Bettke Buxton Chemical Engineering ryan James Byrne Aerospace Engineering

nathan edward Braun Mechanical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

* * Thomas Brian Biernacki Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology Minor in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

allan Burgess Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * Colin mcKinley Burns Mechanical Engineering Minor in Physics Minor in Sustainable Design

* * alison rita Brasser Chemical Engineering

* * Tanishq Bhalla Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hannah Katherine Brown Mechanical Engineering Minor in Drama/Theatre

emily autumn Cambrola Biomedical Engineering Minor in Music *

Cameron michael Canale Mechanical Engineering with Robotics

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alphan Canga Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics *

meghan Barbara Cantwell Mechanical Engineering

* * Tianhai Chang Electrical and Computer Engineering Management Engineering *

* * melanie marianne Cantwell Mechanical Engineering * * andrea Louise Caprio Civil Engineering * * Jason Conrad Cardwell Mechanical Engineering Minor in Physics

Caitlin aubree Chase Aerospace Engineering

Jacob Dean Cooley Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dennis Chen Biomedical Engineering

Blake Joseph Christian Cornachini Mechanical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Ivette Carino Chemical Engineering

Victoria Lynn Carlson Mechanical Engineering

* * alan yu-Loon Cheung Chemical Engineering michael Chin Chemical Engineering

* * Paulo alberto Carvalho Biomedical Engineering Robotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Christopher gardner Clark Aerospace Engineering *

James michael Cassidy Biomedical Engineering James Lincoln Castro Robotics Engineering

Keegan ethan Cole Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biochemistry

* * ashleigh Colleen Collins Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical

nicholas David Salamandra Corso Mechanical Engineering * * nathan L. Costa Mechanical Engineering Ian m. Costanzo Mechanical Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering * * matthew John Cote Mechanical Engineering Minor in Aerospace Engineering *

Kendall Thomas Cotton Mechanical Engineering

eric raymond Crevoiserat Mechanical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Joseph Heath Collins Chemical Engineering Minor in Biochemistry

Tyler anthony Collins Electrical and Computer Engineering

Deanna Christina Cavallaro Biomedical Engineering

* * Brendan Scott Cavanagh Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Business *

Peter graham Chambers Robotics Engineering Minor in Business Minor in Entrepreneurship

matthew D. Crivello Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Jose adan Cueva Civil Engineering Minor in Business *

* * Steven gerard Como Jr. Mechanical Engineering Christopher Harold Conley Robotics Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

allison marie Corriveau Chemical Engineering

* * eric Tylor Corriveau Mechanical Engineering

Joseph Francis Cieslewicz Mechanical Engineering Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

athena maria Teresa Casarotto Mechanical Engineering

* * Daniel Cashman Aerospace Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering

* * michael Haviland Conte Mechanical Engineering Minor in Business

asma Chaudri Biomedical Engineering

* * yixi Chen Chemical Engineering with Materials Minor in Chemistry

* * Katherine Louise Connors Biomedical Engineering

Joshua Wayne Curto Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

* * Dusty Cyr Aerospace Engineering Minor in History

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* * gaetana D'alesio-Spina Biomedical Engineering Minor in Business Minor in Materials James eugene Dalton II Electrical and Computer Engineering

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may 16, 2015

michael Troy Derryberry Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science Minor in Robotics Engineering

robert alonzo edwards Mechanical Engineering Robotics Engineering

* * melissa elizabeth Dery Chemical Engineering

Daniil effraimidis Mechanical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Steven Thai Quang Dang Robotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kara Devaney Chemical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Bradford Thomas Davison Mechanical Engineering

Jaclyn Taylor DeCristoforo Biomedical Engineering

David michael DiStefano Electrical and Computer Engineering

nicholas robert DeFilippo Chemical Engineering

Kaitlin Delaney Doherty Chemical Engineering

* * Lindsey DeLuca Aerospace Engineering michael John Demarco Biomedical Engineering Minor in History

* * Beau alexander Donnan Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Daniel arthur Dorfman Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering * * ashley elizabeth Downer Chemical Engineering

* * zachary John Lage Demers Aerospace Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Helei Duan Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Robotics Engineering

alexandrea Dustin Biomedical Engineering

Xinping Deng Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * matthew richard Deptula Civil Engineering * * nicholas F. Deraney Chemical Engineering

giovanni Di Cristina Aerospace Engineering Minor in Business

michael Kurt Delia Mechanical Engineering Minor in German

awarded February 27, 2015

* * Kellie yvonne Dickerson Chemical Engineering

Danielle Theresa Davis Mechanical Engineering

* * Tina marissa Dutra Mechanical Engineering Minor in Entrepreneurship Chuka ebi Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Entrepreneurship

Toby-Lian edovas Mechanical Engineering

michael John enko Civil Engineering with Environmental Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies eric eoff Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * David andrew ephraim Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design and with Thermal-Fluid Engineering Minor in Manufacturing Engineering *

mert Can erad Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Business

Tyler Jon ewing Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Ijeoma C. ezeonyebuchi Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

* * Shane Bernard Fagan Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering nina marie Fernandes Electrical and Computer Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Shawn michael Ferrini Aerospace Engineering

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rachel Feyler Biomedical Engineering

Daniel Fitzgerald Robotics Engineering Computer Science Minor in Physics

Sam Louis Friedman Aerospace Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Joseph emil Funk Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sean Daniel gillis Civil Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Collin Stephen glynn Mechanical Engineering Minor in Music

* * Omri Flaisher Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

* * Keith andrew gagnon Biomedical Engineering Minor in Chemistry

Victoria gayle Fleek Biomedical Engineering

Benjamin Joseph Fletcher Chemical Engineering

matthew Wheelock Foley Civil Engineering

John Joseph Foody Mechanical Engineering

matthew Cole Forman Robotics Engineering Minor in Management Information Systems

* * Lindsey Taylor gallagher Biomedical Engineering * * Brian William gallenstein Robotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science Minor in Physics

Lauren Frank Biomedical Engineering

* * margaret Lynn Freed Civil Engineering

* * zachary nels goddard Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science *

Dervis goksun Biomedical Engineering Minor in Management Information Systems

* * michael ezra goldman Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Music * * madeleine ava gomel Biomedical Engineering

Kevin Brendan galvin Civil Engineering

Daniel Charles Fox Robotics Engineering Minor in Business

Kyle Paul gagnon Chemical Engineering andrew John galanis Biomedical Engineering Minor in Business

* * William C. Forster Mechanical Engineering * * Colby Kevin Foster Chemical Engineering Minor in Business

Jeremy Tyler giguere Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jay Christof Fulmer Aerospace Engineering

* * Kyle Leigh Fitzpatrick-Schmidt Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

* * Louis adrian Fogel Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

* * michael merritt gifford Jr. Mechanical Engineering

Samara ravan garcia Biomedical Engineering

Cody Clarence Jaciow gonyea Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering Minor in Physics

Conor William geary Robotics Engineering

Daniel gonzalez Chemical Engineering

emily anne geer Biomedical Engineering

nathaniel Keahi rodes goodale Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Daniel gendin Mechanical Engineering Mathematical Sciences

Vanessa Lucille gorton Biomedical Engineering

Lydia george Mechanical Engineering

Thomas michael graf Biomedical Engineering

* * Kyle Thomas gerlach Jr. Environmental Engineering

edward norman graff Mechanical Engineering

mitchell Tanner greene Aerospace Engineering

matthew David giambrone Chemical Engineering

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Victoria alecia grimes Chemical Engineering michael James guarino Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical

* * Peter michael guarino Aerospace Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering

roman gutierrez Biomedical Engineering

may 16, 2015

rachel ellen Handel Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials Minor in English

* * Christopher roy Hango Chemical Engineering Humanities and Arts anthony Samir Hannoush Mechanical Engineering

eric Paul guleksen Robotics Engineering * * yuchen guo Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Jeffrey Patrick Havill Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics awarded February 27, 2015

* * Haley Danielle Hayden Chemical Engineering * * Xuan He Biomedical Engineering Minor in Materials Minor in Biology

robert Paul Harasimowicz Mechanical Engineering * * alexandra nicole Hardin Chemical Engineering Humanities and Arts *

* * Stefan gvozdenovic Electrical and Computer Engineering

russell Hagan Hedlund Electrical and Computer Engineering *

alexander Philip Haring Chemical Engineering

meghan ashley Hemond Biomedical Engineering

Thomas Harless Chemical Engineering

natalia Henao arango Biomedical Engineering

norman Henry Harris IV Biomedical Engineering

naim Habib Biomedical Engineering

Steven Thomas Hennessey Chemical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Spenser adam Haddad Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Laura Frances Hart Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials Minor in Chemistry

Dylan Joseph Heinricher Civil Engineering

* * alexander David Henning Robotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science

awarded October 10, 2014

Connor michael Haley Biomedical Engineering Minor in Music *

awarded October 10, 2014

Julia Theresa Hartzell Environmental Engineering

zachary r. Hartzell Mechanical Engineering Minor in Social Science

Daniel Patrick Haley Mechanical Engineering robert James Hall Electrical and Computer Engineering Kevin Philip Hancock Aerospace Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jennifer Henriquez Electrical and Computer Engineering

Petra Hartman Electrical and Computer Engineering

Daniel Patrick Haggerty Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Samuel Scott Hastings Mechanical Engineering Minor in Manufacturing Engineering *

andrew michael Haveles Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * rachel elizabeth Hesse Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Tyler marc Hickey Biomedical Engineering James Iain Hitchen Aerospace Engineering Minor in Physics * * Tu anh Hoang Civil Engineering *

austin James Holliday Architectural Engineering

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matthew aaron Janiga Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * nicole ann Holmes Chemical Engineering molly elizabeth Homchenko Robotics Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering

nicholas richard Houghton Mechanical Engineering *

Tyler Trettel Howard Chemical Engineering Minor in Mathematics

Tessa Comstock Hulburt Biomedical Engineering Minor in Music

Jan Kacper Keleher Mechanical Engineering

rohan Jhunjhunwala Mechanical Engineering

Kristopher Kellogg Chemical Engineering

Cheng Jiang Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Manufacturing Engineering *

alexander maxwell Hyman Mechanical Engineering Minor in Robotics Engineering

Daniel r. Irizarry Mechanical Engineering

matthew Jackson Mechanical Engineering Minor in Business

* * anne Cecilie gjerstad Jacobsen Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design *

zachary L. Johnson Environmental Engineering Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies Lydia Johnston Aerospace Engineering

Kelly Wales Kalbacher Civil Engineering *

amy Lauren Kampa Chemical Engineering Environmental Engineering

Sarah Beth Kapelner Chemical Engineering

armand Kapinova Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering

anurag K. Kesari Robotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science Minor in Mathematics Minor in Physics * * aras nehir Keskin Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical Minor in International Studies *

awarded February 27, 2015

marley george Kapsimalis Biomedical Engineering Minor in Materials

malick Daniel Kelly III Aerospace Engineering Minor in Music Minor in Mechanical Engineering

* * alden Hayden Kelsey Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Robotics Engineering

* * Stephen Johnston Chemical Engineering

Philip Sigurd Jacobsen Chemical Engineering David Henry James Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Joseph martin Kelly Civil Engineering

* * Paul Wei Johnston Chemical Engineering

* * allison michelle Indyk Biomedical Engineering *

Spencer ryan Keilich Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology

Trae L. Jennette Aerospace Engineering

mitchell alden Hunt Aerospace Engineering

* * Syed asaad Hussain Biomedical Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering

Chad anthony Scott Hucey Mechanical Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Spanish *

zachary Philip michael Jasensky Electrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering

* * Christopher mead Keane Electrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering

Cy matthew gordon Ketchum Aerospace Engineering Minor in Spanish Latthapol Khachonkitkosol Aerospace Engineering meena Lai-mei Khayami Mechanical Engineering Minor in Music

* * Kwan yeong Kim Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

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* * Jingtian Kuang Chemical Engineering Chemistry

Jason edward Klein Robotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science

arin Kulvanit Electrical and Computer Engineering

grzegorz Klos Electrical and Computer Engineering

alexander Sims Knight Mechanical Engineering with Aerospace

* * Pitchaya Kuntanarumitkul Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Art History *

Scott Sheppard Knight Mechanical Engineering

* * Kelly Lynn Knopp Chemical Engineering

Farhat Kohistani Mechanical Engineering * * alexander robert Kopchik Chemical Engineering * * Steven Paul Kordell Robotics Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Theodore Paul Kostopoulos Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Kelsey elizabeth Krupp Biomedical Engineering

Jason Ballou Lackie Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * nicholas Peter LaJeunesse Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Thomas Jacob Kostelak Civil Engineering

elizabeth Denise Lacarra Biomedical Engineering Minor in International Studies

Kyle Lafontant Robotics Engineering

* * gregory Kornichuk Civil Engineering alexander nicholas Piscione Korpacz Chemical Engineering with Biochemical

mercedes L. Kuzina Chemical Engineering

* * Jonathan Paul Labrie Jr. Aerospace Engineering *

may 16, 2015

erika Kirichenko Chemical Engineering with Environmental

James edward Klyng III Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

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Julie marie Laliberte Chemical Engineering Peter Chap man Lam Biomedical Engineering

* * Sara Beth Leach Civil Engineering * * Hyungseok Lee Biomedical Engineering *

* * Harry atwood Lanphear IV Mechanical Engineering riley David Larkins Robotics Engineering Computer Science

rebecca Jin-Ting Lee Biomedical Engineering

* * melinda Wah Lei Chemical Engineering *

andres Francisco Leiro Fonseca Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * molly ann Lellman Chemical Engineering * * andrew michael Leonard Electrical and Computer Engineering Computer Science * * Chenming Li Chemical Engineering * * zhi Hao Li Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials Minor in American Studies * * Stephanie Jo Lindow Biomedical Engineering *

robyn Olivia Lindsay Robotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

Benjamin James List Chemical Engineering

Tanner Joshua Landis Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics

* * Taylor James Landry Civil Engineering Minor in Business

andrew James Larsen Mechanical Engineering Minor in Aerospace Engineering

* * Christopher Steven Long Civil Engineering Minor in Business

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Katherine marie Longhurst Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Physics Interactive Media and Game Development Dominic P. Lopriore Electrical and Computer Engineering Timothy Love Civil Engineering Minor in Business

awarded October 10, 2014

zachariah Lovett Robotics Engineering

Kevin andrew Lynch Civil Engineering

Tynan robert macLeod Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

margaret Claire mcDonough Biomedical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Lawernce Patrick mcgillicuddy Civil Engineering Kelsey Bekr mcglashan Chemical Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jorge a. martinez Jr. Mechanical Engineering

Bryan Brandao martins Mechanical Engineering

* * gabrielle Cecile mcIninch Chemical Engineering

nicole martucci Civil Engineering

Domenick mastascusa Biomedical Engineering Minor in Business

* * ali magzari Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Mathematics

ryan Scot mathie Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

Ian maitland Biomedical Engineering richard reeves malcolm Mechanical Engineering Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

Shamiah mcDonald Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jeniece Breanne macedonio Chemical Engineering

Christopher Logan mcConnell Aerospace Engineering

aaron Joseph marshall Aerospace Engineering * * nathan Thomas martel Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

alexander Scott macgrogan Chemical Engineering

Kara elise mcCluskey Biomedical Engineering

alex manternach Civil Engineering

Jessica goldspring ma Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

Jacob Hans manning Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

Kaitlyn amie elizabeth marengo Biomedical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Jeremiah Thomas mcCarthy Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Kristina Leigh march Biomedical Engineering

* * Keith Jeremy Lundgren Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering *

* * nolan Parker manor Robotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Samuel Carl Lindquist mcCallum Mechanical Engineering

Camden ryan mallette Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sarah anne mavilia Civil Engineering with Environmental

ronald raymond mazurkiewicz Jr. Aerospace Engineering

ryan mcKenna Electrical and Computer Engineering Brendan James mcKeogh Chemical Engineering with Biochemical

* * Brendan K. mcLeod Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Ian Taylor mcmullen Environmental Engineering *

John robert mcgonagle Civil Engineering

Passe Khavy meas Mechanical Engineering

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robert mario medaglio Environmental Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

ryan matthew moran Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical radu Constantin morar Aerospace Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

* * adam andrew morehouse Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design *

* * Laura Christine merrill Chemical Engineering

* * Timothy michael murcko Robotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Kirk Jay-alfred murphy Civil Engineering matthew Thomas myles Aerospace Engineering Minor in Robotics Engineering

mikhail yuryevich morozov Mechanical Engineering John Philip morrissey Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

William John michalski Jr. Civil Engineering Environmental and Sustainability Studies edward Joseph milazzo Jr. Civil Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

angela marie nagelin Mechanical Engineering * * rashida nayeem Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Carly elizabeth morrison Chemical Engineering *

adelle milholland Biomedical Engineering *

may 16, 2015

Jose Ignacio meneses Electrical and Computer Engineering Kyle mercik Mechanical Engineering

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Calvin Xuan nguyen Electrical and Computer Engineering

John Francis morrow IV Robotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

minh Hong nguyen Electrical and Computer Engineering

elizabeth ashley miller Robotics Engineering

Benjamin Douglas morse Civil Engineering

* * rebecca marie nichols Chemical Engineering

* * Tori Lynn miller Biomedical Engineering

Lauren elizabeth morse Chemical Engineering

Katelyn Patricia nicosia Biomedical Engineering

Tyler Patrick moser Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

rony noreldin Chemical Engineering

matthew Hamel noyes Biomedical Engineering

* *

Kliment Sashev minchev Mechanical Engineering with Thermal-Fluid Engineering elias Taylor miner Mechanical Engineering norbert Hector mongeon III Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Stephan J. montanez-Sanchez Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Minor in Spanish

Kathleen Briana most Biomedical Engineering * * Tyler James mott Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering * * Thomas James moutinho Jr. Biomedical Engineering *

Domenic James mucci Mechanical Engineering

gent mucolli Civil Engineering

Samantha Jane monte Aerospace Engineering *

Chiana m. montesi Biomedical Engineering Minor in International Studies

nicholas Patrick muller Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * John Joseph nunes Chemical Engineering Jake Thomas nutting Mechanical Engineering * * Lauren e. O'Connor Chemical Engineering with Environmental Minor in Chemistry * * Fiona marguerite Ogren Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

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* * Juan Daniel Ordonez Pereira Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design alexander gregory Orphanos Aerospace Engineering Minor in Music * *

Scott Osborn Aerospace Engineering

* * Kevin arthur Payne Chemical Engineering austin Charles Payret Chemical Engineering *

Jacob Ostling Mechanical Engineering Minor in History

awarded October 10, 2014

Vinay Chandrakant Pai Chemical Engineering Minor in Biology

* * Juan Hernan Parra Civil Engineering Krupa Patel Biomedical Engineering

matthew H. Penrose Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Dominick Polcari Chemical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

* * nicholas Paul Perez Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical

* * Luke roger Perreault Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology

michael raymond Poon Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

andrew alexander Portera Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

awarded February 27, 2015

Jedediah Perron Aerospace Engineering

John Clayton Potter Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology Thomas reidy Powell Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Stephen Petry Biomedical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Harsha Prasad Environmental Engineering

* * Long Thanh Pham Electrical and Computer Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

* elizabeth Paulson Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology

Charles Boynton Plummer Mechanical Engineering

Shawn Stephen Popieski Mechanical Engineering

randy Perez Mechanical Engineering with Aeronautics

* archit Santosh Parmanand Biomedical Engineering Minor in History

Dylan aldous Pinnette Biomedical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

erica Leigh Parker Mechanical Engineering

rachel Pineda Mechanical Engineering

Cesar eduardo Pelli Mechanical Engineering with Manufacturing

Douglas Perez Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Joshua michael Palmer Chemical Engineering

* * William L. Parker Robotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

amanda Lynn Pierce Mechanical Engineering

natasha Vared Peake Aerospace Engineering andres Pedraza rayo Civil Engineering

Christopher William Overton Robotics Engineering

* * ni Pan Mechanical Engineering Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

* * Hnin Pwint Phyu Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

awarded February 27, 2015

* * nicholas Otero Robotics Engineering

Joshua James Philippou Biomedical Engineering

Kellie elizabeth Pawelski Biomedical Engineering

martin Phelan Biomedical Engineering Minor in Nanoscience

monica Jourdan Preston Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design and with Robotics

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Connor John Pugliese Aerospace Engineering * * Laura michelle Pumphrey Biomedical Engineering

Justin Daniel rice Electrical and Computer Engineering

evan James richard Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Tristan O'Brien richardson Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology

Veronica m. rivero gorrin Architectural Engineering

* * Logan alexander roche Chemical Engineering

* * Shreyas renganathan Biomedical Engineering Minor in Biology

Kyla Jean rodger Biomedical Engineering

mario rolon Mechanical Engineering Minor in Aerospace Engineering

* * Kevin andrew reyer Biomedical Engineering Minor in Business *

alexander Christian reynolds Mechanical Engineering Minor in Business maya elzbieta rhinehart Civil Engineering with Environmental Brittany elizabeth rhodes Biomedical Engineering

* * gabriela monserrath romero Biomedical Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Tenell glen rhodes Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering Danielle Lee riccardi Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Management Information Systems

Francisco Javier rosales espinoza Chemical Engineering

* * ashley Lynn rosano Aerospace Engineering * * Jonah Cosmo rosch Chemical Engineering *

Taylor michael roseen Mechanical Engineering yael rosenblum Robotics Engineering Patrick Lindsay rosica Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

Samuel Bates russell Mechanical Engineering Daryn J. russo Mechanical Engineering

Thomas John ritchey Jr. Mechanical Engineering *

rebecca ruth renner Mechanical Engineering Minor in Aerospace Engineering

Daniela ruiz Mechanical Engineering

awarded October 10, 2014

Kevin e. reed Electrical and Computer Engineering Jiaqi ren Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering

* * Tess Victoria royds Aerospace Engineering

David michael richardson Mechanical Engineering

richard matthew rafferty Robotics Engineering anibal ramirez Jr. Civil Engineering Management Engineering

may 16, 2015

Bipul Pyakuryal Mechanical Engineering *

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alex michael rutfield Robotics Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

* * alexander Joseph ryan Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Jessica meredith Sacks Biomedical Engineering Minor in German Minor in Materials * * atieh Sadraei Biomedical Engineering Minor in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Minor in Materials *

Prateek Sahay Mechanical Engineering Robotics Engineering

Parham Salimi Electrical and Computer Engineering Vincent Samuel Biomedical Engineering Dillon Sarkar Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

giancarlo Savoy Electrical and Computer Engineering alexander Daniel Scanlon Mechanical Engineering

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nicholas ryan Smith Civil Engineering

Hanna Lynn Schmidtman Mechanical Engineering Minor in Aerospace Engineering

Tashi Sonam Chemical Engineering

akuete Wilfred Sossavi Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Joseph Prothero Sperry Aerospace Engineering

armagan Sezer Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

nishan Srishankar Mechanical Engineering Minor in Aerospace Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

gregory Shannon Mechanical Engineering * Sneha Priya Shastry Biomedical Engineering *

Woodrow Hollis Shaskus Shattuck Chemical Engineering Brandon C. Shaw Mechanical Engineering Minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering alexandra elizabeth Shea Biomedical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

aimee Cecilia St. germain Biomedical Engineering Minor in Business * * elise St. Laurent Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials Minor in Philosophy

Brianna Lynn Sheldon Biomedical Engineering

ned mincy Shelton II Robotics Engineering

* * michael Parry Strauss Aerospace Engineering

rami a. Shuraim Biomedical Engineering

anthony David Stolo Chemical Engineering

michael L. Strickland Mechanical Engineering with Robotics

michael Patrick Sweeney Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design andrew James Tanner Civil Engineering

Samuel Jacobowitz Teatum Mechanical Engineering Minor in Drama/Theatre

* * Kshitij Thapa Electrical and Computer Engineering Timothy Theriot Aerospace Engineering * * Patrick edward Thomas Biomedical Engineering Minor in Business Minor in Materials *

ryan John Thornhill Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Lauren elisabeth Tice Chemical Engineering

zachary Stewart Chemical Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Kelsey elizabeth Stergiou Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Spanish

nuttaworn Sujumnong Mechanical Engineering Minor in Robotics Engineering Stuart Scott Sundseth Biomedical Engineering

* * Jon Sorrells Robotics Engineering Computer Science

madeline Divan Seigle Aerospace Engineering Lou abigail Seneres Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science

Sean maurice alexander Smith Chemical Engineering

John Thomas Schutes Jr. Aerospace Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering David Franciose Scott Mechanical Engineering

Christopher Stylos Robotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science

alexis nichole Simpson Civil Engineering with Environmental

* * eric Scott Schattschneider Electrical and Computer Engineering Biomedical Engineering

emily rose Tierney Biomedical Engineering *

Tyler george Leonard Tilbe Mechanical Engineering

mai Tomida Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials Tung T. Ton Mechanical Engineering

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Jacob Stewart Torrey Robotics Engineering

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may 16, 2015

David Felipe Viteri Aerospace Engineering

* * nicholas allen Tosi Aerospace Engineering Minor in Materials

Julie Waddell Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Lina Tran Chemical Engineering Minor in Business

austin Charles Waid-Jones Mechanical Engineering

marisa nicole Warner Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Brittany michelle Wasserman Mechanical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

Sarah H. Triplett Aerospace Engineering

* * Caitlin elizabeth Walde Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering

awarded February 27, 2015

Kristina erica Juliette Walker Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Robotics Engineering

zackary Philip Tripp Aerospace Engineering adam William Trumbley Mechanical Engineering

* * Derek george Tsaknopoulos Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

* * Lillian grace Walker Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering *

Daniel martin Turnbull Chemical Engineering *

Dana estelle Valentine Mechanical Engineering with Materials Science and Engineering Minor in Spanish Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

* * Sean Weaver Robotics Engineering Biomedical Engineering Joseph Weiler Mechanical Engineering * * Briana Stashik Weisgerber Civil Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

ryan Daniel Welch Electrical and Computer Engineering

Patrick John Wall Mechanical Engineering Cody B. Wall-epstein Robotics Engineering

Seiichiro Ueda Robotics Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * Thomas Jeffery Watson Jr. Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering

nathan Harrison Wells Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Music

aida n. Waller Mechanical Engineering *

Peishan Wang Chemical Engineering Minor in Industrial Engineering

evan Thomas Lewis White Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

Shuyang Wang Chemical Engineering

David Charles Wians Mechanical Engineering

aubrie rose Vannasse Biomedical Engineering

* * Tianxiong Wang Electrical and Computer Engineering

Luis alberto Vargas Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design

* * Wenli Wang Chemical Engineering Minor in Materials

elliott marten Bernard Wiegman Biomedical Engineering *

awarded February 27, 2015

* * Sidney Louis Veilleux Electrical and Computer Engineering * * Luis miguel Vinke F. Electrical and Computer Engineering

* * michael James Wight Mechanical Engineering

Xiaoyu Wang Mechanical Engineering Minor in Robotics Engineering Jason Ward Biomedical Engineering

nathan William Joseph Wiegman Electrical and Computer Engineering

Harrison Chabot Williams Electrical and Computer Engineering *

Jessica D. Williams Mechanical Engineering

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Jonathan T. Wu Robotics Engineering

george Hutcheson Williamson IV Chemical Engineering *

Lindsey elizabeth Wilson Chemical Engineering Minor in Business

Taylor L. Wilson Civil Engineering with Environmental

* * Jizhang Xu Chemical Engineering

eli Wolfang Mechanical Engineering Minor in Materials

* * yang yang Chemical Engineering with Environmental *

* * yechan Won Chemical Engineering *

alexander Harrison Woodyard Robotics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Minor in Computer Science

nicolette Kereen antoinette yee Civil Engineering

* * Daniel richard zaleski Electrical and Computer Engineering Robotics Engineering

Jason anthony zelle Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design * * yan zhang Architectural Engineering *

youjia zhang Chemical Engineering Minor in Industrial Engineering Minor in Materials

zhaoyu zheng Mechanical Engineering with Mechanical Design Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

* * Xinyue zhong Electrical and Computer Engineering Minor in Computer Science yihao zhou Robotics Engineering Minor in Computer Science

anton zalutsky Robotics Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Jared maxwell Wormley Robotics Engineering alan Worrest Chemical Engineering

mark andrew zayac Jr. Electrical and Computer Engineering

michelle zayas Biomedical Engineering Blanca Ligia zelaya-rincon Chemical Engineering

Saadet nur yilmaz Civil Engineering Minor in German

andrew James Wood Chemical Engineering Cody Hayes Wood Mechanical Engineering

Chris Tian Xia Chemical Engineering Minor in Business

mark eric yandian Jr. Mechanical Engineering

Kelly anne Winthrop Mechanical Engineering

* * Kimberly marie zielinski Mechanical Engineering with Biomechanical Minor in Physics

Degree OF

BaCHeLOr OF SCIenCe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; FOISIe SCHOOL OF BUSIneSS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nicholas John aleles Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Minor in Industrial Engineering * * Tyler Bryce alexander Management Minor in History

alexander arnal Management

* * Kelsey marie Brofford Industrial Engineering

Catherine akosua asenso Management Engineering with Operations Management

awarded February 27, 2015

Ibraeim a. Bukhamsin Industrial Engineering

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nysa maria Casha Management Minor in Entrepreneurship Minor in Political Science and Law Paolo C. Colella Industrial Engineering

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alyssa Caitlin Corini Industrial Engineering Katherine Jane Coutu Industrial Engineering Minor in Business

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* * Wanbin Li Management Information Systems Minor in English

richard Cole Hinrichs Industrial Engineering

Samuel Patrick Longwell Management Engineering with Operations Management

emily margaret Hofmeister Management Engineering with Operations Management Minor in Entrepreneurship

Jacqueline elizabeth Lynch Management Engineering with Operations Management Minor in Spanish

Qiuyi Helen Hong Management Information Systems

* * michael george Josephs Management Minor in Entrepreneurship

awarded February 27, 2015

may 16, 2015

matthew edward Harrington Management Information Systems

nicholas Charles Comeau Management Engineering with Biomedical Engineering awarded February 27, 2015

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* * Thomas Francis meagher Management Information Systems *

meredith Hope Juers Industrial Engineering

John andrew Crawford Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering

* * abbas ahmed Julaih Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering

John DeVries Industrial Engineering

* * Jean Pierre miralda Management Engineering with Civil Engineering Minor in Social Entrepreneurship

alexander William Kafantis Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering

John Louis Downey Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Minor in Management Information Systems

Pedro Jose escuer Velasquez Industrial Engineering Minor in International Studies

* * Katrina rose Kohlman Industrial Engineering Minor in International Studies

John Clarke Farrar Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering

Chad James LaBove Management Engineering with Operations Management

awarded February 27, 2015

Brianna Lyn mikolich Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Minor in Drama/Theatre

Christopher Paul molineaux Management Information Systems

awarded February 27, 2015

elizabeth mukhanov Management Engineering with Operations Management

nicholas Kepka Calvetti Management Engineering with Operations Management

awarded October 10, 2014

Stephen Christopher norman Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering awarded October 10, 2014

Kyle J. Orfan Management Information Systems *

Joseph Leo giambarresi Industrial Engineering *

Brodie alin green Management Engineering with Operations Management Minor in Entrepreneurship

angela Louise Langford Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering Minor in Mechanical Engineering mitchell robert Lewis Management

Lena rose Pafumi Management Engineering with Operations Management Minor in Drama/Theatre Sylvia ashley Parol Management Professional Writing awarded October 10, 2014

amaia L. gritsko Management Engineering with Biomedical Engineering

* * Jiahui Lisha Li Industrial Engineering Mathematical Sciences Minor in German

Sitthipat Preedawan Management Engineering with Mechanical Engineering

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William a. H. richtmyer Management Information Systems

Luis Jose rovayo Industrial Engineering

Oliver Steers Sullivan Management Engineering with Civil Engineering Chi Tran Management Information Systems Cheryl ann Travison Management Victoria Jade Valcour Management Information Systems

grania maeve VanHerwarde Management Engineering with Operations Management Minor in Mathematics Minor in Social Entrepreneurship

Sebastian enrique Vergara Industrial Engineering

Fangwen yuan Management Information Systems Computer Science

angelica zawada Management Engineering with Operations Management Psychological Science

* * Jiedong Wang Management Information Systems Minor in Industrial Engineering * * amanda michelle Weis Management Information Systems Minor in Computer Science Minor in International Studies

Wenwen Xu Management

* * Bing (Lily) yang Management Information Systems

Wenqing zhao Management Engineering with Civil Engineering

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SIgma XI graDUaTe reSearCH aWarD

Tyler alexander, Management mary-Lee Barboza, Biology and Biotechnology Timothy DeFreitas, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and Computer Science Keith gagnon, Biomedical Engineering Kyle gerlach, Environmental Engineering Christopher Hango, Chemical Engineering and Humanities and Arts Tu Hoang, Civil Engineering Samson Kodzis, Interactive Media and Game Development and Computer Science Thomas moutinho, Biomedical Engineering Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk, Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences edward Partlow III, Biochemistry Sarah Quatieri, Chemistry Lillian Walker, Robotics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Xi Wen, Economic Science and Computer Science michael Wight, Mechanical Engineering Bing (Lily) yang, management Information Systems Daniel zaleski, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Robotics Engineering Linan zhang, Mathematical Sciences yan zhang, Architectural Engineering

Fabienne Furt, Postdoctoral fellow: “Characterizing the molecular motor myosin XI, a Central Player in Polarized Cell growth in the moss P. patens” Advisor: Luis Vidali Kemal arsava, PhD: “modeling, Control and monitoring of Smart Structures under High Impact Loads” Advisor: Ali Rangwala Jonathan grasman, PhD: “Designing Fibrin microthread Scaffolds for Skeletal muscle regeneration” Advisors: Raymond Page, George Pins ryan mitchell, MS: “a WanFIS model for Use in System Identification and Structural Control of Civil engineering Structures” Advisor: Yeesock Kim This award, established in 1983, is presented for outstanding research by students at the doctoral and master’s levels and is sponsored jointly by the Society of the Sigma Xi and the Committee on Graduate Studies and Research.

SIgma XI UnDergraDUaTe reSearCH aWarD Xinxin Ding: “Isolation of Temperature-sensitive mutants in the moss Physcomitrella patens and mapping of Their Causal mutation by genome Sequencing of Pooled Segregants” Advisor: Luis Vidali This award, established in 2004, is presented for outstanding research by students at the undergraduate level and is sponsored by the Society of the Sigma Xi.

This award is made to the most meritorious seniors at the university. It was established by Stephen Salisbury II, a WPI founder and the first president of the Board of Trustees.

WILmer L. anD margaRET M. KRANICH PRIZE

TWO TOWerS PrIze Thomas moutinho, Biomedical Engineering (AWARDED 2014) In keeping with the original purposes of the founders of WPI, the Two Towers Prize is awarded to students who, through general academic competence, campus leadership, regular course work, and special work in research and projects, best exemplify a combined proficiency in the theoretical and practical union that is at the heart of the WPI educational tradition. This prize was established by Mildred M. Tymeson Petrie, author of TWO TOWerS, WPI’s centennial history, published in 1965.

Hannah Brown This award was established in 1994 by Margaret Kranich to honor WPI students majoring in engineering or science who best exemplify excellence in the humanities and arts and the full integration of these disciplines into their undergraduate experience. Wilmer Kranich, her husband, was dean of graduate studies at WPI. Margaret Kranich taught a variety of courses at WPI over the years and, as an artist, painted portraits of four WPI presidents and of Robert H. Goddard, Class of 1908.

awards were presented in 2015, unless otherwise noted.

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gOLDWaTer SCHOLarSHIP

Jessica Williams (AWARDED 2014) Established by Arvid E. Anderson ’20 in memory of his wife, this award is presented to outstanding freshman, sophomore, or junior women students who not only have a superior academic record, but have been work-study students, volunteers for college-sponsored activities, and participants in recognized extracurricular activities.

Keith gagnon Timothy DeFreitas (HONORABLE MENTION) The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program, established in 1986 to honor U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.

TaU BeTa PI SCHOLarSHIP

BOnnIe-BLanCHe SCHOOnOVer aWarD

melissa Dery Tau Beta Pi Scholarships are awarded to junior members in a national competition based on high scholarship, campus leadership and service, and promise of future contributions to the engineering profession.

Christina Bailey (AWARDED 2014) This award, honoring WPI’s former librarian, is provided by funds from an anonymous donor. Based on academic excellence, contributions to the WPI community, and professional goals, the award is given in tribute to junior women students preparing for a career in engineering or science, who have played a significant role at WPI.

graDUaTe reSearCH InnOVaTIOn eXCHange aWarDS BUSIneSS anD SOCIaL SCIenCe

eLLen KnOTT aWarD Briana Weisgerber (AWARDED 2013) Jessica Williams (AWARDED 2013) This award, honoring a longtime secretary in the Mechanical Engineering Department, is provided by funds from an anonymous donor. Based on academic excellence, contributions to the WPI community, and professional goals, the award is given in tribute to sophomore women students preparing for careers in engineering or science, and who have played a significant role at WPI.

gerTrUDe r. rUgg aWarD Christina Bailey (AWARDED 2012) Tina Dutra (AWARDED 2012) This award, honoring WPI’s late registrar, is provided by funds from an anonymous donor. Based on academic excellence, contributions to the WPI community, and professional goals, the award is given in tribute to first year women students preparing for a career in engineering or science who have played a significant role at WPI.

Samatha Sequeira, MS, Foisie School of Business: “C2C Interactions: Influence of Blogs in the Context of Product Information Search” Advisors: Purvi Shah, Eleanor Loiacono Ozge yasar, PhD, Learning Sciences and Technology: “assessing engineering Design Practices in a microworld Using Knowledge engineering and educational Data mining” advisor: Janice Gobert Kim Kelly, PhD, Learning Sciences and Technology: “Predicting Student mastery” advisor: Neil Heffernan

engIneerIng ryan Fredette, MS, Aerospace Engineering: “Tethered Undersea Kites for Power generation” Advisor: David Olinger morteza Khaleghi meybodi, PhD, Mechanical Engineering: “Characterization of Sound-induced Forces and Full-field 3-D Vibrometry of the Human eardrum” Advisor: Cosme Furlong Tatiana egorova, PhD, Aerospace Engineering: “real-time Prediction of gas Contaminant Concentration from a moving Biochemical Source Using an Unmanned aerial Vehicle” Advisors: Nikolaos Gatsonis, Michael Demetriou

nIH rUTH L. KIrSCHSTeIn PreDOCTOraL FeLLOWSHIP Jonathan grasman, PhD This National Institutes of Health fellowship enables promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH institutes and centers.

LIFe SCIenCeS anD BIOengIneerIng alyssa Fidanza, MS, Biomedical Engineering: “In Vitro actuation System Improves alignment and maturation of 3-D Self assembled Biomimetic muscle Tissues” Advisor: Raymond Page melissa mobley, PhD, Biology and Biotechnology: “The Buzz about Bee Behavior: Taking an Interdisciplinary approach to assess the role of Pathogens in Bumblebee Declines” Advisor: Robert Gegear

BenJamIn a. gILman InTernaTIOnaL SCHOLarSHIP Shamiah mcDonald (China), Trae Jennette (australia), amy Kampa (Thailand), Lina Tran (Costa rica) Established by the International Academic Opportunity Act, this scholarship provides awards for undergraduate study abroad. 52

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mi Feng, MS, Computer Science: “The effect of Floor Vibration and Wind Feedback on Spatial Orientation in Virtual environments” Advisor: Robert Lindeman rodica neamtu, PhD, Computer Science: “Harnessing The Power of Big Data: Using a Spatial Temporal Data model to answer Questions for economic Prosperity” Advisor: Elke Rundensteiner

Kelsey Brofford, John DeVries, Luis Pernia-rovayo, Sebastian Vergara: “Process Improvement of roller Housing assembly at Siemens” Advisor: Walter Towner

CHemICaL engIneerIng evan White: “removal of Fouling from Ultrafiltration membranes” Advisors: David DiBiasio, Susan Zhou

CHemISTry

i3: InVeSTIng In IDeaS WITH ImPaCT aWarDS

mark mantell: “evaluation of the C-H activation Potential of Palladium Catalysts” Advisor: Marion Emmert

BeST COnCePT PrIze Heather Cirka, PhD, Biomedical Engineering: “Controlled In Vitro models for Calcific aortic Valve Disease” Advisor: Kristen Billiar

CIVIL anD enVIrOnmenTaL engIneerIng José andrade, austin Holliday, William michalski, Juan Hernan Parra, Veronica rivero gorrin: “growing Power Vertical Farm” Advisors: Leonard Albano, Leffi Cewe-Malloy

BeST PreSenTaTIOn PrIze mingrui Wei, PhD, Computer Science: “From Outlier to Insight: Interactive Big Data analytic” Advisor: Elke Rundensteiner

COmPUTer SCIenCe zachary arnold, Danielle Lerose: “Smartphone gait Inference” Advisors: Emmanuel Agu, Jospeh Petruccelli

PrOVOST’S mQP aWarDS aerOSPaCe engIneerIng

eLeCTrICaL anD COmPUTer engIneerIng

Dusty Cyr, radu morar, Joseph Sperry: “Helicopter Sling Load Stabilization with active Control” Advisor: Raghvendra Cowlagi, David Olinger

michael Derryberry, Jeremiah mcCarthy: “FPga real-Time Stoplight Detection” Advisor: Xinming Huang

arCHITeCTUraL engIneerIng

enVIrOnmenTaL engIneerIng

yan zhang: “addition to Kaven Hall Design Development and energy Performance” Advisor: Steven Van Dessel

melissa Dery, Kyle gerlack, zachery Johnson, maya rhinehard: “Optimizing Comag® System Operations: Billerica, mass., Wastewater Treatment Plant” Advisors: John Bergendahl, Jeanine Plummer

BIOCHemISTry Jennifer garbarino, Sarah Kaptur: “Biochemical Characterization of the Interaction between rab Proteins and myosin Xi in the moss Physcomitrella patens” Advisors: Destin Heilman, Luis Vidali

HUmanITIeS anD arTS Christopher Hango: “The Five Stages of grief: a Composition and Performance for Brass ensemble” Advisor: Douglas Weeks

BIOInFOrmaTICS anD COmPUTaTIOnaL BIOLOgy rachel Blakely: “Simulating Pollinator Decline: How Pesticide affects Bumblebees and the Plants They Pollinate” Advisors: Elizabeth Ryder, Robert Gegear

maTHemaTICaL SCIenCeS

BIOLOgy anD BIOTeCHnOLOgy

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Daniel gendin: “mathematical modeling of Charged Laminate materials” Advisor: Burt Tilley

Sarah Kaptur, Jennifer garbarino: “Biochemical Characterization of the Interaction between rab Proteins and myosin Xi in the moss Physcomitrella patens” Advisors: Destin Heilman, Luis Vidali

andrew Beaupre, Tyler Collins, aras nehir Keskin, Cody Woodard-Wallace: “Design and Production of a 3-D Printed Wireless Hexapod” Advisor: David Planchard

BIOmeDICaL engIneerIng

PHySICS

Paulo Carvalho, Sean Weaver, anurag Kesari: “Phlebot: The robotic Phlebotomist” Advisors: Patrick Flaherty, Gregory Fischer

Daniel mucaro: “Comparison of grid Design in IeC Fusors” Advisor: David Medich

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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING—

angelia giannone: “Picturing Information: Visual Usage in Humanities-based grant application” Advisor: Jennifer deWinter

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AWARD Sam Friedman, Kevin Hancock, Cy Ketchum: “Vision-based Obstacle avoidance for Small UaVs” Advisor: Raghvendra Cowlagi

rOBOTICS engIneerIng Brian eccles, Brendan mcLeod, Timothy murcko, Thomas Watson, mitchell Wills: “WaLrUS rover” Advisors: Sonia Chernova, Taskin Padir, Ken Stafford

BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY—

SOCIaL SCIenCe anD POLICy STUDIeS

JAMES F. DANIELLI AWARD Luca Issi, PhD This award for excellence in research is named for former department head James F. Danielli, whose model for the cellular membrane remained relevant for a half century. A fellow of the Royal Society, he stressed the importance of research to good teaching and helped build the department into a center for scholarship.

angelica zawada, Tyler alexander, nysa Casha: “Determinants of Success in WPI Student-Led Organizations” Advisors: Jim Doyle, Sharon Wulf

PreSIDenT’S IQP aWarDS WInner: alyssa Bornstein, Jan Keleher, Lena Pafumi: “Proposal for Traffic Congestion alleviation in mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India” Advisor: Ingrid Shockey FInaLISTS:

BUSINESS— BETA GAMMA SIGMA SCHOLARSHIP Luis José rovayo (AWARDED 2014) Established in 1988 by BGS, the premier honor society recognizing business excellence, this award is given to deserving student members.

LISTED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

marc gelin, nathan Longnecker, Laura Pumphrey, Corre Steele: “Development and Initiation of Sustainable Wastewater management in nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand” Advisors: Creighton Peet, Gary Pollice Bror axelsson, Jaclyn DeCristoforo, Kyla rodger, aida Waller: “Worcester earn-a-Bike: Creating an adaptive Bicycle” Advisors: Corey Dehner, Stephen McCauley Brianna mikolich, Fiona Ogren, Justin rice: “Implications of Introducing the IIT mandi to the rural Kamand region” Advisor: Ingrid Shockey matthew Jackson, Thomas Kostelak, Leah Pervere, Sarah Quatieri: “Development of the Inspire engineering mentoring Program” Advisors: Scott Jiusto, Laureen Elgert

CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY— AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY DIVISION OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD mark mantell (AWARDED 2014) This award recognizes a student who has demonstrated excellence in inorganic chemistry at the undergraduate level and has future plans that include a career in chemistry.

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY DIVISION OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AWARD anetta goldsher This award recognizes a student who has demonstrated excellence in organic chemistry at the undergraduate level and has future plans that include a career in chemistry.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTS AWARD ryan Holmes, Jennifer garbarino This award recognizes outstanding graduate students and seniors in Chemistry and in Biochemistry.

HERB BEALL GENERAL CHEMISTRY AWARD ashley Downer (AWARDED 2013) Established to honor the memory of Professor Herb Beall, this award is given to students for outstanding performance in the General Chemistry sequence.

POLYED AWARD IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Sarah Quatieri (AWARDED 2014) This award recognizes undergraduate students for outstanding achievement in Organic Chemistry. 54

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CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING—

Christopher Botaish (AWARDED 2014) This award was established in 1991 by members of the Sullivan family in memory of their son and brother, who was killed in an automobile accident that year. It is awarded to juniors majoring in computer science in recognition of demonstrated ability and promise.

ANDREW HOLT MEMORIAL AWARD Veronica rivero gorrin, aren This award is presented to civil engineering seniors who have consistently earned academic honors and who show excellent promise for success.

CARL F. MEYER IMPROVEMENT AWARD

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING—

Saadet yilmaz Established by Professor Emeritus Meyer, this award is presented to civil engineering seniors who have demonstrated the most improvement in academic and professional attitude since entering the department.

ETA KAPPA NU OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SENIOR TUTOR AWARD Tianxiong Wang

ETA KAPPA NU OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD

FRANK D. DEFALCO AWARD Veronica rivero gorrin, aren (AWARDED 2014) This award is presented to juniors interested in going into professional practice in the constructed facilities area.

nicholas Demarinis, MS

HAROLD S. BLACK AWARD Timon Butler Established to honor the memory of inventor Harold S. Black ’21, this award is given by the faculty to ECE seniors who have demonstrated outstanding creativity and enthusiasm in engineering problem solving, practical implementation of problem solutions, and exemplary character in their contributions to the welfare of the WPI community.

CIVIL ENGINEERING ADVISORY BOARD AWARD Jose Cueva, Saadet nur yilmaz, Jean Pierre miralda: “City Square Underground Parking garage” Advisors: Guillermo Salazar, Walter Towner This award is presented to the best MQP poster presentation.

COMPUTER SCIENCE—

WPI-IEEE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD

alexander Bennett matthew Chase, MS Established by the IEEE University Partnership Program, this award is given to students, staff, and/or faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the ECE community.

yan yan This award is presented to computer science seniors who have an outstanding academic record and who have contributed to the enrichment and professional development of fellow students.

HUMANITIES AND ARTS—

COMPUTER SCIENCE OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AWARD Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk (AWARDED 2014) This award is presented to Computer Science juniors who have an excellent academic record and who show promise for continuing success.

CLASS OF 1879 PRIZE FOR IN THE HUMANITIES

OUTSTANDING PROJECTS

Justin rice: “modernization in the Western Himalayas: Himachal Pradesh and the apple Industry” Advisor: Thomas Robertson (AWARDED 2013) Bohao Li: “Lee Teng-hui and a new Taiwanese nationalism” Advisor: Jennifer Rudolph (AWARDED 2014) Jedediah Perron: “going Out With a Bang: The american Supersonic Transport and the environmental movement” Advisor: James Cocola (AWARDED 2014) This award is given to undergraduate students for excellent work in humanities projects that demonstrate exceptional creativity and skill in conceiving, developing, and expressing a theme within any discipline in the humanities and arts.

COMPUTER SCIENCE SENIOR LEADERSHIP AWARD Christina aiello This award recognizes a Computer Science senior for community leadership in the department, on the campus, or beyond WPI.

PROFESSOR LEE A. BECKER MEMORIAL AWARD nathan Ford (AWARDED 2013) Samson Kodzis (AWARDED 2013) This award was established in 2004 by the Computer Science Department in memory of their colleague, friend, and teacher. It is awarded to computer science majors to support their participation at MQP project centers.

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STEVEN J. KAHN AWARD

GRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD

Connor Haley andrew Smith (AWARDED 2014) This award is presented to outstanding senior members of the WPI Glee Club in recognition of contributions, commitment, and unwavering loyalty to the organization.

grigor nika, PhD This award is presented to graduate students who have distinguished themselves in the development of their research programs during the past year.

MERITORIOUS SENIOR AWARD

MALAMA ROBBINS AWARD

Sarun Paisarnsrisomsuk, Pitchaya Wiratchotisatian This award is presented to seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance.

Sarah roth This award, named for the first director of Alden Voices, honors the Alden Voices senior who has worked to continue and expand the tradition of women singing at WPI.

RICHARD V. OLSON AWARD

INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND GAME DEVELOPMENT—

Hai nguyen (AWARDED 2013) Established to honor the memory of Professor Olson, this award is given to sophomores in recognition of outstanding performance in basic mathematics courses.

IMGD BEST MQP AWARD Sam Kodzis, evan Polekoff, Pat roughan, Kiara Vincent: “The ecoKids and the Paper Pests” Advisors: Britton Snyder, Rob Lindeman, Jennifer deWinter David Douglas, mark Foster, Kedong ma, andrew Strout, Christopher Turner: “Kairos Odyssey” Advisors: Ralph Sutter, Keith Zizza

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING— ALLAN GLAZER AWARD Haoran Li (AWARDED 2013) Established in 1992 by the family and friends of Allan Glazer ’47, this award is given to mechanical engineering majors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, special ingenuity in problem solving, and enthusiasm for engineering challenges.

IMGD OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD evan Polekoff This award is presented to Interactive Media and Game Development seniors who have an outstanding academic record and who have contributed to the enrichment and professional development of fellow students.

HEALD BROTHERS SCHOLARSHIP Tina Dutra, Trae Jennette, adam morehouse, Jessica Williams Created in 1990 through the generosity of the Heald Foundation, this competitive scholarship is given to mechanical engineering students who embody, in modern form, the spirit of Yankee ingenuity that characterized the evolution of America’s great manufacturing enterprises. The scholarship endowment honors the memory of the four sons of James N. Heald, Class of 1884; Roger, Richard, Robert, and Stanley Heald all attended WPI.

IMGD OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AWARD Sam Kodzis (AWARDED 2014) This award is presented to Interactive Media and Game Development juniors who have an outstanding academic record and who have contributed to the enrichment and professional development of fellow students.

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES—

PHYSICS—

DIMENSIONS AWARD Hai nguyen, Corre Steele This award is given to seniors who have faithfully, industriously, and with distinguished attainment completed all requirements (and beyond) for the BS degree in Mathematical Sciences.

LAWTON-PLIMPTON AWARD Daniel Banco Established in honor of Willard Elliot Lawton and Samuel James Plimpton, distinguished former members of the WPI Department of Physics, this award is made in recognition of steady and substantial improvement in physics scholarship, as evidenced by scholastic record and attained depth of understanding.

SENIOR MATH AWARD erica Ford, michael Smith This award is presented to senior mathematical sciences majors who have shown outstanding performance and who have made valuable contributions to the WPI community.

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OUTSTANDING JUNIOR AWARD

ROBOTICS ENGINEERING—

Lillian Walker (AWARDED 2014)

DIRECTOR’S MQP AWARD

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

eric Corriveau, matthew Forman, michael Poon: “ge: automated Tool Preparation” Advisors: Gregory Fischer, Craig Putnam

Brendan mcLeod

OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD Timothy murcko, Thomas Watson, mitchell Wills

BOynTOn HaLL anD WaSHBUrn SHOPS Completed in 1868, WPI’s first building is named for John Boynton, a prosperous tinware manufacturer who founded the Institute in 1865 with a gi of $100,000. Boynton Hall was one of the first buildings designed by noted architect Stephen earle and was constructed of granite obtained from local quarries. e building originally housed classrooms and labs, where students learned the theory of science and engineering; they applied that theory next door in the Washburn Shops. e towers of these two buildings now symbolize WPI’s unique philosophy of education, the merger of theory and practice.

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WOrCeSTer POLyTeCHnIC InSTITUTe BOarD OF TrUSTeeS andrew aberdale ’89

Debora Jackson ’89

george r. Oliver ’82

michael e. aspinwall ’75

Stuart C. Kazin ’61

Karen Tegan Padir ’90, ’95 (mBa)

James P. Baum ’86

Laurie a. Leshin

Donald K. Peterson ’71

Curtis r. Carlson ’67

Francesca maltese

mark e. russell

michael J. Dolan ’75

robert r. martin ’75

Philip B. ryan ’65

Daniel F. Farrar ’84

erica mason ’96

Joan Bolduc Szkutak ’79

Henry Fitzgerald ’75

neil mcDonough

richard D. Willett II ’91

William a. Fitzgerald III ’83

Linda mcgoldrick

Dorothea C. Wong ’92

Steven C. Halstedt ’68

John T. mollen

michael P. zarrilli ’71

David K. Heebner ’67

Philip r. morgan

OFFICerS OF THe COrPOraTIOn anD aDmInISTraTIVe OFFICerS Philip B. ryan ’65 Chair Francesca maltese george r. Oliver ’82 Vice Chairs Laurie a. Leshin President eric W. Overström Provost

Stephen P. Flavin Vice President for Academic and Corporate Development

Stephanie Pasha Assistant Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation

a. Tracy Hassett Vice President for Human Resources

Jeffrey S. Solomon Executive Vice President and Treasurer

William J. mcavoy Vice President for University Advancement

Kristin r. Tichenor Senior Vice President

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aCaDemIC LeaDerSHIP VICe PrOVOST Bogdan Vernescu (INTERIM) Research

aCaDemIC DeanS David Cyganski (INTERIM) Engineering Karen Kashmanian Oates Arts and Sciences arthur C. Heinricher Undergraduate Studies

Tahar el-Korchi (INTERIM) Fire Protection Engineering

Peter H. Hansen International and Global Studies

Kristin Boudreau Humanities and Arts

Janice gobert neil T. Heffernan Learning Sciences and Technologies

Luca Capogna Mathematical Sciences Jamal S. yagoobi Mechanical Engineering germano S. Iannacchione Physics

richard F. Vaz Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division

richard D. Sisson Jr. Manufacturing and Materials Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering

PrOgram DIreCTOrS

LTC Ciro C. Stefano

Jon abraham Actuarial Mathematics nikolaos a. gatsonis Aerospace Engineering LT COL michael L. Derosa

DeParTmenT HeaDS

Air Force and Aerospace Studies

Joseph B. Duffy Biology and Biotechnology

roberto Pietroforte Architectural Engineering

yitzhak mendelson (INTERIM) Biomedical Engineering

elizabeth F. ryder Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

David DiBiasio Chemical Engineering arne gericke Chemistry and Biochemistry Tahar el-Korchi Civil and Environmental Engineering Craig Wills Computer Science yehia massoud Electrical and Computer Engineering

Diane m. Strong Management Information Systems

James K. Doyle Social Science and Policy Studies

Joseph Sarkis (INTERIM) Foisie School of Business Terri a. Camesano Graduate Studies

John a. Orr Lance e. Schachterle Liberal Arts and Engineering

Military Science/Army ROTC Chrysanthe Demetry Morgan Teaching and Learning Center Dana L. Harmon Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics Chrysanthe Demetry Jennifer DeWinter Professional Writing Jeanine Skorinko Psychological Science

michael J. radzicki Economic Science

michael a. gennert Robotics Engineering

Jeanine D. Plummer Environmental Engineering

Patricia a. Stapleton Society, Technology, and Policy

J. robert Krueger Environmental and Sustainability Studies

martha Cyr STEM Education Center

amy zeng Industrial Engineering robert W. Lindeman Interactive Media and Game Development

Khalid Saeed System Dynamics Fred J. Looft Systems Engineering

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Following his graduation in 1910, Willard Hedlund taught civil engineering at WPI until 1913. He later served the city of Worcester as superintendent of public buildings. Hedlund’s original version of the Alma Mater has seen a few changes over the years; these are the lyrics currently sung on the WPI campus. A second stanza often follows: as years roll on, and changes bring, To all things great and small We still will thee in rev’rance hold, We’ll greet thee, one and all In accents which no one will doubt, In terms so strong and bold The world will know thy worth to us Increases many fold. Then here’s to good old Worcester Tech, Come, fellows, join in our refrain Wave high the colors crimson and gray, For good old Worcester Tech