Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science and Engineering
Thursday, May 7, 2026
1 p.m. • 3M Arena at Mariucci
CEREMONY ETIQUETTE
As a courtesy to the graduates and other guests, we ask that all guests remain in their seats and not enter the arena floor area to ensure a quick flow of graduates during the ceremony. Graduates should return to their seats after crossing the stage. Degrees are conferred at the end of the commencement ceremony. Please refrain from talking during the ceremony.
No signs, flags, or other displayable artifacts are allowed in the audience or onstage. Air horns and other disruptive celebratory devices are prohibited.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Please silence all cell phones and other electronic devices.
PHOTOGRAPHS
For your convenience, we have made arrangements with professional photographers to take photos of each graduate. This service will enable you to have photographs of this special event. Family members and friends are encouraged to remain in their seats and not enter the arena floor area.
VIDEO RECORDING
This commencement ceremony will be video recorded and made available for viewing online. The website link to the video will be available after May 15 at asecommencement.umn.edu
ACADEMIC COSTUME
Academic gowns date back to the 14th century, when they served two functions of nearly equal importance: to indicate the academic rank of the wearer and to keep the scholar warm in the drafty stone halls of academia.
The markings, cut, and colors of the modern-day academic costume–cap, gown, and sometimes hood–indicate the academic degree, the field of study, and the institution that granted the degree. Master’s gowns are black with pointed sleeves. Doctor’s gowns in the United States traditionally have been black with velvet front facings and crossbars on the sleeves, but in recent years a number of universities have adopted gowns of distinctive school colors.
A new University of Minnesota Ph.D. gown and matching tam made their appearance in 1988 to celebrate the centenary of the first Minnesota doctor of philosophy degree. The new Minnesota gown is maroon, trimmed with black velvet chevrons and gold metallic braid. The traditional gown may still be worn. The Minnesota hood, which may be worn by anyone with a master’s or doctoral degree from the University of Minnesota, is black with a maroon chevron on gold. Each institution has its own pattern of colors on the hood, worn around the neck and down the back of the gown. The velvet edging shows the field: green for doctor of audiology, pink for doctor of musical arts, blue for doctor of philosophy, white for master of arts, brown for master of fine arts, pink for master of music, and gold for master of science. Master’s candidates wear their hoods throughout the commencement ceremony while new doctorates are hooded on stage.
THE CEREMONIAL MACE
The University of Minnesota mace, a ceremonial staff used for formal occasions, was carried for the first time in 1961 by Regents Professor of Physics Alfred O.C. Nier at the inauguration of President O. Meredith Wilson. Art professor Philip Morton designed the original mace: a crystal sphere four inches in diameter surmounted by the North Star, symbol of the state of Minnesota, on a solid aluminum handle set with the University Regents Seal.
* Graduates are listed alphabetically by degree. If an individual’s degree was officially awarded by March 31, 2026, the degree award date is indicated. Advisors of record are included for doctoral degree candidates. Minors are included for completed degrees only.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this program. Please note that the student’s transcript, rather than the commencement program, serves as the student’s official record.
ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BOARD
Joel E. Bergstrom
James T. Farnsworth
Robyn J. Gulley
Samuel D. Heins
Douglas A. Huebsch
Ruth E. Johnson
OF REGENTS (Current as of April 25, 2026)
Tadd M. Johnson
Ellen G. Luger
Kowsar D. Mohamed
Mary C. Turner
Kodi J. Verhalen
Penny A. Wheeler
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ADMINISTRATION
Rebecca Cunningham President
Gretchen Ritter
Executive Vice President and Provost
Gregg Goldman
Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations
Joanne Billings
Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation
Carol Bradford
Interim Vice President for Health Affairs and Medical School Dean
Mark Coyle
Athletics Director
Brian Dahlin
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Karen Diver
Senior Advisor to the President for Native American Affairs
Jessica Durkin Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Quinn E. Gaalswyk Chief Auditor
DEANS
Andrew G. Alleyne College of Science and Engineering
GerShun W. Avilez College of Liberal Arts
Chris Gade Vice President for Communications
Ken Horstman Vice President for Human Resources
Lisa Lewis
President and CEO, University of Minnesota Alumni Association
John Morris
President and CEO, University of Minnesota Foundation
Douglas R. Peterson General Counsel
Calvin Phillips Vice President for Student Affairs
Mercedes Ramírez Fernández Vice President for Equity and Diversity
Ryan Schmiesing Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Brian Steeves
Executive Director and Corporate Secretary, Board of Regents
Erin Sexton Vice President for Government and Community Relations
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
The University of Minnesota, ranked among the nation’s top public universities, reflects the state’s deep commitment to education. It is almost alone among universities in the United States in its combination of three characteristics: an international research university, a land-grant institution with a strong tradition of education and public service, and a metropolitan academic community.
The Twin Cities campus, the University’s largest campus, is made up of 17 colleges and offers the full range of academic and professional degrees. A comprehensive campus in Duluth offers undergraduate and graduate programs. The Morris campus offers a four-year liberal arts program. Crookston offers associate and baccalaureate degrees in technical, career-oriented programs. Rochester is the newest campus and serves the academic and professional needs of southeastern Minnesota.
The University of Minnesota was founded as a preparatory school in 1851, seven years before the territory of Minnesota became a state. Financial problems forced the school to close during the Civil War, but with the help of Minneapolis entrepreneur John Sargent Pillsbury, it reopened in 1867. Known as the father of the University, Pillsbury, who was a University regent, state senator, and governor, used his influence to establish the school as the official recipient of public support from the Morrill Land-Grant Act, designating it as Minnesota’s land-grant university.
William Watts Folwell was inaugurated as the first president of the University on December 22, 1869. In 1873, two students received the first bachelor of arts degrees. In 1888, the first doctor of philosophy degree was awarded. The Duluth campus joined the University in 1947; the Morris campus opened in 1960, and the Crookston campus in 1966, and the Rochester campus in 2006.
One of the nation’s largest schools, the University of Minnesota offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in virtually every field—from medicine to business, law to liberal arts, and science and engineering to architecture. Enrollment in spring 2026 was 62,386 on all five campuses. Enrollment was 50,054 on the Twin Cities campus, 8,145 at Duluth, 2,575 at Crookston, 933 at Morris, and 679 at Rochester.
University alumni include several Nobel Prize winners, a former chief justice of the United States, two former vice presidents, the heads of Fortune 500 companies, pioneers in medicine, two astronauts, civil rights leaders, top journalists, and men and women who have achieved distinction in every field.
Alumni and their families and friends are always welcome at the University. Alumni are invited to continue their relationship with the University through the University of Minnesota Alumni Association and its college associations.
PROGRAM
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
The procession is led by mace bearer Scott Lanyon, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education; and flag bearers Victor Barocas, College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, and Howard Louthan, Director for the Center for Austrian Studies, Department of History.
MUSIC
All music performed by University of Minnesota School of Music Brass Quintet, 44th Parallel: Alex Berglund, Horn; Perry Brennan, Tuba; Austin Kulm, Trombone; Jake Meixner, Trumpet; and James Mons, Trumpet.
WELCOME
Andrew Alleyne, Dean, College of Science and Engineering
Rebecca Cunningham, University President
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Honorable G. Barry Anderson, Juris Doctor ’79 Minnesota Supreme Court Justice (retired)
PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES
Graduates will be called to stage in the following order: Certificate/Master’s degree candidates: College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering Doctoral degree candidates: College of Liberal Arts, College of Science and Engineering
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
The Honorable Mary Turner, Board of Regents
HAIL! MINNESOTA
Please rise for “Hail! Minnesota” Minnesota, hail to thee, Hail to thee our college dear. Thy light shall ever be A beacon bright and clear. Thy sons and daughters true Will proclaim thee near and far. They will guard thy fame And adore thy name, Thou shalt be their Northern Star.
RECESSIONAL
Please remain seated until those in the academic procession have marched out of the arena.
THE HONORABLE G . BARRY ANDERSON
Juris Doctor ’79
Minnesota Supreme Court
Justice (retired)
Retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Barry Anderson graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter in 1976 and the University of Minnesota Law School in 1979. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a member of the Minnesota Court of Appeals starting in August 1998. He joined the Supreme Court on October 13, 2004, and served until his retirement on May 10, 2024.
Before his judicial service, Justice Anderson engaged in private law practice in Fairmont and Hutchinson, where he was a partner in the law firm of Arnold, Anderson & Dove. He previously attained certification as a civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association and held the position of Hutchinson city attorney for more than a decade.
Justice Anderson’s background encompasses substantial public service, including service as a board member and chair of a variety of community organizations such as service clubs, task forces, Lutheran organizations, and a local public access channel. Justice Anderson also served on the Minnesota Judicial Council, the governing body for the Minnesota Judicial Branch. His current volunteer endeavors include civic education and committee work with the National Conference of Bar Examiners.
Justice Anderson and his wife are the parents of three sons. He is a native of Mankato.
BECOMING AN ALUMNI
Your relationship with the University of Minnesota does not end when you graduate— in fact it’s just beginning. We want to help you stay connected to your department, the college, the University, and each other. Congratulations on all you have accomplished, and welcome to the global community of more than 600,000 University of Minnesota alumni!
STAY CONNECTED . . . NEAR OR FAR
• First, make sure we can connect with you. Update your mail and email addresses
Don’t forget, the University of Minnesota is no longer able to provide Google Workspace, which includes Gmail, for University alumni and retirees: Leaving the University.
• Engage with alumni on the Maroon and Gold Network, a free, online career and networking platform from the U of M Alumni Association. Search for fellow alumni by industry, college, major, degree type, employer, location, and more.
• Join the CLA LinkedIn or the CSE LinkedIn group to network with fellow alumni.
STAY ENGAGED
• Attend events, lectures, and workshops happening in CLA and CSE .
• Network and socialize with other alumni and volunteers to help upcoming CLA and CSE students through the CLA Alumni Community and the CSE Alumni Community
• Join the University of Minnesota Alumni Association and take advantage of discounts, career resources, and networking.
• Consider your alma mater for lifelong learning opportunities.
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
CERTIFICATES
Daniel Carlyon Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Technical Communication.
MASTER’S DEGREES
Tess Olen Ancipink Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
George Bagrov Master of Arts, Mass Communication.
Alexander Neil Berglund Master of Music.
Jenna Marie Bezek Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Charlie Boddy Master of Arts, Linguistics.
Lauren Boike Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Aja Rose Bond Master of Fine Arts, Art.
Perry Brennan Master of Music.
Feifan Cao Master of Science, Statistics.
Carolina Cassese De Vasconcellos Serell Master of Arts, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics.
Joseph Hendricks Chambers Master of Fine Arts, Theatre Arts.
Ning-Shan (Lynn) Chang Master of Science, Statistics.
Henry Ekene Chukwuma Master of Science, Statistics.
Samuel Clarke Master of Arts, Linguistics.
Isaac G. Conrad Master of Arts, Mass Communication. February 27, 2026.
Jingkai Cui Master of Science, Statistics.
Lea Curtes-Swenson Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Carolina de Pinho Ferreira Master of Arts, Mass Communication.
Cedric Michael Dedina Master of Science, Statistics.
Sandra Yailin Del Rio Madrigal Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing.
Yasmina Dokara Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Emily Dombeck Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Yumiko Ehara Master of Arts, Mass Communication.
Janeth Oluebube Eni Master of Arts, Germanic Studies.
Max Forsman Master of Geographic Information Science.
Eric Frank Master of Arts, Linguistics.
Kayla Fryer Master of Fine Arts, Art.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Gao Zhiya Master of Arts, Mass Communication.
Theresa May Garrison Master of Arts, Geography.
Sarah Elizabeth Hansen Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Joseph Daniel Hayek Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Dana Kristine Hernandez Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Amanda Hoffman Master of Geographic Information Science.
Nadira Hussein Master of Heritage Studies and Public History.
Kayla Tiara Jackson Master of Heritage Studies and Public History.
Vanessa Genesis Jimenez Juarez Master of Geographic Information Science.
Ziliang Jin Master of Geographic Information Science.
Annika Marie Johnson Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Emily Kathleen Johnson Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Joanna Johnson Master of Science, Technical Communication.
Timothy James Johnson Master of Geographic Information Science.
Germaine Lindsay Saladino Juan Master of Arts, American Studies.
Isabel Aislinn Keefe Master of Geographic Information Science.
Hannah Christine Killmer Master of Arts, Music.
Nicole Klaus Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Jessica Lynn Knight Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Leon Yamaoka Kobayashi Master of Music.
Mikayla Noelle Krech Master of Arts, Linguistics. December 31, 2025.
Qiwen Lai Master of Music. March 31, 2026.
Benjamin Landers Master of Geographic Information Science.
Grey Lau Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Finnigan Lewis Master of Arts, Linguistics.
Shiyi Liu Master of Science, Statistics.
Michelle Margaret Ann Luessen Master of Science, Scientific and Technical Communication.
Molly Mccaffrey
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Maddox Taylor McCarty Master of Arts, Music.
Jacob Allan Meixner Master of Music.
Denisse Mendoza Jaimes Master of Arts, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics.
Anastasia Micich Master of Arts, Mass Communication.
Sibiah Nyamoita Mirieri Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Tatum Mistic Master of Science, Scientific and Technical Communication.
Hamdi Abdirashid Mohamed Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
James William Carlin Mons Master of Music.
Stephanie Ann Morgan
Master of Arts, American Studies. March 31, 2026.
Erik Ervin Mueller
Master of Arts, Political Science.
Sophia Yin Ngep Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Anna Freyberg Oertel
Master of Heritage Studies and Public History.
Julia Oschwald Tilton Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing.
Barbara Petzold
Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Nyagak Pidor Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Dorothy Alice Rand Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Sean M. Redmond Master of Science, Statistics.
Emma Lee Reeder
Master of Arts, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics.
Hannah Riddle Master of Arts, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics.
Cassandra Rae Rodenbaugh Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing.
Leah Rumon Master of Geographic Information Science.
Sierra Salato Master of Arts, Classical and Near Eastern Studies.
Joseph Sanchez
Master of Arts, Classical and Near Eastern Studies.
Clayton Bradley Sawatzke Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Jake Schild Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Nicole Taylor Schiller
Master of Geographic Information Science.
Caroline Schueth
Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Sara Schug Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Qinuo Shi Master of Science, Statistics.
Ubah Shire Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
AJ Siegel
Master of Arts, Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication.
Natalie Stout Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Dameun Maurice Strange Master of Arts, Music.
Lauren Studer
Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Sophia Rose Tautges
Master of Arts, Speech-Language-Hearing Science.
Dale Burton Thuftedal Master of Arts, Geography.
Miigwan Totz
Master of Heritage Studies and Public History.
Mai Tran
Master of Fine Arts, Art.
Emma Troha Master of Arts, Mass Communication.
Charles Truong Master of Arts, Strategic Communication.
Cheng-Fu Tseng Master of Science, Statistics.
Luis Jaime Valderrama Master of Heritage Studies and Public History.
Stephanie Valle Master of Arts, Psychology.
Emily Van Wyhe Master of Arts, Music.
Paulina Vergara Buitrago Master of Geographic Information Science.
Michelle Grace Whetsell Master of Arts, Music.
Yingxuan Yang Master of Music.
Cleo Young Master of Geographic Information Science.
J Youngwood Master of Fine Arts, Art.
Maryan Yusuf Master of Heritage Studies and Public History.
Isabel Zacharias Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing.
Rodrigo Zavala-Cintora Master of Arts, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
DOCTORAL DEGREES
Alexis Kristine Aguilar
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Preston C. Duncan.
Oforiwaa Pee Agyei-Boakye
Doctor of Philosophy, Geography. Advisor(s): Abdi I. Samatar and Ying Song.
Jordan David Alexander Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Scott I. Vrieze.
Vanessa Erica Anyanso
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Rich Lee.
Makenna Apolloni
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Melissa J. Polonenko.
Parisa Atighi
Doctor of Philosophy, Art History. Advisor(s): Matthew P. Canepa. December 31, 2025.
Lennixx Granados Bad Moccasin
Doctor of Philosophy, American Studies. Advisor(s): Christopher Pexa and Jean M. O’Brien.
Teresa Balestrini
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Manuel A. Amador and Timothy J. Kehoe.
Leonardo Barreto
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Manuel A. Amador.
Caitlin Rose Baulch
Doctor of Philosophy, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication. Advisor(s): Molly M. Kessler.
Isaac Meir Bazian
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology.
Advisor(s): Paul R. Sackett and Nathan R. Kuncel.
Briana Taylor Beeman
Doctor of Philosophy, Theatre Arts. Advisor(s): Margaret L. Werry and Cindy Garcia.
Karine Belarmino
Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science. Advisor(s): David J. Samuels. December 31, 2025.
Lisanne Gabriella Bogaard
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Andrew J. Oxenham.
Carlos Ivan Bolivar
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Manuel A. Amador.
Kate Brooks
Doctor of Philosophy, Germanic Studies. Advisor(s): Leslie C. Morris. December 31, 2025.
Katelyn Jane Buis
Doctor of Philosophy, Theatre Arts. Advisor(s): Margaret L. Werry and Michal A. Kobialka.
Malcolm Burke
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Emily C. Threinen.
James T. Chang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Mark Russell Smith.
Baiyu Chen
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Sangyoon Kim.
Yiyan Cheng
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): John De Haan.
Sujin Cho
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Alexander Braginsky.
Saron Mulat Demeke
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Paul R. Sackett and Nathan R. Kuncel.
Theresa Marie Downing
Doctor of Philosophy, Art History. Advisor(s): Jane M. Blocker.
Ashton Pemapanik Dunkley
Doctor of Philosophy, American Studies. Minors: Studies in Africa and the African Diaspora; American Indian and Indigenous Studies. Advisor(s): Jean M. O’Brien. November 26, 2025.
Jiekun Feng
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Kyle R. Motl.
Juliana Gamboa Arbelaez
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Manuel A. Amador and Timothy J. Kehoe.
Sara M. Gardner
Doctor of Philosophy, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. Advisor(s): Michelle M. Hamilton.
Paige Gerlach
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Matthew B. Winn.
Asmita Ghimire
Doctor of Philosophy, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication. Advisor(s): Dan Card and Lee-Ann K. Breuch.
Laura Southworth Mandeville Gilbertson Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology. Advisor(s): Penny A. Edgell.
James Michael Gresock Doctor of Philosophy, History. Advisor(s): Howard P. Louthan.
Xiaowei Guo
Doctor of Philosophy, Music. Advisor(s): Akosua O. Addo.
Roy G. Guzmán-Chuderski
Doctor of Philosophy, Comparative Studies In Discourse and Society. Minor: Race, Indigeneity, Gender, and Sexuality. Advisor(s): Maggie D. Hennefeld and Gabriela Spears-Rico. August 29, 2025.
Rushika Karin Hage
Doctor of Philosophy, History. Advisor(s): Kathryn L. Reyerson and Marguerite Ragnow.
Madison Hammer Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Matthew B. Winn.
Ibrahim Hirsi
Doctor of Philosophy, History. Advisor(s): Cawo Abdi and Erika Lee.
Drew Hogan
Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science. Advisor(s): Ron Krebs.
Rina Horii
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Traci L. Mann and Alexander J. Rothman.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Christian Nathaniel Howard
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Marissa C. Benedict.
Halle Isom
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Melissa J. Polonenko.
Krysjahn Zaleigh Johnson
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Matthew B. Winn.
Vincent Kancans
Doctor of Philosophy, Germanic Studies. Advisor(s): Matthias Rothe.
Jeeyoun Kang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Immanuel Davis.
Effie Karfaki
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Loukas Karabarbounis.
Jooeun Kim
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): John De Haan.
Ioannis Koutsonikolis
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Ellen R. McGrattan.
Nate Krebs
Doctor of Philosophy, Music. Advisor(s): Sivan Cohen Elias.
Laurent Kipling Kuehnl
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): John De Haan.
Snigdha Kumar
Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology. Advisor(s): Michael R. Goldman.
Erica Kuntz
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Melissa J. Polonenko.
Hyunsuk Lee
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Mark Snyder and Marti Hope Gonzales.
Vivien Lee
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Richard N. Landers.
Tsai-Rung Li
Doctor of Philosophy, Music. Advisor(s): Akosua O. Addo.
Ruyan Liao
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Kjetil Storesletten.
Hang Liu
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Keitha L. Hamann. January 30, 2026.
Yuchen Liu
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Patricia A. Frazier.
Yuran Liu
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Victoria A. Vargas.
Zhe Liu
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Alexander Braginsky.
Ziwei Liu
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Minor: Computer Science. Advisor(s): Daniel J. Kersten. October 31, 2025.
Qianhui Ma
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Jane E. Giering-De Haan.
Chloe Mais Hagen
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Doctor of Philosophy, French. Minor: Asian Literature, Cultures and Media. Advisor(s): Hakim Abderrezak and Jennifer E. Row. December 31, 2024.
Pauline Eugenie Eliane MaisonDessemme
Doctor of Philosophy, French. Advisor(s): Juliette Cherbuliez and Ioana G. Vartolomei Pribiag.
Annie Melton
Doctor of Philosophy, Anthropology. Advisor(s): Gilbert B. Tostevin.
Gregory Arthur Membrez
Doctor of Philosophy, Classical and Near Eastern Studies. Advisor(s): Spencer E. Cole. December 31, 2025.
Dana Mae Mueller
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology.
Advisor(s): Nicola Grissom and Iris M. Donga Vilares. August 29, 2025.
Vanessa Y. Nyarko
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication Studies. Advisor(s): Mary D. Vavrus.
Alison Obright
Doctor of Philosophy, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication. Advisor(s): Dan Card and Amy M. Lee.
Aila Kel O’Loughlin
Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy.
Advisor(s): Sarah W. Holtman and Tamara M. Fakhoury.
Chelsea Briana Nkechi Osademe
Doctor of Philosophy, American Studies. Advisor(s): Elliott H. Powell and Terrion L. Williamson. August 29, 2025.
Sara Parhizgari
Doctor of Philosophy, Philosophy.
Advisor(s): Roy T. Cook and Geoffrey Hellman. August 30, 2024.
Elena Paulsen
Doctor of Philosophy, History. Advisor(s): Hiromi Mizuno and Mary Jo Maynes.
Reed Priest
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Aaron M. Schmidt and Paul R. Sackett.
Jiyoon Pyeon
Doctor of Philosophy, Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media. Advisor(s): Travis Workman.
Jocelyn Jill Raeker
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Michael F. Kurth.
Brittney Helen Rauschendorfer
Doctor of Audiology. Advisor(s): Matthew B. Winn.
Alex James Ritchie
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Victoria A. Vargas.
Christopher Everett Robertson
Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology. Advisor(s): Michelle S. Phelps.
Tanner Rogers
Doctor of Philosophy, Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media. Advisor(s): Travis Workman.
Daniela Sepulveda Soto
Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science. Advisor(s): Helen M. Kinsella.
Sara Seweid
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Doctor of Philosophy, Feminist Studies. Minor: Asian Literature, Cultures and Media. Advisor(s): Shaden M. Tageldin and Jigna Desai. February 27, 2026.
Runze Shao
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Stephanie A. Arado.
Christina Shin
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Thomas J. Holmes.
Adam Stefan Smith
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): John DeHaan.
Hannah Alice Elizabeth Smith
Doctor of Philosophy, History. Minor: Early Modern Studies. Advisor(s): Katharine Gerbner. August 29, 2025.
Kirsten Leigh Smith
Doctor of Philosophy, French. Advisor(s): Ioana G. Vartolomei Pribiag and Lorenzo Fabbri.
Scott James Sommers
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Timothy J. Kehoe.
Andrew Thomas Stoebig
Doctor of Philosophy, Music. Advisor(s): Kelley A. Harness.
Alejandra Carina Takahira
Doctor of Philosophy, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. Advisor(s): Ana Forcinito.
Rongwei (Rita) Tang
Doctor of Philosophy, Mass Communication. Advisor(s): Emily K. Vraga.
Yige Tang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Jane E. Giering-De Haan.
Margie Tang-Whitmore
Doctor of Philosophy, History. Advisor(s): Erika Lee.
Don Roland Thorpe III
Doctor of Philosophy, Cognitive Science. Advisor(s): John E. Ferguson and Roni L. Evans.
Rose Craig Tyler
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Emily C. Threinen.
Christina Uhrenbacher
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Preston C. Duncan.
Bipul Verma
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Kjetil Storesletten and Per H. Malmberg.
Megan Marie Wagner
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): John De Haan.
Di Wang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Marissa C. Benedict.
Leiry Katherine Cipamocha Moncaleano Warren
Doctor of Philosophy, Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. Advisor(s): Carol A. Klee and Mandy R. Menke.
Brieanna Marie Watters
Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology. Advisor(s): Enid Logan and Joshua A. Page. December 31, 2025.
Victoria Wee
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology. Advisor(s): Rich Lee.
Harley James Wheeler
Doctor of Philosophy, Speech-LanguageHearing Science. Advisor(s): Peggy B. Nelson and Matthew B. Winn.
Micah Vincent Winter
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Kyle R. Motl and Keitha L. Hamann.
Eugene Wong
Doctor of Philosophy, Speech-LanguageHearing Science. Advisor(s): Benjamin Munson.
Teerat Wongrattanapiboon
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Manuel A. Amador.
Jacob Calvin Wright
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Ellen R. McGrattan.
Mi’Chael N. Wright
Doctor of Philosophy, Sociology. Minor: Developmental Psychology. Advisor(s): Ann Meier. November 26, 2025.
Alexander Wurdinger
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Fatih Guvenen.
Ruochen Xi
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Alexander Braginsky.
Huanhuan Xie
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Victoria A. Vargas.
Ran Xu
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Stephanie A. Arado.
Fuman Yang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Alexander Braginsky.
Lieyuan Yang
Doctor of Philosophy, Economics. Advisor(s): Kjetil Storesletten.
Ying Yang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): John De Haan.
Xujing Yao
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Sangyoon Kim.
Ashley Chia-Wei Yeh
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Immanuel Davis.
Jeffrey Crayton Yelverton Jr.
Doctor of Philosophy, Music. Advisor(s): Karen Painter.
Xitong Zhang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Timothy Lovelace. January 30, 2026.
Zijian Zhang
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Preston C. Duncan.
Wenbo Zhao
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Victoria A. Vargas.
Xinyi Zhou
Doctor of Musical Arts, Music. Advisor(s): Jane E. Giering-De Haan.
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CERTIFICATES
Ruby Monique Daniels Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Electrification Engineering. January 30, 2026.
Sam K. Darbie Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Electrification Engineering.
Damian Nathaniel Schlosser Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Electrification Engineering. February 27, 2026.
MASTER’S DEGREES
Nathan Quinn Abzug Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Rishabh Agarwal Master of Science, Computer Science. December 31, 2025.
Majid Al Busaidi Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Shiva Sri Hari Alagu Uthaya Kumar Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Batoola Adnan Ali Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Bakr Al-Taie Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Sivaa Varshini Anbarasu Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Lauren Leigh Anderson Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Isabella A. Anderson-Cufre Master of Science, Data Science for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.
Mohamed Arshath Ansari Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Connor Lee Antony Master of Science, Computer Science.
Romualda Aquino Master of Science, Chemistry.
Chinmay Arora Master of Science, Data Science.
Kumar Avizeet Master of Science in Management of Technology.
Suhaas Babu Reddy Batapatti Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Dipan Bag Master of Science, Computer Science.
Gayathri Balaji Master of Science, Computer Science. May 30, 2025.
Kira Balentine Master of Science, Computer Science. Minor: Cyber Security. December 31, 2025.
Samantha Mae So Ballesteros Master of Science, Computer Science.
Maura Barrett Master of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Amanda Bassett Master of Science in Management of Technology.
Poorna Bengaluru Shivaji Rao Master of Science, Computer Science. December 31, 2025.
Kevin Benny Master of Science, Data Science.
Isaac Morris Berlin Master of Science, Robotics.
Zoe Berrier Master of Science, Computer Science.
Saikrishna Bharath Kumar Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Faaiq Bilal Master of Science, Computer Science.
Anthony Michael Birleffi Master of Science in Management of Technology.
Dylan James William Blake Master of Science, Computer Science.
Steven Daniel Bleau Master of Science, Robotics.
Tucker Nathanael Blezek Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Prapti Bordoloi Master of Science, Robotics.
Austin Randall Bormann Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Jovan Boshnakovski Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Jamie Brenner Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. February 27, 2026.
Justin Eladio Bueno Díaz Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Elizabeth Rose Burelbach Master of Science, Mathematics.
Avery Butler Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Anthony Camano-Enriquez Master of Science in Software Engineering. January 30, 2026.
Crystal Castellanos Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Aaron Isaac Castle Master of Science, Computer Science.
Vinutha Chandrashekar Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Jack Chapin Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Saliha Chaudhry Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Benjamin Check Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Bei Chen Master of Financial Mathematics.
Cheng-Yu Chen Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering. November 26, 2025.
Nikhil Kumar Cherukuri Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Samson Hruday Chinta Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Trishya Chirakala Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Amandeep Chopra Master of Financial Mathematics.
Yu-Tong Chuang Master of Science, Computer Science.
Lila Ann Craveiro Master of Science, Computer Science.
Akshat Mohan Dasula Master of Science, Data Science.
Shrivatsa Deshmukh Master of Science, Robotics.
Vaibhava Krishna Devulapalli Master of Science, Robotics.
Corwin Fletcher Diamond Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Michael Diaz Master of Science, Computer Science.
Bilese Dinsa Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Derrick Dischinger Master of Science, Computer Science.
Manas Dixit Master of Science, Robotics.
Aashritha Doddi Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Angela Denise Douglass Master of Science, Earth Sciences.
Justin Draheim Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Honghui Du Master of Science, Computer Science. January 30, 2026.
Alexander James Dufresne Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Lakshmi Sai Deepika Duggirala Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Peter Dulcamara Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Edward Easton Master of Science in Data Science in Operations Research.
Shri Dharshan Elango Master of Science, Robotics.
Omar Elgohary Master of Science, Computer Science.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Claudia Grace Ellis Master of Science in Management of Technology.
Amanda Helga Elvarsdóttir Master of Science, Computer Science.
Enas Jahan Emu Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Amir Enayati Kafshgarkolaei Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. November 26, 2025.
Ryan Levi Erickson Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Mariajose Esparza Talamantes Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Priya Eturi Master of Science, Data Science.
Zakaria Faarah Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Abdulrahman Talal Fakhurji Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Tasha Fellman Master of Science, Mathematics.
John Robert Ferguson Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Megan Elizabeth Ford Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Olivia Jade Fox Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
William Alan Frost Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Adam Genda Master of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
Akshat Ghoshal Master of Science, Robotics.
Madalyn Gill Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Kevin Alejandro Godoy Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Krista Marie Goergen Master of Science, Data Science. February 27, 2026.
Sivapriya Gopi Master of Science, Computer Science.
Nihar Gurudatta Gore Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Bipasha Goswami Master of Financial Mathematics.
Jake Greene Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Danush Ranganath Gunasekeran Venkatesh Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Yuhanqiao Guo Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. February 27, 2026.
Ishaan Gupta Master of Science, Computer Science.
Jes H
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Christopher Alan Hardwick Master of Science, Computer Science. December 31, 2025.
Sydney Haubenstricker Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Brandon Edward Hawfitch Master of Computer Science.
George Manuel Hernandez Master of Science, Chemistry. March 31, 2026.
Paul Himes Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Kruti Dharmeshbhai Hindocha Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Jeremiah Percival Hockett Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Erika Hosokawa Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Sanaz Hosseini
Master of Science, Computer Science. February 27, 2026.
Jeffrey Hu Master of Science, Computer Science.
Brian Huang Master of Financial Mathematics.
Ya-Chi Huang Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Yifeng Huang Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Samuel Robert Hudec Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics.
Kate Huelskamp Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Huzefa Irfan Husain Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Samra Huseynova Master of Science, Robotics.
Alex Leonard Iliarski Master of Science, Computer Science.
Luke Ishag Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Ibrahim Ayọtómíwà Olúwarẹmìlẹkùn
Ismail-Adébíyì Master of Science, Computer Science.
Shreyas Sridhar Iyer Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Amara Jackson Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Jithendra Jagannatha Kagathi Master of Science, Data Science.
Gunnar David Jagodzinske Master of Science, Computer Science.
Pahuni Jain
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. July 31, 2025.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Serena Jain
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Rohan Reddy Janga Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. February 27, 2026.
Mudit Jantwal Master of Science, Data Science.
Sagar Jayakrishnan Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Shuo Jiang Master of Science, Computer Science.
Antonio Jimenez Caballero Master of Science, Robotics.
Deepti Jobi
Master of Science, Robotics.
Abigail Elizabeth Johnson
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
James Johnson
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. March 31, 2026.
Ethan Jossi
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Pranay Junare
Master of Science, Robotics.
Rushikesh Shyamrao Kabadi
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics.
William Kaine Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Aarav Kalkar Master of Science, Data Science.
Pravallika Kambhampati Master of Science, Computer Science. January 30, 2026.
Maryam Kameli Master of Science, Computer Science.
Khushi Kantula Master of Science, Data Science.
Erina Karati Master of Science, Computer Science.
Lukas Joseph Karel Master of Science, Computer Science.
Sharva Prasad Khandagale Master of Science, Robotics.
Alex Knusel Master of Science, Computer Science.
Oi Lam Ko Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. February 27, 2026.
Ashish Kumar Kola Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. January 30, 2026.
Tanishq Kondru Master of Science, Robotics.
Kathryn Kooy Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Ritvik Kosuri
Master of Science, Computer Science. December 31, 2025.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Tyler William Krause
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Keshav Krishnamurthy
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Claire Ann Ku
Master of Science, Data Science for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.
Sidharth Kudupudi Master of Science, Robotics.
Nicholas William Kuffel Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Sara Ann Kugler
Master of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. January 30, 2026.
Nandini Kumawat
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Max Harrison Lalonde Master of Science, Computer Science.
Annie Lam
Master of Science, Computer Science.
Thomas Joseph Lamb
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Megan Marie Larson
Master of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. February 27, 2026.
Ngoc Thien An Le
Master of Science, Data Science for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.
Jiaying Li
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Lily Li Master of Science, Computer Science.
Xiaoda Li
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Yazhou Li
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Zhe Li
Master of Science, Data Science for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. December 31, 2025.
Grayson Hughes Light Master of Science, Mathematics.
Lucas David Lodermeier Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Brayden Lukaskawcez
Master of Science, Physics. February 27, 2026.
Xiang Luo
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Samuel Mack Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Mahendra Vishnu Madhavan Master of Science, Robotics.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Anweshika Maji
Master of Science, Chemistry. January 30, 2026.
Musarrat Makhnun Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Hira Malik Master of Science, Computer Science.
Hariharaprabhu Manekandan Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Arunachalam Manikandan Master of Science, Computer Science.
Michael Marsden Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Jessica Lynn Marshall Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Margot Maxwell Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
William Tini May Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
James Mccabe Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Sreeja Meesa Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Justin Mehes Master of Science, Data Science.
Allan James Menk Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Soham Sunil Methul Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Logan Hunter Miller Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Tushar Mitra Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Madhan Mohan Master of Science, Computer Science.
Yashwant Moharil Master of Science, Robotics.
Sierra Moore Master of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
Sudarsna Kanagalakshmi Mukund Master of Science, Computer Science.
Archita Mullick Master of Science, Data Science for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. October 31, 2025.
Ronak Mahesh Narkhede Master of Science, Robotics.
Nicholas Enrique Navarrete Sterner Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. February 27, 2026.
Jahnavi Gopalakrishna Nayak Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Emna Nefzi
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Gabe Nelson
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Makehba Raquel Nelson Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Qing Wei Ng Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Arthur Jason Nghiem Master of Science, Data Science.
Chiemeka Kenice Nwakama Master of Science, Computer Science. Minor: Data Science. December 31, 2025.
Samuel J. O’Connell Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Zachary Scott Oines
Master of Science, Robotics. December 31, 2025.
Lucas Robert Olsen
Master of Science, Computer Science. Minor: Data Science. December 31, 2025.
Cheston Eugene Opsasnick Master of Science, Computer Science.
Haolong Ou
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Chandan Umesh Pai
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Rucha Surykant Pansare Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Edwin Panora Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Nels Marvin Parenteau Master of Science, Mathematics.
Sanskar Pathak Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Carter Vensas Pechacek Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Giannis Petropoulos Master of Financial Mathematics.
Vinay Pingale Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Joseph Poehlmann Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Sireesha Pothumudi Master of Science, Computer Science. December 31, 2024.
Erin Powell Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Vish Prashanth Master of Science in Management of Technology.
Anurag Purohit Master of Science, Data Science.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Vikram Raja
Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Minor: Business Management. December 31, 2025.
Vyshnavi Rajesh
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Tyler Ramirez Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Bhushan Ravikumar Master of Science, Robotics.
Austin Reese Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Nahid Sultana Ria
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. November 26, 2025.
Zoe Rudd
Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Niketha Sabesan Master of Science, Computer Science.
Aswatha Sadasivam Master of Science, Computer Science. December 31, 2025.
Sai Rohan Reddy Sadlavaripalli Pulla Reddy
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Satya Shanmukh Pavan Kumar Var Sagi
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. January 30, 2026.
Yuka Saito
Master of Science, Mathematics.
Nathan E. Salberg Master of Science, Computer Science. January 30, 2026.
Nicholas Sanger Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Sakthi Sundaram Saravanan Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Erik Allen Sarkinen Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Keagan Ryan Schmidt Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Kaitlyn Lea Schnitzler Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Brady Schumann Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Benjamin Sebastian Master of Science, Computer Science. Minor: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. February 27, 2026.
Lavanya Sekar Master of Science, Computer Science.
Riandy Alwan Dwi Setiadi Master of Science, Computer Science.
Patricia Anugrah Setiani Master of Science, Computer Science.
Aditya Shah
Master of Science in Data Science in Operations Research. December 31, 2025.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Shoaib Akthar Shajahan
Master of Science in Security Technologies.
Varadaraya Ganesh Shenoy Master of Science, Robotics.
Ishan Shetty Master of Science, Computer Science.
Ehtiram Shukurov Master of Science, Computer Science.
Yashasvi Singh Master of Science, Computer Science.
Alex Snell
Master of Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. March 31, 2026.
Blake Sorensen Master of Science in Data Science in Operations Research.
Eric Sortland Master of Science, Computer Science.
Pauly Soulia Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. February 27, 2026.
Mark Hudson Spengler Master of Science, Computer Science.
Colton Stonehouse Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. January 30, 2026.
Jack Ryan Alexander Struck Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. February 27, 2026.
John Struyk
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Xinran Su Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Huiho Suh Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Caleb David Sullivan Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Fuqian Sun Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
John Kiril Swenson Master of Science, Computer Science.
Dimitri Tibebe Tadege Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Megan Bunnaly Tan Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Gourav Kumar Tanti Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering.
Shizra Tariq Master of Science, Robotics.
Johanna Teegarden Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Mosisa Betru Tekle Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Maruti Vardhan Tellakula Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 31, 2025.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Duke Daffin Thomas Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Emma Grace Thompson Master of Science, Data Science for Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.
Arjun Thonoor Master of Science, Data Science. September 30, 2025.
William Isaac Throndson Master of Science, Physics.
Xiaoyu Tian Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Allen To Master of Science in Chemical Engineering. December 31, 2025.
David Tomlinson Master of Science, Computer Science.
Anna Ton Nu Master of Science, Computer Science.
Alex Toner Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. January 30, 2026.
Nastaran Tork Master of Science in Data Science in Operations Research. December 31, 2025.
Thuy-Yen Tran Master of Science, Computer Science.
Supritha Uday Master of Science, Medical Device Innovation.
Nicholas Charles Ulen Master of Science in Chemical Engineering.
Prajwal Umesha Master of Science, Computer Science.
Nithin Kumar Reddy Vangala Master of Science, Data Science.
Anirudh Vasudevan Master of Science, Computer Science.
Yukthi Venkataravanappa Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. May 30, 2025.
Mauricio Ignacio Villavicencio Master of Science, Computer Science.
Bhanu Vishwakarma Master of Financial Mathematics.
Maria Volkova Master of Science, Data Science.
Changmong Vue Master of Computer Science.
Zakary John Wadzinski Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Jiashen Wang Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Ruizi Wang Master of Science, Robotics.
Yance Wang Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Kevin Wangen
Master of Science, Chemistry.
Brockton Robert Welle
Master of Science, Civil Engineering.
Justin Scott Wheeler
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Sung Moon Won Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. December 31, 2025.
Grayson Wong Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Ly Xiong
Master of Science, Data Science.
Mohit Yadav
Master of Science, Robotics. November 26, 2025.
Sam Yang
Master of Science in Software Engineering.
Frank Salvador Ygnacio Rosas
Master of Financial Mathematics. Minor: Mathematics. January 30, 2026.
Spencer Ramsey Yoder
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics.
David Yue
Master of Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Fuqi Zhang
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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DOCTORAL DEGREES
Merin A P
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Vinod Srinivasan.
Ali Aalipour
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Soheil Mohajer and Alireza Khani. December 31, 2025.
Hannah Grace Addis
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Erin E. Carlson.
Hanzaleh Akbari-Nodehi
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali.
Hamidreza Alai
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Minor: Computer Science. Advisor(s): Rajesh Rajamani. July 31, 2025.
Shahzad Alam
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Renee R. Frontiera. March 31, 2026.
Wilanyi Raquel Álvarez Reyes
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Christy L. Haynes.
Robert Joseph Angarone
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Pavlo Pylyavskyy.
Elizabeth Awuor Apiche
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran.
Ali Arshad
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Marc A. Hillmyer and Phil Buhlmann.
Rahaf Abdullah Bahajry
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Chris Hogan.
Kaylee Elizabeth Barr
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Theresa M. Reineke and Frank S. Bates. November 26, 2025.
Daniela Ali Beckelhymer
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Richard P. McGehee.
Ratul Biswas
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Arnab Sen and Wei-Kuo Chen. July 31, 2025.
Keegan Robert Bunker
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Ryan Caverly.
Hasan Fatih Celebi
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Chris Hogan.
Devesh Chandra
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Bruce F. Wollenberg.
Jun-Jee Chao
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Volkan I. Isler. March 31, 2026.
Xianyu Chen
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Catherine Zhao. December 31, 2025.
Pin-Hao Cheng
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Suhasa Bangalore Kodandaramaiah.
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Arun Cherkkil
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Suhasa Bangalore Kodandaramaiah.
Sin-Wei Chiu
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Keshab K. Parhi.
Carlos Mauricio Trevino De Leo
Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering. Advisor(s): Nathan A. Mara.
Akash Chandrashekhar Dhotre
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): William Northrop. December 31, 2025.
Shivi Dixit
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Qi Zhang.
Honghui Du
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering. Advisor(s): Qizhi He
Neal Quang Chuong Duong
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Paul A. Iaizzo. January 30, 2026.
Erik Thomas Floden
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics. Minor: Data Science in Astrophysics. Advisor(s): Vuk Mandic. December 31, 2025.
Karl Fredric Golian
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Jessica M. Hoover.
Varun Gopal
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Sapna Sarupria.
Jianshe Guo
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Zongxuan Sun.
Kimberly Gustafson
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Will Durfee.
Tobey Daniel Haluptzok
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Minor: Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Greg Metzger. October 31, 2025.
Robert David Halverson
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Ryan Caverly and Demoz Gebre Egziabher. December 31, 2025.
Sara Elizabeth Hanel
Doctor of Philosophy, Earth Sciences. Advisor(s): Donna L. Whitney and Christian Teyssier.
Leonid Heide
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Maziar S. Hemati.
Kodjo Mawusse Houssou Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Jeff Calder.
Katie Huber
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Physics. Advisor(s): David A. Blank.
Huzefa Irfan Husain
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Ferenc Tóth and Brenda M. Ogle.
Tahmida Islam
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Chris H. Kim.
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Jnana Sai Jagana
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Qi Zhang.
Kalpesh Jaykar
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Richard D. James.
Hyeonjeong Jeong
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Hye Yoon Park.
Qingyuan Jiang
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Volkan I. Isler.
Deepti Kannan
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Michelle A. Calabrese, Christopher J. Ellison and Lorraine F. Francis.
Heejune Kim
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Wei-Kuo Chen and Arnab Sen.
Elijah Robert Kipp
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Aditya Bhan.
MaKenna MiLeeJo Koble
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Renee R. Frontiera.
Baiwen Kong
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Prodromos Daoutidis and Qi Zhang.
Tianyu Kong
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Mitchell B. Luskin and Alexander Watson.
Arun Kumar
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Paul R. Schrater. December 31, 2025.
Divya Kumawat
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering. Advisor(s): Ardeshir Ebtehaj. October 31, 2025.
Zubin Lal
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Bernardo Cockburn and Graham V. Candler.
Michael Cody Leyden
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Theresa M. Reineke. January 30, 2026.
Aaron Kai Li
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Jasmine Y. Foo.
Peiran Li
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics. Advisor(s): Zhen Liu.
Zekun Li
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Yao-Yi Chiang.
Yijun Lin
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Yao-Yi Chiang.
Nora Elizabeth Loughlin
Doctor of Philosophy, Earth Sciences. Advisor(s): David L. Fox.
Xiaotong Lu
Doctor of Philosophy, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Advisor(s): Rendong Yang.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Aiswarya M. Parameswaran
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Donald G. Truhlar.
Kuzivakwashe Violah Madungwe
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Phil Buhlmann.
Mahmoud Matar Abed
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Christy L. Haynes.
Sean Mather
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Arthur G. Erdman. February 27, 2026.
Rowan Matney
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Varun V. Gadkari.
Zachary David McAllister
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Joseph A. Zasadzinski.
Jeremiah Jonathan McElwee
Doctor of Philosophy, Earth Sciences. Advisor(s): Ikuko Wada.
Yezihalem Mesfin
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Hubert H. Lim. December 31, 2025.
Anahita Mobaseri
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Xiang Cheng and Satish Kumar.
Annie Moorhead
Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering. Advisor(s): Lorraine F. Francis. August 30, 2024.
Erik John Moran
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Natalia Y. Tretyakova.
Smitha Muthya Sudheendra
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Jaideep Srivastava.
Ryan Andrew Nadybal
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Paul A. Iaizzo.
Sreejith Thampan Nair
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Bharat Jalan.
Jae Nam
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Peter J. Bruggeman.
Daniel Wai Hou Ng
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Michael McAlpine.
Huy Nguyen
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Minor: Chemistry. Advisor(s): Matthew Neurock. June 30, 2025.
Jasmine Yasaman Noory
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Richard P. McGehee.
Prakash Palamedu Sundaram
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Steven J. Koester. May 31, 2024.
Kerstin Elisabeth Peterson
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): William C. Pomerantz.
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Guhan Qian
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Paolo Provenzano. September 30, 2025.
Ji Qin
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering. Advisor(s): Boya Xiong.
Eric Rachita
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering. Advisor(s): Christopher J. Ellison and Marc A. Hillmyer.
William Ramos
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Jessica R. Lamb.
Wei Ren
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics. Advisor(s): Ke Wang. March 31, 2026.
Niles Ribeiro
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Graham V. Candler.
Lauren Nicole Ruhrold
Doctor of Philosophy, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Advisor(s): Dominique A. Tobbell.
Prasanna Salasiya
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering. Minor: Mathematics. Advisor(s): Bojan B. Guzina. February 27, 2026.
Arghya Sarkar
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Renee R. Frontiera.
Bidisha Sarkar
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Gunda Georg.
Sandra Shahriar
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Chun Wang.
Meghna Singh
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Jaideep Srivastava.
Dorian Smith
Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics. Advisor(s): Victor S. Reiner.
Molly Simenson Sneddon
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): William C. Pomerantz.
Jacob Clark Solinsky
Doctor of Philosophy, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Advisor(s): Serguei Pakhomov.
Tianci Song
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Rui Kuang. August 29, 2025.
Nikhil Sreekumar
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Abhishek Chandra and Jon B. Weissman. February 27, 2026.
Ruixuan Sun
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Joseph A. Konstan.
Yixuan Wang
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Jon B. Weissman and Abhishek Chandra.
Zihang Wang
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering. Advisor(s): William Arnold.
Aaron Flavius West
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics. Advisor(s): Robert L. Lysak. August 29, 2025.
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Murphi Theresa Williams
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran.
Trevor James Winger
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Jaideep Srivastava and Gyorgy J. Simon.
Yingming Xu
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Tianhong Cui.
Yingzheng Xu
Doctor of Philosophy, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Advisor(s): Jesse W. Williams. December 31, 2025.
Kun Xue
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Randall H. Victora. July 31, 2025.
Daman Yadav
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Brittany L. Hartwell.
James Yang
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Catherine Zhao.
Mingzhou Yang
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Shashi Shekhar.
Eaindra Yee
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry. Advisor(s): Ambika Bhagi-Damodaran.
Shao-An Yin
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Nicola Elia.
Peter Yip
Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Advisor(s): Thomas E. Schwartzentruber and Suraj M. Ravindran.
Seraphina Yong
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Svetlana Yarosh and Evan Suma Rosenberg.
Reza Yousofvand
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Jeff Tithof. December 31, 2025.
Maryam Zebarjadi
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering. Advisor(s): Hubert H. Lim. January 30, 2026.
Matthew Joseph Zent
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science. Advisor(s): Lana Yarosh.
Hongrong Zhang
Doctor of Philosophy, Biomedical Engineering. Advisor(s): Paolo Provenzano.
Haowen Zhong
Doctor of Philosophy, Physics. Advisor(s): Vuk Mandic.
He Zhu
Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Science and Engineering. Advisor(s): Turan Birol. January 30, 2026.
Yuanji Zou
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): Nicola Elia.
Nikolas Casimir Zuchowicz
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor(s): John C. Bischof.
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