54th Commencement
May 14, 2023
School Recognition Ceremony
Platform Party
John F. DiTusa
Dean
Jiliang Li
Associate Dean
Rajeev R. Raje
Associate Dean
Jane R. Williams
Associate Dean and Master of Ceremonies
Theodore R. Cummins
Chair, Department of Biology
Partha Basu
Chair, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Shiaofen Fang
Chair, Department of Computer & Information Science
Kathy Licht
Chair, Department of Earth Sciences
Christine Picard
Director, Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program
Jeffrey X. Watt
Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Ricardo S. Decca
Chair, Department of Physics
Stephen L. Boehm
Chair, Department of Psychology
Neuroscience Program Representative
Marshals
Brenda Blacklock
Teaching Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Andrew D. Gavrin
Professor, Department of Physics
Robert E. Minto
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Bethany S. Neal-Beliveau
Professor, Department of Psychology
Rodrigo A. Peréz
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Randall J. Roper
Professor, Department of Biology
Student Speakers
Harrison David Coates
Biology
Hudson Edward Coates
Biology
Congratulations
Congratulations to all Doctoral, Master and Baccalaureate candidates from December 2022, May 2023 and August 2023.
Completing the requirements for a university degree involves commitment, perseverance, sacrifice and talent. As you apply your university experiences to your daily living and to your career, we invite you to be an advocate for education in the sciences and for lifelong learning. We look forward to your support of and involvement in the IUPUI School of Science as you become an active alumna/alumnus.
Take time to reflect proudly on this achievement and what it means for you and your family. You now join a distinguished group of Science alumni, many of whom have gone on to hold important roles in industry, research, education, the medical professions and national government.
You may not realize this, but you have an established legacy at the IUPUI School of Science. Over the last several years, we've seen substantial growth in student involvement, student leadership and student success. What you have accomplished will have an impact on the young scientists who follow in your footsteps. The impact you have on the IUPUI School of Science doesn't end with graduation. As alumni, you can help shape the direction of the School and the future of our students. Someday soon you may be able to help a science student advance their education or career. So when you are in a position to hire, volunteer or donate, please keep the IUPUI School of Science in mind.
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Academic distinction
Baccalaureate degree candidates who have achieved excellence in scholarship are entitled to wear honor cords, which hang from the left shoulder. Purdue University students graduating with highest distinction wear black and gold cords and those graduating with distinction wear gold cords. For Indiana University students, cream and crimson cords represent highest distinction, cream cords represent high distinction and crimson cords represent distinction.
*** Indicates Highest Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
** Indicates High Distinction from Indiana University
* Indicates Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
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Doctor of Philosophy
Biology
Ashley M. Frazee
Biology
Thesis: Investigating the Modulation of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Nav1.1 Neuronal Excitability by Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 2
Advisor: Theodore R. Cummins, Ph.D.
This research will help in the development of treatments for diseases caused by sodium channel mutations.
Noah C. Herrick
Biology
Thesis: Exploring the Effects of Ancestry on Inference and Identity using Bioinformatics
Advisor: Susan Walsh, Ph.D.
This research will make it easier to work with large genetic data and generate accurate ancestry information.
Kang-Chieh Huang
Biology
Thesis: Elucidating Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Retinal Ganglion Cell Neurodegeneration in a Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Model
Advisor: Theodore R. Cummins, Ph.D.
Sailee Sham Lavekar
Biology
Thesis: Analyses of the Development and Function of Stem Cell Derived Cells in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Advisor: Jason S. Meyer, Ph.D.
This research will help understand the genetic aspects of neurodegenerative diseases with the use of stem cell derived model systems.
Patrick Clement Milder
Biology
Thesis: Zebrafish ASD Discovery Models for Epileptic Mutations SCN2A and SCN8A
Advisor: James A. Marrs, Ph.D.
This study helps us better understand how prenatal alcohol exposure increases the risk for ADHD-Inattention and conduct disorders.
Kaitlyn Christine Stickel
Biology
Thesis: Spinophilin Signaling: Impacts on Body Weight, Obesity, and Beta-Cell Function
Advisor: AJ Baucum, Ph.D.
This research will help to understand the development of type 2 diabetes and potential treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Kyle Colston
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: The Influence of Structure on the Donor-acceptor Properties of Metallodithiolene Compounds
Advisor: Partha Basu, Ph.D.
This research will help in the development of new materials and understand biological processes fundamental to life.
Carolina Guimaraes Vega
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: Electroanalytical Paper-Based Sensors for In-Field Detection of Chlorate-Based Explosives and Quantification of Oxyanions
Advisor: Frédérique Deiss, Ph.D.
This research will allow for fast detection of explosives on-site and minimize the impact of explosive-based attacks.
Mellisa Mudukuti Hege
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Spore Photo Product Containing DNA Systems
Advisor: Jingzhi Pu, Ph.D.
This research will help uncover the biophysical mechanisms behind the formation and repair of DNA photolesions in bacteria endospores.
Charles Douglas Irving
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: Phosphonium and Light Promoted Activation of CO Bonds: Applications and Mechanistic Studies
Advisor: Sébastien Laulhé, Ph.D.
Bryant Kim
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: QM/MM Applications and Corrections for Chemical Reaction
Advisor: Jingzhi Pu, Ph.D.
This research will help enhance the way we explore chemical reactions with computers, potentially leading to breakthroughs in healthcare and material technology.
Ben Niu
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: Generation of Alkyl Radicals Via C-H Functionalization and Halogen Atom Transfer (XAT)
Advisor: Sébastien Laulhé, Ph.D.
Ryan Scott Young
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Thesis: Combining Semiempirical QM Methods with Atom Dipole Interaction Model for Accurate and Efficient Polarizability Calculations
Advisor: Jingzhi Pu, Ph.D.
Computer & Information Science
Guo Cheng
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Sequential Semantic Segmentation of Streaming Scenes for Autonomous Driving
Advisor: Jiang Yu Zheng, Ph.D.
This research will help us develop an effective and efficient perception module for an autonomous vehicle. It has significant applications to implementation of artificial intelligence in mobile devices.
Md Ahsanul Kabir
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Deep Learning Based Methods for Automatic Extraction of Syntactic Patterns and their Applications for Knowledge Discovery
Advisor: Mohammad Al Hasan, Ph.D.
This thesis is highly applicable in fields like medical domain and can be used to perform various tasks, such as causality extraction, building ontologies and taxonomies, and creating knowledge graphs.
Feng Li
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Efficient in-situ Workflows for Time-Critical Applications on Heterogenous Ecosystems
Advisor: Fengguang Song, Ph.D. and Zhiyuan Li, Ph.D.
This research is on efficient and collaborative computing across boundaries. Tools were created and methods deployed and executed as “scientific workflows," which consist of large-scale simulation, visualization, and analytics. This research allows domain scientists to get real-time insights into simulations that run on high-performance computers, and enables early anomaly detections and natural disaster predictions.
Catherine Jenifer Rajam Rajendran
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Visual Analytics of Big Data from Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Advisor: Shiaofen Fang, Ph.D.
This computational research helps us understand protein movements, so we can control protein functions for new drug discovery & development to treat diseases.
Blake Austin Troutman
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Registration and Localization of Unknown Moving Objects in Markerless Monocular SLAM
Advisor: Mihran Tuceryan, Ph.D.
This research is focused on tracking the location of a camera in its environment by analyzing the video feed of the camera. The novel contribution of this work is that, in addition to tracking the camera’s movement, the proposed system also recognizes and tracks the movement of arbitrary objects in the scene. This work opens the door to more-advanced applications of augmented reality, where users can use a pair of digital glasses to see virtual objects that interact with the real world, even as real-world objects move around in the user’s view.
Weijian Zheng
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Scalable Parallel Machine Learning on High Performance Computing Systems–Clustering and Reinforcement Learning
Advisor: Fengguang Song, Ph.D.
This research will help the acceleration of machine learning algorithms on high-performance computing resources.
Jun Zhuang
Computer Information Science
Thesis: Improving the Robustness of Deep Neural Networks via Bayesian Approaches
Advisor: Mohammad Al Hasan, Ph.D.
This research will help develop robust AI techniques via Bayesian approaches against perturbations.
Earth Sciences
Derek Keith Gibson
Applied Earth Sciences
Thesis: Evaluating the Effects of Synoptic0-Scale Climatic Processes on Local-Scale Hydrology through Multi-Proxy Analyses of Lacustrine Sediments
Advisor: Broxton W. Bird, Ph.D.
Multiple research methods were used to reconstruct past climate change in North and South America and to investigate the impacts of those changes on local water resources and other hydrologic processes.
Asrah Heintzelman
Applied Earth Sciences
Thesis: Analyzing Urban Air Pollution Using Low-Cost Methods and Community Science
Advisor: Gabriel M. Filippelli, Ph.D.
This research examines air pollution on the Eastside of Indianapolis utilizing low-cost air pollution sensors and citizen scientists. Furthermore, by incorporating land use data, high resolution imagery, U.S. Census data, and vehicular data it illustrates how these individual impacts can be quantified for better understanding and informed decision-making on environmental issues.
Wenzhe Jiao
Applied Earth Sciences
Thesis: Examining Ecosystem Drought Responses using Remote Sensing and Flux Tower Observations
Advisor: Lixin Wang, Ph.D.
This research provides new drought monitoring methods and a systematic review about how multiple sensors of remote sensing could better be used to study drought impacts on ecosystems under climate change. This will help us better understand the increasingly limited water supply and will help us better prepare for the impact of drought over large regions.
Matthew L. Lanning
Applied Earth Sciences
Thesis: Quantifying the Responses of Vegetation to Environmental Stresses
Advisor: Lixin Wang, Ph.D.
This research will help with identifying how the productivity and water use of vegetation responds to large scale stressors like acid deposition, drought, and climate change.
Matthew Stephen Smart
Applied Earth Sciences
Thesis: Quantifying the biogeochemical impact of land plant expansion in the mid Devonian and implications in marine anoxic events
Advisor: Gabriel M. Filippelli, Ph.D.
Mathematical Sciences
Sushmanth Jacob Akkarapakam
Mathematical Sciences
Thesis: Values of Ramanujan’s Continued Fractions Arising as Periodic Points of Algebraic Functions
Advisor: Richard Patrick Morton, Ph.D.
We study functions which can be expressed as continued fractions, which are fractions whose denominators are themselves fractions, the pattern repeating with infinitely many denominators. We find special values of such continued fractions that circle back to themselves after several iterations of an algebraic function. This study explores from a different angle some of the works first established by the famous mathematician Ramanujan. Since number theory has a lot of applications to cryptography and computer science, this mathematical research will contribute to the existing repository of knowledge about patterns and relationships related to prime numbers!
Debolina Chatterjee
Mathematical Sciences
Thesis: Optimal Policies in Reliability Modelling of Systems Subject to Sporadic Shocks and Continuous Healing
Advisor: Jyotirmoy Sarkar, Ph.D.
This research helps finding the best strategies to keep systems working properly when they are subject to occasional shocks and continuous wear and tear. By developing mathematical models and simulation studies, the research proposes ideal decision-making schemes to minimize downtime and maintenance costs, while ensuring that the system remains reliable and safe.
Maksim Kosmakov
Mathematical Sciences
Thesis: Certain Aspects of Quantum and Classical Integrable Systems
Advisor: Vitaly Tarasov, Ph.D.
This research studies special types of systems which have rich symmetries and algebraic structures. Such systems are called integrable systems, and they have provided various insights into physical phenomena and mathematics.
Xiang Wang
Mathematical Sciences
Thesis: Efficient Inference and Game Theory Based Clustering for Functional Data
Advisor: Honglang Wang, Ph.D.
This research will help understand the heterogeneity of complex data from the real world.
Sheng Zhang
Mathematical Sciences
Thesis: Sample Size Determination for Subsampling in the Analysis of Big Data
Advisor: Hanxiang Peng, Ph.D.
Runzhong Zhao
Mathematical Sciences
Thesis: Weighted Curvatures in Finsler Geometry
Advisor: Zhongmin Shen, Ph.D.
This research studies curved spaces on which the distance between places may be not symmetric – imagine moving up and down and around a hill and measure the distance from one place to another by the time needed to travel from the starting point to the destination. Going down the hill would definitely be faster than climbing up along the same route. This study defines some new quantities and uses them to describe how the spaces are curved – analogous to how the hill is shaped.
Physics
Thomas Bsaibes
Physics
Thesis: Short Range Probes to Extensions to the Standard Model
Advisor: Ricardo S. Decca, Ph.D.
This research will help in the development of future experiments to study extensions to the Standard Model.
Azam Shafieenezhad
Physics
Thesis: Interactions of Neuromodulators with Lipid Bilayers Studied by Scattering and Spectroscopy Methods
Advisor: Horia I. Petrache, Ph.D.
This research helps us understand the interactions of neuromodulators with lipid bilayers and the nature of molecular signaling in biological systems.
Saeed Yazdani
Physics
Thesis: Studying the Spin Crossover Molecular Thin Films and Magnetic Multilayered Thin Films
Advisor: Dr. Ruihua Cheng, Ph.D.
This research helps us understand the effects of different environments on the functionality of spin crossover molecular thin films and the interactions between magnetic thin films.
Psychology
Mitchell David Morningstar
Addiction Neuroscience
Thesis: Proactive Versus Reactive Control Strategies Differentially Mediate Alcohol Seeking in Wistars and P Rats
Advisor: Christopher C. Lapish, Ph.D.
Executive function is often diminished in those with alcohol use disorder. This research aids our understanding of how it is diminished.
Shelby Mackinzie White
Addiction Neuroscience
Thesis: De-Mixing Decision Representations in Rodent DMPFC to Investigate Strategy Change During Delay Discounting
Advisor: Cristine L. Czachowski, Ph.D. and Christopher C. Lapish, Ph.D.
Given that poor decision-making is a characteristic feature of many disorders, ADHD and Substance Use Disorders for example, this research will help to understand what occurs within our brains that lead to poor decision-making so that new and innovative interventions may be developed.
Muhammad Fazuan Bin Abdul Karim
Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Thesis: Examining People’s Ambivalence toward Transgender-Specific Policies
Advisor: Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, Ph.D.
This research will help us understand how ambivalence (simultaneously having positive and negative feelings about something) may affect people’s support for specific transgender policies.
Brittney Amber
Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Thesis: Development and Validation of the Leadership Motivation Index
Advisor: Jane R. Williams, Ph.D.
Jasmine Beecham
Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Thesis: Exploring How Dress Codes and Norms Harm Black Women in the Workplace
Advisor: Veronica S. Derricks, Ph.D.
This research looks at how dress codes and dress norms can act as a signal to Black women that their identity is not valued in the workplace.
Matthew Grabowski
Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Thesis: An Investigation of Organizational Democracy as a Predictor of Hierarchy Attenuation through Individual Participation in Organizational Decision-Making
Advisor: Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, Ph.D.
This research investigates whether organizations that operate democratically are more likely to have gender and racial equity compared to non-democratically operated organizations. This research may help develop better organizational practices that relieve gender and racial disparities in our society.
Richelle Lee Clifton
Clinical Psychology
Thesis: Daily Experiences of Racial Microaggressions and Health Outcomes among Black Adolescents: A Daily Diary Study
Advisor: Tamika C. Zapolski, Ph.D.
Annalee Vilen Johnson-Kwochka
Clinical Psychology
Thesis: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Implications of Substance Use Disorder Stigma for Justice-Involved Youth
Advisor: Michelle P. Salyers, Ph.D.
This research helps us understand how negative attitudes about people with substance use disorders impacts youth’s likelihood of seeking and engaging in appropriate treatment.
Aubrey Lynn Shell
Clinical Psychology
Thesis: Effect of Depression Treatment on Somatic Depressive Symptoms and Cardiometabolic Biomarkers among People without Diabetes
Advisor: Jesse C. Stewart, Ph.D.
This analysis of clinical trial data begins to help us understand how we can tailor depression treatment in a way that reduces the risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
Biology
Doctoral, Master and Baccalaureate degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Teaching
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
*** Indicates Highest Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
** Indicates High Distinction from Indiana University
* Indicates Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
Doctor of Philosophy
Ashley M. Frazee
Noah C. Herrick
Kang-Chieh Huang
Sailee Sham Lavekar
Patrick Clement Milder
Kaitlyn Christine Stickel
Master of Science
Tyler Justin Bihasa
Jacob Book
Jason M. Crary
Isabella Jolene Crawford
Wendy C. Fleenor
Andrew Folz
Taylor Lauren Gillispie
Angela Mae Hamilton
Nicole Lauren Harris
David James Ice
Gavin Evert McCabe
Emily Michaels
Van Bawi Zi Nichin
Ryan Plummer
Lisann Sizemore-Dalton
Kourtney Sloan
Winston A. Snyder
Bachelor of Arts
Stephanie Katelyn Adamczyk
Yoselin Karina Aguilar
Salwa Ali Almetwali
Mawadda Ayad Alqutbi
Corbin B. Atkins
Maray Alice Bell
Monthira Koedsakun Benslay
Jamey Nicole Boswell
Ivette Bravo
Madison Isabella Bridges
Ashley Erin Burton
Inessa Levitt Bykovsky
Kirstin Marie Byrd
Morgan Torrie Campbell
Sophie Carrison***
Micah Mone Coleman
Adreana Connell
Anaca Ashley Germain
Janai Graham
Madison Grace Hagan
Faith Victoria Hart
Allison Taylor Hayes
Nam Nhat Huynh
Carter Thomas Kahn
Victoria Hunter Kieffer
Ethan Knaub
Harika Soni Komreddy
Renee Louche
Kennedy Catherine Lynn
Zoe Bryana Mann
Alejandro Marcial
Hailie Marie Markiton
Erica-Jane Eliard Maro
Shayla M. Mason
Kristin Elaine Mcfarland
Kahan Singh Naurathae
Andrea Elizabeth Ordóñez
Camille Vanessa Otero Sandoval
Victoria Lyn Palomo
Ashley Nicole Prather
Keaton Andrew Rath*
Aditi Ravikumar***
Meghan Martha Robbins
Cheyenne Marie Smith
Aleena Soomro
Hannah Marie Summers
Iris Thompson*
Jalyn Tolliver
Antonio L. Turner
Vanessa Villalobos
Sarah Welch
Payten Marie Ybanez
Chelsea Zaldivar
Alexis Theresa Zieminski
Bachelor of Arts in Teaching
Olivia Kay Brown
Bachelor of Science
Mariam Ololade Abdul
Rebekah Joann Addison*
Sophiat Oreoluwa Adeleye
Michael O. Ademodi
Alexandra N. Alderdice
Shelby Dawn Alexander
Ashley Merari Alto
Enrique A. Arias-Viera
Evan Endicott Baurle
Alli Beard
Madelyn C. Bohman
Antonia Bolser
Sofia D. Bombolewicz
Tyler Edmund Bostic
Logan Michael Boyer***
Emma Michelle Bratch
Hunter Andrew Burks
Madison Elisabeth Campbell*
Luis Felipe Cardona Polo*
Holly Elizabeth Carver***
Andrew Chiu
Manveer Singh Chohan*
Harrison David Coates***
Hudson Edward Coates***
Ashley De Los Santos
Oscar Daniel De Los Santos Santiago
Austin Dickson
Faith Ann Doone
Alyssa Nicole Duerst
Kelechi Chimezie Echeumuna*
Ginny L. Edwards*
Hunter Elaine Edwards
Reagan L. Fitzsimons
Sofia Grace Gaeta
Trina Gill*
Haeli Trinity Brooke Golden*
Nathaniel Gramman
Nyah Rianne Grice
Cesar G. Guevara
Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez Muro
Jessica Hakes
Jordan E. Hall
Fnu Hamna
Robert Jonathan Hart
Olivia Tyler Hendzel*
Elaine Ann Hilton
Emily Suzanne Hook
Hamza Talha Idrees
Sophia D. Inns
Allen Benjamin Johnson
Madilyn N. Johnson
Ian Jones*
Ryli Elaine Justice
Yumna N. Karim
Sushma Karthikeyan
Navdeep Kaur
Rajpreet Kaur
Faizan Khatib***
Faith Kiehl*
Megan Audrey Kille
Young Woo Kim
Kaitlin R. Lane
Fnu Litika*
Scott Andrew Lovell
Aidan Michael Thomas Luttrull
Kyle L. Mcclure
Chase Jordan McFarland
Claire Marie Mehling*
Elliot Lyford Menze
Isaac Sean Miller
Jennifer Murillo
Tasneem A. Nada
Preston Van Nanthavong
Andrew Kevin Nguyen
Norikuni Nishikawa
Abigail Nordhoff
Chukwuemeka Ebube Odeigah
Dylan Sinclair Otto
Anjali Kanaiyalal Patel
Vance Paul Pellegrino
Steven Dinh Pham
Kamryn Rebecca Phillips
Pornchanan Pholraksa
Jasmine Kolby Pond*
Julie Nicole Pugh
Thomas Blaid Quiroga
Calvin Rasmussen***
Nicholas Charles Richardson*
Mark Saad
Saumya S. Saini
Bryce Mitchell Selman*
Ritika Sharma
Charles Howard Sherman
Jillian Marie Stafford
Roman Walter Ludwig Strobel*
Kelsie Elizabeth Svara
Rameesha Mehr Syed
Alexa Nu Ton*
Timothy James Trobridge
Carolyn Ann Trullinger
Maria Ann Vandevord
Laurna R. Varghese
Benjamin Weber
Peyton Marissa Wheeler*
Foster Scott Wilmoth
Marcus D. Winbush
Kayla Elizabeth Wolnik
Hailey Woods
Ashley D. Yohe
Leah Kathryn Ziliak
Maxwell Edward Ziller
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Courtney Nicole Crawford
Breanna Hagerman
Jacob Lawson
Rudolph Carl Schinderle
Sarena Celeste Woods
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Doctoral, Master and Baccalaureate degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Teaching
- Bachelor of Science
*** Indicates Highest Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
** Indicates High Distinction from Indiana University
* Indicates Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
Doctor of Philosophy
Kyle Colston
Carolina Guimaraes Vega
Mellisa Mudukuti Hege
Charles Douglas Irving
Bryant Kim
Ben Niu
Ryan Scott Young
Master of Science
Christine J. Garrett
Kevin Daniel Haffey
Carlos Quinones
Danielle Shawler
Maria Vitoria Simas
Tommy Zhang
Bachelor of Arts
Leah A. Alicea
Annika Renee Bleeke
Nora Rose Boyle
Laylah Lynn Carter
Isaiah Marcel Dixon
Nikki Elise Dodd
Jacob Dylan Gammons
Nahum Mekonnen Gerezgher
Austin Guerrettaz
Jessica Hakes
Djeepson Lazarre Joseph
Chris Kaetzel
Aleksei Andreyevic Krylov
Brooke Alexis Leavell
Alicia Victoria Ocelia Morris
Jamison Riley Polley
Manuel Eduardo Ramos
Sydney Suzann Schott
Kaitlyn C. Shelton
Madelyn Smigla
Tyce Scott Sorgius
Spencer Tyler Strout
Cynthia Ann Van Eaton
Dru A. Wilkerson
Madeleine Marie Wisler
Alexis Theresa Zieminski
Bachelor of Arts in Teaching
Samantha E. Bradley
Bachelor of Science
Usiwat Jejelola Abdul
Mark Joshua Allanigue
Masurat Awokunle
Madeleine Claire Becher
Erika Natalia Bello
Jacob Thomas Bruce
Ashlyn Nicole Dollar*
Jonathan U. Durham
Arledan Manalang Hinkle*
Kaitlyn G. Hostetler***
Allen Benjamin Johnson
Simon Main
Nadia Abril Martinez
Lauren Nicole Patterson
Loralee Potter
Calvin Rasmussen***
Patrick Slusser
Cole Stenftenagel
Preston Douglas Tanner
Benjamin Louis Wanstrath
Doctor of Philosophy
Guo Cheng
Md Ahsanul Kabir
Feng Li
Catherine Jenifer Rajam Rajendran
Blake Austin Troutman
Weijian Zheng
Jun Zhuang
Master of Science
Srishti Behal
Muhammad Bilal
Mrudula Bojja
Esha Ashutosh Chakradeo
Bhavika Chilamkurthy
Saradhi Chilukalapalli
Sabrina Tarin Chowdhury
William Maxwell Comer
Sai Lohith Ghanta
Mukta Mallikarjun Hegadi
S. M. Abrar Jahin
Qiao Kang
Bilvika Kasturi
Gariman Kohli
Vinod Kumar
Naveen Kuragayala
Wei Lin
Sahithi Mallineni
Nikhila Mandali
Bryan A. McClain
Sai Pavan Kumar Meruga
Manoj RamPrasad Moudgalya
Yanling Pan
Amisha Dharmendra Patel
Vivian Henry Paul
Elizabeth Ellen Prout
Arpita Punyamurthy Raghunathasetty
Apuroop Pranay Chandan Putty
Fagun Mehulbhai Raithatha
Rekha Rajesh
Nikhil Mourya Ravella
Aanchal Kumar Rohira
Muhammed Amir Sankari
Rachit Shrivastava
Ankkit Sinha
Venkatesh Prasad Reddy Sudireddy
Raagul Tirupur Senthilkumar
Aakankshaya Tripathy
Aastha Tyagi
Michael P. Waddell
Krishna Vamsi Yellavula
Muzi Zheng
Zitong Zhu
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Computer Science
Brandon Joshua Adams
Nathan Patrick Allen
Jonathan Alan Anders
Pranav Balan
Shishir Bukkasagaram
Cody Wade Carmony
Brennan Garth Castillo
Charles Christopher Castle
Sila Cinbat
Me’Khail Jahon Cobb
Mitchell Finley Coffey
Matthew Glenn Cool
Merhawi Hadush Hadegu
Keith Harvey
Ria Jain
Ritik Kadyan
Daniel Joseph Kruze
Ethan Long
Gregory Shea Long
Rebecca JoAn Xiao Richardson
Michael Saborio
William Seri
Hamza Sheikh
Hideo Jesse Shima
Daniel Simpson
Paramvansh Singh
Shahabuddin Syed Mohammed
Anas R. Tai
Keegan Thomas
Henok A. Tsegaw
Andrew Wayne Wiggs
Zachary Wilson
Bachelor of Science
Mujahid Said Abdulbari
Raj V. Aherrao
Abdullah Ali
Nadav Alkaslassy
Kaaviya Arunkumar
Wehib Asfaw
Arbin Bath
Nathaniel Henry Bennett
Abanoub A. Benyamin
Drew A. Bieger*
Karen A. Bonilla Alvarado
Mohammad-Danial Khan Burki
Evan M. Burleigh
Rebecca Lynne Dalton
Sadipta Das
Tristan Kagan Deaton
Tanveer Singh Dhadwal
Ian Neil Doran
Simeon Martin Dunn
Shaun Evan Fajfer
Jacob Robert Fernandez
Samuel Welday Fessehaye
Tejas Satish Gaikwad
Jaison Joseph George
Logan Connor Ginn
Jose Leonardo Guerrero
Kartikay Gulia*
Croix M. Gyurek*
Joshua Evan Hale
Ethan Logan Hallock
Daniel Charles Hancock
Zachary Keaton Harris
Areeba Hasan
Christian James Gregory Heatherly
Ziad Hefni
Ryan A. Helvie
Adam Henderson
Cole P. Hensley
Owen Dwight Holliday
Paldeep Kaur
Andrew King
Joshua A. Knox
Sasanka K. Kondapi
Medha Vijay Kulkarni
Caleb Allen Landis
Donovan Eugene Lay
Palveer Singh Lidher
Benjamin Robert Lyons
Owen Maxwell Miller
Tomoki Nakatsuji
Hy Khang Nguyen
Elicia Ann Pluymers
Bardley W. Polley
Ean A. Price
Caelan Bradon Priddy
Alexander M. Reinhardt
Kevin Rodriguez
Mason E. Sanders
Jacob Matthew Sanson
Douglas Mark Schurman
Shivam Shah
Abderrahmane M. Sidiya
Daniel Patrick Stapleton
Christopher Starks
Noah Sweet
Paul J. Szewczyk
Jessica Christina Taylor
Trey Tebbe
Hezakiah Thang
Matthew Thompson
Sukhvin Singh Trehan
Rashi Tyagi
Onur Ucar
Aditya V. Upalkar
Alex J. Waclawik
Shambhuraj Hansraj Wadghule
Jarret M. Whitehouse
Kerzie Lambert Wildrick
Matthew Brian Wilson
Alex Nolan Yarbor
Daniel Zinyemba
Earth Sciences
Doctoral, Master and Baccalaureate degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Earth Sciences
- Master of Science - Geology
- Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Arts - Geology
- Bachelor of Science - Geology
*** Indicates Highest Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
** Indicates High Distinction from Indiana University
* Indicates Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Earth Sciences
Derek Keith Gibson
Asrah Heintzelman
Wenzhe Jiao
Matthew L. Lanning
Matthew Stephen Smart
Master of Science - Geology
Evelyn S. Becerra
Kierstin Marie LaRoche
Ian James Marrs
Cameron Alexander Nealy
Natalie A. Nichols
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Sean David Carlin
Kayla Marie Clark
Carlynn Joe Diersing
Trevin Patrick Grissom
Marisa R. Longbrake
Alexandra Maxine Ludolph
Brandon Lynn Macy
Jack Henry Paddock
Anthony Robertson
Bachelor of Arts - Geology
Emily Elizabeth Balke
Gregory P. Niehaus
Jade Ghislaine-Astera St.Pierre
Therra Wilbrandt
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Samuel Glenn Clawson
Hannah Maria Johnston
Zachary Lewis Wayne Smith
Cassia Noelle Snyder
Spencer Tyler Strout
Amanda M. Sullivan
Connor Maxwell Watkins
Jordan Matthew Zimmerman***
Master of Science
Sarah Carlson
Emilee Jeanne Duncan
George Hedlund
Ashley R. Hicks
Samar Nassar
Jenna Leann Polly
Sarah G. Prunty
Kelsey Dianne Russell
Medea Walker
Bachelor of Science
Shelby Dawn Alexander
Antonia Bolser
Samantha E. Bradley
Laylah Lynn Carter
Sofia Grace Gaeta
Jacob Dylan Gammons
Charlotte Elizabeth Gates
Austin Guerrettaz
Kelly Rose Haas
Isabella Raine Hooton
Sophia D. Inns
Chris Kaetzel
Kirandeep Kaur
Megan Audrey Kille
Kaitlin R. Lane
Zoe Bryana Mann
Maria Maxey
Abigail Nordhoff
Jamison Riley Polley
Gabrielle Kay Raisor
Sydney Suzann Schott
Jairzinho Junior Selman
Kaitlyn C. Shelton
Charles Howard Sherman
Madelyn Smigla
Cheyenne Marie Smith
Tyce Scott Sorgius
Kelsie Elizabeth Svara
Cynthia Ann Van Eaton*
Dru A. Wilkerson
Kayla Elizabeth Wolnik
Payten Marie Ybanez
Chelsea Zaldivar
Alexis Theresa Zieminski
Mathematical Sciences
Doctoral, Master and Baccalaureate degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Science
- Master of Science - Applied Statistics
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science - Math Teaching
*** Indicates Highest Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
** Indicates High Distinction from Indiana University
* Indicates Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
Doctor of Philosophy
Sushmanth Jacob Akkarapakam
Debolina Chatterjee
Maksim Kosmakov
Xiang Wang
Sheng Zhang
Runzhong Zhao
Master of Science
Amanda Lenore Albright
Sadia Arif
Howard Jameson King
Amelie Svejda
Master of Science - Applied Statistics
Tingbo Guo
Vladimir Jovic
Anna L. Sun
Leslie Ann Swartz
Junjie Zhang
Bachelor of Science
Sanika Kotnis
Christoffer Joseph Andersen
Amaya Carmen Boyd
Michael A. Carabantes
Zobair Zohair Choudhry
Winter Isaac Cross
Breanna N. Fenrick
Jarrod Joseph Flores
Croix M. Gyurek*
Katrina Nicole Hoetmer
Emaan Arif Hussain
Varinder Kaur
Vivian Juan Kemp
Adrian Lozano-Villanueva
Emily G. McClear
Owen Maxwell Miller
Christopher Ian Pierce
Annissa Poeppel
Alana Marie Schepers
Zhiyuan Shu
Hailey Jewel Strug
Sophia Grace Taylor
Holden Michael Weidenbenner
Nicholas Santiago Zamora
Bachelor of Science - Math Teaching
Claire E. Geiser
Kathryn Elizabeth Keith
Maureen E. Lingle
Justin Patrick Magbanua
Dounia Mkhannat
Bachelor of Science
Rawan Zaki Alabbad
Haniya Ansari*
Sarah Badawi
Lyra Bailey
Amelia Yaneth Banegas Bonilla
Jacob Andrew Beaver
Anita Buhendwa
Brandon A. Bussman
Navpreet K. Chauhan
Morgan A. Clouse*
Sydney Tara Cook
Janaki Chetan Dave
Becca Jeanen Daye*
Ashley De Los Santos
Oscar Daniel De Los Santos Santiago
Santiago Duque Pareja
Paul Brandon Fallen
Rachel Emmons Funkhouser
Neha Garugu
Cesar G. Guevara
Sara Haddad
Hassan Hailat
Jillian McKenna Hale
Maryan Hassan
Jathniel Joel Hernandez
Hamza Talha Idrees
Claire Elizabeth Kalem
Inderpreet Kaur
Jeremiah Foster Lakstins
Tayler Simone May
Payton Nicole Mittman
Victoria Shantel Phillips
Pratikshya Purnachandra
Savion Purnell
Aditi Ravikumar***
Debora Lizeth Rodriguez Banegas
Lily Elise Roskam
Raihan Mohammad Saifuddin
Carmen Elena Schirmer Rutkowski
Kylie Schissler
Monica Sharma
Hannah Joy Shelley
Abigail Smith
Nadin Mayra Terrera Gimenez
Sukhvin Singh Trehan
Nikolás Uyeno
Kallakuru Vara
Justin Thomas Vernam
Avery She Xi Wagoner
Seth Donald Campbell Weir***
Carter Bryant Willis
Alana Wilson
Rachel Sabine Zelaya-Escobar
Doctor of Philosophy
Thomas Bsaibes
Azam Shafieenezhad
Saeed Yazdani
Master of Science
Kristian Dolghier
Bachelor of Science
Patrick Joseph Barron
Brandon Kirwan
Nhatanh Huu Nguyen
Benjamin Shoemaker
Jarrett Scott Taylor
Psychology
Doctoral, Master and Baccalaureate degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy - Addiction Neuroscience
- Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
- Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology
- Master of Science - Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
- Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
- Master of Science - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Master of Science
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Science
*** Indicates Highest Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
** Indicates High Distinction from Indiana University
* Indicates Distinction from Purdue University or Indiana University
Doctor of Philosophy - Addiction Neuroscience
Mitchell David Morningstar
Shelby Mackinzie White
Doctor of Philosophy - Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Muhammad Fazuan Bin Abdul Karim
Brittney Amber
Jasmine Beecham
Matthew Grabowski
Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology
Richelle Lee Clifton
Annalee Vilen Johnson-Kwochka
Aubrey Lynn Shell
Master of Science - Applied Social and Organizational Psychology
Daniela Gonzalez
Zayna J. Hustoft
Darius M. Washington
Master of Science - Clinical Psychology
Ian William Carson
Christopher Andrew Crawford
Margaret Rose-McCandlish
Matthew Schuiling
Master of Science - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Bobbie Burton
Emily Kristin Chavez
Jacob Schneider
Ling Yan
Master of Science
Daniel Ellis Omura
Garrett Alan Winkler
Bachelor of Arts
Danyelle E. Adams
Aisha Idris Ahmed
Jane Marie Alfke
Mirian Raquel Alvarez-Dubon
Eric Andres Ayon
Molly Ann Baker
Chloe Reid Bandy
Genesis Adasia Barlow-Howard*
Audianna Bascom
Jeronimo Israel Bautista-Hernandez
Adam Beaver
Samantha Rose Becker
Mackenzie Elaine Bierman
Grace Nicole Black
Alexander Scott Blum
Christopher Johnson Boone
Lukas J. Brits
Luke P. Brogan
Sophia Marie Brooks
Katherine Elizabeth Brown
Kiaya Evelyn Summer Faye Brown
Matthew Steven Buckley***
Kaylee Faith Burton
Armand Francois Chevalier*
Areli Cinto Grande
Janea L. Coleman
Christopher Cruz-Lopez
Miriam Cymbalist
Samantha M. Deleonardo
Hannah Nicole Elery
Emma Catherine Erickson
Katelin Ferrell
Jennifer Figueroa
Gabrielle Nicole Fisher
Jasmine Elizabeth Fivecoat
Danae Janine Freeman
Ashlynn Nicole Fries
Maria Fe Fuentes*
Macie N. Fultz
Haley Elizabeth Goodwin
Hannah K. Grant
Grace Kathryn Green
Valeriya Dmitrievna Gritsenko
Serenity Hope Hakes
Ashley Nicole Hanna
Youanna Eid Hanna
Erin Darlene Hatch
Faith A. Hensley
Rayden Hensley
Chloe Elizabeth Herschberger
Gwendolyn Hicks
Aubrey Hill
Kamerinn Hite
Sean Holder
Celine Hornick
Hatef Hosseini*
Riley Alexandra Marie Huff
Avery R. Huffman
Madison Lynn Ivory
Roomie Medjine Jasne
Kaylee Danielle Jordan
Miguel D. Jorge
Christian Aleya Kelly
Chancey Marie Lambert
Olubayo Lanihun
Tais Lazcano Roman
Michaela Marie Lemler*
Katelyn Irene Lewis
Michael Joseph Lumpkin
Erin Kay Lundsford
Kylee Man
Makenzie Grace Marwitz
Kaley J. Mills
Sidney Rae Mills
Kaneise Jordan Mitchell-Casey
Alfred Moore
Grace Moore
Eisbeth Moreno-Valdez
Alexis Morton
Clare Ara Naderi
Daniela Nieto
Giselle Nunez
Daniel Henry O'Brien
Mayra Susana Ojeda Rodriguez
Bukola Mary Omoleye
Gianna Paolilli
LaShanna Charisse Patterson
Samantha Brooke Payson
Amaia Perez
Isabel Ann Perez
Jala Powell
Hannah Marie Quinn
Kailey Nichole Rainer
Charles Urban Rapp*
Lucila Raygoza
Jordan Vanda Reeves
Courtney Nicole Richardson
Caroline Marie Rodriguez
Charles Michael Rodriguez
Meyguen G. Rodriguez
Lionna Shellese Rush
Emily Joy ShangXin Russel
Sarah Abdallah Saleh
Anthony Savoy
Mercedes Lorraine Schaaf
Veronika Michelle Schell
Madison Abbigail Scott
Chloe Marie Selking
Xavier Ruel Shakes
Katherine W. Shr
Travis Alan Shull
Natalie Paige Skidmore
Meghan Bailey Sliz
Tarin E. Snider
Jennifer Lynn Speer*
Peyton Spivey
Jamison C. Stites
Paiten Shelby Stringer
Greta Swaim
Ariel Rose Swisher
Chayse Jeneane Taylor
Grady C. Taylor
Gagik Tonoyan
Teta Banoge Toto
Samantha Taylor Tullus
Emily Turner
Meghan Turner
Jaquelyn V. Valenzuela
Lacey Janine Vazquez
Mariana Villarreal Chico
Rhyan O. Walden
Jacob T. Wallace***
Laycia Ward
Rebecca L. Wiles***
Madison CarolAnne Williams
Jymilee Wyndle
Grace Yantes
Dyamin Renee Young
Bachelor of Science
Haneen Fawwaz Abu Mayyaleh
Judy Noor Arab
Ashlynn Marie Beard
Tori Mckenzie Bolton
Olivia Bradford
Shelbie R. Bridgham
Marcela Haberman Buehrer
Brandon A. Bussman
Lucy Ann Calderon
Justin Michael Carpenter
Emma Grace Cash
Natalie Sophia Clark
Mia Collier
Shane Colwell
Chelsea Elizabeth Cook***
Heidi Anne Culp
Dominique Nicole Davison
Candice Caitlyn DeBats
Dylan Xavier Dickson
Dejanai Mayzell Edwards
Kayla Grace Egnatz
Nardin Eskroos
Paul Brandon Fallen
Robert Alan Frydell
Anna Geneve Delos Reyes Gaoat
Jillian McKenna Hale
Victoria Ann Hanshew*
Courtney Harting*
Leigh Ann Harting*
Brianna Herrmann
Asia Danielle Holloway*
Corbin Lee Holloway
Harden James Hunter
Alexis Carol Inman
Jamie Louise Irvin
Muntaseer Mohammad Islam***
Elizabeth Kaufman
Jasmeen Kaur
Tyler Ryan Kelly
Jenna Marie Kennedy
Haylee Elizabeth King*
Abigail L. Kluttz
Sophia Claire Koesterer***
Jeremiah Foster Lakstins
Minette Ellen Lambert
Hope Leonard
Annmarie G. Lewis
Abbie Lomahan
Kyra Lynn Mattice
Jeremy David McClure
Lauren McComb
Seth McNealy
Brady Lee McWhorter
Johnathan Paige Merrill
Jessica Lynn Miller
Veronica Moran
Stevie Lynn Morgan
Sarah E. Morrison*
Alexis Jayne Morton
Abigail Marie Mueller
Kaylee Ann Murphy
Sophia Marie Murray
Gennie Quynh Nguyen
Justice Lashay Nielsen
Abby Marie O’Connor
Favour Ayomide Oluwamuyemi
Rujuta Rajesh Parekar***
Olivia Rose Pedigo
Michael Kenneth Portuese
Sean Michael Reimer
Amaiya Marie Reliford
Amy Rhoda
Gina Nicole Romines***
Simran K. Sandhu
Aubree Lynn Saunders
Evan M. Schlemma
Morgan Taylor Schneider
Marissa Grace Schwarz
Catherine Elizabeth Sellmer
Hannah Shaffer*
Maddisyn Sickles
Addyson Paige Siegle
Taylor Marie Simpson
Marissa Smith***
Christina Michele Hope Snow
Annemarie C. Stacey
Isaac W. Taylor
Zelalem Tesfaye Temesgen
Emma Rose Theobald
Ava Isabella Thompson
Ngun Chin Tlumang
Areeg Deng Tong
Michael Christopher Vydra
Maheen Waheed
Jamaia Wallace
Brailee Ann Whan*
Taylor Simone Williams
Jessica K. Wood
Grant Augustus Wright
Rebecca Yeoman