Spring Convocation 2017
On Thursday June 15, 2017, the department of Physics and Astronomy celebrated its graduating class of 2017 with a reception for graduates and their family and friends prior to the convocation ceremony at Alumni Hall. The event was hosted by acting Department Chair, Aaron Sigut with students introduced by Graduate Chair Silvia Mittler and Undergraduate Chair, Sarah Gallagher. Each of the six graduate and 6 undergraduate students in attendance had their own moment of recognition for their achievement.
The undergraduate students presented Professor Richard Holt with the Undergraduate Guidance and Inspiration Award recognizing the important impact he made on the outgoing undergraduate class.
Congratulations to all of our Graduates! Physics and Astronomy Graduating Class of 2017:
| PhD graduates | Thesis title | Supervisor(s) |
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Abedin Abedin Astronomy |
Formation and past evolution of the meteoroid complex of Comet 96P/Machholz | Peter Brown & Paul Wiegert |
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Isabelle Cyr Astronomy |
The geometry and density of B-emission star disks from statistical analysis and numerical simulations | Carol Jones |
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Sabastine Ezugwu Physics |
Nanoscale thermal and electronic properties of thin films of graphene and organic polyradicals | Giovanni Fanchini |
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Bethany Grzenia Astronomy |
The circumstellar environments of B-emission stars constrained by optical interferometry | Carol Jones |
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Zahra Haghshenasfard Physics |
Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics of Spin Waves in Ferromagnetic Nanowires | Mike Cottam |
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Bushra Hussain Physics |
Methods for Improved Estimation of Low Blood Velocities using Vector Doppler Ultrasound | Tamie Poepping & James Lacefield |
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Fereshteh Rajabi Physics |
Dicke’s Superradiance in Astrophysics | Martin Houde |
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Maryam Tabeshian Astronomy |
Detection and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets through Planet-Disk Dynamical Interactions | Paul Wiegert |
| MSc graduates | Thesis title | Supervisor |
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Aysegul Abdelal Physics |
Silicon Nanostructures Deposited by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on Silicon Oxide | Peter Simpson & Lyudmila Goncharova |
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Kieffer Davieau Physics |
The study of plasmonics in nanohole metallic metamaterials | Mahi Singh |
|
Marwa Dawaga Physics |
Automatic detection of eye blinking using the generalized Ising Model |
Andrea Soddu
|
| BSc graduates | Degree |
| Christopher Brown | Major in Physics |
| Dario Crisci | Major in Physics |
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Edward De Wit
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Bachelor of Engineering Science, Electrical EngineeringB.Sc. (3 Year)Major in Physics |
| Dylan Del Papa | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Sachi Elkerton | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Shawn Robert Hanson | Minor in Physics |
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Patrick Hatch
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Honors Specialization in Physics Minor in Advanced Physics |
| Denis Heynen | Honors Specialization in Astrophysics |
| Erin Iredale | Honors Specialization in Medical Physics |
| Dachang Liu | Specialization in Materials Science |
| Abhilash Mathews | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Benjamin Psotka | Specialization in Physics |
| Jason Sung | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Renlong Zheng | Honors Specialization in Materials Science |
| Kyle Windsor | Major in Astrophysics |
At an event held prior to our department celebration, undergraduate named award and medals were presented:
- Abhilash Mathews is the winner of the Donald R. Hay Prize, awarded to the graduating student with the highest standing in our Honors Research course, Physics 4999E.
- Patrick Hatch is the recipient of the Raymond Compton Dearle Gold Medal, awarded to a top student graduating in the Honors Physics program.
Congratulations to our named medal award winners!
