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Fall 2016COMMENCEMENT
GEORGIA INSTITUTEOF TE CHNOLOGY FAL L C OMMEN CEM EN TDEC E M BER 16- 17, 2016
2016 Fall CommencementTable of Contents3President’s Welcome4 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Order of EventsDoctoral and Master’s Ceremony Order of Events5Bachelor’s Ceremony Order of Events6Doctoral and Master’s Ceremony Speaker7Honorary Degree Recipient and Bachelor’s Ceremony Speaker8President G.P.“Bud” Peterson9Provost Rafael L. Bras10 Commencement TraditionsAcademic Degrees12Doctoral Degree Candidates18Master’s Degree Candidates26Bachelor’s Degree Candidates34Colleges and Primary Units of Georgia Tech38The President’s Cabinet39Special Thanks40Alumni Association WelcomeINSIDE BACK COVERAlma Mater and Ramblin’ Wreck Lyrics2GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
WelcomeWelcome to the 252ndCommencement of theGeorgia Institute ofTechnology. On behalf ofthe entire Georgia Techcommunity, I extend ourgreetings to friends, families,and guests gathered here forthis significant event.For approximately 3,200undergraduate and graduatestudents, this weekend’sceremonies recognize theiracademic achievements atGeorgia Tech and inauguratea new era in their lives.At this weekend’sceremonies, we areawarding bachelor’s,master’s, and doctoraldegrees through our sixcolleges and 28 schools.At Georgia Tech, weare proud to be rankedthe nation’s seventh-bestpublic university by U.S.News & World Report. Ourundergraduate engineeringprogram is ranked amongthe top five, and ourundergraduate businessprogram ranks among thenation’s top 35.As a member of theAssociation of AmericanUniversities, Georgia Techhas outstanding programsin engineering, design,business, computing, liberalarts, and the sciences. Withmore than 25,000 studentsand more than 147,000living alumni who workin business, industry, andgovernment throughoutthe world, Tech has becomeinternationally recognizedfor the quality of itseducational and researchprograms.Georgia Tech’s researchstrategy focuses oncreating transformativeopportunities, strengtheningcollaboration, andmaximizing economicand societal impact. Withresearch expenditures ofmore than 725 million,the Institute is rankedNo. 4 nationally in researchexpenditures for universitieswithout a medical school.That said, we are alsokeenly aware that suchimpressive accolades wouldnot be possible withoutour incredibly talented andhardworking students. Ourstudents consistently excelin the classroom and thelaboratory, in co-op workassignments and study/work abroad programs,and in countless campusleadership and communityservice roles. I am inspiredby their dedication, proud oftheir accomplishments, andtremendously hopeful abouttheir futures.I’d also like to thank all thefamily members and friendsof our graduates who havedone so much to guide,challenge, and inspire thesegifted students both prior toand during their time hereat Tech.We hope that you enjoytoday’s festivities, and wewish you and your graduatea bright and successfulfuture.G.P. “Bud” PetersonPresident, Georgia Instituteof TechnologyGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY3
2016 Fall CommencementDoctoral Hooding CeremonyDoctoral and Master’s Ceremony10 a.m.December 16, 2016Order of Events7 p.m.December 16, 2016Order of EventsPROCESSIONALPROCESSIONALCommencement OvertureGeorgia Tech Brass EnsembleCommencement OvertureMASTER OF CEREMONIESMASTER OF CEREMONIESDr. Rafael L. Bras,Provost and ExecutiveVice President forAcademic AffairsDr. G. P. “Bud” Peterson,PresidentNATIONAL ANTHEMNothin’ But TrebleNATIONAL ANTHEMREFLECTIONGeorgia Tech Brass EnsembleChibuzor Oziligbo,Master’s Degree Candidate,Civil EngineeringWELCOME ADDRESSDr. Susan E. Cozzens,Vice Provost for GraduateEducation and FacultyDevelopmentPRESENTATION AND HOODINGOF DOCTORAL DEGREE CANDIDATESDr. BrasALMA MATERGeorgia Tech Brass EnsembleFACULTY RECESSIONALCommencement OvertureGeorgia Tech Brass EnsembleCOMMENCEMENT ADDRESSDr. Robin Thomas,Class of 1934 DistinguishedProfessorPRESENTATION OF DOCTORALDEGREE CANDIDATESDr. Rafael L. Bras, Provost and Executive VicePresident for AcademicAffairsCONFERRING OF DEGREESDr. PetersonPRESENTATION OF MASTER’SDEGREE CANDIDATESDr. BrasDean Zvi Galil,College of ComputingDean Jacqueline J. Royster,Ivan Allen College ofLiberal ArtsDean Steven P. French,College of DesignDean Maryam Alavi,Ernest Scheller Jr.College of BusinessDean Paul M. Goldbart,College of SciencesAssociate Dean Laurence J. Jacobs,College of EngineeringCONFERRING OF DEGREESDr. PetersonINDUCTION INTO THE ALUMNIASSOCIATIONMs. Andrea L. Laliberte,Classes of 1982, 1984Chair, Georgia TechAlumni AssociationALMA MATERNothin’ But TrebleFACULTY RECESSIONALCommencement Overture“RAMBLIN’ WRECK”Graduates and AudiencePlease turn to the inside back cover for song lyrics.Please turn to page 12 for the list of doctoral degree candidates.4GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPlease turn to the inside back cover for song lyrics.Please turn to page 12 for the list of doctoral degree candidates.Please turn to page 18 for the list of master’s degree candidates.
Bachelor’s Ceremony9 a.m.December 17, 2016Order of EventsPROCESSIONALCommencement Overture,MASTER OF CEREMONIESDr. G. P. “Bud” Peterson,PresidentNATIONAL ANTHEMGeorgia Tech Glee ClubREFLECTIONStacey Jones,Bachelor’s Degree Candidate,Computational MediaPRESENTATION OF HONORARYDEGREEDr. PetersonCOMMENCEMENT ADDRESSDr. Freeman A. Hrabowksi III,President, University ofMaryland, Baltimore CountyINTRODUCTION OFACADEMIC DEANSDr. Rafael L. Bras,Provost and Executive VicePresident for AcademicAffairsPRESENTATION OF UNDERGRADUATEDEGREE CANDIDATESDean Zvi Galil,College of ComputingAssociate Dean John L. Tone,Ivan Allen College ofLiberal ArtsAssociate Dean Michelle A. Rinehart,College of DesignDean Maryam Alavi,Ernest Scheller Jr.College of BusinessDean Paul M. Goldbart,College of SciencesDean Gary S. May,College of EngineeringCONFERRING OF DEGREESDr. PetersonINDUCTION INTO THE ALUMNIASSOCIATIONMs. Andrea L. Laliberte,Classes of 1982, 1984Chair, Georgia TechAlumni AssociationALMA MATERGeorgia Tech Glee ClubFACULTY RECESSIONALCommencement Overture“RAMBLIN’ WRECK”Graduates and AudiencePlease turn to the inside back cover for song lyrics.Please turn to page 26 for the list of bachelor’s degree candidates.GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY5
2016 Fall CommencementDoctoral and Master’s Ceremony SpeakerRobin Thomas, Ph.D.Robin Thomas was born,raised, and educated in Prague,Czechoslovakia (now the CzechRepublic), earning a doctoratefrom Charles University. Hecame to the United States in1988 as a visiting lecturer atThe Ohio State University. Hethen moved to Bellcore (nowTelcordia Technologies) inMorristown, New Jersey, andin 1989 came to Georgia Techas an associate professor in theSchool of Mathematics.6Since 2006 Thomas hasbeen the director of themultidisciplinary Ph.D.program in Algorithms,Combinatorics, andOptimization (ACO); since 2010he has held the title of RegentsProfessor. The ACO programis a joint venture of the Collegeof Computing, the School ofMathematics, and the H. MiltonStewart School of Industrialand Systems Engineering.GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYThomas has been involved withthe program since the earlyplanning stages in 1989.Thomas’ professionalinterests lie in the area of graphtheory with applications toother branches of mathematics,theoretical computer science,and operations research.During his career, Thomashas graduated 16 Ph.D.students and mentored ninepostdoctoral associates. He haspublished one monograph andmore than 100 research papers.An editorial board member ofthree major journals in his field,Thomas has been an invitedplenary conference speakerand lecturer across the globe.He has held visiting professorpositions at the University ofReading, University of Paris 6,University of WisconsinMadison, Princeton University,and the American Institute ofMathematics.A two-time recipient of theD. Ray Fulkerson Prize inDiscrete Mathematics — 1994and 2009 — Thomas has alsoreceived the Neuron Awardfor Lifetime Achievement inMathematics from the KarelJanecek Foundation, CzechRepublic. A member of the 2012class of inaugural Fellows ofthe American MathematicalSociety, he was elected in 2013as an Honorary Fellow of theLearned Society of the CzechRepublic.Thomas is married to SigrunAndradottir, a professor inGeorgia Tech’s Stewart Schoolof Industrial and SystemsEngineering. They live withtheir three children in Atlanta.
Honorary Degree Recipient and Bachelor’s Ceremony SpeakerFreeman A. Hrabowski III, Ph.D.Freeman Hrabowski has servedas president of the Universityof Maryland, Baltimore County(UMBC) since 1992. Hisresearch and publications focuson science and math education,with special emphasis onminority participation andperformance. He chairedthe National Academies’committee that producedthe 2011 report, ExpandingUnderrepresented MinorityParticipation: America’sScience and TechnologyTalent at the Crossroads. Healso was named by PresidentObama to chair the President’sAdvisory Commission onEducational Excellence forAfrican-Americans.In 2008, Hrabowski wasnamed one of America’sBest Leaders by U.S. News &World Report, which rankedUMBC the nation’s #1 “Upand Coming” university for sixyears (2009-14). TIME magazinenamed Hrabowski one ofAmerica’s 10 Best CollegePresidents in 2009, and oneof the “100 Most InfluentialPeople in the World” in 2012.In 2011, he received boththe TIAA-CREF TheodoreM. Hesburgh Award forLeadership Excellence andthe Carnegie Corporationof New York’s AcademicLeadership Award, recognizedby many as the nation’shighest awards among highereducation leaders. Also in 2011,he was named one of seven TopAmerican Leaders by TheWashington Post and theHarvard Kennedy School’sCenter for Public Leadership.In 2012, he received the HeinzAward for his contributionsto improving the humancondition and was amongthe inaugural inductees intothe U.S. News & World ReportSTEM Solutions LeadershipHall of Fame.A consultant to the NationalScience Foundation, theNational Institutes of Health,the National Academies, anduniversities and school systemsnationally, Hrabowski alsoserves on the boards of theAlfred P. Sloan Foundation,France-Merrick Foundation,Marguerite Casey Foundation(chair), T. Rowe Price Group,the Urban Institute, McCormick& Company, and the BaltimoreEquitable Society. He servedpreviously on the boards ofthe Carnegie Foundation forthe Advancement of Teachingand the Maryland HumanitiesCouncil (member and chair).Other honors include electionto the American Academyof Arts & Sciences and theAmerican PhilosophicalSociety; receiving theprestigious McGraw Prize inEducation, the U.S. PresidentialAward for Excellence inScience, Mathematics, andEngineering Mentoring, theColumbia University TeachersCollege Medal forDistinguished Service, theGE African-American ForumICON Lifetime AchievementAward, the AmericanEducational ResearchAssociation’s DistinguishedPublic Service Award, andthe American Association forthe Advancement of Science’s(AAAS) William D. CareyAward; being named a Fellowof the AAAS, Black Engineer ofthe Year (BEYA) by the BEYASTEM Global CompetitivenessConference, Educator of theYear by the World AffairsCouncil of Washington, D.C.,and Marylander of the Year bythe editors of the Baltimore Sun;and being listed among FastCompany magazine’s first Fast50 Champions of Innovation inbusiness and technology, andreceiving the TechnologyCouncil of Maryland’s LifetimeAchievement Award. He holdshonorary degrees from morethan 20 universities.With philanthropist RobertMeyerhoff, Hrabowskico-founded the MeyerhoffScholars Program in 1988.The program is open to allhigh-achieving studentscommitted to pursuingadvanced degrees andresearch careers in science andengineering, and advancingunderrepresented minoritiesin these fields. The programis recognized as a nationalmodel, and based on programoutcomes, Hrabowski hasauthored numerous articles andco-authored two books, Beatingthe Odds and Overcoming theOdds (Oxford UniversityPress), focusing on parentingand high-achieving AfricanAmerican males and femalesin science. His most recentbook, Holding Fast to Dreams:Empowering Youth from theCivil Rights Crusade to STEMAchievement (Beacon Press,2015), describes the eventsand experiences that played acentral role in his developmentas an educator and leader.A child leader in theCivil Rights Movement,Hrabowski was prominentlyfeatured in Spike Lee’s1997 documentary, FourLittle Girls, on the raciallymotivated bombing in 1963 ofBirmingham’s Sixteenth StreetBaptist Church.Born in 1950 in Birmingham,Alabama, Hrabowskigraduated from HamptonInstitute with highest honorsin mathematics. He receivedhis M.A. (mathematics) andPh.D. (higher educationadministration/statistics)from the University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign.GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY7
2016 Fall CommencementG.P.“Bud” Peterson, Ph.D.PresidentDr. G.P. “Bud” Petersonbecame the 11th presidentof Georgia Tech on April 1,2009. Under his leadership,Georgia Tech has developedand begun to implement a25-year strategic plan, exceeded the 1.5 billion goal ofCampaign Georgia Tech by 300 million, grown innovative collaborations and strategic partnerships, expandedthe campus infrastructure,and increased national andglobal visibility. Notably inthat time, applications havetripled, and enrollment hasincreased by 23 percent.Peterson came to GeorgiaTech from the Universityof Colorado at Boulder,where he served aschancellor. Beforethat, he served forsix years as provost at RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute in NewYork, and for 19years on the faculty and inleadership8GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYpositions at Texas A&MUniversity. He has workedfor NASA and the NationalScience Foundation (NSF).Throughout his career,Peterson has played an active role in helping establishthe national education andresearch agendas, serving onmany industry, government,and academic task forces andcommittees. He has servedon a number of nationalaccreditation agencies, witha focus on improving andassessing higher educationoutcomes. He has served oncongressional task forces,research councils, andadvisory boards, includingthe Office of Naval Research,NASA, the Department ofEnergy, the National ResearchCouncil, and the NationalAcademy of Engineering.A distinguished scientist,Peterson was appointed in2008 by President GeorgeW. Bush, and again in 2014by President Barack Obama,to serve as a member of theNational Science Board, whichoversees the NSF and advisesthe president and Congresson national policy relatedto science and engineering research and education.In 2010 he was named byU.S. Secretary of CommerceGary Locke as a memberof the National AdvisoryCouncil on Innovation andEntrepreneurship. PresidentObama appointed him to theAdvanced ManufacturingPartnership (AMP) steeringcommittee in 2011, and tothe AMP 2.0 steering committee in 2013. He serves onNCAA’s Division I board ofdirectors as the Atlantic CoastConference representative.Peterson is a Fellow ofthe American Society ofMechanical Engineers(ASME) and the AmericanInstitute of Aeronauticsand Astronautics (AIAA),and received the AIAADistinguished Service Awardin 2011. His research has focused on phase change heattransfer in both the cooling ofelectronic devices and spacecraft thermal control. He iswidely published, authoringor co-authoring 16 booksor book chapters, over 200refereed journal articles, andmore than 170 conferencepublications. He holds a totalof 11 patents, with four otherspending.Peterson earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a second bachelor’sdegree in mathematics, anda master’s degree in engineering, all from Kansas StateUniversity. He earned a Ph.D.in mechanical engineeringfrom Texas A&M. He andhis wife, Valerie H. Peterson,have four adult children, twoof whom are Georgia Techalumni.
Rafael L. Bras, Sc.D.Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic AffairsA professor in the Schoolof Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering and the Schoolof Earth and AtmosphericSciences, Rafael L. Bras isthe first Georgia Tech facultymember to hold the K.Harrison Brown Family Chair.As provost and executive vicepresident for academic affairs,Bras oversees all of GeorgiaTech’s academic and relatedunits, including the colleges,the library, internationalrelationships, professionaleducation, and enrollment.His current initiativesinclude overseeingthe Institute’s QualityEnhancement Plan forStudent Learning as well asthe ongoing library renewalproject. He is also responsiblefor overseeing Georgia Tech’seducational innovationecosystem, a coordinatedeffort of Institute unitsdedicated to the adoptionof new and innovativeeducational methodologiesand the Institute’s effortspertaining to lifelong learninginitiatives for traditionaland nontraditional learners.Through the Arts@Techinitiative, Bras seeks tointegrate the creative andinnovative thinking of artisticendeavors into the mindsetand education of all ourstudents.A native of Puerto Rico, Brascompleted undergraduateand graduate education atthe Massachusetts Instituteof Technology (MIT),culminating with a Doctorof Science degree in WaterResources and Hydrology.Prior to becoming provostat Georgia Tech in 2010,Bras was distinguishedprofessor and dean of theHenry Samueli School ofEngineering at the Universityof California, Irvine. For 32years prior to joining theUniversity of California,he was a professor in thedepartments of Civil andEnvironmental Engineeringand Earth, Atmospheric, andPlanetary Sciences at MIT.He is past chair of the MITfaculty, former head of theCivil and EnvironmentalEngineering department,and director of the Ralph M.Parsons Laboratory.He has served as advisorto many organizations,including the NationalScience Foundation, NationalResearch Council, and NASA.He is presently a member ofthe U.S. Secretary of EnergyAdvisory Board.Bras is past presidentof the hydrology sectionof American GeophysicalUnion (AGU) and is aformer member of its Boardof Directors. He also is amember of the Board ofTrustees for the UniversityCorporation for AtmosphericResearch, and is an emeritustrustee of the Foundationfor Puerto Rico. He was alsoa member of Coursera’sEducational Advisory Board.He is an elected member ofthe U.S. National Academy ofEngineering, the Academy ofArts and Sciences of PuertoRico, and is a correspondingmember of the MexicanNational Academy ofEngineering and the MexicanNational Academy ofSciences. He also is an electedFellow of several professionalorganizations, includingthe American GeophysicalUnion, the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ofwhich he is a distinguishedmember), the AmericanMeteorological Society, andthe American Association forthe Advancement of Science.The Museum of ScienceIndustry named Bras the 2014National Hispanic Scientist ofthe Year.Bras maintains an activeinternational consultingpractice. Until recently, hechaired a panel of expertsthat supervised the designand construction of amultibillion-dollar project toprotect the City of Venicefrom floods. He also haspublished two textbooks,more than 215 refereedjournal publications,and several hundredother publications andpresentations.Bras and his wife,Pat, have twoadult sons.GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY9
2016 Fall CommencementCommencement TraditionsTHE MACEIn academic ceremonies,the mace is an ornamentalstaff carried as a symbol ofauthority. The office of themace bearer, though purelyornamental, dates back tomedieval England whenspecial occasions requiredthe use of a bodyguard.In colonial America, themace became a symbol ofoffice when it was used inconjunction with academicregalia.The Georgia Tech macecarried in today’s ceremonywas designed by CabellHeyward, a former researchscientist in the College ofDesign, and was first used inApril 1988 at the presidentialinstallation of John P.Crecine. The mace wasfabricated by Heyward andArthur Schoenfeld, who areboth formerly with the Centerfor Assistive Technologyand Environmental Accessin the College of Design, inconjunction with Atlantajeweler Robert Nagle. Themace was made possible bya gift from the Georgia TechStudent Foundation and theClass of 1934.The primary focus of themace is its three brass rods,which demonstrate theprinciple of “tensegrity,”a concept of structurecombining tension andintegrity developed by R.Buckminster Fuller in 1927.The integrity, or wholeness,of the mace is maintainedby each of the rods beingheld in place by the tensionof the steel wire; the rodsdo not touch one anotherat any point. The brass rodssymbolize the three primarycomponents of GeorgiaTech’s mission: education,research, and service.In 1894, Americanuniversities standardizedgown styles for the threedifferent types of degrees.Doctoral candidatesat Georgia Tech wearcustomized gold regalia withfull rounded sleeves, velvetfacings on the front, andvelvet bars on the sleeves.Hoods are lined in GeorgiaTech’s colors of white andgold. The doctoral hood isdistinguished by its bluetrim, which is the colorrepresenting philosophy.Doctoral candidates also weara six-pointed tam in the sameblue trim.Master’s degree candidateswear the traditional blackgown with full-lengthsquare sleeves that havea crescent-shaped piecehanging from each sleeve.The gowns are also adornedwith the Georgia Tech seal.The master’s hoods are linedin white and gold and aredistinguished on the outsideby the color of their degreeprogram. Recipients of thebachelor’s degree wear asimilar black gown, but withno hood and no additionalmaterial at the bottom of thesleeves.Caps used by master’s andbachelor’s graduates are traditional mortarboards, andtassels are white and gold.ACADEMIC REGALIAThe academic regalia wornby today’s participants isa colorful relic dating backto the Middle Ages, wheneducation was a functionof religious organizations.The monks’ habit and thecowl worn over their headswere predecessors of themodern black gowns andhoods. The mortarboard wasdeveloped from the skullcapsworn during medieval daysby churchmen officiating atreligious services.10GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Academic Degrees, Designations, and ProgramsACADEMIC DEGREESThe Doctoral DegreeThe Bachelor’s DegreeThe doctoral degree is themost advan ced academicdegree conferred byAmerican institutions oflearning.“Doctor,” whichmeans teacher or instruc tor,was used as a title in the 12thcentury to denote men ofgreat learning.The bachelor’s degree isthe oldest academic degreeused by American collegesand universities. The degree,which represents completionof a four-year course of study,was first awarded in 1642to the graduating class ofHarvard College.The Master’s DegreeThe master’s degreerepresents the completionof one or two years of studybeyond the bachelor’sdegree. The degree datesback to the oldest universitiesin Europe and it usuallyrequires a thesis and an oralexamination.HONORS QUALIFICATIONSAND CORDSHonor designations are forundergraduates at GeorgiaTech who have met theminimum residency hoursrequirement of 60 hours, aswell as the minimum GPA. To achieve honor, theminimum GPA is 3.15. To achieve high honor, theminimum GPA is 3.35. To achieve highest honor,the minimum GPA is 3.55.Changes in honor statusmay also occur after finalprinting.Georgia Tech issues honorcords to recognize students’academic achievements.White cords denote honor,gold cords denote highhonor, and a braided whiteand gold cord denoteshighest honor.INTERNATIONAL PLANThe International Planis a challenging fouryear program that worksin tandem with anundergraduate’s academiccurriculum to produceglobally competent citizens.The International Planutilizes existing study,work, and research abroadopportunities availablethrough the Office ofInternational Educationand the Center for CareerDiscovery and Development.COOPERATIVE PLANThe UndergraduateCooperative EducationProgram is an academicoption designed tocomplement a student’sformal education with paid,practical work experiencedirectly related to thestudent’s academic major.It is available in allengineering majors, as wellas many majors in othercolleges at Georgia Tech.Ceremony and TraditionsTHE WHISTLEIN MEMORIAMTech’s iconic steam whistleblasts its signal five minutesbefore each hour onweekdays, when Tech wins ahome football game, and formilestone events.We recognize the passing ofmembers of the Georgia Techcommunity with the floralarrangement at the front ofthe stage.GUEST DECORUMBUZZTHE RAMBLIN’ WRECKThe Ramblin’ Wreck is the1930 Ford Model A Sportcoupe that serves as theofficial mascot. The Wreck ispresent at all major sportingevents and student bodyfunctions. Its most noticeablerole is leading the footballteam into Bobby DoddStadium at Historic GrantField, a duty that the Wreckhas performed since 1961.Legendary Tech icon Buzzmade his first campusappearance at a student peprally in 1980. Over the pastthree decades, Buzz has goneon to become one of themost beloved — and globallyrecognized — universitymascots.You are requested to refrainfrom loud expressions ofexcitement for individualgraduates. Such expressionsdetract from the recognitiondue the next graduate inline. Your cooperation isappreciated.GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY11
2016 Fall CommencementDoctoral Degree CandidatesDoctor of PhilosophyROBOTICSAna Consuelo Huaman Quispe Advisor: Dr. Henrik I. ChristensenCOMPUTATIONAL SCIENCEAND ENGINEERINGBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING/JOINT PROGRAM WITH EMORYUNIVERSITY AND PEKINGUNIVERSITYAlice ChengAdvisors: Dr. Barbara D. Boyanand Dr. Cheng ZhuALGORITHMS, COMBINATORICS,AND OPTIMIZATIONPrateek Jayeshbhai Bhakta Advisor: Dr. Dana RandallEmma Grace CohenAdvisor: Dr. Prasad TetaliDavid Brent BroughAdvisor: Dr. Surya R. KalidindiErin Marie LeeAdvisor: Dr. Barbara D. BoyanSteven Jeremy EhrlichAdvisor: Dr. Maria-Florina BalcanNan Du Advisor: Dr. Le SongXiyu Li Advisors: Dr. Younan Xiaand Dr. Haifeng ChenIoannis Panageas Advisor: Dr. Prasad TetaliDong Xia Advisor: Dr. Vladimir I. KoltchinskiiBIOINFORMATICSPeter Anthony Audano III Advisor: Dr. Fredrik O. VannbergLavanya RishishwarAdvisor: Dr. I. King JordanLuis Miguel Rodriguez RojasAdvisor: Dr. Konstantinos T.KonstantinidisBIOENGINEERINGJaya Arya Advisor: Dr. Mark R. PrausnitzCaitlin Marie AustinAdvisor: Dr. Craig R. ForestThomas William BongiornoAdvisor: Dr. Todd A. SulchekYunfeng Chen Advisor: Dr. Cheng ZhuGregory Leonard HolstAdvisor: Dr. Craig R. ForestPrithiviraj Jothikumar Advisor: Dr. Cheng ZhuDrew Lewis Owen Advisor: Dr. Peter J. HeskethSangeetha SrinivasanAdvisor: Dr. Julia E. BabenseeHening Wang Advisors: Dr. Shuming Nieand Dr. Qiushi RenBIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING/JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMBryce Chiang Advisor: Dr. Mark R. PrausnitzMarian Hirushika HettiaratchiAdvisors: Dr. Robert E. Guldbergand Dr. Todd C. McDevittElizabeth M. IffrigAdvisors: Dr. William R. Taylorand Dr. John N. OshinskiAriel Seitz Kniss-James Advisors: Dr. Melissa L. Kempand Dr. Hang LuKaitao Li Advisor: Dr. Cheng ZhuGuolan LuAdvisor: Dr. Baowei FeiTorri E. RinkerAdvisor: Dr. Johnna S. Temenoff12Kunal MalhotraAdvisor: Dr. Shamkant B. NavatheAibek Musaev Advisor: Dr. Calton PuDipanjan Sengupta Advisor: Dr. Karsten SchwanBriana Baker MorrisonAdvisor: Dr. Mark GuzdialChengyu Song Advisor: Dr. Wenke LeeIulian RaduAdvisor: Dr. Blair MacIntyreCharles David StolperAdvisor: Dr. John T. StaskoAlexander Eugene ZookAdvisors: Dr. Mark O. Riedland Dr. Brian S. MagerkoJeffrey Brian WilsonAdvisor: Dr. Bruce N. WalkerCOMPUTER SCIENCEKetan BhardwajAdvisors: Dr. Karsten Schwanand Dr. Ada GavrilovskaJai DayalAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn C. WolfYi HanAdvisors: Dr. Gregory D. Abowdand Dr. John T. StaskoMohammad Moazzem HossainAdvisor: Dr. Richard W. VuducLiting Hu Advisors: Dr. Karsten Schwanand Dr. Matthew D. WolfArefin Huq Advisors: Dr. Lance J. Fortnowand Dr. Sebastian PokuttaJason Martin WhiteAdvisors: Dr. Stephen P. DeWeerthand Dr. Keith E. TanseyYangfeng Ji Advisor: Dr. Jacob R. EisensteinCharles Ling-Zhi ZhaoAdvisor: Dr. Hang LuSudarsun Kannan Advisors: Dr. Karsten Schwanand Dr. Ada GavrilovskaGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYJack Li Advisor: Dr. Calton PuHUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTINGReginald TranAdvisor: Dr. Wilbur A. LamJoshua Alan Zimmermann Advisor: Dr. Todd C. McDevittByoungyoung Lee Advisor: Dr. Wenke LeeYang ZhouAdvisor: Dr. Ling LiuINTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS,SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGYAyodeji Adewunmi FajebeAdvisor: Dr. Peter K. BreckeYujia He Advisor: Dr. Fei-Ling WangJonathan Yun-Chin HuangAdvisor: Dr. Margaret E. KosalAmanda Hutson MengAdvisor: Dr. Kirk S. BowmanDIGITAL MEDIAPaul Gordon Clifton Advisor: Dr. Alexandra MazalekPUBLIC POLICYHillary Blythe AlbertaAdvisor: Dr. Aaron D. LevineJoy Huan WangAdvisor: Dr. Marilyn A. BrownShan Zhou Advisor: Dr. Marilyn A. Brown
Doctoral Degree CandidatesPUBLIC POLICY/JOINT DEGREEPROGRAMSarah Beth Gehl Advisor: Dr. Julia E. MelkersKrishanu Karmakar Advisor: Dr. Jorge Martinez-VazquezNa Sai Advisor: Dr. Christine RochMin Su Advisor: Dr. W. Bartley HildrethJi Hyun Kim Advisor: Dr. Godfried L. AugenbroeAtefe Makhmalbaf Advisor: Dr. Godfried L. AugenbroeRoya Rezaee Advisor: Dr. Jason B. BrownMichael Anthony StreetAdvisor: Dr. Godfried L. AugenbroeQinpeng Wang Advisor: Dr. Godfried L. AugenbroeECONOMICSJiayao Ni Advisor: Dr. Vivek GhosalXinping Tian Advisor: Dr. Tibor BesedesTingting Tong Advisor: Dr. Haizheng LiJianqiu Wang Advisor: Dr. Tibor BesedesBUILDING CONSTRUCTIONSamaneh ZolfagharianAdvisor: Dr. Javier IrizarryMANAGEMENTAditi Bajaj Advisor: Dr. Samuel D. BondSrinivas Rohan Rao Ganduri Advisor: Dr. Sudheer ChavaXimin Huang Advisors: Dr. L. Beril Toktay-Tsiotrasand Dr. Atalay AtasuJige Quan Advisor: Dr. Perry P. YangArthi Vijayanagara Rao Advisor: Dr. Catherine L. RossSangwoo Sung Advisor: Dr. Steven P. FrenchKyungsoon WangAdvisor: Dr. Daniel W. ImmergluckPHYSICSEryn Elizabeth Bernardy Advisor: Dr. Brian K. HammerPatrick Shin-Yeh ChangAdvisor: Dr. Jennifer E. CurtisClaire Louise Alice Dell Advisor: Dr. Mark E. HayJohn Shelton Hyatt Advisor: Dr. Alberto Fernandez-NievesSangita GaneshAdvisor: Dr. Frank J. StewartLuis Fernando Jover Advisor: Dr. Joshua S. WeitzMo
Chair, Georgia Tech Alumni Association ALMA MATER Georgia Tech Glee Club FACULTY RECESSIONAL Commencement Overture "RAMBLIN' WRECK" Graduates and Audience Please turn to the inside back cover for song lyrics. Please turn to page 26 for the list of bachelor's degree candidates. Bachelor's Ceremony 9 a.m. December 17, 2016 Order of Events
