Congratulations CBE M.S. and Ph.D. graduates — Class of 2020

Congratulations! The effort, skill, and dedication required to successfully defend your thesis is an accomplishment that will remain with you forever.

Pursuit of a graduate degree requires you to independently navigate the unknown and overcome challenges along the way. This year has sparked a new challenge that all of us will now face moving forward. We are confident that you are well prepared to tackle this and other challenges that you will encounter throughout your career.

The faculty and staff of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering would like to express our sincere appreciation for all that you have done to make the graduate program thrive. Your research efforts and service have made a strong impact on experts and nonexperts alike.

As you now begin the next phase of your life, we hope you continue to strive to reach your goals.

— Faculty and staff of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Congratulations CBE Class of 2020!

Patrick Barboun
Advised by Jason Hicks
M.S. 8/19

Yolanda Bonita
Advised by Jason Hicks
Ph.D. 1/20

Justin Easa
Advised by Casey O’Brien
M.S. 5/20

Elvis Eugene
Advised by Alexander Dowling
M.S. 5/20

Feng Gao
Advised by William Phillip
Ph.D. 5/20

Peng He
Advised by Jennifer Schaefer
M.S. 5/20

Sichi Li
Advised by William Schneider
Ph.D. 8/19

Laura Merrill
Advised by Jennifer Schaefer
Ph.D. 1/20

David Omstead
Advised by Başar Bilgiçer
Ph.D. 5/20

Joshua Pauls
Advised by Alexander Mukasyan
Ph.D. 8/19

Vikramjit Rathee
Advised by Jonathan Whitmer
Ph.D. 8/19

McKay Rytting
Advised by Peter Kilpatrick
Ph.D. 5/20

Jiale Shi
Advised by Jonathan Whitmer
M.S. 5/20

Qinnan Zhang
Advised by Ruilan Guo
Ph.D. 1/20