2010 Commencement Program

C OM M E NC E M E N T
CEREMONY 2010
May Seventeenth
Two Thousand and Ten
Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
WELCOME
Welcome to the 2010 commencement ceremony of

New Jersey Institute of Technology. The university
extends heartfelt congratulations to its graduates on
their accomplishment and commends the families
and friends who have helped them reach this mile-
stone of academic achievement.
By definition, commencement means “to begin to

be.” As the members of the Class of 2010 begin to
be, we wish them every success, confident that they
have been well prepared for a life of contribution in
the 21st century, to meet its challenges and embrace
its myriad opportunities.
Well done!
Information in this program is compiled prior to

final certification of candidates for graduation.
Only the diploma and certified transcript of each
student are official documents which attest to the
granting of a degree.
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TO OUR GUESTS
Commencement, an age-old tradition, is a joyous yet

solemn event signifying years of study and sacrifice.
To preserve the appropriateness of this august

occasion —
The audience should remain seated throughout the

ceremony and until the recessional is completed.
There will be no standing in the aisles at any time

during the ceremony.
Guests are not permitted on the arena floor.
Any attendee requiring assistance should contact

uniformed Prudential Center personnel.
Members of the audience are asked to turn off cell

phones and other electronic devices.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
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MONDAY, MAY 17, 2010 • 9:00 A.M.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
UNIVERSITY CEREMONY
Class Crier Annacler Harris-Blevin ’10

Senior Class President
Grand Marshal and Mace Bearer Jack Gentul, Dean of Students
Processional Gonfalon Carriers

Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
Candidates for Master’s Degrees
Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Distinguished Faculty
Golden Highlanders
Bagpiper
Honored Guests
University Officials
Presidential Party
AFROTC Detachment 490 Color Guard
Presiding Robert A. Altenkirch, President
Presentation of Colors AFROTC
The National Anthem Newark Boys Chorus
Greetings Robert A. Altenkirch, President
Speaker Steven B. Saperstein ’84, President

NJIT Alumni Association
Speaker Annacler Harris-Blevin ’10
Presentation of Honorary Degrees Kathleen Wielkopolski, Chair

Board of Trustees
Ralph Izzo
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Public Service Enterprise Group,
Incorporated
Leon G. Smith, MD, MACP

Past Chairman
Department of Medicine
Saint Michael’s Medical Center
The Honorable Kim Guadagno

Lieutenant Governor
State of New Jersey
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Commencement Address The Honorable Kim Guadagno
Lieutenant Governor
State of New Jersey
Interlude Newark Boys Chorus
Presiding Donald H. Sebastian, Senior Vice President

for Research and Development
Presentation of Candidates Ronald S. Kane, Dean

for Doctoral Degrees Graduate Studies
Presentation of the Daniel A. Henderson, Chief Executive Officer

Hashimoto Prize Phonetel
High GPA Award Presentation Donald H. Sebastian, Senior Vice President for
Research and Development
Presentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees
College of Architecture and Design Urs P. Gauchat, Dean

College of Architecture and Design
John Cays, Associate Dean

College of Science and Liberal Arts Fadi P. Deek, Dean

College of Science and Liberal Arts
Robert S. Friedman, Associate Professor

Department of Humanities
School of Management Robert English, Interim Dean

School of Management
Shanthi Gopalakrishnan
Associate Dean for Academics
College of Computing Sciences Narain Gehani, Dean

College of Computing Sciences
Barry Cohen, Associate Dean

Newark College of Engineering Sunil Saigal, Dean

Newark College of Engineering
Fadi A. Karaa, Associate Professor

Department of Civil and Enviromental
Engineering
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004 • 1:30 P.M.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: AFTERNOON CEREMONIES
Presentation of Candidates for Master’s Degrees
College of Architecture and Design Urs P. Gauchat, Dean

John Cays, Associate Dean

College of Science and Liberal Arts Fadi P. Deek, Dean

College of Science and Liberal Arts
Robert S. Friedman, Associate Professor

Department of Humanities
School of Management Robert English, Interim Dean

Shanthi Gopalakrishnan
Associate Dean for Academics
College of Computing Sciences Narain Gehani, Dean

Barry Cohen, Associate Dean

Newark College of Engineering Sunil Saigal, Dean

Newark College of Engineering
Fadi A. Karaa, Associate Professor

Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Conferring of Degrees Kathleen Wielkopolski, Chair

Board of Trustees
Alma Mater
Recessional
Harp selections Odarka Polanskyj Stockert ’88
Listing of the Candidates for Doctoral Degrees begins on page 11.

Listing of the Candidates for Master’s Degrees begins on page 26.
Listing of the Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees begins on page 36.
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HONORARY DEGREES
By its charter, New Jersey Institute of Technology

is empowered to confer honorary degrees upon
individuals of distinguished achievement in
recognition of their personal and professional
accomplishments and their contributions to
society.
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THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS, HONORIS CAUSA
Presented to
THE HONORABLE KIM GUADAGNO
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, STATE OF NEW JERSEY
The Honorable Kim Guadagno was born in Waterloo, Iowa. As a

child, she moved frequently throughout the country before calling
New Jersey her home. Her husband, Mike, grew up in Monmouth
County, where they decided to raise their three boys, Kevin,
Michael and Anderson.
After graduating from Ursinus College in 1980, and then American

University law school in 1983, Guadagno began her public career as
a federal prosecutor. She earned a reputation as being tough and
independent, qualities that proved valuable during her successful
tenure on the Organized Crime and Racketeering Strike Force in
Brooklyn, NY. After Guadagno married her husband, she moved to
New Jersey, where she took a position in the United States
Attorney’s office in Newark. For her achievements, she was awarded
the United States Department of Justice’s highest honor on two
separate occasions. After leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Guadagno went on to serve as an
Assistant Attorney General in New Jersey.
As an Assistant Attorney General and the Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Justice, she
was in charge of statewide criminal investigations with oversight of 300 prosecutors and
investigators. After leaving office in 2001, Guadagno became an attorney in private practice, yet
continued her commitment to public service. She served on the Monmouth Beach planning board
for sixteen years and later as Commissioner in Monmouth Beach from 2005-2007.
In 2007, Guadagno became the 75th Sheriff of Monmouth County, and the county’s first woman
sheriff. As Sheriff, she pursued an aggressive agenda to fight crime, strengthen community outreach,
and enact a series of innovative policies across a 650-member agency with a $65 million budget. In
addition to these responsibilities, Guadagno also taught at Rutgers Law School-Newark from 2001
through her election as Lieutenant Governor in 2009. She was sworn in as New Jersey’s first
Lieutenant Governor on January 19, 2010.
In recognition of her public service as New Jersey’s first lieutenant governor, New Jersey Institute of
Technology is pleased to confer the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, upon The
Honorable Kim Guadagno.
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THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SCIENCE, HONORIS CAUSA
Presented to
RALPH IZZO, PHD
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP, INCORPORATED
Ralph Izzo, PhD has been chairman, president and chief executive
officer of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG)
since April 2007. He had served as president and chief operating
officer of PSEG since October 2006 when he was also elected to the
Board of Directors. Earlier, he was president and chief operating
officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Since joining
PSE&G in 1992, Izzo was elected to several executive positions
within PSEG’s family of companies. In these capacities, he
broadened his experience in the areas of general management,
strategic planning and finance.
Dr. Izzo is a well-known leader within the utility industry, as well

as the public policy arena. His public policy experience includes
service as an American Physical Society Congressional Science
Fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Bill Bradley. He also served four
years as a senior policy advisor in the Office of New Jersey Governor Thomas H. Kean, specializing in
energy, science and technology.
Dr. Izzo’s career began as a research scientist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, performing
numerical simulations of fusion energy experiments. He has published or presented over 35 papers
on magnetohydrodynamic modeling. Izzo received his bachelor of science and master of science
degrees in mechanical engineering and his doctor of philosophy degree in applied physics from
Columbia University. He also completed the requirements for a master of business administration
degree with a concentration in finance from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is
listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who and has been the recipient of national fellowships
and awards.
Dr. Izzo is chairman of the board for the Drumthwacket Foundation. He serves on the board of
directors for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey Utilities Association, the Edison
Electric Institute (EEI), the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), The Center for Energy Workforce
Development, and Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.
In recognition of his outstanding professional achievements that have kept New Jersey on the
forefront of energy sustainability, New Jersey Institute of Technology is pleased to confer the degree
of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, upon Ralph Izzo.
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THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF DOCTOR OF SCIENCE, HONORIS CAUSA
Presented to
LEON G. SMITH, MD, MACP
PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
SAINT MICHAEL’S MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Leon G. Smith is an alumnus of Georgetown Medical School,

Yale Medical School, and the National Institutes of Health. He
served as chief of infectious diseases at Saint Michael’s Medical
Center in Newark for 40 years before becoming chairman of the
hospital’s Department of Medicine. He also has taught medicine
and preventive medicine at the New Jersey Medical School.
He co-founded and participates in the Inter-City Infectious Disease

Rounds Group, which meets weekly at New York City/New Jersey
area hospitals. Past president of the National Foundation for
Infectious Disease, Dr. Smith has published extensively on
infectious diseases and has served on many committees of the
Infectious Disease Society of America, which presented him with
its Mentor Award for training more infectious disease fellows than
anyone. He recently founded and funded the Infectious Disease
Hall of Fame at Saint Michael’s Medical Center.
Dr. Smith developed the first viral diagnostic laboratory in New Jersey, as well as HIV and hepatitis C
clinics at Saint Michael’s Medical Center. He has received numerous awards, including the Clara
Barton Award and the Best Doctors Award, and has served as a consultant to the Vatican. He co-
chairs the Medical Society of New Jersey’s Bio-Terrorism Task Force and is a Master of the American
College of Physicians. Dr. Smith has continuously advised NJIT on medical education, and assisted
NJIT to establish the accelerated pre-medical program with St. George’s University.
In recognition of his 45 years of dedication to the Newark community and the State of New Jersey as
a physician and humanitarian, and for his support of the partnership between NJIT and St. George’s
University Medical School, New Jersey Institute of Technology is pleased to confer the degree of
Doctor of Science, honoris causa, upon Dr. Leon G. Smith.
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AWARD
THE HASHIMOTO PRIZE

Presented to
SHUAI WANG ’10
Over a distinguished lifetime, Kazuo Hashimoto garnered more than 1000 patents and applications
related to his invention of the telephone answering machine and other technical devices in
electronics and telecommunications. One hundred of these were awarded in the United States alone.
He was a recipient of Japan’s Medal of Honor, the Yellow Ribbon, and was one of the select
individuals in his country esteemed as a Living National Treasure.
New Jersey Institute of Technology, in recognition of his extraordinary body of creative work and his
encouragement of invention, awarded him the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, at these
ceremonies in 1994.
In May of 1995, the Hashimoto Endowment was established at NJIT through the generosity and
vision of Dr. Hashimoto who found this university to provide an environment in which applied
research and scholarship flourish.
A key element of the endowment’s purpose is the annual award of the Hashimoto Prize to a doctoral
candidate in electrical or computer engineering who has demonstrated high achievement and
promise in the field.
New Jersey Institute of Technology is proud to announce the recipient of the Hashimoto Prize is
Shuai Wang, an outstanding scholar who has earned the degree of Doctor of Philosophy through
distinguished scholarship and research in electrical and computer engineering.
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CANDIDATES FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
APPLIED PHYSICS
(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT and Rutgers-Newark, New Jersey)
† Peng Gao
BS Applied Physics, Wuhan University, People’s Republic of China
MS Applied Physics, Wuhan University, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Probing the Complex Magnetic, Electronic and Structural Properties in Correlated Manganese Oxides
Advisor:
Trevor A. Tyson, PhD
† Kangzhu Guo
BS Applied Physics, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
ME, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Gaussian Beam Diaphragm Fiber Optic Sensor
Advisor:
Ken K. Chin, PhD
* Ivan Padron
BS Applied Physics, University of Havana, Cuba
Dissertation:
Integration of Electronic and Optical Techniques in the Design and Fabrication of Pressure Sensors
Advisors:
Anthony Fiory, PhD
Nuggehalli Ravindra, PhD
† Sreeya Sreevatsa
BS Electronics and Communication Engineering, People’s Education Society Institute of Technology,
Bangalore, India
MS Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark,
New Jersey
Dissertation:
Carbon Nanotube Electronic Structures as Anti-Corrosion Coatings
Advisor:
Haim Grebel, PhD
† — August 2009 graduates

* — January 2010 graduates
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CANDIDATES FOR DOCTORAL DEGREES
* Changyi Tan
BS Astronomy, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
MS Plasma Physics, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing,
People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Relationship between Photospheric Magnetic Fields and Coronal Activities
Advisor:
Haimin Wang, PhD
† Angelo P. Verdoni
BS Applied Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado
Dissertation:
High Resolution Solar Observations from First Principles to Applications
Advisor:
Carsten Denker, PhD
BIOLOGY
* Jeff Cheng
BS Biochemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York
MS Computer Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Bioinformatics Study of Altered Response to IFN-Γ Stimulation in Human Macrophage Subsequent to
TB Infection
Advisors:
Richard Pine, PhD
Michael Recce, PhD
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT and UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey)
Ajitha Patlolla
BS Mechanical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India
MS Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Novel Electrospun Composite Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering
Advisor:
Treena Arinzeh, PhD
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
† Shuli Teng
BS Chemical Engineering and Technology, Dalian University of Technology,
Dissertation:
Investigation of the Dynamic Behavior of Particle Collisions and Size Attrition Mechanisms within
Fluid Energy Mills
Advisors:
Rajesh N. Dave, PhD
Costas G. Gogos, PhD
* Qi Zhang
BS Polymeric Materials and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, People’s Republic of China
MS Materials Processing Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology,
Dissertation:
Investigation of Coating During Particulates Attrition in Fluid Energy Mill (FEM)
Advisors:
Rajesh N. Dave, PhD
Huiju Liu
BE Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, People’s Republic of China
ME Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Hot Melt Mixing/Extrusion and Dissolution of Drug (Indomethacin) in Acrylic Copolymer Matrices
Advisors:
Marino Xanthos, PhD
CHEMISTRY
Ornthida Sae-Khow
BS Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
MS Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Dissertation:
Microextraction Techniques Using Carbon Nanotubes as the Media
Advisor:
Somenath Mitra, PhD
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CIVIL ENGINEERING
* Kitae Kim
BS Civil Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
MS Transportation Planning and Engineering, Polytechnic University, New York
Dissertation:
Optimal Train Control on Various Track Alignments Considering Speed and Schedule
Adherence Constraints
Advisor:
Steven I-Jy Chien, PhD
* Joseph J. Lifrieri
BS Geology, City College of New York, New York
MS Civil Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Inter-Relationship of Mechanical and Bio-Chemical Processes Governing the Settlement of Municipal
Solid Waste (MSW) Using the (C+H)/L Ratio
Advisor:
Dorairaja Raghu, PhD
Yavuz Yusuf Ulusoy

BS Civil Engineering, University of Gaziantep, Turkey
MS Civil Engineering, University of Gaziantep, Turkey
MS Transportation Planning and Engineering, Polytechnic University, New York
Dissertation:
Optimizing Integrated Service for a Transit Route with Heterogeneous Demand
Advisor:
Steven I-Jy Chien, PhD
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Nitesh Bhicu Guinde

BS Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, Goa Engineering College, Goa University, India
MS Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Hardware Support for Real-Time Network Security and Packet Classification Using Field Programmable
Gate Arrays
Advisor:
Sotirios G. Ziavras, PhD
* Shuai Wang
BS Computer Science, Nanjing University, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Soft-Error Resilient On-Chip Memory Structures
Advisor:
Jie Hu, PhD
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
* Satish Chikkagoudar
BS Engineering in Computer Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India
MS Computer Science, California State University, Chico, California
Dissertation:
Algorithms in Comparative Genomics
Advisor:
Usman Roshan, PhD
Xinfa Hu
BE, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
ME, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation
New Data Structures, Models, and Algorithms for Real-time Resource Management
Advisor
Joseph Leung, PhD
† Pawel Placek
BS Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
MS Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
Dissertation:
Processing Techniques for Partial Tree-Pattern Queries on XML Data
Advisor:
Dimitri Theodoratos, PhD
* Xiaoying Wu
BS Computer Science, Central South University, People’s Republic of China
MS Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dissertation:
Semantics and Efficient Evaluation of Partial Tree-Pattern Queries on XML
Advisor:
Dimitri Theodoratos, PhD
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
* Handan Agirman-Tosun
BS Electrical Engineering, Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey
MS Electrical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Dissertation:
Generalized Discrete Fourier Transform with Non-Linear Phase: Theory and Design
Advisor:
Ali N. Akansu, PhD
* Niu Bo
BS Electrical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
MS Electrical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Communications over Wireless Networks: Cooperation and Channel State Information Requirements
Advisor:
Alexander M. Haimovich, PhD
Han-Yun Chang
BS Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
MS Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York
Dissertation:
Growth, Characterization and Device Application of Si/Ge Nano-Heterojunctions
Advisor:
Leonid Tsybeskov, PhD
* Ehsan Haghani Dogaheh

BS Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
MS Communications Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Dissertation:
Service Oriented Networking for Multimedia Applications in Broadband Wireless Networks
Advisor:
Nirwan Ansari, PhD
* Hana Godrich
BS Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
MS Electrical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Dissertation:
Target Localization in MIMO Radar Systems
Advisor:
Alexander M. Haimovich, PhD
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† Seon Woo Lee
BS Electronics Engineering, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
MS Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Electrical and Optical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Intra-Connects and Conductive Polymers
Advisor:
Haim Grebel, PhD
* Sara Gatmir Motahari

BS Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
MS Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Dissertation:
Inference Prevention in Ubiquitous Social Computing
Advisors:
Quentin Jones, PhD
Sotirios Ziavras, PhD
* Pitipatana Sakarindr
BS Electrical Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand
MS Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Adaptive Trust and Reputation System as a Security Service in Group Communications
Advisor:
Nirwan Ansari, PhD
† Mohamed A. Salem
BS Electrical Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
MS Electrical Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Dissertation:
Practical Localized Waves Generation
Advisor:
Edip Niver, PhD
* Miao Shi
BS Electrical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China
MS Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dissertation:
Advanced Classification of OFDM and MIMO Signals with Enhanced Second Order
Cyclostationarity Detection
Advisor:
Yeheskel Bar-Ness, PhD
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* Igor Stanojev
BS Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
MS Electrical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Cooperative Retransmission Protocols in Fading Channels: Issues, Solutions and Applications
Advisor:
Yeheskel Bar-Ness, PhD
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
* Ronnachai Tiyarattanachai
BS Environmental Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
MS Environmental Management, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Dissertation:
Institutional Controls and Brownfield Redevelopment
Advisors:
Nancy L. Jackson, PhD
Daniel J. Watts, PhD
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
* Sun Olapiriyakul
BS Mechanical Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University,
Phathum, Thani, Thailand
MS Industrial Engineering, San Jose State University, California
Dissertation:
End-Of-Life Analysis of Nanotechnology Products
Advisor:
Reggie J. Caudill, PhD
Mojisola K. Otegbeye
BS Industrial Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
MS Engineering Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
The Floating Contract between Risk-Averse Supply Chain Partners in a Volatile Commodity
Price Environment
Advisor:
Jian Yang, PhD
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* Randy A. Reagan
BS Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
MBA, New York University, New York
Dissertation:
Resource Assignment in Short Life Technology Intensive (SLTI) New Product Development (NPD)
Advisor:
Sanchoy Das, PhD
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
* Madhavi M. Chakrabarty
BS Civil Engineering, Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal, India
MS Computer Application, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Dissertation:
Understanding Cognitive Differences in Processing Competing Visualizations of Complex Systems
Advisor:
David Mendonca, PhD
Fang Chu
BS Computer Science, Tiajin University, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Variance Reduction Techniques for Estimating Quantiles and Value At-Risk
Advisor:
Marvin Nakayama, PhD
Sukeshini Grandhi
BS Mathematics, University of Madras, Madras Christian College, India
MS Mathematics, University of Madras, Madras Christian College, India
MBA, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Dissertation:
Interpersonal Information Management in Communication Technology-A Relational Perspective
Advisor:
Quentin Jones, PhD
* Kamolbhan Olapiriyakul
BS Industrial Engineering, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University,
Phathum, Thani, Thailand
MBA, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand
Dissertation:
Virtual World Commerce Adoption (VWCA): A Case Study of Second Life Investigating the Impacts of
Perceived Affordances, Trust, and Need Satisfaction
Advisor:
George Widmeyer, PhD
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* Maria M. Plummer
BS Computer Science and Mathematics, University of the West Indies, Bridgetown, Barbados
MS Computer Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Dissertation:
Job Seeking and Job Application in Social Networking Sites: Predicting Job Seekers’ Behavioral Intentions
Advisor:
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, PhD
† Faina R. Privman
BS Computer and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MS Computer and Information Science, Brooklyn College, New York
Dissertation:
In-Group /Out-Group Dynamics and Effectiveness in Partially Distributed Teams
Advisor:
Starr Roxanne Hiltz, PhD
Connie Marie White

BS General Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana
MS Teaching Mathematics, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Dissertation:
A Dynamic Delphi System to Support Decision Making by Large Groups of Crisis Management Experts
Advisor:
Murray Turoff, PhD
† Xiang Yao
BS Computer Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Astronautics and Aeronautics,
MS Information Systems, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Design, Development and Evaluation of Collario, a Group Support System for Collaborative
Scenario Creation
Advisor:
Murray Turoff, PhD
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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Thelma G. Manning
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Santo Thomas, Manila, Philippines
MS Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
MS Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of New York, New York
Dissertation:
Novel Micron- and Nano-Scale Energetic Materials for Advanced Gun Propulsion, Their Material
Properties, and Their Effects on Ballistic Performance
Advisors:
Zafar Iqbal, PhD
Boris Khusid, PhD
Vishal Rajendra Mehta

BE Metallurgy, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India
MS Materials Science and Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Formation of Screen Printed Contacts on Multicrystalline Silicon (mc-Si) Solar Cells
Advisors:
Nuggehalli M. Ravindra, PhD
Bhushan Sopori, PhD
* Sudhakar Shet
BS Metallurgy, Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, India
MS Materials Science and Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Oxide Semiconductors for Photoelectrochemical
Hydrogen Production
Advisor:
Nuggehalli M. Ravindra, PhD
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
* Manmeet Kaur
BA Mathematics, Delhi University, India
MS Mathematics, Delhi University, India
MS Applied Mathematics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Perturbed Spherical Objects in Acoustic and Fluid Flow Fields
Advisor:
Denis L. Blackmore, PhD
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* Bo Ren
BS Mathematics, Wuhan University, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Modeling and Quasi-Monte Carlo Simulation of Risk in Credit Portfolios
Advisors:
David J. Horntrop, PhD
William J. Morokoff, PhD
* Qiming Wang
BS Mathematics, Nanjing University, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Nonlinear Evolution of Annular Layers and Liquid Threads in Electric Fields
Advisor:
Demetrios T. Papageorgiou, PhD
† Ye Yang
BS Applied Mathematics, Tiajin University, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Reduced Order Models for Fluid-Structure Interaction Systems by Mixed Finite Element Formulation
Advisor:
Sheldon Wang, PhD
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mahesh Anant Khanolkar

BS Mechanical Engineering, Karnataka University, India
MS Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Constitutive Modeling of Glassy Shape Memory Polymers
Advisor:
I. Joga Rao, PhD
† Sai Chaitanya Nudurupati

BS Industrial Production Engineering, Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology, India
Dissertation:
Electrohydrodynamic Manipulation of Multiphase Fluids
Advisor:
Pushpendra Singh, PhD
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* Yazan Ahmad Manna
BS Mechatronics Engineering, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
MS Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Motion Coordination and Control in the Development of a Gait Rehabilitation System
Advisor:
Zhiming Ji, PhD
* Chong Peng
BE Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei,
MS Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
Dissertation:
Optimal Synthesis of Planar Adjustable Mechanisms
Advisor:
Rajpal S. Sodhi, PhD
Dawei Wang
BS Thermal Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Dongying, People’s Republic of China
MS Thermal Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,
Dissertation:
Transport Mechanisms and Modeling of Riser Reactor
Advisor:
Chao Zhu, PhD
TRANSPORTATION
* Geraldine Kelly Leone

BS Computer Science, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
MS Aviation Science and Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Daytona Beach, Florida
Dissertation:
Operating Characteristics of Passenger Screening Processes and the Development of a Paced
Inspection System
Advisors:
Sanchoy Das, PhD
Rongfang Liu, PhD
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URBAN SYSTEMS
(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT, UMDNJ and Rutgers-Newark, New Jersey)
† Japheth Kaluyu
BS Management, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, New Jersey
MS Management, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Determinants of Risky Sexual Behaviors of Kenyan Immigrant Men in the U.S. and During
Visits in Kenya
Advisor:
Dula Pacquiao, PhD
* Sallie Ann Porter

BS Nursing, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
MS Parent-Child Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
Post-Masters Certificate/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Safe Haven Infant Protection: Incidence of Use and Characteristics of Surrendered Infants and
Relinquishing Users
Advisor:
Jeffrey R. Backstrand, PhD
Rubab Itrat Qureshi

BS Medicine and Surgery, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar University, Pakistan
Dissertation:
Experiences of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Post-Partum Period in Urban and Suburban Immigrant
Pakistani Women
Advisor:
Jeffrey R. Backstrand, PhD
† Aditi Sarkar
BS, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India
MS Applied Physics, New York University, New York
MArch, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Accessibility in Metropolitan Transportation Planning: Visualizing a GIS-Based Measure for
Collaborative Planning
Advisor:
Lyna Wiggins, PhD
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† Caryn Schneider Yaacov
BA Sociology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey
MS Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
MS Urban and Regional Planning, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
MS Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Dissertation:
Dynamics of School Playground Use in Low-Income Neighborhoods: Four Case Studies from
Newark, New Jersey
Advisor:
Maurie Cohen, PhD
Maria Beatriz Yabur

BFA, Institute for Advanced Studies in Fine Art, Armando Reveron in Sculpture, Caracas, Venezuela
MArch, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Dissertation:
Noxious Odors in Residential Environments: Coping in Reactive and Proactive Ways in Three
New Jersey Communities
Advisor:
Karen Franck, PhD
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CANDIDATES FOR MASTER’S DEGREES
NEWARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MASTER OF SCIENCE
BIOELECTRONICS Piyush Sanjay Modak Kumud Kanneganti

Yazan Ahmad Gharaibeh Shilpa Nagendra * Birva Khamar
* Jaykumar Prakashbhai Naik * Cenk Kutar
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Mehran V. Naljayan * David Onsy Malaty
Atul Narkhede * Maneesh Merwade
Sherif Abdel-Meseh † Brooke Marie Odle Festus Ekhor Omorogieva
* Yasser Ali Quam Olanrewaju Onigbanjo Jignesh Patel
Suwah S. Amara
* Vivian Chinelo Ozoka Miraat Ajay Patel
Katherine Susana Andrade Deep Siddhartha Pandya
† Ghaith J. Androwis
* Prashant D. Patel
Forum Bhadresh Parikh * Bharathwaja Rabindran
Gaurav Sunil Bagwe Arif I. Patel Vignesh
Naimisha Reddy Beeravolu Birva Bharatbhai Patel Ratan Rupchand Shah
Sorav Bhatia Dhruv Yogesh Patel * Joseph Michael Siarkowicz
Bhumi Jagdishchandra Bhatt Jayson Patel * Sapna Singh
Rakesh Mukeshkumar
* Kavita Patel Lijo M. Varughese
Brahmbhatt
* Mamta Yogesh Patel * Shashank Lakshman Vummidi
* Ravi T. Buddhdew * Mehul N. Patel
Anirudh Anupam Chaturvedi Pankti Amrish Patel CIVIL ENGINEERING
Mohammad U. Choudhry Matthew J. Pfefferkorn
Kevin Ciszak * Hussein G. Ahmed
Archana Proddutur Brian C. Ascolese
Ashley Marie Craig Andrew Joseph Pskowski
Harish Damodaran Benjamin Yaw Atsem
Akshay Narendra Pujara Dena A. Baskous
* Meriam J. Dawood * Gregory N. Ranky
Andrew R. Feeney Mohamed Alaa Bassiouny
* Carla A. Reformina Alvin Bermudez
* Maikel S. Gabera Robert F. Russo
James P. Gill * Cherno E. Cham
Elizabeth C. Saharig-Romero † Ethel Amy Chan
Melissa Antoinette Golob
* Steven J. Seelman Sydney C. Chan
Alexander Goncharov Anushree B. Shah
Rashi Grewal * Cesar A. Costales
* Daivratna Mahendrakumar * Sopan B. Desai
Khadidiatou Guiro Shah
Jatin Ramesh Jain Said A. Elmalt
Mark R. Shaker Joshua Fink
Neha Mahendrakumar Jain Vishal Kumar Singh
Karan Vijay Jhaveri Dennis Gurevits
Niyati B. Soni * Vishnudat Hardial
Nikhil Joshi
* Kavitha Subramanian * Christopher A. Henrickson
Amit Madhukar Kamble
† Sidharth Kapoor
* Priyanka Chandrakant Taware * Zahra Jabini
Rosa E. Tolentino Anthony L. Jackman
* Kohitij Kar Lori Ann Trofinoff
* Seda Karamil Jemima Elizabeth Johnson
† Swetha Karri
Deepthi Tumuluri † Mohammad A. Khan
Edward Duquesne Wardell † Alyssa D. Krake
Alekhya Karuturi
* Jon Edward Weimer Zuowei Li
Nishanth Kesireddy
* Yashasvi Reddy Yeruva Shaoliang Liu
Federico A. Lazaro Joshua Dean Young
* Mathew T. Long Frank J. Mascoli
† Joanna Ziarnik
* Yen Chen Lu Khalid R. Mateen
* Esther Sucharita Lucas * Jon Henri Mayer
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Mariusz K. Mazur
* David McClish
* Dhaval Mehta Oluwakemi O. Adeniran * Ilunga P. Mulangu
Sandeepkumar Mistry Osagie Basil Agboh * Yadunandan Mysore Lokanath
Ian Mitchell Adamu Saiza Balat
Daniel M. Bishara
Parag Hemant Borgaonkar
Dai T. Chau
Keke Kingsley Enemchukwu
* Karthik Eticala
Lakxmi Gurumurthy

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Cristian E. Nieto-Franco Pooja Kailaschandra * Venkata Bhanu Prasad
Chul Soo Park Chandiwal Nuthakki
Anukul Patel Raghu Vamsi Chandrupatla Ramajayababu Pachipala
† Vanita Patel * Bo Chen Yuan Pan
* Oruba Nidal Rabie * Puragundla Niranjan * Abhishek Ramanbhai Panchal
† Jonathan D. Reuther Choudhary † Bhavinkumar Manharbhai
Raquel Romero Amitkumar Hasmukbhai Patel

Lokchandran Sivasubramanian Chudasma * Harsh Ashwinbhai Patel
Cunzhi Song * Abhisheka Dalal * Hetal J. Patel
Jacquelyn Patricia Tookmanian Patrick De Bella Jr. Niki Dushyantkumar Patel
Julio Trivino-Steek Kuntal Deshpande * Rajeshkumar B. Patel
Kingsley Ugochukwu Amar Annaji Dhore Viresh Shantilal Patel
* Robert W. Verrengia * Seshu Kishore Dola Prayul Pankaj Porwal
Manan J. Vyas * Enoch B. Dor Yanning Qu
* Nikhil Dubbaka Balachandar Rajamanickam
COMPUTER ENGINEERING Uzma Fathima * Bindiya R. Rana
* Parth Dilipkumar Amin * Xiaosu Gao Ashish Ravindra Ratnakar
† Anish Goel Aldrin Kunal Rego
Ramy Ayad
† Tom T. Boney * Michael Yilak Hailemariam Sarah Sam
* Jonathan Robert Cameron * Suketu Dhirajlal Hirani Sertac Sayin
* Andrew P. Hofmaier Idongesit Idiong Dolly Deepak Shah
* Joseph Matthew Leskowits Vibhu Jately * Di Shao
Nisharg Rajendra Patel * Anupama Jayateertha Abhinav Sharma
* Vikas Patel Yanal Jij * Arun Sharma
Giovanny Pulido Sreenath Kalikandan Sivadasan Bhavin Hareshkumar Sharma
Usman Raza Rahman * Dipti Satish Karkar * Guang Shu
† Kanwaljeet Kaur Gaurang Bipin bhai Shukla
Abhi Mandela Ravivarma
Sunil Shivamallu Nam Tae Kim Hima Teja Sidda
Parijat Shukla Brendan T. Kirby Samuel M. Siino
Amrutha Suresh * Revanth Kollipara Chetankumar Bavachandb
Bhargav Bhagesh Trivedi * Vikas Raju Koppula Sohagiya
Vignesh Viswanathan * Jigar Ajay Kothari Mahender Pal Soni
* Chaoyi Wang Sameer Latif Suraj Sreekumar
Sisi Li Rahul Sreeram Babu Shankar
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING * Ligeng Liao * Giancarlo Sunga
* Yu Liu * Kadir Tamkaya
Jyoti Kumar Agrawal
* Henry B. Loo * Chintan T. Tandel
Sung Bo An
* Vilash Pappachen Madathil * Atilla Tarcan
* Jimmy Anabwani Ashok Mandadi * Venkata Sai Kiran Tetali
† Matthew W. Bajor
Mang Mang Gopal Thirumalai Narayanan
* Pavan Kumar Nirosha Manthena Hardik D. Trivedi
Reddy Balannagari
* Akash Mathur † Gustavo M. Valdivia
* Krishna Chaitanya Balantrapu * Venkatesh Mekala * Sumi Sara Varghese
* Nandini Nanjundeshwar * Peiyu Men † Vandana Vasudeva
Basappa
* Neha Mittal Sudha Velamati
Ronak Hasmukhlal Bhatt
* Vijay Babu Muddasani Karthy Sreekumary Venu
Nikhil Mukundan * Sharad Mohan Vijalapuram
* Palaniappan Muthukaruppan Bhuvaneshwari Vijayraghavan
* Ramdas Sekhar Nair
* Indus Kashi Nath
* Michael J. Neubauer
Raymond Ngan
Sanket Deepak Nikam
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Shao-Yen Wang Theodoros Kouloumpris Priscilla U. Ukpah

Xiaolu Wang Christopher Joseph La Rocca † Melissa Maria Valoura
* Yingnan Wang Anna Lai Jacqueline Velastegui
† Nedime Pelin Yalcin * Jonathan Jamar Lewis † Daniel B. Vice
† Jingyu Ye Aidan Li Shaoyou Wang

* Ji Zhang Rui Li Yu Wang
* Shenghao Zhang Bohang Liu † Amit Ramesh Warambhe
Yifan Zhao Yang Liu * William T. Ward

Fei Luo Reginald Earl Warren
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT Li Ma * Kevin Scott Wiker
Matthew Olubenga Aina Hasan Mahmood Artur Wojcik
Trina Yvette Anderson * Christian Anthony Maier Xiaodong Xing
† James William McArthur Yiben Zhang
* Shiva Harika Arekapudi
Jehoshaphat Olatunde Aribike * Mohammed Suleiman Fanjun Zhu
* Michelet Audige Mohammed
* Ayshvar Balasubramanyam Joseph Frank Monaco ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Renzo E. Balcazar Kiran Vivek Muthal Douglas Michael Ray
† Liting Bao * Varun Deelip Oberoi
Raghavendra Keshav Baradwaj Chukwuemeka John-mary ENVIRONMENTAL
† Marelis A. Bernal Odenigbo ENGINEERING
Antoine Bernard Jr. Subash Allan Mark Oliveira
Sindhoor Chandrasen
† Mark Austin Bishop * Malaykumar D. Patel
Kevin L. Patterson Maria Magdalena Colon
Ralph Kwasi Boateng † Donald Ray Conger III
Thomas Francis Brennan * Jennifer M. Peak
† Davi G. Pereira Brian Crespi
* Katherin Briceno * Neil Goldfine
* Erika Brown * Angel Antonio Perez Jr.
Kritsada Intustitayakul
* Selvyn Brown * Percy E. Perez
† Mary Petronis Ruihan Kang
Daniel R. Calles Yinghua Lin
Juan Miguel Calles * Kiran Sanjeeva Poojary
† Jacqueline M. Quinn Christopher David Mazur
Avnika Pradip Chacha * Gerald F. Nicholls
* Sushma Chandrashekar * Kanwal S. Rafiq
Duc V. Tran
Ashish Vijay Chauhan * Jugal Rajesh Rathod † Shuangyi Zhang
† Abram (Arkadiy) Reitblat
* Rohit Chauhan
† Youji Chen Si Wen Ren
Carolina Rivera de Rozynski HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Pedro Timoteo Da Silva MANAGEMENT
* Richard Della Rovere Margarita Rodriguez
Parag Sumant Dessai Ruben Dario Rodriguez Mahekkumar Chandrakant
Kausik Dey * Edward F. Rodzen Desai
Jonce Dimoski * Faran Negus Rolingson * Sarah P. Fritz
Zilong Feng Vercelis Jarilla Samaniego Tanvi Gandhi
Aristides E. Flores Michael David Sassi Gar-Yee Lai
† Chen Ge
† Ang Sha Naheemot Fehintola
† Robert Genito Darshan Suresh Shah Ogunkunle
Paul M. Goldberg Dhaval Arun Shah
† Maunank Raj Shah INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
* Brian S. Gould
† Viviana Gutierrez Lei Shi * Kelly Mercedes Alba
* Ted Hao Hasan Shuaib * Babak Badri
Huan He Latha Singanamalli * Chen-Lun Chiu
* David Carlo Hernandez * Anusha Singh Grafton Zephaniah Cupid
* Michael C. Hlinka Francisco J. Taveras Etiime Ebewo
* Peter Jablonski Thadsigatta Srinivas Murthy
* Chulwon Kang * Suchita Thakur
Martin Kotowski * Balavignesh Thirumalainambi
* George V. Thompson
Xin Tong
Gassimou Toure
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* Ravi Jayeshbhai Gor * Gao Pan †
Feyzi Murat Turker
Andre Higgins Jayneel Harish Pandya Ardian Ukmata
* Christopher Imalla Deepak Patel * Sylvia Nagib Wasef
* Chaitanya Kumar Kadiyala Ketankumar Balvantrai Patel Dilanji Bhagya Wijayasekara
Anoop Kansal Kuntal Parbhu Patel
Akhilesh Krishnanand Vishagan Ratnaswamy PHARMACEUTICAL SYSTEMS
Kulkarni Chintan Shirish Shah MANAGEMENT
† Andrew B. Lombardino Roopak Shanmukhappa
† Mayankkumar K.
* Mbole Ekaney
* Dhaval Vasant Shrikhande Amany Elswedy
Mahadevwala Ramanpreet Singh Suman Subramania Krishna
* Madhusudhan Mallareddy Sivakumar Sivasubramonian Kumar
† Rahadames Matos Daniel Alexander Stonkus * Kranthi Reddy Nimmanapalli
Victor N. Mwangi * Ashwin Tiwari * Syed Saad Rahman
* Chaitanya Chandrakant Naik Jiayi Tong * Vasantha Devi Yalavarthi
Priyanka Pakki Sergey Virodov
* Nikhil Ramesh Rane † Luo Zuo
POWER AND ENERGY SYSTEMS
* Alok Max Cyril Saldanha
Karan Singh Sian OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND * Jose Daniel Abi Karam Duran
Sivaram Hariharan HEALTH ENGINEERING * Krunal H. Choksi
Subramaniam * Mayur C. Patel
† Shawn Alexander Edwards Arun Ramadass
* Gustavo J. Truyol * Stephen Michael Grum
* Suryaprakash Vegisetti * Udayachandran Santhakumar
Dana Leslie Harris
* Kashyap Kamlesh Vora Salil G. Joseph
Levent Zerengok TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mayeana N. Kamara
Wayne B. Latta * Vishal Maheshbhai Amin
INTERNET ENGINEERING Sivakrishna Annavaram
* Mary Shavonne Monrinville
Venkata
* Francis George Frederic Beatriz Sanchez
† Anup Kinkhabwala Marshall Walker Jr. Venkata Udaykiran
Sneha Koka Bhamidipati
* Tuhina Sarkar PHARMACEUTICAL * Vitthal Shailen Bhargav
ENGINEERING Keyur Dilip Deliwala
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS Mina Youssef Hanna Gad
Evelyn A. Chang Varsha Madan Jain
ENGINEERING Ketan Darji * Apoorv Ranjan Khare
* Michael Gavin Bradway Aparna Dutt Venkata Mahendra Majji
Rushikkumar Kishorbhai Rana Yuyang Feng Aalok Arvind Panchal
Brian Robert Seale Srikanth Guntupally * Savankumar Maheshkumar
Jie Ru He Patel
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Jasdip Kaur * Kirthi Arjun Pucha
* Rutherford C. Best Ben Morumbwa * Senthil Puthaneri
Viktor Antonio Bohorquez * Fidelis Ogochukwu Okoh Chittambalam
* Luis Enrique Cardenas Prashanth Palle Srinath Viswanath
Hernandez * Abhishek Hemantkumar Patel Ramakrishnan
Wei-Li Chuang Aniruddh H. Patel Cheng Shi
* Jose Fernando Delacruz Arpita M. Patel * Kaushik Vishwanatham
Steve Faria * Ruchir Arvindbhai Patel
Sahil Goje Satish Vishnubhai Patel TRANSPORTATION
* Nithin Heeranandani Smruti Ragunath
Tayaba N. Rana Harjit S. Bal
* Cristian F. Jaramillo Hema Bangalore AppeGowda
* Michael Howard Mardenfeld Jacqueline Rivera
George Basem Sabat * Adiele Enyinnia
* Shiraz Munavar Hussain Natasha Rajaram
JiYou Ni Salem Saykali
Amit Kashyap Shah Ana Margarita Sierra
Eric W. O’Connor Thomas L. Spencer
Sowmya Thanigaivelu
* Amutha Vijayakumar
Kwadwo Yeboah-Acquah
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COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

NEW JERSEY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
Albert Betesh Steven R. Keller * Tim Rupp

Cory S. Butler Alina Kurchenko * Andriy Shulyar
James Harry Chororos * Bryan Craig Lee Jr. Gurinderjit Singh
Hae-An Chyun Joshua A. Lindemans * Samu Szemerey
Matthew Collura * Anne Terese McTernan * Anne Tonette Vasquez
Charmee Hiteshkumar Donga † Norman Richards Miller
† Mirza Kamran Hasan Stacy Mulrain
* Deborah Kane Meagan Amanda Odell
Joel I. Okpala
Jason G. Ring
MASTER IN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
Ruchita Acharya * Joseph A. DiNapoli III * Robert D. Pietrocola

* Michael Thomas Adams Hyunsu S. Lim Dominick Antonio Rodriguez
* Chanda Dawadi Robin L. Murray
Sarah Vivien DeLeon Oller
Renuska Z. Papalexiou
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
† Gary Charles Bielicka Jr.
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND LIBERAL ARTS
MASTER OF SCIENCE
APPLIED MATHEMATICS CHEMISTRY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

* Emmanuel Kersaint Jr. Parvathi Madhavi Catta INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
† Nemanja Nikitovic † Jason Michael Hudzik * Robert E. Weissman
* Andrew Paik * Jalpa Dipakkumar Pandya
Wei Song Hemantbhai Hasmukhbhai PROFESSIONAL AND
† Jayson Eric Swanson Patel TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
† Shengbin Wang Mayurbhai Ravikant Patel * Keith G. Brathwaite
* Silu Sheng † Richard Chinery
APPLIED STATISTICS Megha Thakkar Regina Sofija Collins
Hao Chen Hao Wu † Kenneth J. Kistler
Szu Chieh Fu Yvonne M. Kita

† Jingyue Ge ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY † Roberto A. Leal
* Harshani Herath STUDIES * Catherine R. Racette

* Thao Ho * Jason Alexander Allen * Sharon Thomas
† Annat Katz * Julie Patricia Conklin
* Xiaomu Li Julissa Morales
† Shiyu Lin Patrick Eric Nunoo
Yang Liu Arthur Lee Robinson
* Gavin Lynch * Jay D. Thakkar
Rahul Sharad Patil
Bryan M. Penczak ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Zhiying Qiu (Degree conferred jointly by NJIT
* Lucas Vata and Rutgers-Newark)
* Jing Wang * Andrea R. Adams
Deonca Williams * Dylan Christo
* Sharon Lynn Heller
BIOLOGY * William C. Hom
(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT Brian Douglass Knight
and Rutgers-Newark) * Jason Lonardo
Sandhya D. Bolikal * Swetha Sree Nallagula
* Jayshree Shantibhai Patel Juliet Amauche Ogbonnaya
* Bina Pradyumanbhai Patel
* Sharath Bhaskar Shashid Pillai
* Bruce Benjamin Whitlock Ross
† Dawn E. Slawsky
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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
Deepesh Prasad Adiyat * Fatoumata Gakou Srisai Rangarao

Atul Shyamsunder Agrawal * VipulKumar Gandhi Chetan Chandrakant
* Mateen Ahmad * Gilbert M. Gatchalian Ranpura
Matthew F. Amato * Arnab Gupta Jing Ren
* Priyanka Anand Basile G. Halkiadakis Jose Antonio Rivera
* Kennedy A. Asare George Hatziemanuel Arthur Steven Robertson
Mahmoud Shoukri Daoud Assaf George S. Hatzinas Gabriel Rodriguez
Youness Assassi * Michael Ingegno * Danyse Latrice Ryan
Benjamin Ari Basch Dhiraj K. Jadwani * Shamsul Kabir Saadi
* Kingsley K. Bayoh † Diane Danuta Jazwinski * Varshil Prakash Sanghavi
* Moaied I. Betamour Scott Vincent Kain * Francisco J. Santiago
Komal Dilip Bhatt * Rishi Katdare Kamal B. Shah
Celia Elizabeth Boniface Jeffrey E. Lefkowitz * Mihirkumar Kanubahi Shah
* Jason C. Bost Brian Daniel Ligas Vinay Shah
James M. Brogan Inez Y. Linton Pooja Sharma
* Michael Busch Jr. Kimler D. Livingston- Sherelle Elise Spriggs
* Chun-Hao Chang Williamson Amy A. Steed
Anand Chaturvedi Chia-Wei Lu Devarajan Sundaravaradan
* Meng-Wei Chen * Ikhlaq A. Malik Brijesh Rajnikant Surati
* Leena Chopra * Sudhir Vasant Marathe Oscar Adam Tapia
* Jodimir B. DaSilva Sharad Valsan Palliath * Richard J. Uniacke
Chirag Mahendra Dattani Brijesh Patel † Keshav Uppal
Gina DeSalvo-Tilton * Hiral K. Patel Julio P. Valdez

* Edward P. Dumala * Jayeshkumar Gandalal Patel * Piyush B. Viradia
Paulinus C. Egu Kinman Ashwin Patel Victor S. Wahba
† Edgardo H. Engracia Jr. Rushi Prafulbhai Patel Thomas S. Watt
* Michael O. Faloyin * Sanjay R. Patel Joanna Ziarnik
Steven Ford * Rakeshkumar Bhikhubhai
Rafaliya
Sheldon Rajkumar
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
Jacob Agyemang † Peter Fiagbe Aarzoo Dipakbhai Patel

Carlin M. Alcantara * Gagandeep Singh Grewal Mihir N. Patel
Asim Ali * Priyanka Gupta † Francis Paul
Rosalind Best Louis M. Guzzetti Warut Raksil

Yi-Chia Cheng Mary E. Ho * Erin M. Reynolds
Iulia Simona Doci † Hung-Ming Hsieh Amy Joy Sabri
John Farmer * Manasi Sopan Joshi
* Anupama Krishnaswami
* Wei-Cheng Lin
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Jennifer A. Jackson Cindy Y. Osorio * Daniel A. Silva
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
* Yu-Hsiu Chuang Nkenna Usuwa
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COLLEGE OF COMPUTING SCIENCES
MASTER OF SCIENCE
BIOINFORMATICS COMPUTER SCIENCE * Charles Henches

* Aparna Agrawal Srujana Adusumilli † Konrad C. Holczer
* Deepika Ananda * Shashank Aggarwal Yi-Huan Hung
† Monika Bihan
* Muhammad Tahauddin * Oche Emmanuel Idoko
* Harish Bondalapati Ahmad * Sachin Jain
Greg Chen † Thauseef Ahmed Kartik Jayaprakash
* Hareesh Chennuru Elangovan Anbalahan Vibhooti M. Jogalekar
* Praveen Krishna Desu Mithila Eliza Aranha * Devarsh Saurabh Joshi
Paras Garg * Keerthi Priya Arani Ravi Arun Joshi
* Stephen J. Griesmer Jalaj Pushpaksen Asher Vedavyas Kadudas
Young Jae Hur * Mina Azib * Shrilata Kallurkar Venkatesh
Wasay M. Hussain Chinmay Prakash Bapat Jian-Luen Kao
Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Kolla † Hossein Bazldjoo * Radhika Kasukurthi
Aditya Kumar Maddala * Yagnesh Dattatraya Bhat * Pawanpreet Kaur
* Anusha Makineni † Swarnjit Singh Bhatia * Puneet Kaur
† Donald J. Kehoe
Ankur Malhotra Prathyusha Boppana
Anirudh Reddy Nagaram Nivya Boppanda Ganesh Shankar Khandare
* Soundarya Narra * Urvish Ravishankar Burman * John R. Klauser
* Krishna Jayanth Rolla Redentor J. Casanova * Siva Ram Koppireddy
* Varun Mohan Segu * Moumita Chakraborty * Swetha Kova
* Shefali Setia * Soumyajit Chakraborty * Aleksey Koval
† Vipul Suresh Kshirsagar
* Dhaval Atulkumar Shah * Neha Chandak
Raghav Sharma Shruti Chandrashekar Trivikram Kulkarni
Shikha Shikha † Kevin Shen Chang * I-Ming Lee
Sampath Kumar Tadikonda Dipti Chauhan Yang Li
* Manoj Thotakura Xi Chen * Leng Chu Lo
Joanne Suiman Tse * Cesar Cheng-Robles Miguel Lomba
* Anurag Verma Ashish Selvaraj Chettiar Xiaochuan Ma
* Kapil Chhabra Deepti Madiraju
BUSINESS AND * Kunal Choudhary Anushri Harish Mahajan
INFORMATION SYSTEMS † Paul Chun * Steve Mardenfeld
* Bhagwat Geetha Chundi Christina Joyce Mathew
Seshasai Maharshi Adibhatla Gaurang Mavadiya
Kshitiz Agnihotri * Andrew Naresh Errol Corea
† Michael Cuzzo Padam Mehrotra
* Henri J. Baptiste
* Parevi Chirag Bharwad * Lokesh Kumar Dahiya * Darpan Bhagwan Mhatre
Balamurugan Danasekaran Paulius Mikalainis
Juan C. Garay Abhishek Avinash Mirajkar
† Michael DeCaro
* Robert L Hall
Alice Phyllis Haney * Chandni Jatin Desai
* Jeff Hwang Gunjan Shailan Desai
Jaime W. Lopez * Patrick Fay
† W. L. Roshan Fernando
* Mauricio Paredes
Ankur Saini Kranthi Garneni
Maulik Jitendra Shah Francis C. Gatti III
* Yash Shah Ganesh Gnanachandran
Ganesh Kumar Suresh Divya Goli
* Rahul Choudary Gonuguntla
Aditi Gupta
* Hari Sandeep Gutta
* Jay S. Hamilton
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†
Alain D. Monroy Rajdev Sharma * Devin Batra
* Allyson Moran * Jwalant M. Shastri * Shelly Batra
* Sanjay Muddam Sandeep Ramratan Singh Bindu Bharadwaj
* Sindurathy Murugan Aditya Sirpal * Rahul Bhat
† Deepak Muthukrishnan Milan N. Sutaria † Edward J. Biebel
† Sudhir Talasila
Bharath Nagaraj * Gregory P. Camaratta
Syed Muzamil Naqshbandi * Abhijit Tikekar Tyesha Carmen
† Denis Tambelah Nchinda Dmitri Tikhonov Dev Cham
* Gautam Nyayapathi * Vipul Sharadrao Uplenchwar † Eugene Cho
Alexander Onik * Trupti Govind Vaish * Nitika Choudhary

Melanie Jasmine Paes * Robin K. Varghese Ryszard Chrobak
Niraj Dhiren Parekh Neelesh Vatsa Anthony Louis Corio
* Birva Hasmukhbhai Patel * Prabakaran Velu * Schanel Patrice Crawford
Kaiwal Haribhai Patel Nishant Kuttan Veluthedath Mark Cunningham
* Monilraj Mohanbhai Patel Kamaljit Singh Virk Roselin Daniel
Rutvij Kirankumar Patel * Salman Saleem Virk † Jorge A. De La Torre
† Pallav Patil * Jigar Vora Udesh R. De Silva

Mansi Ambadas Pedgaonkar Tzu-Ming Wang † Joelisio DosAnjos
* Rimmel H. Pereira Wei Wang Celestino Francisco

* Vineet Shailesh Phillips Yiyi Wu Varsha Gore
† Niannian Yang
Lavanya Polepalli * Sindhuri Gutta
Clarence S. Pratt Qiji Yao Shannon Marie Hampton
† Yang Zhang
* Ping Qiu * Aniket Manohar Herwadkar
* Ashish Rajbar Zhang Zhao Yige Huang
* Abraham D. Rosales * Wei Zhou * James T. Hunt
* Alan Howard Rothschild Abraar Hussain
Nikhil Royal EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Yomi Idris
* Abhilasa Sarma AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY Kaiser Islam
* Ankur Ashwani Saxena Andrew Chambers Cherokee D. Jest-Allen
Akash S. Shah Bernard Anthony Jones * Arsheel A. Khan
† Michael Kim
* Hetal Shah
Madhav Harkishan Shah † Rahul Chandra Kone
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Nirav Jitendra Shah Janaki Krishnamurthy
Parth M. Shah * Elouafi Abdelhak * Damrong Kruaysiriwong
† Bukola Akinfaderin Jie Ku
* Saurin Kaushik Shah † Ahmed A. Amin
† Sandesh Anil Shaha Ashwin Kumar
* Mark Joseph Arevalo
* Purti Bajaj
† Sandeep Kaur Bal
† Shan S. Bala
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Reynold Cherian Kuriappurath * Anup Raman Vaibhav Ashok Vichare
† Ronald Godfrey Macauley * Jose Antonio Saafigueroa Sandeep Visveswaran
Himraj Mahadeo * Sohil Yogesh Sagar Izumi Wakamatsu
Julia Anna Marlene Mayer * Supriya Sahay Christopher DeEllis Wamble
Gilbert V. Molina * Nashid Anees Salahuddin * Manisha Wattal
Arfaa Mujeeb * Payal Vinod Sanghvi * Scott Christopher Williams
* Annamalai Muthappan Savitha Sathyanarayana * Brian Wippich
* Eric Nersesian Pradip Savalia Chui-Mei Wong
Wilson Neyra Joshua Powers Sessions † Lei Xu
* Dennis Joseph O’Connor * Ekta Shah * Ke Yang

† Parin R. Shah
Tom Oduor * Mo Yang
Martha J. Padilla * Vinod Kumar Shanmugam * Gordon Yeung
Harshit J. Parikh * Rajat Satish Shetty Nermin Yildiz
† Prerana Shrestha
* Slavica Pepovska * Jungwoo You
* Mercy Florence Peter * Peter Louis Simon Chi Ho Yu
† Deepender Singh
William Robert Piller * Aulia A. Yusuf
* Aseem Punchhi Prat Tanapaisankit
* Yanliang Qi * Jyun-Ze Tao INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
* Aniket L. Thakor ADMINISTRATION AND
* Richard T. Tuscano SECURITY
Pamela Ukpoma Timothy L. Gonzales
* Ankit Y. Veragiwala
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM
MASTER OF SCIENCE
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND Chao Li * Wei Wang

ENGINEERING Shangshang Mu
* Qianqian Guan
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NEWARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING * Zohra Khan * Bogumila Swietek

Jacquelin W. Abdelmalek East Windsor Garfield
Jersey City * Ariel Lippman Mariya Shabbir Tohfafarosh
* Gutenberg D. Ahimon Passaic Hackensack
Montvale Zubair Shabbir Lokhandwala Jimit Jayesh Vyas
Mustafa H. Alqudah Bridgewater Edison
Rutherford Jessica Mavadia Aaron Jacob Wey
Carlo T. Baylosis Edison East Brunswick
Summit Khaja Adil Mohiuddin Peter Wong
* Theresa L. Benony Bergenfield North Brunswick
Union Srihari Mummidi Mariam M. Yanni
Mark Andrew Biros East Brunswick Jersey City
Newark, DE Maliha Muneer * Jumanah Yasmin
Joshua S. Delshad Jersey City Orange
Union * Avani P. Pandya Matthew S. Youssef
* Kathleen E. DeRosa Jersey City Bayonne
East Hampstead, NH Meet D. Patel Adrian Zielinski
Kushal Gordhan Dudhat Jersey City Paramus
North Bergen Steffen A. Pharai
† Navin Duseja Kearny CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Edison * Sung Ting Po Martina Abd-El-Masseh
Chinedu Ezebuiroh Closter Bayonne
Piscataway Andrew P. Roche Khaldoon E. Abu-Hakmeh
* Paola Fernandez-Briceno Hillside Lyndhurst
Long Branch * Rimi Sahu Shivang B. Adhyaru
Rozalin Ramzi Gris Belleville Bloomingdale
Jersey City Joseph A. Sasso Ingy Ezzat Ahmed
Ketan Mohan Gujarathi Avenel Newark
Belleville Munish Shah Babajide Ayotola Akeredolu
Stephen Hrindo Galloway Newark
Linden Prachi Shah Andrea C. Alcalde
Crystal R. Kania Old Bridge Newark
Livingston * Bishoy Sidhom † Asif Alli
East Brunswick Kissimmee, FL
Alan Singh
Wayne
Maciej Sprycha
Wallington

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Elijah Amarh Shady Massoud CIVIL ENGINEERING

Newark Dayton Talal A. Abdalla
Ashishkumar Manilal Amin * Tariq Moujtahid Jersey City
Jersey City Jersey City Vincent M. Adamo
Rasheid N. Aref Mayur Balkrishna Mundada Middletown
Paterson Hackensack † Bertha Solange Alfaro
Carlo Badiola Randy Murillo Totowa
Union Elizabeth Frank C. Armstrong
Pablo Botero Sanga Tekou Mutah Waldwick
Parsippany Belleville Muhammed S. Assal
Maksim A. Burakhovich Silvana M. Ortiz Belleville
Staten Island, NY Elizabeth * Maxemous G. Atalla
Fabian Casteblanco † Viral H. Panchal Jersey City
South Plainfield Parlin † Gary Aubain
Shankha B. Chaudhuri Anup V. Patel Lakewood
Paramus Newark * Nizamettin Avci
Mara F. Crespo * Bhavita A. Patel Rutherford
Carteret Jersey City Morad Awad
Vinh Q. Dang Urvish M. Patel Clifton
Roselle Jersey City Fred P. Beaudry III
Chetna Deepti Engineer Nicholas Pasquale Persico South Amboy
Jackson Plainsboro Syed Ali Mohamed Bilgrami
Antoni Gerges Lekshmi Kandh Pillai Galloway
Jersey City West Orange Jacqueline Sarah Bunner
Mina M. Hanna Jonathan Raul Rego Raritan
Bayonne Springfield John Francis Casella
Chelise A. Hutchins-Gray Fernando Rivas Hackettstown
South Plainfield Newark David James Chew
Simon Huynh Roger Oscar Saez Lafayette
Bridgewater Passaic Jean Junior Davilus
Fangzhou Jin Paul J. Saporito East Orange
Edison New Milford * Emre Demirel
Alex Varghese John Nilay Shah Hasbrouck Hts
Spring Valley, NY Dover Hitasha Ramesh Devnani
Razmenka Lazoroska Deepika Singh Edison
Garfield Edison Kati R. DiRaimondo
Alexander Markou * Sharon Rose Thigpen Colonia
Toms River Newark Bryan M. Ehnes
Ramy William Marzouk Gerardo Tolentino Roselle Park
Jersey City Plainfield
Monica Ann Maslowski Edwin J. Walker Jr.
Wayne New Brunswick
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Christopher Basim Elmasri Mildort Larose * Navid Rahman

Jersey City Neptune Princeton Junction
Omeed Entezarian Paul R. Latham Ashley Jean Ralston
Hackensack New Egypt North Plainfield
* Thomas P. Farina Christopher Laurent Marc K. Raoul
New Hyde Park, NY Asbury Park Neptune
* Anthony J. Felicetta Carlos A. Lopez * Anis Khalaf Rawashdeh
Pompton Lanes North Bergen Rutherford
Ross Flores Ashar Mahmood † Juan D. Restrepo
Belleville Hasbrouck Heights Bergenfield
Christopher J. Forte-McRobbie Jamal Sadiq Mahmud * Nelson R. Rivera
Somerset Lawrenceville North Bergen
Manuel Fraga III † Daniel J. Marraffini Tiago F. Rodrigues
Kearny Washington Twsp Fords
Botamina B. Gemian Dennis Michael McVeigh Umar Saeed
Milltown River Edge Parlin
* Samantha Gonzales Kyrillos M. Meseha Faraz Safaie
Clifton Jersey City Clifton
* Michael Greendyk Derek Aung Moldauer * Sorie Sankoh
North Haledon Edison North Plainfield
Myles Guilford Carlos Manuel Moreno Joseph William Santorelli
Edison Perth Amboy Barnegat
† Christopher Michael Hanna * Harvy E. Moreno * Michael Timko
Andover Rahway Wharton
* Chet R. Harrigan * Timothy M. O’Brien * Daniela Tolov
Bloomfield Stewartsville Garfield
† Alvaro Hernandez * Sean O’Kelly Peter D. Tomos
Newark Sayreville Wallington
* Phillip Robert Ince Nancy Elizabeth Oliver Joshua W. Tooker
Union Beach Galloway Secaucus
Asadullah Jamali Bassey O. Onyile Tien Tran
Newark North Brunswick Belleville
Vanessa E. Jorge Moises Ariel Orbe † Jonathan Munsod Valones
Carteret Paterson Teaneck
Joseph C. Juzwin Omotayo Oyelaja Tyler C. Vandervalk
Landing Linden Lincoln Park
* Andrew J. Kelemen † Dominic S. Passanita * Piotr Wiszowaty
Montvale Haledon Bayonne
Piotr Krzysztof Kurcon Digant G. Patel Matthew Richard Young
Harrison Iselin Oaklyn
David Lam Hiral K. Patel * Mark Lawrence Tandoc Zamora
Northfield Parsippany Succasunna
Krupesh D. Patel * Abraham A. Zhinin
Piscataway Lodi
Niraj S. Patel
Iselin
Raymond L. Persaud
Newark
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COMPUTER ENGINEERING Eric J. Rivera Daniel Armando Chavez

* Oluwashina K. Alohun River Vale Clark
Newark Maurice Ruales Keon A. Clinton
Atahan Atay Clark Somerset
West Windsor * Omair Saeed * Kevin A. Coelho
Marian Noeman Aziz Kenvil Mountainside
Bayonne † Enrique Saro-Nunez † Mitul Ghanshyambhai
* Duarte Barreiro Warren Contractor
Harrison * Jaskiran Singh Jersey City
Luis Felipe Bustamante South Orange † Jigarkumar K. Doshi
West New York * Yadwinder Singh Edison
† Steven Gerard Caputo Little Ferry Moetaz F. El-Safadi
West Windsor Khrizel Brual Solano Paterson
John Dritsas Kenilworth Moses O. Famakinwa
Cliffside Park † Khizar Sultan Newark
James Walter DuDasko San Francisco, CA * Kevin Flynn
Lakewood Marc-Ian O. Victorio Burlington
Jaime A. Fernandez Belleville Justus O. Iwu
Belleville Avneesh Vig Orange
* Clifford Hilaire Iselin Muhammad Ijaz Khan

Elizabeth * Hang Wu Jersey City
Christopher Jaeger Harrison Lukasz K. Konik
Stockholm Union
Ajen M. Kansara ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Darryl E. Lewis
Hillsdale Secaucus
Ahmed M. Abdelghafar
* Tezveer Singh Khara Elizabeth Christian Michael Liga
Union City Whiting
* Russell M. Adams
* Eric S. Kratky Boonton Michael Carlo Lipari
Union Clifton
James Akinleye
† Cesar A. Martinez Irvington * Boyi Liu
Kearny Chicago, IL
Lee Anderson
Edrian S. Nuguid Midland Park * Tomislav Lucin
Orange Fairfield
Kevin M. Argentieri
Raul E. Nunez Milford Thanh K. Ly
Haledon West Orange
† Emad-Ul Asar
Jeanina M. Perez Jersey City † Piotr L. Machocki
West Orange Clifton
Mehmet Nuri Ayyildiz
Brian G. Peyton Lyndhurst Devraj Mahida
Milford Warren
Parashar Shivashanker Bhatt
Mario Antonio Pineda Matawan Salman Haider Naqvi
West New York Kearny
* Michael B. Boulus
† Walter Eduardo Piscoya Lyndhurst Kerolos Nashed
Cliffwood Jersey City
Reniery Cevallos
Linden
John Chalet
Bloomfield
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XXX
† Chadwick Ng ENGINEERING SCIENCE Carol Sinclair

Metuchen Mohamed Afifi Bloomfield
Pius Osadolor Ohenhen West Paterson † Richard T. Tuscano
Newark * Edmond K. Armah Princeton Junction
* Oluwaseun A. Olarinre Trenton Michelle Weston
Clifton * Vimal Asokan East Orange
† Amaka C. Onyemekeihia Wayne Concrete Industry Management
Newark Baheer Halim Technology Option
* Devin Jan Pantiliano Newark Leean R. Orama
Ridgefield Park Joshua Henry Newark
† Mitesh D. Patel Irvington Construction Engineering
Roselle Park * Syed N. Hussain Technology Option
Priya J. Patel Piscataway † Tom Enyimah Ansah
Rockaway Kirti Mary Joseph Hillside
Rujul S. Patel Fishkill, NY Steven Paul Barbera
Iselin † Gail M. Mc Lean Wayne
Robert J. Pickel Ben Lomond, CA Andrew Joseph Bizub
River Edge * Louis A. Rodriguez Lake Hiawatha
* Scott A. Pospishil Clifton * Andrew John Bliss
Wayne * Hirsh Vardhan Singh Rockaway
† Julio L. Proano Linwood * Sean Butler
Princeton South River
* Diego Quintana ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Charles Joseph Bycroft
Berkeley Heights Computer Technology Option Bayville
Alexis Gerardo Quintero Castro Mohamed M. Abdallatif Matthew V. Calogera
Belleville Clifton Old Bridge
Dhiran J. Rana Thomas J. Allnatt Peter Anthony Campisi
Passaic Newark Fairfield
Danny Rivera Kevin Brian Bowden Ivan A. Cavieses
Newark Oak Ridge East Windsor
* Anshu Singh * Christopher Robert Carlson * Peter Cecko
Belleville Oakland Parlin
Saurabh Singh Jeffrey Neal Cuttino Marcolm White Coleman
North Brunswick Newark Irvington
† Malik Adeyinka Telufusi Christopher Earle John Daniel DiFilippo
Irvington Newark Scotch Plains
* Dana Tomaszewicz Kenechi Egbuna * Georgette DuCasse
Old Bridge Boonton Newark
* Kevin A. Vliet Abdelfattah Hammad
† Meghan Marie Elsman
Toms River Paterson Warren
Wei Wang Patrice K. Jagoo Vincent J. Gervasoni
Harrison Morristown Hamilton
Senuka C. Weerahandi * Goran Milovanovic
Edison Trenton
Mary E. Rhodes
Passaic
* Adrian Sapunxhiu
Palisades Park
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* Ciara Nicole Hall Vincent Calabresi * Archana Vasudevan Chetty

Yardville Bloomfield Whitehall, PA
† Timothy T. Jones * Jesus David Castano Silvestre Antonio Compres
Metuchen Morristown Bloomfield
Michael Jukus * Nicholas Gambino † Michael Correa
South Amboy Raritan Carteret
Victor J. Lindo * Mario M. Guglielmo * Antonio Moises Corzo
Paterson Cliffside Park Suffern, NY
Richard J. Lindsay Dimith Guillaume * Amitkumar Thakorbhai Desai
West Orange Elizabeth South River
Miroslaw Mazur Jeff Kiniery * Cheick Diarra
Avenel Branchburg Teaneck
* Richard George Mclean Sadia Osman Christopher J. Ebreo
Plainfield Parlin Old Bridge
* Salvatore L. Minervini Mariusz Piskorz † Vadim Ergardt
Waldwick Parlin Springfield
† Kofi Osei Obaid Ur Rehman * Maximino Ferreira
Hillside Newark Monroe, NY
* Anuj N. Patel George J. Rodriguez * Richard Hastrup
Jersey City Staten Island, NY Randolph
Kelton Predestin Blaese A. Romano Horane Henry
East Orange Pittstown Orange
Amy Lynne Rondena Christopher J. SanFilippo Mostafa N. Higazi
Port Reading West Hempstead, NY Union
Matthew R. Septak † Raymond Joseph Tintle III Paterson Jean-Baptiste
Monroe Township New Milford Orange
Michael O. Silvestre Nicholas Francis Zakashefski Juan C. Jon
Newark Hillsborough Elizabeth
* Derek R. Smith Electrical and Computer Emmanuel Liens
South Plainfield Engineering Technology Option Union
* Andres Vanegas Francisco Javier Agrelo Vinskey Louissaint
Perth Amboy Kearny Linden
Juan David Villamil Osorio Ronal E. Aguirre Arfan E. Mughal
Middlesex Jersey City Jersey City
† Jacquy Vincent * Stephen Ako Ayang Bhavik R. Patel
Irvington Baytown, TX Edison
Construction Management * Vitor M. Antunes † Biren D. Patel
Technology Option Kearny Secaucus
Allan B. Bernosky Robert Augustynowicz Jay Patel
Roseland Colonia Jersey City
Jonel Boull
Neptune
* Frank B. Calo
Mendham
† Jesse J. Chang
Rahway
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XXX
Krunal J. Patel Doriann L. Buzzetta Robert Adrian Thomas

Edison Pequannock Newark
† Pinkesh Patel * Alexander Cannara Ajay D. Thumar
Eatontown Roseland Parsippany
† Pratik D. Patel Gino Aldo Carbajal * Kevin D. Trangone
Secaucus Kearny Parsippany
* Smitkumar Patel † Kevin F. Daniel Jr. Carl Victor Ventricelli
Hackettstown Oak Ridge Lincoln Park
* Kiel Salvatore Perreca * Paul Robert DeRosa * Christopher J. Vesper
Denville Hopatcong Branchville
Jo-Ann M. Quevedo * Richard D. Ferreira * Alfred Hidrai Yeseab
Linden Colonia Lodi
Fayez Rahman † Dmitriy Grinberg Jiheon Yoon
Paterson South River Kearny
† Anees Ur. Rehman † Marshall L. Hill Surveying Engineering
North Plainfield Newark Technology Option
Rana Tanzeelur Rehman Andy E. Innocent David Paul Aguanno
Harrison West Orange Parsippany
† Roger St. Fort Jason Robert Jawidzik * Sachdeep S. Arora
Hillside Monroe Twp. Pennington
* Artur Stefaniak * Ryan M. Johnson † Mark C. Bonzani
Bayonne Sparta Long Valley
* Ruel Villahermosa Ji Hwan Jung * Philip R. Dember
Union Kearny Lawrenceville
Waleed Warrad Philip Lopes † Anthony M. Devizio
Weehawken Livingston Verona
Timothy James Wiersielis Paul Makarucha Giancarlo Fricano
New Brunswick Rahway Bridgewater
Manufacturing Engineering * Brian McPeek Michael Patrick Kipp
Technology Option Sussex Jackson
† Goutham Dass Roly Medois * Messan Denagnon Konou
Washington Newark Tallahassee, FL
Winston Junior Stewart Caleb Dean Miller Andrew P. Kubiak
Garfield Wharton Prospect Park
Mechanical Engineering Brian M. Novak * Lisa Marie Peterson
Technology Option Chatham Prospect Park
Bryan Anderson * Andrew E. Otto John W. Stewart
Andover South Orange Caldwell
* Pierre Claudel Bien-Aime Ankit A. Patel
Elizabeth Union City
James P. Brady III Jason Paul Peach
Woodbridge Port Murray
* Bryan K. Brouhard Edward Rodolfo Sanchez
Budd Lake Union
Gregory P. Scheman
East Windsor
Jamieson Robert Simms
Parsippany
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* David Bruce Swanson * Atul Gautam MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Phillipsburg East Windsor * Uyiosa A. Abusomwan
Christopher M. Trebisky Annacler Harris-Blevin Newark
Merchantville Parisppany Heme H. Adly
Abraham A. Zhinin Solomon Heber Bayonne
Lodi Garfield Raphael O. Nnamdi Akinsete
Telecommunications Management Jonathan James Newark
Technology Option Newark * Nicholas John Almerini
John Abraham Alireza Kariminia North Haledon
Bergenfield Elmwood Park Patrick M. Alvarado
† Wilex Nicolas Amboise Reehana Khan Trenton
Orange Maplewood † Bryce Henry Anzelmo
Dariel Gonzalez Rodriguez Andrew C. Kim Lincoln Park
Union City Livingston Erwin Armijos
Alex Nelson * Patrick Joseph Koscielny West New York
West Orange Clifton Bevnoty Attia
Ovril Maddan Jersey City
Newark * Arvin Autar
ENVIRONMENTAL † Ivan R. Marti Jersey City
ENGINEERING Flanders Imran Aziz
Natasha A. Matrunich * Eric John Mattessich Newark
Pittston, PA Demarest Eric Azim Bacchus
* Emil M. Tarife Rishi Mehra Jersey City
Belleville Edison * Rojan Banmali
Nancy N. Nesheiwat Bloomfield
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Washington Wali Christopher Barker
Julia Melissa Briceno * Anchung T. Nguyen Iselin
Carteret Jersey City * Daniel P. Basile
Marsha Chang Bhavik N. Patel Freehold
Clifton Jersey City Giovanny A. Bedoya
* Patrick R. Cussen * Hanisha K. Patel Bloomfield
Great Meadows Wood-Ridge Gregory Allen Bendl
Dudly Denot Steven Ribeiro East Orange
Bethlehem, PA Elizabeth * Vernon Bentz
John R. Dessejour * David Rodriguez Northfield
West Orange Newark * Kyle R. Bognatz
Dicknery Diaz * Pratik A. Shah Hackensack
Kearny Galloway
* Roham Dowlatyari
† Carlo Togonon
Cranbury Bloomfield
* Etiime Ebewo Ashutosh Micheal Xalxo

Avenel Belleville
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* Peter S. Boutros † Steve Faria Farqan Kamal

Jersey City Perth Amboy Harrison
† Allan J. Cabatuan † Benjamin S. Fisher John Kim
Hillside Brookside Glen Rock
Steven Caetano Lawrence Alexander Francisco Eric David Knorr
Newark Passaic Mercerville
Joseph A. Caiola * Rolando Alberto Garcia * Chris Kolodziej
Edison Antunez Wayne
Konstantin Chaus Landing † Hassan A. Krisht
Marlboro * Jason J. Garcia Dearborn, MI
† Alexander G. Chiang West New York † Peter Carroll Laskaris
Hillsborough † Amgad A. Ghaly West Orange
Ralph Michael Chieffo Jersey City
* Christopher Thomas Lepage
Middletown * Jonathan Stephen Graziano Oakland
Philip A. Clark Boonton Bo Li
Hillside * Kirk Greenhouse Edison
Middletown
* Christopher John Csekey * Hui Lin
Hillsborough Madonna N. Hanna Harrison
Jefferson A. Cuadra Lodi * Mark Robert List
West New York Christopher J. Hatke Bloomfield
Jamar K. Davis Green Pond Patrick Anastas Livesey
Elizabeth Daniel Thomas Heimall Northfield
South Amboy
* Shawn M. Denning Agostinho Sousa Livres
Cranford Daniel S. Henriques Bridgewater
Jason Thomas DiPasquale Perth Amboy † Joaquim Lopes
New Milford Michael William Hetherington Bloomfield
Leanne B. Donlon Port Monmouth
† * Thomas F. Lorys
Blairstown Muhammed Ehsanul Hoque Linden
Newark
* Sarah Ruth Dwight * Kareem A. Loutfy
Red Bank Katrina Rachel Hornstein Carteret
Duluth, MN
* Michael Eibling Christopher P. Macrae
Convent Station † Frederick K. Huang Randolph
† Khaled Z. El-Banna Bloomingdale Constantin Nicoara Mateiescu
Cranbury * Robert J. Hughes Princeton Junction
Rachid J. Elkik Brick * Luis Carlos McRea
Fort Lee † Sameer S. Jaffri North Bergen
East Brunswick * Leonardo R. Mera
* Jaeick Jang Bloomfield
Palisades Park
Jesse B. Jesus
Kearny
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Mateusz Michalec † Bhavin A. Patel Andrew Suozzo

Elmwood Park Jersey City Old Bridge
† Aren Rienaldo Millan † Deepak Patel * Dawid Szast
Montclair Iselin Garfield
* Jonathan Missonellie † Denish A. Patel Keivan Daniel Tayeb
Newton Jersey City Dumont
Kilvin Mitchell Jr. * Daniel R. Patterson Andrew C. Tomasello
Dunellen Oakland Berkeley Heights
Ric A. Mombay * Brian R. Peterson * Temitope Joel Towolawi
Colonia East Brunswick Ridgefield Park
† Charles Jonathan Mondalto Irvin Fan Pham † Joseph P. Troll
Hillside Randolph West Milford
* Kevin George Mulligan Davorin Piljic Itoro O. Ukpeh
Rockaway Clifton Newark
Tina Nadia Narine Edwin O. Pimentel * Thomas R. Vega
West Orange Bloomfield Garfield
Gbandi Nikabou Partheepan Rajaratnam Harsh Kaushik Vyas
Newark Edison Bloomfield
* Michael John Nolan * David W. Samuel Beata J. Wec
Jersey City Carteret Colonia
* Kevin Amenya Nyamangorora † Carlos E. Sanchez Liard N. Weston
East Orange Kearny North Brunswick
David Olayiwola Oladiran * Anthony Vincent Sforza Jaquoia Terlane Worrell
Newark Rahway Irvington
Aniel Padrino Daniel Peter Shaba † James R. Yeager
Sayreville North Haledon Union
Salvatore F. Parisi John P. Sheridan John P. Zawisa
Matawan Manchester Fair Lawn
Ankur R. Patel † Mithilsinh Sisodia
Parsippany Clifton
* David Song
Palisades Park
† Daniel Alexander Stonkus
Monmouth Junction
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COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
NEW JERSEY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE
Taiwo Oluwatosin Adelani Andrew P. Coslow Gaudencio Martinez

Newark Bayville West Orange
Wilson Aldahondo Justin M. Costa Jennifer S. Masotti
New Milford Hazlet South Salem, NY
Sarah Almukhtar Marco G. Cusumano Jason J. Mattison
Ridgewood Cranford Dover
Jaime Alvarado * Eugene F. Dassing * Nicole J. Mirabelli
Carteret Caldwell Phillipsburg
* Adam Amelchenko Anirudh R. Dhawan Zachary C. Mongiovi
Point Pleasant Beach Randolph Kenilworth
Laura A. Asaibene Thomas Joseph Dores Tanzela Monsoor
Elmwood Park Union Newark
Ali Aslam Kristi Leigh Drake Cynthia L. Montalvan
Nutley Pilesgrove Rahway
Cory Attardo * Dominique I. Duroseau Christopher D. Morella
Toms River Irvington Montvale
Angelena Marie Badillo William Logan Esarey Joshua D. Murphy
Roselle Park Tuckerton Newark
† Dena A. Baskous * Julius R. Escalon Ronald Joseph Nametko Jr.
Anchorage, AK Allendale Manchester
Gregory Bassiely Christopher H. Francisco † Maria Alekseevna Nosova
Freehold Newark West Paterson
Christina Ann Bellero Candido S. Gude Brian Daniel Novello
Brick Staten Island, NY Rockaway
* Christopher Brand * Frank John Gurdak Raphael Kwame Nyame Ogoe
Pompton Lakes Cliffside Park Toms River
Walter D. P. J. Brandt James C. Hagelstein Caitlin Palamara
Vienna Lumberton Summit
Eric Thomas Buckley Kim Samantha Harris Rafael I. Paredes
Colonia Randolph Elizabeth
* Jose A. Camacho Tina M. Holmes Heli Pinillos Gonzalez
Dayton Newark Newark
† Gregory Capone * Majed I. Isamail Agnieszka M. Pregowska
Paterson Linden Bridgewater
Alexander John Carlson Jihoon Kim Anthony E. Princiotta
Sparta Rutherford West Windsor
Evangeline Chen * Aung Thu Kyaw † Alfio F. Racite
Fair Lawn Woodside, NY Woodbury
Richard J. Cichon Jacqueline Lam † Julian Junior Ramos
Avenel Marlboro Clifton
Miguel A. Claros * James Michael Lopes Carlos A. Rodriguez
Verona Elizabeth Hope Lawn
Erin R. Collins Andrew L. Lopez
Califon Newark
Enkela Malellari
Lodi
Aimee Mariano
New Milford
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† Dominick Antonio Rodriguez Jonathan Jacob Schaier Jay Tsai

Princeton Fair Lawn Hillsborough
* Raquel Romero Jennifer L. Schmitt * Adam F. Valenzuela
Belleville Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park
Alyssa Marie Rosellini Stephen W. Schreyer Ryan E. Valese
Towaco East Brunswick Ocean
David J. Rosenbaum * James Richard Schulenburg * Joseph M. Vivino
West Orange Basking Ridge Wayne
† Erin Christine Ross Peter J. Soderman Hugh F. Wethered
Wayne Paramus Montville
Fabian A. Saa Ryan Patrick Sutherland Christopher C. Whitley
Newark Harrisville, RI Pitman
Thomas William Sanquini Allan M. Sylvester Shawntel Marie Young
Brick Howell Brownington, VT
Jonathan M. Tiongko
Rochelle Park
Carmela Rosa Tripodi
Moonachie
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE
Jair I. Alava Dillon Andrew Fernando † Huy Nguyen-Dinh

Newark Monroe Township West Hartford, CT
Christopher M. Bossa Ivan O. Garcia Loraine L. Obello
Freehold Hasbrouck Heights Newark
† Walter W. Chita Emily Granadeno * Nelson Oswaldo Parada
Allendale Newark Bloomfield
Carolyn Cohen † Desmond D. Hayes Brian Edward Persaud
Whippany Lindenwold Jersey City
Omar Cordero Jonathan Hincapie * Rachel F. Pinnelas
Clifton Paterson Manalapan
Alvaro Delgado Adnan Hussain † Pawel M. Pregowski
Paterson Paterson Bridgewater
* Lorin N. Diaz Vasilios A. Kalavrouziotis Ray Saleh
Glassboro Cherry Hill Basking Ridge
† Ely Duran Daniel R. Kinsley * Matthew E. Sasso
Passaic Pearl River, NY Newark
* Lisa Edwards Zachary T. Knight * Cesar A. Serrato
Ewing Oxford, PA Linden
* Nivien A. Eltarrani Michael R. Lawson † Alesia Victoria Trail
Mahwah Lake Hiawatha Stony Point, NY
Alaine Anjelica Fairweather † Michael Mudryk * Emma M. Vinski
Ocean East Windsor Bridgewater
Andres F. Naranjo
Bogota
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Brian E. Borja Allen Brian Catbagan James Scott Miller Jr.

Avenel Jersey City Piscataway
Reina L. Gonzalez
North Bergen
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND LIBERAL ARTS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
APPLIED PHYSICS Samil Madhusudan Patel ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT Piscataway (Degree conferred jointly by NJIT
and Rutgers-Newark) Katie Piekielski and Rutgers-Newark)
Matthew R.C. Albano Atco Joseph R. Corbett
Lodi Scott John Rietze South River
† Christopher Jonathan Daly Newark * Carlos A. Garcia
Dumont Zehra S. Sadiq West New York
* David Alexander Gamarra Mount Laurel * Janani Ramkumar
Clifton Bhakti H. Shah Plainsboro
† Naomi Hauser Highland, NY Diana L. Reyes
West Orange Monali Shah Harrison
John F. King Jr. Rockville, MD
Milford, DE Kiran G. Thomas MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
* Dhvanit Mehta West Caldwell * Matthew R.C. Albano
Edison Kan Wang Lodi
* Matthew Monaco Atlantic City * Karina L. Aliaga
West Caldwell Lodi
David E. Rodriguez CHEMISTRY Michael J. Bellanich
Harrison Janaki Chandawalla South Amboy
David W. Sutton Avenel Phillip Derek Bowden
Marlboro Mavis Dennis Wyckoff
Jersey City * Temitope J. Brotherson
BIOLOGY Alexander Gurvits Hackensack
(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT Colonia Paulo Miguel Carlos
and Rutgers-Newark) * Veronika Khariv Carteret
* Anna M. Castro Smithville Fatima S. Elgammal
Hillside Yanal Merza Wayne
Freeha Zahid Chaudhri Prospect Park Steven Elliott
Jersey City Newark
* Raymond J. Schweikert
Joseph Hanna Lakewood † Brian Emmanuel
Jersey City Kearny
* Dhwaniben Pravinkumar Shah
Katelyn Elizabeth Krynski Parsippany † Nadia A. Griffiths
Middletown East Orange
Ling Lin COMMUNICATION Jiaying Kary He
Harrison Kearny
Sandy Y. Awad
Swathi Manchikanti West Paterson Kyle J. McCarthy
Edison Collingswood
Christian D. Carrillo
Royce Thomas Mathew North Plainfield
Syosset, NY † Elizabeth Chang
Bharath Mittapalli Parsippany
Paramus
* Michael J. Ferrughelli
Natasha Pandya Belleville
Hasbrouck Heights
* Katherine Rada Hepfinger
Mason ,OH
* Glennis Sherefer Ray-Jordan
Jersey City
Jeffrey David Sciueche
Morganville
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Catherine N. Morrison * Toai Dinh Tran SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

Bloomingdale Rockaway SOCIETY
† Falak Naz Henry Tsang Atira George
Clifton Guttenberg Teaneck
Aminur Rahman John Emmanuel Limon Umali Mamaille Maille Maina
Kearny Jersey City Montclair
Sandeep Singh Robert Patrick Vella Brittney E. Walsh
Carteret Ocean Harrison
Maria G. Victor
Union City
† Victor S. Wahba
North Bergen
Jing Yuan
Basking Ridge
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BIOLOGY Susie Megalla HISTORY

(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT East Brunswick (Degree conferred jointly by NJIT
and Rutgers-Newark) Divya Mirchandani and Rutgers-Newark)
Ikenna Y. Achebe Rutherford Mark A. Dulay
Irvington Trushna N. Mistry Passaic
Meena Aladdin East Hanover Mark A. Espinosa
Wayne Mohammad N. Najib Newark
Wagdi W. Assar Clifton Samelin S. Fenelus
Wallington Urvashi J. Pandit Irvington
Alex Brito Kendall Park Michael F. Georgi
Hillside † Ashley A. Pathickal East Brunswick
David A. Centrella Teaneck Andrew John Kaczur
Hawthorne Aleena Syed Sabzwari Avenel
Sameep Yogesh Chandrani Franklin Park Brian Patrick Lord
Plainsboro Noor Salam Middletown
Charles Elias Warren * Silvia M. Mendes
West Caldwell Ammar F. Saymeh Union
Amir S. Fakhrzadeh Old Bridge † Michael Shawn Sullivan
East Brunswick * Mira Bhargav Shah Bellmawr
Tanima Gangopadhyay Piscataway Hala A. Taha
Jersey City Prapti Dipak Shah Watchung
Evelyn M. Gonzales North Brunswick Michael C. Woyce
Newark † Razina E. Shiliwala East Rutherford
† Michelle Mary Jacob Edison Angela G. Yeung
Closter Bicky C. Vettichira Edison
Anoop G. Joseph Yonkers, NY
Nutley Carmela J. Zoccali
Jane L. Kim Clifton
Newark
Eric Lin COMMUNICATION
Marlboro Oluwaseun Aladese
Nida Mahmood Newark
Hamilton Kathryn Lee Wighton
Warren
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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS
† Akbar Shamoon Ahmad † Mei Hua Chen Jay D. Kshatriya

Highland Park Egg Harbor Township Lodi
Arnel E. Alerte Cosmin Lucian Chiujdea Christa L. Lapinig
East Windsor Newark Jersey City
Kyle J. Alvarez Robert E. Colon * Alan M. LaQuaglia
West Orange Netcong Bloomfield
Alexander Amaya * Parthiv K. Dalal Oneeka Shandel Larocque
Cliffside Park Jersey City Belleville
* Michael A. Amegashie Philip Joseph D’Amore † Amy Lim
Newark West Orange Rutherford
* Jose A. Arroyo Grismarie Echevarria * Johnny Liu
Newark Newark Wayne
Dimitri Anthony Athans * Ryan Leonard Eng Sijia Liu
Woolwich East Brunswick East Brunswick
† Christopher J. Bacque Vanessa Eng Samuel F. Lombardi
Union Beach Ridgefield Park Newark
* Edmund S. Banner Stephen Andrew Erickson Moussoukoro Ly
Edison Emerson Jersey City
* Alison T. Baumlin Miguel Farinas † Jason Maeng
Monroe Township Ridgefield Cherry Hill
Daniel O. Bautista Veronica Giannine Francia Erik Per Magnusson
Phillipsburg Clifton Newark
Gregg E. Beckett * Shahida Garner Karen J. Marques
Staten Island, NY West Orange Newark
Charles W. Bell * Gary Wayne Garris Jennifer Marquez
Haleiwa, HI Ledgewood Bloomfield
† Adrian R. Benjamin Marco L. Gaspar * Jaclyn Brett McCaffrey
East Orange Kearny Bronx, NY
Michael Bento Tejpal S. Grewal * Matthew F. Melody
Elizabeth Warren Union
Michael A. Bernardo Clarily Guzman Scott R. Milewski
Saddle Brook Perth Amboy Fanwood
† Rosalind Best † Khalil H. Hamilton Mehrvish P. Mirza
Orange Jersey City Edison
* Sybrina C. Blissett † James Jeungho Han Spiro J. Molfetas
South Orange East Windsor Waldwick
Sleiman Boulos * Asher Hashmi Antonio Montuori
Hackettstown Jersey City Bloomfield
Audrey Britton * Christopher F. Hulse Carla Narvaez
West Orange Iselin Newark
† Andrea Butler Mohammed Elsayed Ibraheim Erastus K. Ndirangu
Edison Roselle Park Lincoln Park
† Quaison David Carter Joshua John Louis Noto
Teaneck Bayonne Garfield
Tanima Chaturvedi † Anum Kalim Kehinde O. Oyelola
Freehold Parlin Roselle
† David Kim Taiwo A. Oyelola
Demarest Roselle
* Elizabeth S. Kreher
Edison
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Elizabeth Papanicolaou Omar B. Rimawi Anthony Barnes Tunnero

Montclair Clifton Flemington
† Christopher Parenti Brian L. Russell Dhiraj Verma
Elizabeth Newark Warren
Darshan Kanti Patel * Faiz M. Safdar † Roger C. Wang
Plainsboro Mount Laurel East Brunswick
Kevin P. Patel Ashley A. Salazar Gustav Ragnar Warfving
South Plainfield Sayreville Newark
Mannan B. Patel * Marie Samson * Herman F. Wong
Voorhees Springfield Holmdel
† Carlos Eduardo Perez Gerard Hinlo Santa Maria Kevin Z. Xiao
Cranbury Jersey City Parsippany
Mark T. Perez Erica Lynn Schultz Mengchen Yang
Teaneck Wildomar, CA Harrison
Osvaldo Perez † Christian J. Sees Yuen Yee Yeung
Clifton Wayne Kearny
Jeffrey William E. Pierik-Page Gunjan S. Shah Sylvia Verna Young
Plainfield Piscataway Newark
Cornelius Babatunde Popoola † Nilesh Shah Daniel James Zalinsky
Newark Jersey City Clark
Christopher D. Raines Christopher Shim Nathalie Zapata
West Orange Montville Fair Lawn
Sonia M. Real Parandeep Singh * Xiaofei Zhao
Newark North Brunswick Marietta, GA
Daniel Herbert Richardson Mark Solonkovich
Jersey City New Milford
Dasa Stanimirovic
Newark
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Lailiane Christie Louzada

Newark
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
† Monime Wancique
Irvington
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COLLEGE OF COMPUTING SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
BIOINFORMATICS Richard Armand Heddy * Raul E. Rojas

* Wasay M. Hussain Franklin Paterson
Bergenfield Christopher Hukushi Daniel Vincent Rose
* Hajira Zia Naqvi Brick Bergenfield
Pine Brook Johmar Johnson * Nelly H. Santoso
Kearny Sewaren
COMPUTER SCIENCE James Kim Kelly Kathleen Sharpe
† Michael A. Barbosa Fort Lee Old Bridge
Newark Eric R. Koppel * Isaac Sim
† Sean Arthur Barstow Rutherford Ridgefield Park
Fair Lawn Joshua M. Kotz David A. Smith II
Clifton Boonton
* Kunal Batra
Morganville * Jerry Lin * Mohamad Neal Marvin Sugirin
† Michelle Bedu Springfield Old Bridge
Paterson John Lin Nicholas A. Velez
Nicholas R. Belotti Short Hills Metuchen
Red Bank * Alfred Lombardi Georgios N. Zavolas
Bryan M. Benauro North Bergen Elizabeth
Brick Anthony Robert Lopez
Steven Lewis Bossie East Rutherford HUMAN COMPUTER
North Potomac, MD Jose Antonio Lozada Gonzalez INTERACTION
Ronica S. Brisbon Trenton (Degree conferred jointly by NJIT
Maywood * Michael Jon Marks Jr.
and Rutgers-Newark)
Browns Mills Kevin C. McMorrow
* Edward V. Chervenyak
Clark Jason Martin Norwood
Sahil Choudhary Toms River * Luis Suarez

Perth Amboy
Wayne * Nicole A. McKoy
† Erik A. Cokeley Matawan
Hightstown Ricardo J. Mercado INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Christopher L. Cora West New York Anthony Jason Alicea
Newark Ryan Joseph Metzger Bayonne
Kelli Jo Curiotto Toms River † Sokol Bedeni
Lincoln Park † Daniel John Mizerak Clifton
Matthew Genberg Glen Burnie, MD Ravi Chaudhary
Wanaque * Krishnapriya K. Modh Newark
† Krishna Murty Gullapalli Colts Neck Hicham Dayja
Succasunna † Hakim Abdullah Mohammed Jersey City
* Vahid Hamidullah
Edison Shadi Shafik Eltoukhy
Union Christopher Robert Ochs Farmingdale
Ocean Grove
Boney Patel
North Bergen
Jason D. Pearson
Rockaway
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Devon Carl Facey * Jean C. Castro * Steve A. Hogarth

South Orange West Orange Neptune
James A. Grate † Aaron Bolante Cervas David Charles Holl
Westfield Belleville Old Bridge
† Antonio Gutierrez Chuan-Wei Chang * Jason M. Iannelli
Jersey City Bridgewater Washington Twp
† Anastasiya Krikun * Kok Jian Cheah Bilal Khan
Edison East Brunswick Pompton Lakes
Kimberly L. Mark Abraham Cho Marjan Hamid Khan
North Plainfield Englewood Cliffs Nutley
Jason X. Meier Christopher William Connelly † Charles D. Kim
Piscataway Lake Hiawatha Edison
Rohan Nigam * Christopher J. Conover II * Adriaan Klaassen
Edison Newark Hoboken
* Fiorella N. Pezantes * Jeremy Adam Damstrom * Sandra E. Lafayette
Perth Amboy Maywood New Brunswick
Damian Anthony Scott * Jasmeen Dhanoa Christopher E. Lee
Newark Lodi Lincoln Park
† Brian Phillip Diefenbach Jeffrey Thomas Liu
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Cranbury Livingston
* Neil Edward Abadie * Keith M. Eppihimer Hector Lopez-Silvero
South Amboy Mount Laurel Newark
Sharath S. Abraham Jose L. Espinoza * Thomas M. Marraffini
Bogota Union City Washington Twp
Edbert John Aguila Erica Anne Feldman Pinank N. Mashruwala
Clifton Hillsborough North Brunswick
† Jacob Agyemang Filipe M. Ferreira Alexander Medina
Newark Union Passaic
* Michael Alfredo Bryce D. Florek Bruno Mendez
Colonia Hopatcong Kearny
Tyler A. Auten * Brian Alexander Forgotson Christopher A. Miller
Montville Clifton Hawthorne
† Drew Bakke Lilia Ibet Garay * Amber E. Morrisey
Randolph Paterson Frisco, TX
Maurice V. Best Jaymin Piyush Goswami Ryan Griffith Noon
East Orange Jersey City Wyckoff
Kevan M. Bhatt Sameer Govil * Jose Luis Ortiz Jr.
Belleville Marlboro Irvington
* Jonathan R. Bondoc Erica L. Gugliemella Sahar Osman
Jersey City Edison Parlin
† Daniel J. Camarote * Keith F. Guirao † Michael Leonard Palumbo
Matawan Elmwood Park Ridgefield
Glenn D. Hanlon
Hopatcong
* Hansika Hegde
Old Bridge
Kartheek A. Hegde
Old Bridge
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Paul L. Parada * Anthony M. Rego † James R. Stump

West Orange Hackensack Saddle Brook
Akash Dhiru Patel * Joseph M. Rodriguez * Brian Sylvester
Pennington Springfield Howell
Kaushal Patel Adrian Jamil Rogers Robert John Szpila
Pine Brook Pemberton Fairfield
* Reginald Santera Pili Vincent R. Scuorzo * Kostandinos Taburas
Hamilton Marlboro Flemington
Jose Carlos Ramirez Luv K. Shah Andrew J. Tolentino
West Paterson Piscataway Galloway
Davis H. Rana Forman Moore Shemeley IV Aaron Adam VanBlarcom
Passaic Delran Allendale
* John Recine * Vladimir Skoryk Kevin J. Wagnon
Edison Hamilton Tinton Falls
Robert Michael Reese II † Benjamin Smith † Prabhat Kiran Zutshi
Mount Laurel Newark Jersey City
Gary A. Smith
Maplewood
BACHELOR OF ARTS
COMPUTER SCIENCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS Romel W. Montoya

(Degree conferred jointly by NJIT (Degree conferred jointly by NJIT Belleville
and Rutgers-Newark) and Rutgers-Newark) † Peter Busayo Oderanti
* John V. Bellone Jr. * Peter M. Bernd Vauxhall
Tuckerton Swedesboro Shyam P. Oza
* Ahmad F. Fahmy * Dongho Choi Bergenfield
Clifton Princeton Brian D. Piccoli
† Imsuk Kim Francis Antredu Codjoe Lincoln Park
Fort Lee North Brunswick Tafari D. Walker
Hyacinthe Nkurunziza * John M. Guirguis Kenilworth
Paterson Dayton
† Bharat Sheladia † Sherry Denise Hampton
Iselin Newark
† Renon W. Stewart Matthew T. Luminoso
Clifton Union Beach
Felix Alberto Montanez
Bayonne
Joaquin Montoya
Little Falls
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ALBERT DORMAN HONORS COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Khaldoon E. Abu-Hakmeh Joseph Hanna Andrew P. Roche

Uyiosa A. Abusomwan Annacler Harris-Blevin Adrian Jamil Rogers
Shivang B. Adhyaru Richard Armand Heddy Daniel Vincent Rose
Babajide Ayotola Akeredolu Horane Henry Alyssa Marie Rosellini
Meena Aladdin Mostafa N. Higazi Zehra Sadiq
Oluwaseun Aladese Clifford Hilaire Rimi Sahu
Matthew R.C. Albano David Charles Holl Enrique Saro-Nunez
Sarah Almukhtar Muhammed Ehsanul Hoque Jennifer L. Schmitt
Eric Azim Bacchus Katrina Rachel Hornstein Bhakti H. Shah
Carlo Badiola Phillip Robert Ince Monali Shah
Rojan Banmali Jonathan James Munish Shah
Steven Paul Barbera Jesse B. Jesus Prachi Shah
Gregory Bassiely Vanessa E. Jorge Alan Singh
Kunal Batra Anoop G. Joseph Deepika Singh
Michael J. Bellanich Joseph C. Juzwin Jaskiran Singh
Mark Andrew Biros Crystal R. Kania Mithilsinh Sisodia
Alex Brito Tezveer Singh Khara Macie J. Sprycha
Jacqueline Sarah Bunner Jane L. Kim Ryan Patrick Sutherland
Luis Felipe Bustamante Michael R. Lawson Aleena Syed Sabzwari
Joseph A. Caiola Eric Lin Mariya Shabbir Tohfafarosh
Fabian Casteblanco John Lin Andrew C. Tomasello
Ivan A. Cavieses Ling Lin Henry Tsang
Sameep Yogesh Chandrani Vinskey Louissaint John Emmanuel Limon Umali
Sahil Choudhary Kareem A. Loutfy Tyler C. Vandervalk
Erin R. Collins Nida Mahmood Bicky C. Vettichira
Christopher J. Conover Swathi Manchikanti Avneesh Vig
Andrew P. Coslow Jennifer S. Masotti Joseph M. Vivino
Christopher Jonathan Daly Jessica Mavadia Edwin J. Walker Jr.
Anirudh R. Dhawan Kyle J. McCarthy Beata J. Wec
Kati R. DiRaimondo Susie Megalla Hugh F. Wethered
Navin Duseja Divya Mirchandani Aaron Jacob Wey
Bryan M. Ehnes Amber E. Morrisey Christopher C. Whitley
Fatima S. Elgammal Catherine N. Morrison Piotr Wiszowaty
Rachid J. Elkik Salman Haider Naqvi Herman F. Wong
Steven Elliott Tina Nadia Narine Peter Wong
William Logan Esarey Louis Noto Michael C. Woyce
Chinedu Ezebuiroh Brian Daniel Novello Hang Wu
Amir S. Fakhrzadeh Edrian S. Nuguid Matthew S. Youssef
Erica Anne Feldman Urvashi J. Pandit Adrian Zielinski
Matthew Genberg Rafael I. Paredes
Michael Greendyk Kaushal Patel
Candido S. Gude Brian R. Peterson
Alexander Gurvits Steffen A. Pharai
Vahid Hamidullah Katie Piekielski
Glenn D. Hanlon Lekshmi Kandh Pillai
Aminur Rahman
Jonathan Raul Rego
Diana L. Reyes
HONORS DESIGNATION
Honors Scholar — graduate of the Albert Dorman Honors College
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HONORS DESIGNATIONS
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Mohamed M. Abdallatif Jason Robert Jawidzik Christopher Robert Ochs

Uyiosa A. Abusomwan Anoop G. Joseph Lisa Marie Peterson
Duarte Barreiro Crystal R. Kania Lekshmi Kandh Pillai
Michael J. Bellanich Razmenka Lazoroska Adrian Sapunxhiu
Luis Felipe Bustamante Christian Michael Liga Bhakti H. Shah
Reniery Cevallos Michael Carlo Lipari Prapti Dipak Shah
Christopher William Connelly Jeffrey Thomas Liu Jaskiran Singh
Amitkumar Thakorbhai Desai Lailiane Christie Louzada Mithilsinh Sisodia
Jigarkumar K. Doshi Jessica Mavadia Mariya Shabbir Tohfafarosh
Meghan Marie Elsman Kyle J. McCarthy Avneesh Vig
Kevin Flynn Susie Megalla Beata J. Wec
Rolando Alberto Garcia Antunez Matthew Monaco Aaron Jacob Wey
Joseph Hanna Sanga Tekou Mutah Herman F. Wong
Katrina Rachel Hornstein Salman Haider Naqvi Matthew Richard Young
Michelle Mary Jacob Carla Narvaez Adrian Zielinski
Louis Noto
Edrian S. Nuguid
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Khaldoon E. Abu-Hakmeh Vadim Ergardt Goran Milovanovic

Francisco Javier Agrelo William Logan Esarey Amber E. Morrisey
David Paul Aguanno Chinedu Ezebuiroh Tariq Moujtahid
Babajide Ayotola Akeredolu Erica Anne Feldman Brian Daniel Novello
Meena Aladdin Bryce D. Florek Aniel Padrino
Oluwaseun Aladese Matthew Genberg Akash Dhiru Patel
Bryce Henry Anzelmo Michael Greendyk Bhavik R. Patel
Frank C. Armstrong Krishna Murty Gullapalli Hiral K. Patel
Robert Augustynowicz Glenn D. Hanlon Kaushal Patel
Carlo Badiola Annacler Harris-Blevin Krunal J. Patel
Gregory Bassiely Horane Henry Brian R. Peterson
Kunal Batra Mostafa N. Higazi Katie Piekielski
Alison T. Baumlin Muhammed Ehsanul Hoque Aminur Rahman
Andrew John Bliss Robert J. Hughes Aleena Syed Sabzwari
James P. Brady III Christopher Hukushi Faraz Safaie
Bryan K. Brouhard Syed N. Hussain Matthew R. Septak
Joseph A. Caiola Jesse B. Jesus Prachi Shah
Daniel J. Camarote Joshua John Jamieson Robert Simms
Christopher Robert Carlson Michael R. Lawson Deepika Singh
Allen Brian Catbagan John Lin Artur Stefaniak
Daniel Armando Chavez Ling Lin Dawid Szast
Silvestre Antonio Compres Ariel Lippman Andrew C. Tomasello
Christopher J. Conover II Vinskey Louissaint Kevin D. Trangone
Michael Correa Kareem A. Loutfy Bicky C. Vettichira
Jefferson A. Cuadra Erik Per Magnusson Edwin J. Walker Jr.
Kati R. DiRaimondo Nida Mahmood Michael C. Woyce
Roham Dowlatyari Jennifer S. Masotti Hang Wu
Sarah Ruth Dwight Bruno Mendez Jumanah Yasmin
Rachid J. Elkik Mateusz Michalec Jiheon Yoon
Steven Elliott Caleb Dean Miller
HONORS DESIGNATIONS
The following designations are based upon cumulative grade point averages achieved prior
to the spring semester:
summa cum laude — with highest praise magna cum laude — with great praise cum laude — with praise
grade point average 3.85 - 4.00 grade point average 3.65 - 3.84 grade point average 3.40 - 3.64
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CUM LAUDE
Shivang B. Adhyaru Gary Wayne Garris Brian D. Piccoli

Heme H. Adly Vincent J. Gervasoni Reginald Santera Pili
Jacob Agyemang Reina L. Gonzalez Jo-Ann M. Quevedo
Matthew R.C. Albano Candido S. Gude Alexis Gerardo Quintero Castro
Karina L. Aliaga Alexander Gurvits Janani Ramkumar
Sarah Almukhtar Vahid Hamidullah Anthony M. Rego
Vitor M. Antunes Abdelfattah Hammad Jonathan Raul Rego
Maxemous G. Atalla Madonna N. Hanna Anees Ur. Rehman
Dimitri Anthony Athans Mina M. Hanna Andrew P. Roche
Eric Azim Bacchus Jiaying Kary He Tiago F. Rodrigues
Rojan Banmali Richard Armand Heddy Dominick Antonio Rodriguez
Michael A. Barbosa Hansika Hegde Adrian Jamil Rogers
Sokol Bedeni Clifford Hilaire Daniel Vincent Rose
Mark Andrew Biros Simon Huynh Erin Christine Ross
Brian E. Borja Phillip Robert Ince Zehra S. Sadiq
Pablo Botero Timothy T. Jones Roger Oscar Saez
Alex Brito Vanessa E. Jorge Marie Samson
Temitope J. Brotherson Joseph C. Juzwin Edward Rodolfo Sanchez
Fabian Casteblanco Andrew J. Kelemen Thomas William Sanquini
Jean C. Castro Tezveer Singh Khara Paul J. Saporito
Sameep Yogesh Chandrani Veronika Khariv Damian Anthony Scott
Elizabeth Chang James Kim Forman Moore Shemeley IV
Marsha Chang Zachary T. Knight Carol Sinclair
Shankha B. Chaudhuri Eric R. Koppel Alan Singh
Cosmin Lucian Chiujdea Anastasiya Krikun Sandeep Singh
Abraham Cho Andrew P. Kubiak Mohamad Neal Marvin Sugirin
Dongho Choi Eric Lin Michael Timko
Erin R. Collins Boyi Liu Raymond Joseph Tintle III
Andrew P. Coslow Agostinho Sousa Livres Gerardo Tolentino
Philip Joseph D’Amore Ashar Mahmood Daniela Tolov
Parthiv K. Dalal Mamaille Maille Maina Christopher M. Trebisky
Joshua S. Delshad Enkela Malellari Jay Tsai
Philip R. Dember Swathi Manchikanti Anthony Barnes Tunnero
Jasmeen Dhanoa Kimberly L. Mark Tyler C. Vandervalk
John Daniel DiFilippo Miroslaw Mazur Ruel Villahermosa
Navin Duseja Kyrillos M. Meseha Juan David Villamil Osorio
Bryan M. Ehnes James Scott Miller Jr. Joseph M. Vivino
Fatima S. Elgammal Bharath Mittapalli Victor S. Wahba
Charles Elias Cynthia L. Montalvan Christopher C. Whitley
Stephen Andrew Erickson Joaquin Montoya Timothy James Wiersielis
Amir S. Fakhrzadeh Romel W. Montoya Piotr Wiszowaty
Steve Faria Catherine N. Morrison Peter Wong
Thomas P. Farina Tina Nadia Narine Mengchen Yang
Ross Flores Brian M. Novak Jing Yuan
Veronica Giannine Francia Silvana M. Ortiz
Lawrence Alexander Francisco Rafael I. Paredes
Lilia Ibet Garay Dominic S. Passanita
Bhavita A. Patel
Pinkesh Patel
Ashley A. Pathickal
Jason Paul Peach
Fiorella N. Pezantes
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COMMISSION
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVE CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSION
Andrew Patrick Roche
MARSHALS
Daniel Ambrose Elaine Frazier Laramie Potts

Piero Armenante Richard Garber Paul Ranky
Michael A. Baltrush Sol Glastein Lynn Riker
Basil Baltzis Jorge Golowasch Karen Roach
Robert Barat Rolanne Henry Daniel Saland
Golgen Bengu C.T. Thomas Hsu Julian Scher
Michael Bieber Walid Hubbi Anthony W. Schuman
Athanassios Bladikas William Hunter John Schuring
Marybeth Boger Dawn Klimovich Laurent Simon
Isabel Bracero Burt Kimmelman Cheickna Sylla
Sylvana Brito Talina Knox Gordon A. Thomas
Bruce Bukiet Lou Kondic Leroy Thomas
Mark Bullock Walter Konon William C. Van Buskirk
James M. Calvin Kim Kramer Zhi Wei
Rong Chen Frederick A. Little Gerald Whitman
Nancy W. Coppola Neil Maher John Wiggins
Roy H. Cornely Mohamed Mahgoub Cyndi Wilson
Eugene Deess Albert Martinez
Richard W. Egan Robert Moran
Rose Federici Priscilla Nelson
Alexandra Fileus Charles Nieves
Anthony Fiory George W. Olsen
Bryan J. Pfister
READERS
Janet Bodner John Egan Robert Lynch

Charles Brooks Norbert Elliot Jerome Paris
Carol Johnson
GONFALON CARRIERS
Newark College of Engineering School of Management Alumni

Maria Tohfafarosh Louis Noto Steven B. Saperstein ’84
President, Alumni Association
College of Architecture and Design Albert Dorman Honors College of NJIT
Brian Novello Fatima Elgammal
College of Science and Liberal Arts College of Computing Sciences
Bhakti H. Shah Erica Feldman
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AWARDS
AWARDS EARNED FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE YEAR OF GRADUATION
American Council on Education Network Gordon S. Kalley Scholarship

Scholarship for Undergraduate Women Marsha Change
Mariya Tohfafarosh
Morton A. Kreitchman Scholarship
Banerjee Scholarship Robert J. Hughes
Ovril Maddan
Madame Mau Outstanding Female Engineering
Bergmann Scholarship Student Endowment Award
Ovril Maddan Kate Boardman
Lekshmi Pillai
Alvin Cohan Scholarship
Andrew Tomasello McGowan Family Scholarship
Lekshmi Pillai
Construction Roundtable Scholarship
Brian Novak Merek E & T Scholarship
Deepika Singh
Dr. Allan R. Cullimore Scholarship
Christopher SanFilippo Newark Bay Scholarship
Ikenna Achebe
Dendrite Scholarship
Kimberly Mark Newark College of Engineering
Outstanding Senior Award–
Frank L. Dimitri Scholarship Biomedical Engineering
Kyrillos Meseha Mariya Tohfafarosh
Dingler Foundation Scholarship Newark College of Engineering
Ikenna Achebe Outstanding Senior Award–
Norma Eng-Wong Memorial Scholarship Civil & Environmental Engineering
Kati DiRaimondo Matthew Young
EOP Mobil Engineers Scholarship Newark College of Engineering
Ovril Maddan Outstanding Senior Award–
Electrical & Computer Engineering
EOP Panasonic Annual Scholarship Salman Naqvi
Ikenna Achebe
Ovril Maddan Newark College of Engineering
Outstanding Senior Award–
Exxon-Mobil Scholarship Engineering Technology
Mavis Dennis Vinskey Louissaint
Dr. Saul K. Fenster Expectional Student Newark College of Engineering
Scholarship Outstanding Senior Award–
Susie Megalla Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Dr. Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Phong Pham
Design Award Newark College of Engineering
Giancarlo Fricano Outstanding Senior Award–
Greenberg Farrow Scholarship Otto H. York Department of Chemical,
Cynthia Montalvan Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering
Razmenka Lazoroska
Solaia Henderson Scholarship
Jesse Jesus New Jersey Institute of Technology
Avneesh Vig Board of Overseers Scholarship
Mariya Tohfafarosh
Hess Foundation Merit Award
Edwin Walker
Hopper Scholarship
Joseph Hanna
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AWARDS
AWARDS EARNED FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE YEAR OF GRADUATION

New Jersey Institute of Technology Otto H. York Department of Chemical,
Faculty Scholarship Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering
Eric Bacchus Deepika Singh
Luis F. Bustamante
Joseph Caiola William Paulus Jr. Scholarship
Kati DiRaimondo Marsha Chang
Erica Feldman Pelson Scholarship
Joseph Hann Luis F. Bustamante
Katrina Rachel Hornstein
Jesse Jesus Quasi Foundation Scholarship
Kimberly Mark Ikenna Achebe
Susie Megalla Hornae Henry
Divya Mirchandani Avneesh Vig
Zehra Sadiq The Rosen Group Architecture Design
Andrew Tomasello Scholarship
John Umali Cynthia Montalvan
New Jersey Institute of Technology Rufo Sanchez Scholarship
Presidential Scholarship Marsha Chang
Katrina Rachel Hornstein
Tanzela Monsoor Saporito & Eckelmann Annual Scholarship
Christopher SanFilippo Ovril Maddan
Mariya Tohfafarosh Schering-Plough Scholarship
Avneesh Vig Katrina Hornstein
New Jersey Outstanding Scholars Schoor DePalma & Canger Group
Recruitment Program Scholarship Scholarship
Erica Feldman Kati DiRaimondo
North Jersey American Institute of Tartaglia Memorial Scholarship
Chemical Engineers Award Joseph Caiola
Paul Dupiano
Randy Murillo
Lekshmi Pillai
Nicholas Persico
Deepika Singh
Omega Chi Epsilon Award–
Chemical Engineering
Razmenka Lazoroska
Lekshmi Pillai
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GIFTS
IN RECOGNITION OF THE CLASS OF 2010

Proud parents, family and friends have recognized the accomplishments of individual members
of the Class of 2010. Gifts, in their honor, have been made to the university to provide support
for future generations of graduates.
In honor of my son In honor of my daughter

Osagie Basil Agboh Dicknery Diaz
Magdalene Agboh Dinery DeHart
In honor of my son In honor of our son

Oluwashina K. Alohun Andrew Robert Feeney
Adetutu Abdullah Cindy & Dan Feeney
In honor of my husband In honor of our daughter

Giovanny Bedoya Erica Anne Feldman
Lady G. Nunez The Feldman Family
In honor of our son In honor of my son

Charles W. Bell Ross Flores
The Bell Family Rosalia Flores
In honor of our son In honor of

Alexander M. Cannara Vincent J. Gervasoni
Karmann & Lisa Cannara Your Family
In honor of our son In honor of our daughter

Alexander John Carlson Rashi Grewal
Ron & Terry Carlson Harjeet & Kalwant Grewal
In honor of our son In honor of my wife

Allen Brian Catbagan Nirupama Gupta
Mr. & Mrs. Danny Catbagan Surendra Kumar
In honor of my son In memory of the late

Kevin Ciszak Smt. Shantr Devr
Joanne Ciszak Surendra Kumar
In honor of our mom & wife

Carolyn Cohen
Hutch, Kelly, Charlie, Matt, Sarah & Joe
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In honor of our son In honor of my husband
David Charles Holl Ivan Padrón
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Charles Holl Elisandra Padrón
In honor of our son In honor of our cousin

Philip Lopes Rafael I. Paredes
Isabel, Tony, & Mike Lopes Mauricio, Luisa, Samuel & Sofia Paredes
In honor of my son In honor of our son

Jaime W. López Jamieson Robert Simms
Elsa Lubina López Mom & Doug
In of our son & brother In honor of our son

Christopher P. Macrae John P. Zawisa
Mom, Dad & Cori George & Adele Zawisa
In honor of our daughter In honor of our son

Aimee Mariano Adrian Zielinski
The Family of Aimee Mariano Grazyna & Wieslaw Zielinski
In honor of our son

Eric Nersesian
Marie & Roy Nersesian
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IN RECOGNITION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Members of the Class of 2010 have recognized the extraordinary people whose support has
helped them throughout their academic career. Gifts in their honor have been made to the
university to assist future students.
In honor of my mom In honor of my dad

Magdalene Agboh Letroy Medois
Osagie Basil Agboh Roly Medois
In honor of my mom, grandfather & sister In memory of mom

Carmen Huancaya, Jose Huancaya, Zayda Balcazar The late Ruth Marucha
Renzo E. Balcazar Kevin A. Nyamangorora
In honor of my dad & mom In honor of my dad

Shivashanker & Bhanumati Bhatt George Marucha
Parashar Bhatt Kevin A. Nyamangorora
In honor of my husband In honor of my wife

Harvey Cohen Elisandra Padrón
Carolyn Cohen Ivan Padrón
In honor of my mom In honor of my mother & father

Marie Moore Elvira & Roberto Ramirez
Dimith Guillaume Jose Carlos Ramirez
In honor of my wife In honor of my mom & dad

Delphine Jones Herman L. Richardson & Linda B. Richardson
Bernard Anthony Jones Daniel H. Richardson
In honor of my father In honor of my mom

Muhammed Mushtaq Malik Dingzhen Feng
Ikhlaq A. Malik Xiaoying Wu
In honor of my mom, dad & brother

Janet, Michael & Casey McCarthy
Kyle J. McCarthy
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Hon. Chris Christie (Ex-Officio) Peter A. Cistaro ’68

Governor of the State of New Jersey Vice President (Ret.)
Hon. Cory A. Booker (Ex-Officio) Gas Delivery
Mayor of the City of Newark Public Service Electric and
Gas Company
Kathleen Wielkopolski (Chair)
Formerly of The Gale Company Elizabeth (“Liz”) Garcia, PE, ’73
Manager, Public Affairs
Stephen P. DePalma, PE, ’72 (Vice Chair) Infineum USA, LP
Chairman and CEO (Ret.)
Schoor DePalma, Inc. Anthony J. Knapp Jr.
Proprietor (formerly)
Vincent L. DeCaprio ’72, PhD (Vice Chair) Black Horse Restaurant Group
President (Ret.)
Vyteris, Inc. Mariel O’Brien
Astronomy & Physics Educator
Philip K. Beachem Newark Museum
President
New Jersey Alliance for Action Binay Sugla, PhD
Chairman and CEO
Dennis M. Bone Mobile Matrix, Inc.
President
Verizon New Jersey, Inc. Derish M. Wolff
Chairman
Berger Group Holdings, Inc.
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BOARD OF OVERSEERS
Emil C. Herkert, PE, DEE (Chair) Albert A. Dorman, FAIA ’45

Chairman and CEO (Ret.) Founding Chairman (Ret.)
Hatch Mott MacDonald AECOM Technology Corporation
Infrastructure and Environment
Irwin Dorros, PhD
Charles R. Dees, Jr., PhD Consultant
(President and COO of the Foundation) Dorros Associates
Vice President, University Advancement
NJIT Jerome Drexler ’55, PhD
Chairman and President (Ret.)
Henry A. Mauermeyer ’72, ’74 Drexler Technology Corporation
(Assistant Treasurer and Secretary of the Board)
Senior Vice President for Administration and Caren L. Freyer-DeSouza
Treasurer, NJIT Vice President, Director
New Jersey Governmental Relations
Robert A. Altenkirch, PhD Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
President, NJIT
John J. Fumosa ’74
Richard S. Bowles III, PhD Account Manager
Executive Vice President and Skanska USA
Chief Compliance Officer
Merck & Co., Inc. David C. Garfield
President (Ret.)
Gabriel P. Caprio Ingersoll-Rand Company
President and Chief Executive Officer (Ret.)
Amalgamated Bank J. Robert Hillier, FAIA
Founder, Hillier Architecture
Norma J. Clayton ’81 J. Robert Hillier
Vice President of Learning,
Training and Development Patrick J. McGowan ’88
The Boeing Company President
McGowan Builders, Inc.
James J. Coleman, Jr., Esq.
Chairman Raymond J. McGowan ’64
International Matex Tank Terminals Executive Vice President (Ret.)
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Nicholas M. DeNichilo ’73, ’78
President and COO James G. Medeiros
Hatch Mott MacDonald Vice President
United Parcel Service
Rodney L. Dickens ’85
President, Allegheny Power Vincent Naimoli ’62
Allegheny Energy, Inc. Chairman and CEO
Anchor Industries International
Carlos Dominguez Chairman Emeritus/Founder
Senior Vice President Tampa Bay Rays
Office of the Chairman and CEO
Cisco Systems, Inc.
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John J. Nallin John W. Seazholtz ’59
Vice President (Ret.) Chairman of the Board
United Parcel Service Westell Technologies
George M. Newcombe ’69, Esq. Donald H. Sebastian, PhD
Partner Senior Vice President for
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Research and Development
NJIT
John H. Olson ’61, ’66
Managing Director (Ret.) Stephanie Tonic
Northeast Region Senior Vice President
Morgan Stanley Wachovia Bank
Veronica G. Pellizzi ’84 Martin Tuchman ’62
Senior Vice President Chief Executive Officer
Business Solutions Kingstone Capital 5
Verizon Communications
Michael A. Wall
Robert D. Polucki ’66, Esq. Executive Vice President
Corporate Counsel and Secretary (Ret.) Accelerant Sales Group
Ricoh Corporation
Derish M. Wolff
Louis E. Prezeau Chairman
President and CEO Berger Group Holdings, Inc.
City National Bank of New Jersey
Teresa Truppi Prieto ’83
General Manager Victor A. Pelson (Emeritus)
Engineered Coatings & Surface Technologies Senior Advisor (Ret.)
BASF Catalysts LLC UBS Warburg LLC
Thomas V. Reilly Joseph T. Welch III ’62 (Emeritus)

Vice President and General Manager Division President (Ret.)
Turner Construction Company BD
Philip L. Rinaldi ’68

Private Equity Investor
Pegasus Capital
UNIVERSITY OFFICERS
Robert A. Altenkirch, PhD Charles R. Dees, Jr., PhD

President Vice President for University Advancement
Henry A. Mauermeyer ’72, ’74 Theodore Johnson, PhD
Senior Vice President for Administration Vice President for Human Resources and
and Treasurer Executive Director of Compliance, Training
Donald H. Sebastian, PhD and Community Relations
Senior Vice President for Research Henry J. Ross, PhD
and Development Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Joel Bloom, EdD Holly Stern, JD
Vice President for Academic and Student Services General Counsel
and Dean, Albert Dorman Honors College
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HISTORY OF NJIT
The New Jersey Institute of Technology that we Under Dr. Allan R. Cullimore, who led the
know today has a rich history with its beginnings institution from 1920 to 1949, the modest
developing from the industrial age. Like many of Newark Technical School was transformed into
the port cities around the world, the Newark of the robust Newark College of Engineering.
the late 19th century was a thriving industrial Campbell Hall was erected in 1925. During the
center. Its factories churned out thread, metals, lean years of the Depression and World War II,
paints and leather goods. In Newark, Thomas only the former Newark Orphan Asylum, now
Edison set the stage at his Ward Street factory for Eberhardt Hall, was purchased and renovated
his later astounding achievements, and Edison by the college.
rival Edward Weston established the first factory
The post-war period was one of enormous
in the United States for commercial production
activity during which President Cullimore—like
of dynamo electric machines.
today’s post-Cold War university presidents—
On March 24, 1880, the Essex County challenged the college to turn “war-time think-
Assemblyman in the state legislature introduced ing into peace-time thinking.” In 1946, about 75
“An Act to Provide for the Establishment of percent of the freshman class had served in the
Schools of Industrial Education.” The Newark armed forces. Robert W. Van Houten was acting
Board of Trade sponsored the bill. The Act president of NJIT from 1947 until 1950 when
established three schools of industrial educa- the board of trustees named him president.
tion: one in Newark, one in Trenton, and one in Cullimore Hall was built in 1958 and two years
Hoboken. The first Board of Trustees met on July later the old Weston Hall was razed and replaced
1, 1884. The Newark Technical School opened on with the current seven-story structure. Doctoral
Monday, February 9, 1885 with 88 students who level programs were introduced and six years
attended despite a terrible snowstorm. later, in 1966, an 18-acre, four-building expan-
sion was completed. William Hazell succeeded
The first class, mostly evening students, attended
Dr. Van Houten as president of NJIT in 1970.
classes in a rented building at 21 West Park
Street. Soon the facility became inadequate to In 1973, with the addition of the New Jersey
house an expanding student body. To meet the School of Architecture, the institution had
needs of the growing school, a second fund- evolved into a technological university, empha-
raiser—the institution’s first capital cam- sizing a broad range of graduate and under-
paign—was launched to support the construc- graduate degrees and dedication to significant
tion of a dedicated building for Newark research and public service. A stronger-than-
Technical School. In 1886, under the leadership ever Newark College of Engineering remained
of the school’s dynamic first director, Dr. intact, but a new university name—New Jersey
Charles A. Colton, the cornerstone was laid at Institute of Technology—signified the institu-
the intersection of High Street and Summit tion’s expanded mission.
Place for the three-story building later to be
A broadened mission called for the creation of
named Weston Hall in honor of the institu-
a residential campus and the opening of NJIT’s
tion’s early benefactor. A laboratory building,
first dormitory, Redwood Hall, in 1979 began a
later to be called Colton Hall, was added to the
period of steady growth that continues today.
campus in 1913. Daniel Hodgdon served as the
Under the leadership of Saul K. Fenster, who
director of Newark Technical School from 1918
served as president of NJIT from 1978 to 2002,
to 1920.
two new schools were established at the univer-
sity during the 1980s, the College of Science
and Liberal Arts in 1982 and the School of
Management in 1988. The Albert Dorman
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Honors College was established in 1994, and NJIT’s educational programs prepare students
the College of Computing Sciences was created to be leaders in the technology-dependent
in 2001. In 2008, New Jersey School of economy of the 21st century. Our educational
Architecture was reconstituted as the College of programs grow out of a century-long tradition
Architecture and Design. of academic excellence, and our student body is
one of the most diverse in the United States.
Today, with its four-pronged mission of
Ninety-eight percent of NJIT’s full-time faculty
education, research, service and economic
hold the terminal degree for their field. The
development, the university plays a critical role
university’s faculty:student ratio is 1:13.
in shaping New Jersey’s future. As a major
public technological university, NJIT is an NJIT is ranked in the nation’s top tier of national
important conduit through which technology research universities, according to the U.S. News
flows into society. and World Report’s 2009 Annual Guide to
America’s Best Colleges. U.S. News also named
University researchers seek new knowledge to
NJIT the nation’s seventh most diverse institution
improve processes and products for industry.
of higher education and 19th in the nation among
Through public and private partnerships and
the most popular national universities based on
economic development efforts, the university
yield rate. According to Forbes.com, NJIT ranks
helps to grow new business ventures that fuel
among the nation’s 25 “most connected” campuses.
the economy. NJIT’s research program is
The Princeton Review named NJIT among the
among the fastest-growing in the nation and
nation’s top 25 campuses for technology and as one
ranks among the top ten technological univer-
of the nation’s most environmentally responsible
sities in the nation for research expenditures.
campuses. In a study by Academic Analytics,
The university’s extensive community outreach NJIT was tenth among research universities
and economic development programs include specializing in science, technology, engineering
the Enterprise Development Center (EDC), and math based on faculty scholarly productivity.
New Jersey’s first and largest small-business In addition, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
incubator—one of the top 25 in the nation— ranks NJIT among the nation’s leading schools for
focusing on high-technology companies and graduating minority engineering and computer
minority-owned businesses. science students.
NJIT has been designated a Center of Academic NJIT’s goal for the next decade is to be recognized
Excellence in Information Assurance Education as a top-ranked public research university, as a
by the National Security Agency. national leader in the education of underrepre-
sented groups for the technological professions,
As the state’s Homeland Security Technology and as a catalyst for a healthy New Jersey economy.
Systems Center, NJIT serves as a consultant for
technology evaluation and develops prototypes
of integrated homeland security systems for
testing, demonstration and training. The Center
focuses on areas already identified by the federal
government as vitalto national security: intelli-
gence and warning, border and transportation
security, protecting critical infrastructure and key
assets, emergency preparedness and response,
and defending against catastrophic threats and
domestic counter-terrorism.
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TRADITION OF COMMENCEMENT
T he pageantry and tradition of college and

university commencement ceremonies
The gowns of bachelor’s and master’s degree can-
didates are usually without trimmings, whereas
originated more than 800 years ago in medieval those for the doctoral degree are faced down the
universities of Europe. front with velvet and adorned with three velvet
bars on the sleeves. The hood, a triangular fold of
These early universities were bodies or guilds of cloth worn over the back of the gown, is faced with
students who took their name from the Latin word colors which signify the field of study in which the
universitas, meaning a number of persons associat- degree is earned. The colors of the lining are those
ed into one guild or community. These guilds were of the college or university which granted the
dedicated to the mastery of the arts and sciences. degrees. The length of the hood increases with
The master’s or doctoral degree denoted full mem- each higher degree.
bership in the guild and admitted the recipient to
the practice of teaching. The bachelor’s degree, on The cap may be the stiff-crown style (mortar-
the other hand, originally indicated only that the board), or the soft tam. The tassel for bachelor’s
recipient had entered a course of study leading to and master’s is black or color appropriate to the
the doctorate or master’s. Later, the baccalaureate major; those of doctor’s are black or golden. The
came to signify the completion of one level of tassel is worn on the left side by those who have
study preparatory to higher degrees. received a degree.
The term “commencement,” which means begin- These colorful traditions culminate today in the
ning, originally referred to the occasion on which academic procession and the commencement cere-
the student received the master’s degree and “com- mony itself. They carry with them the splendor
menced” his career. Today, however, all levels of and majesty that is properly associated with such a
degrees are conferred at commencement. happy and important occasion and help remind us
of the long tradition of higher education.
Academic caps, gowns and hoods developed grad-
ually from the long flowing robes that the teachers
wore to protect themselves from the cold of the
THE MACE
medieval buildings. As the scholars of the time The mace, used today as a symbol of authority,
were usually clerics, their robes differed little from also dates back to medieval times when it was used
those used by the church orders. Slowly, certain for an offensive weapon. Made wholly or partly of
styles were designated for the universities, and metal, and often spiked, it was used especially for
these, with minor modifications, are the costumes breaking armor.
worn today. Hoods were originally fashioned after
In time, it became a staff borne by, carried before,
the monk’s cowl. The cap, with its tassels, evolved
or placed near a magistrate or other dignitary as
from the skull caps of the scholar-monks. In
an ensign of his authority.
France, where the degree system probably began,
wearing the cap and gown marked the formal The university’s mace is carried in the academic
admission of the student to the body of masters. procession, immediately preceding the undergradu-
ate degree candidates. Presented as a class gift in the
Today, academic regalia is standardized by the early 1950’s, it is thirty inches in length and is marked
American Intercollegiate Code. at the head by the Bronze Seal of the university.
In the United States it is traditional for academi-
cians to wear the gown and hood of the university
where they received their highest degree.
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THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLION College of Science and Liberal Arts
The use of medallions or large medals, as sym- is identified by a lamp, another
bols of office and authority, is also a tradition SCIENCE &
LIBERAL ARTS
medieval symbol, commonly seen
stemming from medieval times. as a source of intellectual, moral
and spiritual illumination. The
The presidential medallion of the university is white and gold of the banner
struck in silver and bears the official university 1982 encompasses both arts and letters
Seal. It is worn about the neck by the president and theoretic and applied aspects of
of the university on ceremonial occasions. science. The college was organized
as a degree-granting entity in 1982.
The medallion was presented to the university in
1968 by the Alumni Association.
The American eagle in flight is
the pictorial representation of
THE GONFALONS
the School of Management,
Gonfalons, the insignia or symbols first used by MANAGEMENT
symbolizing vision, control and
princes or states in medieval Italy, have in recent
integrity. Often depicted on coinage
times become widely used by colleges of major
and currency, the eagle enjoys a his-
universities. The 1987 commencement ceremony
1988
torical tie to business and manage-
marked their first processional use by New Jersey
ment and is shown against light
Institute of Technology. Each of the NJIT colleges
brown, the academic color of its
is identified by its own symbol and by the year of
discipline.
its establishment.
Newark College of Engineering The Albert Dorman Honors

has as its ensign a chess rook, an College, represented by a scroll,
ancient symbol associated with ALBERT DORMAN was established in 1994. The
ENGINEERING HONORS COLLEGE
engineering and problem-solving college aims to inspire and
as well as an early device in her- prepare NJIT Honors Scholars to
aldry. It is shown on a field of aca- succeed through the highest
1919 demic orange with the year 1919, 1993 standards of personal and
as the date when degrees were first academic achievement.
authorized for the college.
College of Architecture & Design The College of Computing

carries as its symbol a representa- Sciences is represented as a circle
ARCHITECTURE tional column head, the classic COMPUTING of five segments symbolizing com-
SCIENCES
denotation of the discipline which puting as an academic discipline
is used throughout the college. It that connects and enriches all
is shown on a field of blue violet, disciplines. The light blue back-
1973
the academic color, and bears the 2001 ground signifies computing as a
year designation of 1973. distinct discipline in its own right,
while the colors in the circle repre-
sent the other academic disciplines.
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ALMA MATER
To Alma Mater fair and great,
our voices now we raise.
Our gratitude we demonstrate,
your steady voice we praise.
Your challenge on us never fails,
a world of knowledge calls.
In heart and mind,
our trust we’ll bind
to our NJIT.
We’ll hold your memory ever dear,
your spirit we’ll revere.
To you we’ll promise loyalty,
our own NJIT.
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C OM M E NC E M E N T

Welcome to the 2010 commencement ceremony of

By definition, commencement means “to begin to

Information in this program is compiled prior to

Commencement, an age-old tradition, is a joyous yet

To preserve the appropriateness of this august

The audience should remain seated throughout the

There will be no standing in the aisles at any time

Guests are not permitted on the arena floor.

Any attendee requiring assistance should contact

Members of the audience are asked to turn off cell

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Class Crier Annacler Harris-Blevin ’10

Grand Marshal and Mace Bearer Jack Gentul, Dean of Students

Processional Gonfalon Carriers

Presiding Robert A. Altenkirch, President

Presentation of Colors AFROTC

The National Anthem Newark Boys Chorus

Greetings Robert A. Altenkirch, President

Speaker Steven B. Saperstein ’84, President

Speaker Annacler Harris-Blevin ’10

Presentation of Honorary Degrees Kathleen Wielkopolski, Chair

Leon G. Smith, MD, MACP

The Honorable Kim Guadagno

Interlude Newark Boys Chorus

Presiding Donald H. Sebastian, Senior Vice President

Presentation of Candidates Ronald S. Kane, Dean

Presentation of the Daniel A. Henderson, Chief Executive Officer

Presentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees

College of Architecture and Design Urs P. Gauchat, Dean

John Cays, Associate Dean

College of Science and Liberal Arts Fadi P. Deek, Dean

Robert S. Friedman, Associate Professor

School of Management Robert English, Interim Dean

College of Computing Sciences Narain Gehani, Dean

Barry Cohen, Associate Dean

Newark College of Engineering Sunil Saigal, Dean

Fadi A. Karaa, Associate Professor

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: AFTERNOON CEREMONIES

Presentation of Candidates for Master’s Degrees

College of Architecture and Design Urs P. Gauchat, Dean

John Cays, Associate Dean

College of Science and Liberal Arts Fadi P. Deek, Dean

Robert S. Friedman, Associate Professor

School of Management Robert English, Interim Dean

College of Computing Sciences Narain Gehani, Dean

Barry Cohen, Associate Dean

Newark College of Engineering Sunil Saigal, Dean

Fadi A. Karaa, Associate Professor

Conferring of Degrees Kathleen Wielkopolski, Chair

Harp selections Odarka Polanskyj Stockert ’88

Listing of the Candidates for Doctoral Degrees begins on page 11.

By its charter, New Jersey Institute of Technology

The Honorable Kim Guadagno was born in Waterloo, Iowa. As a

After graduating from Ursinus College in 1980, and then American

Dr. Izzo is a well-known leader within the utility industry, as well

Dr. Leon G. Smith is an alumnus of Georgetown Medical School,

He co-founded and participates in the Inter-City Infectious Disease

THE HASHIMOTO PRIZE

† — August 2009 graduates

Yavuz Yusuf Ulusoy

Nitesh Bhicu Guinde

* Ehsan Haghani Dogaheh