On Thursday June 15, 2017, the department of Physics and Astronomy celebrated its graduating class of 2017 with a reception for graduates and their family and friends prior to the convocation ceremony at Alumni Hall. Congratulations to all of our Graduates!
Physics and Astronomy Graduating Class of 2017:
| PhD graduates | Thesis title | Supervisor(s) |
| Abedin Abedin
Astronomy |
Formation and past evolution of the meteoroid complex of Comet 96P/Machholz | Peter Brown & Paul Wiegert |
| Isabelle Cyr
Astronomy |
The geometry and density of B-emission star disks from statistical analysis and numerical simulations | Carol Jones |
| Sabastine Ezugwu
Physics |
Nanoscale thermal and electronic properties of thin films of graphene and organic polyradicals | Giovanni Fanchini |
| Bethany Grzenia
Astronomy |
The circumstellar environments of B-emission stars constrained by optical interferometry | Carol Jones |
| Zahra Haghshenasfard
Physics |
Linear and Nonlinear Dynamics of Spin Waves in Ferromagnetic Nanowires | Mike Cottam |
| Bushra Hussain
Physics |
Methods for Improved Estimation of Low Blood Velocities using Vector Doppler Ultrasound | Tamie Poepping & James Lacefield |
| Fereshteh Rajabi
Physics |
Dicke’s Superradiance in Astrophysics | Martin Houde |
| Maryam Tabeshian
Astronomy |
Detection and Characterization of Extrasolar Planets through Planet-Disk Dynamical Interactions | Paul Wiegert |
| MSc graduates | Thesis title | Supervisor |
| Aysegul Abdelal
Physics |
Silicon Nanostructures Deposited by Molecular Beam Epitaxy on Silicon Oxide | Peter Simpson & Lyudmila Goncharova |
| Kieffer Davieau
Physics |
The study of plasmonics in nanohole metallic metamaterials | Mahi Singh |
| Marwa Dawaga
Physics |
Automatic detection of eye blinking using the generalized Ising Model | Andrea Soddu
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PhD and MSc Graduates in Attendance
| BSc graduates | Degree |
| Christopher Brown | Major in Physics |
| Dario Crisci | Major in Physics |
| Edward De Wit
|
Bachelor of Engineering Science, Electrical EngineeringB.Sc. (3 Year)Major in Physics |
| Dylan Del Papa | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Sachi Elkerton | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Shawn Robert Hanson | Minor in Physics |
| Patrick Hatch
|
Honors Specialization in Physics
Minor in Advanced Physics |
| Denis Heynen | Honors Specialization in Astrophysics |
| Erin Iredale | Honors Specialization in Medical Physics |
| Dachang Liu | Specialization in Materials Science |
| Abhilash Mathews | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Benjamin Psotka | Specialization in Physics |
| Jason Sung | Honors Specialization in Physics |
| Renlong Zheng | Honors Specialization in Materials Science |
| Kyle Windsor | Major in Astrophysics |
BSc Graduates in attendance