Congratulations to all of the spring 2023听mechanical engineering graduates! The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering thanks everyone who helped celebrate听our graduates during our in-person recognition ceremony on Saturday, May 13. We are proud of each of our graduates and听excited听to see how each of you will听impact the world!听
Photos of the full ceremony are available on 听with photos of individual graduates available in .
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Victor Crespo-Cuevas, PhD
Thanks to my advisors Ginger and Franck, whose guidance, support and expertise have shaped my academic career. To my lab-mates, friends, and Ines, thank you for your unwavering support and believing in me throughout this challenging journey. Gracias a mi familia por apoyarme y ser un ejemplo para mi
Cary Faulkner, PhD
Thank you to my advisor Dr. Wangda Zuo, committee members, project collaborators, labmates, friends and family for all their guidance and support to achieve this goal. I am so grateful to have these special people in my life.
Austin Hayes, PhD
A big thank you to all my friends and family who helped support me on the way to my PhD and all my random adventures! I'd like to thank my advisor Greg specifically for taking me on and helping me explore my interests. And of course, my brother Brandon who shared this past 5 years with me!
Brandon Hayes, PhD
Thank you to Rob for advising me and bearing with me throughout the years. Also, a huge thanks to my labmates and friends for all the memories in Colorado which I鈥檒l take with me wherever I go. Special thanks to my brother Austin and my family for all the support along the way.
Jatinder Sampathkumar, PhD
Graduate school is hard, graduate school in a foreign country is harder, and completing graduate school in a foreign country during a pandemic is even harder. Thank you to the fantastic community of faculty, staff, and fellow students at CU 麻豆影院 for helping make this possible! Sko Buffs!
Lawrence Smith, PhD
Lawrence hails from Campbell, CA and studies the automated design of mechanical systems. He enjoys running when the weather's nice and playing pool or throwing pottery when it鈥檚 not. Lawrence thanks his parents, siblings, and every person (and cat) who's been part of his life these last 6 years!
Vani Sundaram, PhD
To all the wonderful humans (and animals too)
whose many contributions snowballed and grew,
leading me to the end of my Ph.D. Phew!
Without my husband and family
My friends and Gustav Longfellow,
Success would have been
but a distant shadow.
Charlie Arnold, MS
Thank you to my family, partner, and advisors that supported me through the past two years. The knowledge I have gained as an engineer and the perspective this degree has given me on life is invaluable. I look forward to putting it to use with what comes next.听
Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian, MS
Thanks to Mechanical Department for this wonderful opportunity, it was a life-changing experience to work with my grad team for Medtronics and for things that I learned in the mechatronics course through Professor Derek Reamon.
Julian Castrillon, MS
Thank you to all my family, friends, and teachers for continuously supporting and encouraging me throughout out this journey!
Connie Childs, MS
Thank you to my family and friends who inspired me to make the right choices, to the friends I made along the way, and to the people who learned something from me to carry with them. But my biggest thank you, as always, goes to Dad, who set me on this path in the first place. I am forever grateful.
Michael DeCapua, MS
I want to say thank you to the Design Center Colorado. Lots of projects I've been a part of that could go on to simplify or change lives. It's been awesome. Can't wait to see where the journey takes me. Sko Buffs!
Ryan Evans, MS
Thank you so much to my parents for encouraging and supporting me in my education. Many thanks to all those who have helped me grow in my professional development.
"Every day it gets a little easier鈥ut you gotta do it every day鈥娾�斺�妕hat鈥檚 the hard part. But it does get easier." - BoJack Horseman
Erik Feiereisen, MS
Thank you to everyone who was able to help me achieve this dream, and a special thanks to my parents who supported me the entire way.
Nicolas Garzione, MS
One step closer to building the Iron Man suit.
Arthur Gomez, MS
Thank you to my family and amazing girlfriend Claudia for their unconditional support along this journey. I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to make this journey without you all. I鈥檇 like to thank the Idea Forge staff and their great program.
Claire Isenhart, MS
Thank you to my wonderful family and supporters who have stood by me through thick and thin. I am so grateful for my time at CU and for the amazing faculty I have had the pleasure of meeting.
Alex Kelling, MS
Thanks to my family & friends for their ever-stalwart support, professors for answering my unceasing emails with homework questions, and Daria & Julie for the multitude of laughs.
Santhosh Lakshmanan, MS
A huge thanks to CU 麻豆影院 for giving me this opportunity to expand my learnings. I would also like to thank my family and friends for their immense support and encouragement.
Katrina Leyden, MS
Congratulations to all the graduating engineers! I'm looking forward to seeing all the things we accomplish, the problems we'll solve, and the changes we'll make.
鈥淧roblems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.鈥� - Albert Einstein
Faizan Mir, MS
Thank you to my family and friends for all the support along the way that got me to this point. Looking forward to the future! "You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?" - Rumi
Brennan Moeller, MS
鈥淚 feel like I'm figuring things out, but I don't feel accomplished yet. I still feel like I'm an intern鈥� 鈥� Virgil Abloh听
Penn Jillette, magician: 鈥淭he only secret of magic is that I鈥檓 willing to work harder on it than you think it鈥檚 worth.鈥�
This applies to any craft. ~ Thank you all for your time.
Sam Morehead, MS
I want to thank my partner, Sophia, and my family for their love and support the past 4 years, Dr. Nicole Labbe and Dr. Greg Hampson for their mentorship, my lab mates for their limitless mutual support, and the Racing Team for all the good times shared and lessons learned together.
Iain Morgan, MS
"Welp that about does it- wraps it all up. Things seem to have worked out pretty good for the dude... and it was a pretty good story." - Sam Elliott
Trey Nevitt, MS
An enormous thank you to my friends and family for their support throughout my educational journey. With this era of studies coming to a close, I look forward to wherever the next adventure takes me.
Ryan Oroke, MS
Thank you to everyone who lent a helping hand throughout this endeavor! A special thanks to Mom, Dad, Colter & Percy for their persistent support and encouragement.
Jace Pivonka, MS
Thank you to all of my friends and family who helped me along the way!
Monique Reid, MS
Thank you to my support system from the East Coast. I couldn't have gotten this far without your love and encouragement. I can't wait for what the future holds!
Nick Riccobono, MS
Deciding to go back to school for an MS was a difficult choice, but I'm glad that I did anyways. I am so grateful for the encouragement and support of my fiance, Katherine. These two years were truly special and I won't soon forget them!听
Bree Shepherd, MS
I want to thank everyone that's supported me through this program! My family, friends, and mentors have made this transition back to school in a new place a smooth/fun one. I appreciate all the support and am excited to continue my engineering career with new knowledge and connections. Sko Buffs!
Cole Smith, MS
Thank you to my family and friends and everyone else who helped and supported me along this path. It's been an epic journey so far and we'll see where life takes me next!
Rylan Veigel, MS
Rylan is graduating with a Dual Masters in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management. He would like to thank all of those who helped and encouraged him as he pursued this goal. He would like to extend a special thank you to his grandparents Tom and Barbra for their unending love and support.
Mark Abbott, BS
It has been an enjoyable but intense last four years! I鈥檓 grateful for the camaraderie of all the engineering students and the support from my family and friends. I鈥檓 ready for this new, exciting chapter and remember, 鈥淭hings May Come to Those Who Wait, but Only the Things Left by Those Who Hustle.鈥�
Kennedy Adams, BS
Thank you to everyone who helped me through this journey. I am so excited to see what the future has in store for me.
Dania Alhamli, BS
I'm so grateful to my amazing friends, family, and faculty for guiding and supporting me through my CU journey. It wouldn't have been possible without you!
Ibrahim Alrayes, BS
Alhamdulillah for this achievement! I'm grateful to Allah, then my family, and friends for their unwavering support throughout my academic endeavor. With their guidance, I've made it to where I am today. Excited to see what the future holds as I continue to learn and grow.
Kyra Anderson, BS
Thank you to my family and friends who have offered me unconditional support through this crazy part of my life. Let's make the next chapter even better!
Ahmed Ashmaig, BS
I want to thank my first-generation parents who have shown me the value of hard work and dedication, and who have been my biggest supporters. To my incredible professors, friends and family, thank you for always being there for me. I wouldn't be where I am today without your love and encouragement.
Reed Beidleman, BS
Thank you to the staff, family, and friends who helped me graduate. Your support was invaluable in achieving this milestone. Thank you for your guidance, resources & encouragement. Excited for the next chapter!
Andrew Brodsky, BS
"People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel." Many thanks to my family for their enduring support and to all of the friends, old and new, who helped me make memories and meaning out of my time at CU.
Luke Carey, BS
Thank you to CU for a better four years than I could ever have imagined. I have met some of my closest friends and some great professors. Congratulations to all other graduates, we did it.
Michelle Chau, BS
I never thought that I鈥檇 be where I am today. Thank you to my family, friends, and others along the way that supported me during my time here at CU. I鈥檓 excited to enter this next chapter in my life, the best is yet to come!
Cameron Colangelo, BS
To the multitude of individuals who have helped cultivate me into the engineer, brother, athlete, son, activist, and man that I have become today, I am eternally grateful to you. Miyamoto Mushashi states, "Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men."
Megan Conard, BS
Special shout out to my friends I've made along my journey. I want to thank you for becoming my beacons through every class. You have made the long nights of studying more bearable, the stress of exams more manageable, and the celebrations more memorable.
Patrick Cummings, BS
Cheers to my family, friends, and those who guided me along the way!
Palmer Dick-Montez, BS
Thank you to my parents, friends, and everyone who has supported me for the past few years. I couldn't have done it without your support. I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds!
Lindsay Donnellan, BS
鈥淵ou may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.鈥� 鈥� Maya Angelou
Sara Elbashir, BS
This is only the beginning. Sko Buffs!
Peter Farnham, BS
Thank you to all my friends and family for helping and supporting me along the way. I could not have done it without you.
Jack Figueirinhas, BS
My time at 麻豆影院 has been filled with some of the best and and some of the hardest times of my life. I鈥檓 so grateful for the friends and family that made the good times great and the bad times bearable. I鈥檓 proud of the last 4 years and I鈥檒l forever be glad I went to 麻豆影院. Sko Buffs!
Kaiya Firor, BS
Thank you to everyone who helped to get me here.
Nathan Gallagher, BS
I'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported me along the way, I couldn't have done this alone.
Nicholas Hancock, BS
I have had an amazing experience here in Gunnison and I appreciate the family and friends who have supported my academic journey. I am so thankful for all the staff members who have made the WCU/CU Partnership possible and gave me guidance. I look forward to the experiences to come!
Aidan Harris, BS
鈥淲aste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.鈥� 鈥� Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Allison Heckman, BS
Thank you to all my family, friends, and colleagues who helped and encouraged me through this crazy journey. I am incredibly proud of my accomplishments so far and I can't wait for the next chapter in my life!
Alex Ilic, BS
Thank you mom for the continued love and support. I could not have done it without you. Thanks to all the people who made these four years so incredible. To quote the late Kobe Bryant: "Job's not finished". Onto grad school!
Dylan Jackson, BS
Six years of college
To my supporters, my thanks
A bittersweet end
Peter Jakubczak, BS
Thank you to all the people who have supported me through this adventure:听Mom, Dad, Sara, Adam, and Tyler. I could have never done it without you.
Read Langley, BS
I'm incredibly grateful for my mom and dad for the constant support. Excited to build useful things and improve lives.
Gelbher Laura Vargas, BS
Thank you to my father, family, friends, and all the people who have helped me reach this point in my life and career. It hasn't been easy but it was worth it. I couldn't have done it without them.
Max Menaker, BS
Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey! Special thank you to Mom, Dad, and Alex.
Daniela Meza Acosta, BS
I am infinitely thankful for the CU department for constantly motivating me and helping me find my path which I am excited to continue to explore. I am sure that one way or another this path will lead me back to CU grounds. Most importantly, thank you mom and dad, we made it :) GO BUFFS!
Evan Mossel, BS
Thank you to my supportive family and friends that got me through this chapter of my life. I could not have been successful without you. On to the next adventure! 鈥淚f you hit a wrong note, it鈥檚 the next note that you play that determines if it鈥檚 good or bad.鈥� - Miles Davis
Jeremiah Pare, BS
I am grateful to those who have supported me throughout this chapter of my life. As I prepare to turn the page and embark on new adventures, I encourage everyone to strive for excellence, knowing that success will follow. And don鈥檛 forget to enjoy the ride, life is too short to take too seriously.
Max Patwardhan, BS
In his time at university, Maxwell has received much recognition: being regarded as 鈥渁 student鈥� and 鈥渟omeone who pays tuition,鈥� among other things. His ability to complete engineering coursework has been deemed adequate, without which the college would not display him on this website.
Eileen Reh, BS
Thank you to my mom and dad for believing in me and to me new CO family. I feel so happy every day to get to be surrounded by such wonderful friends supporting me everyday.
Marie Resman, BS
A BIG thank you to my parents, family and friends who supported me along the way! I simply could not have done it without your love and guidance.
Miles Sanders, BS
Thank you to my family and friends for supporting, inspiring, and believing in me. I love you all more than words can say.
Savi Singh, BS
I had a great experience going to CU. I want to thank my family and friends for their continued support throughout this journey.
Cameron Sprenger, BS
It's me.听
Ethan Street, BS
I would like to thank my family for all the support that they have given into helping me to grow and have the opportunity to come to college. I have learned so much and have had a lot of fun doing so. I am also really thankful for all the lifelong friends that I have made here
Andrew Tassler, BS
These four years weren鈥檛 easy, but they were definitely enjoyable! A big thank you to my family, my friends, and my cat who have all supported me throughout college.
Trey Thorpe, BS
SKO Buffs! Well done to everybody! Although we faced so many challenges in these last four years, we finally did it! Good luck in the great big world! Thanks to Mom and Dad, all my professors, and my awesome friends.
Heather Walker, BS
Thank you to my family and friends for supporting me the past four years!
Whit Whittall, BS
Thank you Mom and Dad, I'm so appreciative you supported me when I said I wanted to transfer out to Colorado, thank you to my friends, especially David, for enjoying all there is to do in the mountains with me, and thank you to Julia for keeping me grounded when classes were stressful.
Alexandr Vassilyev, BS
Thank you friends and family.
Additional Graduates
Mitchell Francisco Acosta, MS
Theo Agustin, BS
Nathan Richard Albu, MS
Mujtaba Al Hubayl, BS
Jon Albaum, BS
Ali Alfares, BS
Mitchell Allen, BS
Daniel Alzamora, BS
Maxwell Palen Anderson, MS
Natalie Anderson, BS
Olivia Rose Andre, BS
Graham Armstrong, BS
Jeanne Barthold, PhD
Brewster Beck von Peccoz, BS
Austin Beltz, BS
Caden Bence, BS
Miguel Bermudez, BS
Tejas Bhagoliwal, MS
Madhur Bhrath Atreya, PhD
Sunaina Bhutada, BS
Jake Bivens, BS
Guillermo Blandon, BS
Daniel Bojorquez, BS
Will Borelli, BS
Luke Borgerding鈥�, BS
Sebastian Bouckenooghe, BS
Victoria Bowen, BS
Donovan Branch, BS
Justin Brand, BS
Nolan Brunner, BS
Dylan Butler, BS
James Cadagan, BS
Finlay Carlson, BS
Benjamin Andreas Bellem Carnicelli, MS
Andrew Carpender, BS
Micheal Casavant, BS
John E Castellini Jr, PhD
Angel Castillo de la Cruz, MS
Elvin Chateauvert, BS
Aman Rafik Chavhan, MS
Yunhao Chen, MS
Nolan Chinn, BS
Aryan Choudhary, MS
Ben Clairday, BS
Nicholas Cooper, BS
Lucio Ismael Cota, MS
Catherine Crichton, MS
Mitchell Crine, BS
Riley Curry, BS
Isaiah Steven Curtis, MS
Peter Daichman, BS
Justin Darr, BS
Bryce Dickson, BS
Lexi Dinser, BS
William Doherty, BS
Pandora Down, BS
Nora Drewno, BS
Greyson Dudley, BS
Nick Dudley, BS
Luke Durham, BS
Timothy Eads, BS
Will Edgar, BS
Ian Christopher Elliott, MS
Andrew Enrich, BS
Avery Fails, BS
Alyssa Felix-Harrison, BS
Lucas Fesmire, BS
Paddy Flanery, BS
Ben Fougere, BS
Kieran Roy Fung, MS
Kimmie Fung, BS
Brooklyn Garrido, BS
Austin Germann, BS
Ryan Gessler, BS
Chaitanya Ghole, MS
Sam Gibson, BS
Revanth Gollapudi, MS
Bobbie Golik, BS
Victoria Jewel Gonzales, MS
Carolyn Goodwin, BS
Kyle Dirk Gottman, MS
Alex Granquist, BS
Hunter Greenlee, BS
Trevor Groves, BS
Jonathon Gruener, BS
Omar Gutierrez Cardoza, BS
Diego Guzman, BS
Anders Hamburgen, BS
Sean Hamilton, BS
Coyle Harris, BS
Sarah Hartin, BS
Georgia Hastie, BS
Bridger Havens, BS
Peter Heckert, BS
Andrew Helmsen, BS
Cole Henningsen, BS
Zackary Ford Herzer, BS
Caroline Frischmon, MS
Max Higdon, BS
Annalise Hildebrand, BS
Paula Hill, BS
Zachary Hindes, BS
Matt Hoffmann, BS
Alex Holmann, BS
Jeremy Holst, BS
Hayden Holtrop, BS
Travis Hopf, BS
Cohen Horvath, BS
Braedon House, BS
Nick Hudson, BS
Ismail Hussein, BS
Leslie Huynh, BS
Benjamin Hyde, BS
Heider Iacometti, BS
Drew Imhof, MS
Zachariah Irwin, MS
Jared Nathaniel Imler, MS
Jack Isenhart, BS
Dylan Jackson, BS
Alex Jakubek, BS
Connor Jameson, BS
Torin Jensen, BS
Jacob Jeong, BS
Tj Jesse, BS
Eric Jiang, MS
Bryce Kaese, BS
John-Baptist Kauzya, MS
Skyler Jordan Kern, PhD
Maryam Khalili, PhD
Rohit Ravindra Kharat
Cameron Kholos, BS
Connor Kinney, BS
Tyler Kirkpatrick, BS
Sydney Koehler, BS
Kyle Lee Kolanowski, MS
James Kosco, BS
Max Kowalski, BS
Tyler Kraft, BS
Drew Kroeker, BS
David Kuchta, MS
Sabrina Kurevija, BS
Thor Kurzenhauser, BS
Mackenzie Lamoureux, BS
Alexander Larsen, BS
Alex Lawson, BS
Jon Laxdal, BS
Joseph Leahey, BS
Benjamin Lee, BS
Sander Leondaridis, BS
Jacob Lewton, MS
Isaac Likins, BS
Jacqueline Linn, BS
Saioa Lostra, MS
Collin Jeffreys Love, MS
Calvin M Malkoski, MS
Austin Mandl, BS
Marzieh Marizad, MS
Spiros Markopoulos, BS
Justus Martin, MS
Kyle Martinaitis, BS
Zach Mason, BS
Hannah Matthews, BS
Jack Mc Hale, BS
Marina Mccann, BS
Will McConnell, BS
Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin, MS
Maddie McNary, BS
Ella Mcquaid, BS
Melissa Medialdea, BS
Colten Reuben Meisner, BS
Elijah Miller, MS
Josh Minimo, BS
Alex Mitchell, BS
Kyle Mitchiner, BS
Eduardo Miscles, MS
Hayden Moll, BS
Nick Monahan, BS
Manuel Monroy Ramirez, BS
Danielle Morris, BS
Nick Morris, BS
Nikki Morrow, BS
Brandon Muckenthaler, BS
Owen Mulcahy, BS
Shyam Sundar Muralidharan, MS
Vinodharani Murugadoss, MS
Colin Harrison Neeson, MS
Liam Neuffer, BS
Brittany Lain Nixon, MS
Drake Nosker, BS
Rhett Nutter, BS
Nate Olson, BS
Sarah Osman, MS
Lindsey Sterling Nast, MS
Muhammad Omar Nawaz, PhD
Stephen Michael Otto, MS
Robert Lee Nevitt III, MS
Mario Pace, BS
Danielle Park, PhD
Justin Perdew, BS
Tavis Edwin Peterson, MS
Jack Pfeifer, BS
Daniel Nguyen Phelan, MS
Aaron Michael Pickens, MS
Lana Pivarnik, BS
Jace Pivonka, MS
Alex Platt, BS
Kayla Ployhar, BS
Audrey Plzak, BS
Joshua Tobin Price
Josh Priest, BS
Ryan Primeau, BS
Julian Probsdorfer, BS
Sean Quinn, BS
Salil Rabade, PhD
Dylan Alexander Ramaswamy, MS
Blake Rhyner, BS
Jesse Rice, BS
Max Richards, BS
Dane Richardson, BS
Zach Richardson, BS
Kyle Rogers, MS
Grant Rold, BS
Christian Romrell, BS
Ricardo Timothy Roopnarinesingh, MS
Alexander Rosenberry, BS
Joseph Samuel Rubaker, MS
Jos茅 Ruiz, BS
James Rundel, PhD
Bennett Russell, BS
Jose Salgado, BS
Abram Sanchez, BS
Ryan Schmad, BS
Jacob Schmidt, BS
Garrett L Schmitz, MS
Logan Schroeder, BS
Mitchel Alan Schroeder, MS
Katie Schutt, BS
Ellyse Schneider, PhD
Aaron Schwan, BS
Hugh Scribner, BS
Thisal Senevirathne, BS
Alec Shelton, BS
Kendall Shepherd, BS
Cole Sheyka, BS
Eddie Shi, BS
Amanda Shields, BS
James Shimic, BS
Kaleb Sieh, BS
Moayad Saeed A Sindi, MS
Sarjot Singh, BS
Dan Soby, BS
Meiou Song, MS
Austin Lee Spafford, MS
Robert Spindler, BS
Zachary Sprecher, BS
Cole Dewell Smith, MS
Braden Stack, BS
Maridith Stading, BS
Justin Stearns, MS
Elena Stirk, BS
Jordan RoseAnn Stockdale, MS
Ryan Stoltz, BS
Ethan Street, MS
Joseph Sullivan, BS
Stan Suter, BS
Owen Sybert, BS
Joshua Robert Tacca, PhD
Ryan Tasto, BS
Solana Teitler, BS
Greg Textoris, BS
Charlotte Michele Thomas, MS
Noah Thornally, BS
Trey Thorpe, BS
Ryan Tidd, BS
Quin Tobin, BS
Alexandra Todd, BS
Matthew David Tonn, MS
Liam Travis, BS
Tyson Trofino, BS
Corey Trujillo, PhD
Chia-Nien Tsai, PhD
Sydney Tucker, BS
Erick Mohammed Urbano, BS
Jacob Valladares, BS
Sam Vallo, BS
Kyle Van Hoesen, BS
Max Van Lancker, BS
Owen Vandersmith, BS
Melvin Noobtsim Vang, MS
Ryan Varasteh, BS
Justin Joy Varghese, MS
Vijaya Krishna Veerisetty, MS
Victor Velasco, BS
Shreya Venkatesh, MS
Bennett Verderame, BS
Surendra Villuri, MS
Patrick Watson, BS
Serena Ruth Watson, MS
Zach Weaver, BS
Kendall Webster, MS
Ryan Guy Wells, MS
Ivan Werne, BS
Jaime Wickersheim, BS
Kelli Wildman, MS
Graham Williams, BS
Jessica Woodard, MS
Miles Wohl, BS
Devin Wong, BS
Weige Wong, BS
Alex Woodruff, BS
Carlos Yosten, BS
Holly Young, MS
Eric Zhang, BS
Zoe Zier, BS