Commencement 2025
Saturday, May 17, 2025
2 p.m.
Hubbell Auditorium
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering celebrated the Class of 2025 in Hubbell Auditorium on May 17, 2025, followed by a reception on Hajim Quadrangle. The ceremony included remarks, faculty and student awards, and presentation of graduates.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department Ceremony
Hubbell Auditorium
May 17, 2025, 2:00 PM
Welcoming Remarks
Marvin Doyley, Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wendi Heinzelman, Dean of the Hajim School of Engineering
Edmund A. Hajim
Awards
ECE Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching: Roman Sobolewski
ECE Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Thomas Howard
ECE Award for Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence: Ruibing Song
ECE Award for Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Excellence: Hesham Elshafey
Performance Excellence Award: Evelyn Goldman
Donald M. Barnard Prize: awarded to senior engineering students who applied to
UR M.S. programs based on personal qualification and achievement. William Knoff
Lisa Norward Student Endowment Fund Prize: recognizes students who have shown commitment
and service to the Hajim School by building community and belonging.Madison King
ECE Faculty Prize:in recognition of their academic excellence and contributions to
the Undergraduate program in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Hesham Elshafey (ECE) and Yunji Kim (AME)
Phi Beta Kappa:annually inducts the most outstanding students at America’s
leading colleges and universities. Madison King and William Knoff
Doctoral Degree in Electrical Engineering
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Master of Science in Diagnostic Imaging
Bachelor of Arts in Audio Arts Technology
Bachelor of Science in Audio and Music Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Closing Remarks
Marvin Doyley
Please stay seated while the Platform Party exits.
Reception
Please join us in the Hajim Quad Reception Tent for refreshments after this event.
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Barron Martinez, Irving | Saboksayr, Saman | Wang, Wuxiucheng |
Elmitwalli, Eslam | Sartipi, Shadi | Ye, Chang |
Hu, Wentao | Seckiner, Soner | Zhuldassov, Nurzhan |
Mohammadi, Narges |
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Ajorlou, Hamed | Guo, Jiachun | Rahman, Tabib Wasit |
Bundy, Aaron | Hasan, Nazmul | Schreier, Caleb |
Burns, Matthew | Kasturi, Akhil | Wang, Boning |
Faran, Raymond | Munasinghe, Sasanka | Xu, Shixin |
Filvantorkaman, Melika | Nketia, Victoria | Yu, Huiran |
Fobare, Kevin | Ozyurt, Mehmet | Zhao, Yanlong |
Foster, Michael | Owolabi, Israel | |
Guimaraes Leal, Maria | Raeis, Hossein |
Master of Science in Diagnostic Imaging
Otumi, Nicholas
Bachelor of Arts in Audio Arts Technology
Orloff, Ian | Richards, Izaiah |
Bachelor of Science in Audio and Music Engineering
Bryan, Noah | Kim, Yunji | Wong, Terrence |
Che, Abagail | Lee, Junwon | Wu, Yongzhao |
Chen, Ximing | Wang, Sophia Ya-Xin | Xiong, Haochen |
Kaufman, Theodore Lily Hana | Wang, Zian | Yang, Samuel |
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ager, Jack | Khalil, Omar Mohamed Zakaria | Qian, Youjia |
Berggren, Paul | King, Madison | Ryan, Sean |
Bi, Skylar | Knoff, William | Shang, Zijian |
Boone, Rodney | Li, Jianxiong | Shi, Yicheng |
Bose, Siddharth | Li, Zirui | Suleman, Mukhtar |
Burke, Bryan | Lin, Ethan | Vo, Tiana |
Cai, Guangzhou | Liu, Haozhuo | Wang, Gina Li Min |
Choi, Joshua | Lucht, Matthew | Wang, Yichuan |
Curd, Ian | Pappania, Ryan | Wu, Jiajun |
Elshafey, Hesham | Peng, Yanbo | Yuan, Ziyang |
Harty, Olaniyi | Piyin, Manyang |