Friday, December 13, 2019

MID-YEAR COMMENCEMENT

2019

MINES ALMA MATER CLASS OF 2019The Mines Alma Mater, to the tune of “Aura Lee,” is played during Commencement to acknowledge graduates’ transition from Mines students to Mines alumni.

Lyrics for the Mines Alma Mater were written by Lois Moessner Leonard, wife of Weldon I. Leonard, Engineer of Mines, 1949.

Raise your voices engineers, your devotion sing

To the greatest School of Mines, let the chorus ring

Hail to thee, CSM to our hearts most dear

Ev’ry miner lauds thy name and ev’ry engineer.

Honor, glory to thy name, these we pledge anew

While we live to sing thy fame, Alma Mater true

Hail to thee School of Mines, silver and blue

Ev’ry Miner sings thy praise, Alma Mater true.

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UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT | DECEMBER 13, 2019

CeremonyProcessional “Pomp and Circumstance,” performed and recorded by students from the Mines Music Program University Mace, carried by Dr. John Speer The book, De Re Metallica, carried by Dr. Marcelo Simoes

National Anthem The Gold Standard, Mines Student Quartet

Alma Mater The Gold Standard, Mines Student Quartet

Invocation Megan Graf, Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

Welcome Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Student Address Parker Bolstad, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering

Distinguished Speaker Mr. Tim Haddon ’70, president and CEO of International Resource Management Co.

Recognition of Commissioned Cadets Captain Brian Hotchkiss, United States Army

Announcement of Baccalaureate Degree Recipients

New Mines Alumni Welcome Ms. Patty Starzer ’83, Trustee

Presentation of Candidates for Undergraduate Degrees Dr. Rick Holz, Provost

Presentation of the Class of 2019 to the Board of Trustees Dr. Paul C. Johnson

Acceptance of Class Mr. Thomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Conferral of Degrees Dr. Paul C. Johnson

Closing Remarks Dr. Paul C. Johnson

Recessional Audience is requested to stand and remain in place until the platform party has exited the arena. Please join us for a new alumni reception immediately following the ceremony in the Ben H. Parker Student Center and Marv Kay Plaza.

A livestream is available on the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page at youtube.com/coloschoolofmines. Download a clip of your graduate walking across the stage for free at mines.stageclip.com.

Closed captioning for the event is available on your mobile device at bit.ly/MinesCaptioning.

Board of TrusteesThomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87 ChairmanTimothy Haddon ’70 Vice ChairmanDenise BurgessCharlie McNeil ’71Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02Lucinda SandersPatty Starzer ’83Linda Battalora ’87, MS ’88, PhD ’14 Faculty TrusteeHanzelle Kleeman Student Trustee

UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY KEYNOTE

Mr. Timothy Haddon ’70President and CEO, International Natural Resource Management Co. Mr. Haddon is the president and chief executive officer of International Natural Resource Management Co. He graduated from Mines in 1970

with a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering and is a seasoned mining

engineer with more than 45 years of international mining and business experience.

Mr. Haddon spent 23 years working for Texasgulf and Amax Inc., with responsibilities in Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia and North and South America. He was the chief executive officer of Amax Gold Inc. from 1989 to 1993, co-founder of First Dynasty Mines in 1994 and president and chief executive officer of Archangel Diamond Corporation from 1997 to 2002. He has also served as chairman of Anatolia Minerals Development Limited since 1998, until it merged with Avoca Resources in 2011, and became chairman of Alacer Gold Corp, the successor company. He was the lead director and then Chairman of Thompson Creek Metals Company from 2007 until 2016. Mr. Haddon also has been chairman of audit, compensation and corporate governance committees and sat on health, safety and environment committees of public companies.

While Mr. Haddon was CEO of Amax Gold, the company was awarded the Dupont Environmental Excellence Award. This annual award, judged by environmental activists, including members of the Sierra Club, Mineral Policy Center and the National Wildlife Federation, was given to the gold mining company exhibiting the best environmental practices. In addition, during his tenure, the endowed Amax Environmental Chair was established at Mines. In 1993, Mr. Haddon was asked to sit on a committee to examine and make recommendations regarding the future role of the US Bureau of Mines, as part of the Clinton Administration’s “Reinventing Government Initiative.”

Mr. Haddon has worked extensively with environmental groups and project stakeholders around the world, encouraging communication and dialogue to ensure all concerns relating to sustainable mining and mine community development are better understood.

Currently, Mr. Haddon is a member of the Board of Trustees at Mines and on the board of Rocky Mountain PBS.

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Mining EngineeringDr. Jamal Rostami, Department Head

Mining Engineering, Bachelor of Science Tyler J. Acheson Sebastopol, California Michael J. Cofrancesco Tolland, Connecticut Randy L. Haley Cortez, Colorado Michael C. Hines Bailey, Colorado Jacob M. Oakley Centennial, Colorado Thomas J. Sneller Redwood City, California

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDr. Terri S. Hogue, Department Head

Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science Christopher V. Corona Aurora, Colorado Justin L. Dollar Grand Junction, Colorado Caleb J. Dotten*** Elizabeth, Colorado Ari Z. Fernandez Fort Lupton, Colorado Joanna C. Gilbert Westminster, Colorado James A. Hawthorne Mattawan, Michigan Kerwin M. Hirro Carbondale, Colorado Colum R. Marshall Ridgecrest, California Alexander C. Moreland Golden, Colorado Jeremy M. Nguyen Houston, Texas Nicole E. Rooney Lakewood, Colorado Erika Stromerson Snohomish, Washington Spencer R. Schrandt Saint Paul, Minnesota Grant W. Stewart Southlake, Texas Gabrial V. Taylor Sallisaw, Oklahoma Austin B. Toussaint Denver, Colorado Alice M. Wilbur Arlington, Virginia

Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science Emily C. Bedinger Golden, Colorado Parker G. Bolstad*** Albuquerque, New Mexico Melissa L. Breathwaite* Arvada, Colorado Jessica J. Kehres Lone Tree, Colorado William F. Konishi*** Scottsdale, Arizona Mary B. Mass*** Lake Forest, Illinois Giovanna Mendoza Aurora, Colorado Emily K. Townsend Katy, Texas Samuel B. Waxlax Hopkinton, Massachusetts Abigail M. Paul* Byron, Illinois

George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Bachelor of Science Melissa L. Dangler* Lakeland, Florida Dalton W. Garrett Rocky Ford, Colorado Chandler A. Glass Huntsville, Texas Jack H. Kleikamp Leawood, Kansas Cameron G. Mayberry Stillwater, Oklahoma Kaitlyn L. Nagel Fort Collins, Colorado Brett B. Probst Council Bluffs, Iowa Robert P. Puerling Orcutt, California Andrew E. Saucer Houston, Texas Bryson A. Wilcox Broomfield, Colorado

Electrical EngineeringDr. Peter Aaen, Department Head

Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Jake A. Abeyta Littleton, Colorado

Tariq A. Alghamdi Yanbu, Saudi Arabia Meghan J. Anderson Sterling, Colorado Jarran J. Arbach Gillette, Wyoming Alexi T. Drgac* Littleton, Colorado Jordan A. Green Colorado Springs, Colorado Robert G. Hayes Denver, Colorado Sunsheng Liu Golden, Colorado Daniel F. McElroy Huntington Beach, California John-Paul Meyer Westminster, Colorado John F. Norton Golden, Colorado Emily A. Novotny Alamosa, Colorado Ruben C. Rivera Broomfield, Colorado Andrew P. Sorteberg Denver, Colorado Jeffrey L. Stenerson* Arvada, Colorado Benjamin M. Thompson Northglenn, Colorado Alex Valenzuela Commerce City, Colorado Michelle A. Visconti Littleton, Colorado River C. Weiss Durango, Colorado John A. Wiens** Fort Collins, Colorado Lundy E. Wyre Denver, Colorado Edward K. Yi Highlands Ranch, Colorado Christopher T. York Westminster, Colorado Kemper B. Young Kihei, Hawaii Robert J. Zampino* Long Beach, New York

Geology and Geological EngineeringDr. Wendy Bohrson, Department Head

Geological Engineering, Bachelor of Science Bias A. Adibrata Jakarta, Indonesia Paul A. Bertsch Larkspur, Colorado Andrew W. Harger Malibu, California Justin W. Lewis Arcadia, Oklahoma Kaya L. Love Golden, Colorado Kenzley E. Sparks Murray, Kentucky

Chemical and Biological EngineeringDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head

Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Kelsey I. Ayars-Mulcahy Denver, Colorado Carlene S. Beuning Erie, Colorado Taylor G. Carroll Colorado Springs, Colorado Zachary N. Ciranni Enterprise, Alabama Loren C. Dempsey Houston, Texas Ashley L. Doehring Thornton, Colorado Brandon J. Fluegge* Orinda, California Theophilus A. Frimpong Denver, Colorado Jackson L. Goldsberry Highlands Ranch, Colorado Megan E. Graf Aurora, Colorado Mikayla A. Hostetler* Richland, Michigan Joshua D. Jackson* Anaheim, California Victoriya V. Link Denver, Colorado Indica R. Mestas Capulin, New Mexico Elena J. Mathys Golden, Colorado Jay R. McDonald New Braunfels, Texas Jonathan D. Newcomb** Arvada, Colorado Darrian M. Newman** Golden, Colorado Logan R. Nimer Kaysville, Utah Megan H. Pierce Furmington Hills, Michigan Nor Zulaikha Afiqah Binti Abd Rasid Temerloh, Malaysia Jacob J. Schuler The Woodlands, Texas Jeena S. Shaji Littleton, Colorado Patrick K. Sharp Conifer, Colorado Michael D. Shoenberger Arvada, Colorado Farid F. Shukri Rawang, Malaysia Brittany L. Slupe Butler, Pennsylvania

COLORADOSCHOOLOFMINES | 5***summa cum laude | **magna cum laude | *cum laude

EVENT INFORMATIONDecember 13, 2019 | Lockridge Arena | Golden, Colorado

Food and beverages Starbucks in the Student Center will open early for the ceremony beginning at 6:30 a.m. Wow Café and Elements will open beginning at 10:30 a.m. Water stations are located on the first floor by across from the front desk. There are also water refilling stations located by the locker rooms on the first floor and by the restrooms on the second floor.

Live stream and social media Do you have family or friends who can’t attend the ceremony? Tell them to watch the live stream on the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page: youtube.com/coloschoolofmines.

Download a clip of your graduate walking across the stage for free at mines.stageclip.com. Additional coverage of the ceremony can be found on various Mines social media outlets.

Photos from the ceremony

All graduates will be photographed by a professional photographer after receiving their diplomas. Proofs will be emailed to students by the photographer at their Mines email address or can be ordered at gradimages.com.

General Commencement photos can also be downloaded from the Mines Flickr site at no cost. The site can be accessed at flickr.com/photos/coloradoschoolofmines.

Reception A reception honoring graduates and their families will take place following the ceremony in the Ben H. Parker Student Center.

Emergency evacuation plans If we need to exit quickly in case of fire or other emergency, please follow the instructions of Mines personnel. Take note of where your closest exits are located.

Lost and found Found items should be brought to the front desk on the first floor. After the ceremony concludes and guests have left campus, items will be brought to the front desk of the Ben H. Parker Student Center and can be picked up during business hours.

Missing children If a child is missing, provide a detailed description to event staff for an announcement. Staff will provide instructions for where to meet the child when found. Lost children should be brought to the front desk of the Student Recreation Center where staff will make an announcement.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE continued

Raegan A. Stump Littleton, Colorado Brian A. Vockel Parker, Colorado Jacob S. Wilkinson Pueblo West, Colorado Gavin K. Yeung*** Hong Kong, China Jason Y. Yu Littleton, Colorado Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Rawan A. Alsameen Dammam, Saudi Arabia Andrew J. Cope Hartland, Wisconsin Taylor E. Johnson Westminster, Colorado Skye S. Kim Denver, Colorado Andrew M. Litchford Denver, Colorado Christian H. Mucha Longmont, Colorado Sara Rusta Thornton, Colorado Jasmine K. Samei Plano, Texas Michael G. Warren Westminster, Colorado Giselle A. Zamora-Chavez Commerce City, Colorado

Mechanical EngineeringDr. John Berger, Department Head

Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Benjamin B. Arledge-Bottlinger* Georgetown, Texas Kristen E. Baker Idaho Falls, Idaho Victoria A. Bennett Whitefish, Montana Shawn R. Berry Littleton, Colorado Kevin T. Billings Golden, Colorado Alexander I. Blanchard Poulsbo, Washington Eric E. Bond Littleton, Colorado Corbin W. Cargil Uvalde, Texas Sean R. Cash Cypress, Texas Christopher A. Ciccarelli Lakewood, Colorado Chase A. Clayton Fruita, Colorado Jennifer L. Compton* Louisville, Colorado Tyler P. Cooney Muscatine, Iowa Cooper M. Cordero** Littleton, Colorado Charles F. Courtad Golden, Colorado Mystic J. Currey Dillon, Colorado Austin M. Edmondson Overland Park, Kansas Gabriella N. Emery Houston, Texas Justin R. Erickson** Northglenn, Colorado Joshua I. Esty Colorado Springs, Colorado Amanda J. Etcheverry Grand Junction, Colorado Madalyn D. Eustis Grand Junction, Colorado Brandon R. Farmer Salt Lake City, Utah Sean W. Fennig* North Oaks, Minnesota Tyler B. Fenton Arvada, Colorado Benjamin A. Ferrera Louisville, Colorado Taylor K. Frandsen** Highlands Ranch, Colorado Keegan C. Gallagher** Denver, Colorado Chase M. Ganim Ashland, Oregon Michael A. Gump* Ordway, Colorado Benjamin J. Hamel Carlsbad, California Shona M. Hansen San Antonio, Texas Bradley C. Harger** Evergreen, Colorado Oliver L. Heatwole Denver, Colorado Jacen T. Hogard Parker, Colorado Peter J. Hunt Elizabeth, Colorado Jeremy R. Ingalls Lakewood, Colorado Rebecca A. Jewell Castle Rock, Colorado Dawson W. Johnson Fort Collins, Colorado Patrick D. Keane Chicago, Illinois Geoffrey A. Keating*** Spring, Texas Taylor K. Keller Laramie, Wyoming Harrison C. Koh Southlake, Texas James P. Kohlschmidt Cypress, Texas Caylin V. Kuenn Golden, Colorado Chanise N. Kurz Brighton, Colorado

Dong J. Lee Westminster, Colorado Tyler L. Lee Poolesville, Maryland Kaitlyn P. Leiker Highlands Ranch, Colorado Kylie R. Liddell Katy, Texas Ryan M. Mabee Houston, Texas Ian R. Macwithey Montgomery, Texas Mitchell Magdaleno* Colorado Springs, Colorado Averie B. Mansfield Bandera, Texas Adam J. Marcinkowski Ballston Lake, New York Nicholas A. Martinez Littleton, Colorado Andrew A. McClain Dallas, Texas Dylan K. McClain Durango, Colorado Jordyn X. McGrath Aurora, Colorado Taylor M. McRae Westminster, Colorado Jennifer M. Mencin** Golden, Colorado Jacob D. Moran St. Louis, Missouri Spencer J. Morgan** Arvada, Colorado Joshua C. Nelson Lakewood, Colorado Thomas D. Nortman Denver, Colorado Sean M. O’Dell Littleton, Colorado Joshua S. Odom Colorado Springs, Colorado Gretchen M. Ohlhausen* Liberty, Missouri Eric C. Perez Richardson, Texas Jacob T. Peroutek College Station, Texas Tristan A. Prukop Austin, Texas Bryce R. Remmenga Grand Junction, Colorado Jonathon D. Rivera Berthoud, Colorado Dominique E. Rivera Albuquerque, New Mexico Jonathan W. Roberts Aurora, Colorado Luke La Rocque Golden, Colorado Sefrie J. Roybal Frisco, Texas Dustin J. Salley Fort Lauderdale, Florida Alexander M. Samarchuk* Erie, Colorado Peyton E. Sanders Katy, Texas George A. Sandoval Montbello, Colorado Andrew J. Schmitt Broomfield, Colorado Zachary W. Sheldon Parker, Colorado Aaron Siu Aurora, Colorado Riley S. Stein Orange, California Brockton S. Sterling Kearney, Nebraska Gary P. Stimson Minneapolis, Minnesota Max P. Sweeney Lakewood, Colorado Hunter S. Szuszczewicz Colorado Springs, Colorado Peter E. Taenzer Aurora, Colorado Cody J. Ullestad** Georgetown, Texas Benjamin R. Volkmann Grand Junction, Colorado Connor D. Weddle* Geneva, Illinois Ira A. Weyand** Monument, Colorado Joseph D. Woodard Greenwood Village, Colorado Ezekiel M. Young Alpharetta, Georgia Ryan J. Zamora Arvada, Colorado

Petroleum EngineeringDr. Jennifer Miskimins, Department Head

Petroleum Engineering, Bachelor of Science Jonathan L. Beck* Tallahassee, Florida Gaston Cedric E. Behle Houston, Texas Alan J. Berry* Littleton, Colorado Camille S. Davis Denver, Colorado Nicholas R. Garland Galveston, Texas Andrew J. Lambert Surprise, Arizona Sara J. Moravits San Antonio, Texas Madison A. Smith Houston, Texas Izzul F. Zabar Taiping, Malaysia

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GeophysicsDr. Paul Sava, Department Head

Geophysical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Nengyi Fu Chongqing, China Sanil Paras Jhaveri Mumbai, India Jared N. Rossi Madison Lake, Minnesota Amabel F. Teca** Luanda, Angola Anacleto Mandela A. Vunge Luanda, Angola Xiaoyu Zhu * Nanjing, China

Applied Mathematics and StatisticsDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Science, Computational and Applied Mathematics Specialty Shannon M. Bride* San Diego, California Cameron S. Bridges Encinitas, California Derek J. Foundoulis Fort Collins, Colorado Miika H. Jarvela*** Coppell, Texas Joshua G. Moehring Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Jayde M. Thompson* Golden, Colorado James A. Wilcox Mountain View, California

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Science, Statistics Specialty Brandon J. Minnihan Highlands Ranch, Colorado Lindsey G. Nield*** Highlands Ranch, Colorado Fuikwan V. Wong** Longmont, Colorado

Math and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Lance M. Loucks Arvada, Colorado

ChemistryDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head

Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Casey L. Harmon Broomfield, Colorado Kendyll G. Hawkins* Golden, Colorado Megan A. Loehnert Golden, Colorado

PhysicsDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head

Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science Patrick B. Losique Fairfax, Virginia George C. Smith Arvada, Colorado

Computer ScienceDr. Tracy K. Camp, Department Head

Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Amelia N. Atiles Dallas, Texas Alec M. Boyd Denver, Colorado Ryan E. Buck Houston, Texas Matthew A. Bussing Montrose, Colorado Sebastian P. Cabrol Los Altos, California Dylan D. Cole Telluride, Colorado James P. DeBlock Parker, Colorado Bladimir Dominguez Carbondale, Colorado Krista M. Dunlap Temecula, California Frank R. Enciso** Superior, Colorado Derek J. Foundoulis Fort Collins, Colorado Andrea E. Golden-Lasher*** Salida, Colorado

Cameron B. Graff** Colorado Springs, Colorado Heidi R. Hufford* Lakewood, Colorado Michelle G. Hulongbayan* Aurora, Colorado Brian T. Kelly Menlo Park, California Trevor W. Kerr Wichita, Kansas Jensen M. Krone** Boise, Idaho Ivan Krukov*** Centennial, Colorado Hannah Lee*** Louisville, Colorado Michael S. Lesartre** Fort Collins, Colorado Jessy Liao Golden, Colorado Austin M. Lionette Foxfield, Colorado Lorena J. Loving*** Colorado Springs, Colorado Alexis N. Ludeman Aurora, Colorado Gazi M. Mahbub-Morshed** Aurora, Colorado Kieran R. Maneely* Saint Paul, Minnesota Alejandro Caraveo Meraz Thornton, Colorado Alexander J. Michael Parker, Colorado Joshua H. Nachtigal* Bulverde, Texas Stephen S. New*** Fort Collins, Colorado Jordan E. Newport*** Windsor, Colorado Thomas G. Parry Eagle, Idaho John C. Pederson Dallas, Texas Daniel G. Personius Denver, Colorado Rachel A. Phipps** Aurora, Colorado Connor S. Price Littleton, Colorado Garrett R. Quintero Cordell, Oklahoma Brandon W. Shevela Evans, Colorado Abhaya Shrestha* Littleton, Colorado Jeffrey L. Stenerson* Arvada, Colorado Kyle R. Strayer Littleton, Colorado Demonna E. Wade Coral Springs, Florida Samuel Warfield Castle Rock, Colorado David J. Wehrlin* Colorado Springs, Colorado Thiam Yue Wong Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Economics and BusinessDr. Kevin Moore, Division Director

Economics, Bachelor of Science Jackson L. Goldsberry Highlands Ranch, Colorado Alejandro Caraveo Meraz Thornton, Colorado

Engineering, Design and SocietyDr. Dean Nieusma, Division Director

Engineering, Bachelor of Science Nicole T. Nguyen Broomfield, Colorado

COLORADOSCHOOLOFMINES | 7***summa cum laude | **magna cum laude | *cum laude

Dual Degree RecipientsAlejandro Caraveo Meraz Computer Science and Economics

Derek Foundoulis Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Computer Science

Jackson Goldsberry Chemical Engineering and Economics

Jeffrey Stenerson Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Mining EngineeringDr. Jamal Rostami, Department Head Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Marion Nicco ADVISOR: Elizabeth A. Holley Rock Fracturing Under Microwave Irradiation: Development of Analytical Methods and Investigation of the Contribution of Bound Water Fei Wang ADVISOR: Rennie B. Kaunda A Numerical Study of Rockburst Damage around Excavations Induced by Fault Slip

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDr. Terri S. Hogue, Department Head Civil and Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Carolyne Bocovich ADVISOR: Michael A. Mooney Investigation of Backwards Erosion Piping by Data Driven Modeling Bryant Reyes ADVISOR: Terri S. Hogue Anthropogenic Impacts on the Water and Energy Balance of a Semi-Arid Urban Environment Deepanshu Shirole ADVISOR: Ahmadreza Hedayat Ultrasonic and Image-Based Characterization of Progressive Damage Processes in Intact Rocks

George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy George Lawrence Burton ADVISOR: Brian P. Gorman | CO-ADVISOR: David R. Diercks Interpreting Macroscale Conductivity Behavior of Ceria-Based Oxides Via Nanoscale Quantification of Grain Boundaries Casey Faye Davis ADVISOR: Terry C. Lowe Effects of High Shear Deformation from Equal Channel Angular Pressing – Conform On the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloys Mathew L. Hayne ADVISOR: Terry C. Lowe Effects of High Shear Deformation from Equal Channel Angular Pressing – Conform and Post Thermal Mechanical Processing On the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloys John Stanley Mangum ADVISOR: Brian P. Gorman Investigation of Titanium Dioxide Polymorph Selectivity as Influenced by the Amorphous Precursor State Kevin Ryan Talley ADVISOR: Geoffrey L. Brennecka Understanding Piezoelectric Nitrides by Combinatorial Methods Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Julian Karl Benz ADVISOR: Steven W. Thompson The Effect of Vanadium and Other Microalloying Elements on the Microstructure and Properties of Bainitic HSLA Steels

Thomas Ian Boundy ADVISOR: Patrick R. Taylor | CO-ADVISOR: Raj Rajamani Mitigating Material Supply Risks: Evaluation of Abrasion Specific Comminution for Commercial Recovery of Indium from Waste Liquid Crystal Displays Cheryl Lynn Hawk ADVISOR: Stephen L. Chuen Laser Welding Behavior of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufactured 304L Stainless Steel Joseph Jankowski ADVISOR: Michael J. Kaufman | CO-ADVISOR: Amy J. Clarke Development of Novel High Temperature Aluminum Alloys Brian Kagay ADVISOR: Kip O. Findley Hydrogen Embrittlement Assessment of Alloy 718 with Precipitate Variations Fangyu Liu ADVISOR: Patrick R. Taylor Effects of High Shear Deformation from Equal Channel Angular Pressing – Conform and Post Thermal Mechanical Processing on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloys Ty D. Porter ADVISOR: Kip O. Findley The Effects of Microstructure Evolution on Deformation and Damage Mechanisms during Creep-Fatigue Testing of Alloy 709 Evody Tshijik Karumb ADVISOR: Patrick R. Taylor The Removal of Arsenic and Antimony from Complex Lead Bullion via Vacuum Distillation

Electrical EngineeringDr. Peter Aaen, Department Head Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Kamel Azeb Alboaouh ADVISOR: Salman Mohagheghi Optimal Active and Reactive Power Dispatch in a Distribution Network with High PV Penetration Adewole Adekola Ayoade ADVISOR: John P. Steele | CO-ADVISOR: Kevin L. Moore Learning and Online Prediction of Weld Quality in Robotic GMAW Moein Choobineh ADVISOR: Salman Mohagheghi Optimal Operation and Management of Energy Systems Under Extreme Temperature Conditions Qiuwei Li ADVISOR: Gongguo Tang Convex and Nonconvex Optimization Geometries Dana Perry Martin ADVISOR: Kathryn E. Johnson Modeling, Control and Design of Extreme Scale Wind Turbines Ricardo Siqueira de Carvalho ADVISOR: Pankaj K. Sen Integrating Big Data Analytics and Cybersecurity for Power Distribution Networks with Distrubted Energy Resources

Geology and Geological EngineeringDr. Wendy Bohrson, Department Head Geological Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy David Lane Boyd ADVISOR: Gabriel G. Walton CO-ADVISOR: Whitney J. Trainor-Guitton The Application of Geostatistical Methods for the Quantification of Multiple-Scale Uncertainty Due to Aleatory Geologic Variability

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GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT | DECEMBER 13, 2019

CeremonyProcessional “Pomp and Circumstance,” performed and recorded by students from the Mines Music Program University Mace, carried by Dr. John Speer The book, De Re Metallica, carried by Dr. Marcelo Simoes

National Anthem The Gold Standard, Mines Student Quartet

Alma Mater The Gold Standard, Mines Student Quartet

Welcome Dr. Paul C. Johnson, PhD, President and Professor

Student Address David Lane Boyd, Geological Engineering

Presentation of the Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research Award Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer

Announcement and Hooding of Doctoral Degree Recipients

Announcement of Master’s Degree Recipients

New Mines Alumni Welcome Mr. Charlie McNeil ’71, Trustee

Presentation of Candidates for Graduate Degrees Dr. Wendy Zhou, Dean of Graduate Studies

Presentation of the Class of 2019 to the Board of Trustees Dr. Paul C. Johnson

Acceptance of Class Mr. Thomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Conferral of Graduate Degrees Dr. Paul C. Johnson

Closing Remarks Dr. Paul C. Johnson

Recessional Audience is requested to stand and remain in place until the platform party has exited the arena. Please join us for a new alumni reception immediately following the ceremony in the Ben H. Parker Student Center Grand Ballrooms.

Board of TrusteesThomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87 ChairmanTimothy Haddon ’70 Vice ChairmanDenise BurgessCharlie McNeil ’71Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02Lucinda SandersPatty Starzer ’83Linda Battalora ’87, MS ’88, PhD ’14 Faculty TrusteeHanzelle Kleeman Student Trustee

A livestream is available on the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page at youtube.com/coloschoolofmines. Download a clip of your graduate walking across the stage; it is available for free at mines.stageclip.com.

Closed captioning for the event is available on the smaller screens in the arena and can be accessed on your mobile device at bit.ly/MinesCaptioning.

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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY continued

GeophysicsDr. Paul Sava, Department Head Geophysics, Doctor of Philosophy Jared Atkinson ADVISOR: Monica Prasad Cryogenic Penetration and Relaxation Behavior of Dry and Icy Lunar Regolith Simulants Oscar Alberto Jarillo Michel ADVISOR: Ilya Tsvankin Elastic Waveform Inversion of Microseismic Data in Anisotropic Media Xueyi Jia ADVISOR: Roelof K. Snieder Marchenko Imaging for 2D and 3D Complex Structures—with Field Applications to Sub-Salt and Sub-Basalt Imaging Aaron Christopher Prunty ADVISOR: Roelof K. Snieder Target-Oriented Imaging of Acoustic Media Using Unknown and Uncontrolled Random Sources

Applied Mathematics and StatisticsDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Computational and Applied Mathematics Specialty, Doctor of Philosophy Nicholas A. Danes ADVISOR: Karin L. Gregg | CO-ADVISOR: Hariswaran Sitaraman Computational Modeling of Extravascular Platelet Aggregation under Flow

ChemistryDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head Applied Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy Lukas Royce Dahlin ADVISOR: Matthew C. Posewitz | CO-ADVISOR: Michael Guarnieri Screening, Down-Selection, Characterization, and Genetic Tool Development in High-Productivity Microalgae Tracy Hillary Elizabeth Schloemer ADVISOR: Alan S. Sellinger Organic Semiconductor Design for Increased Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells William Conner Smith ADVISOR: Kim R. Williams Development of Thermal Field-Flow Fractionation for the Characterization of Hybrid Nanoparticles and Polymers with Complex Architecture Daniel Joseph Van Hoomissen ADVISOR: Shubham Vyas Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to Elucidating the Redox-Driven Degradation Mechanisms of Perfluoroalkyl Substances

Geochemistry, Doctor of Philosophy Logan Nathaniel Rand ADVISOR: James F. Ranville Using Single Particle Icp-Ms to Study Occurrence and Behavior of Engineered, Natural, and Incidental Nanoparticles in Freshwater Streams

PhysicsDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy Alyssa Marie Allende Motz ADVISOR: Jeff Squier Two Dimensional Random Access Multiphoton Spatial Frequency Modulated Imaging with At-Focus Pulse Characterization and Compression Matthew Peter Emmons ADVISOR: Timothy R. Ohno Development of An Instrument For The Chemical And Isotopic Analysis Of Sub-Nanomole Quantities Of Gas From Individual Fluid Inclusions, Microfossils And Biological Tissues Using Mass Spectrometry Andrew Peter Proudian ADVISOR: Jeramy D. Zimmerman Atom Probe Tomography of Small-Molecule Organic Semiconducting Materials

Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Jonathan Edward Rea ADVISOR: Eric S. Toberer Latent Heat Storage for Concentrating Solar Power

Nuclear Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy William Phillips Moore ADVISOR: Uwe Greife | CO-ADVISOR: Fredrik Tovesson Fission Fragment Distribution Measurements with Time of Flight - Energy (ToF-E) Spectrometers

Computer ScienceDr. Tracy Camp, Department Head Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy Jian Lin ADVISOR: Dejun Yang Privacy and Security in Crowdsensing Kai Liu ADVISOR: Hua Wang A Study of Non-negative Matrix Factorizations: Foundations, Methods, Algorithms, and Applications

Economics and BusinessDr. Kevin Moore, Division Director Mineral and Energy Economics, Doctor of Philosophy Steven Dhalke ADVISOR: Benjamin T. Gilbert Economic Effects of Environmental Policies on Electricity Markets Haeyeon Kim ADVISOR: Roderick G. Eggert Three Essays on Mineral Economics and Economic Geography Patrick Goytisolo O’Reilly ADVISOR: Roderick G. Eggert | CO-ADVISOR: Daniel T. Kaffine Regulation, Product Durability, and Market Process in Recycling Electronic Waste

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Geology, Doctor of Philosophy John Phillip DeDecker ADVISOR: Thomas Monecke CO-ADVISOR: Richard F. Wendlandt Alteration and Mineral Paragenesis of the McArthur River and Fox Lake Uranium Deposits, Athabasca Basin: A New Model for the Formation of Unconformity-related Uranium Deposits Hirofumi Kobayashi ADVISOR: Leslie J. Wood Sediment Movement and Basin Evolution and Fill in a Shale-Cored Deepwater Fold and Thrust Belt, Nw Borneo Malaysia Benjamin Lowry ADVISOR: Wendy W. Zhou Terrestrial and Satellite Radar Interferomtery Applications for Ground Deformation Investigations in Urban Subsidence Detection, Landslide Velocity Monitoring, and Novel Failure Discovery Timothy James MacIntyre ADVISOR: Alexander P. Gysi | CO-ADVISOR: Murray W. Hitzman Geology and Geochemistry of the Kansanshi Cu-(Au) deposit, North-western Province, Zambia Samuel Pierre ADVISOR: Thomas Monecke Geochemical Controls on the Fluid Evolution of Submarine and Subaerial Ore-Forming Hydrothermal Systems Miguel Tavares Nassif ADVISOR: Yvette D. Kuiper Structural-Metallogenic Evolution Of The Garrison Gold Camp Of The Archean Southern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Ontario, Canada Jingqi Xu ADVISOR: Stephen A. Sonnenberg Depositional and chemical controls on sedimentation, sequence stratigraphy, and pore development of the Pronghorn, Lower Silt, and Lower Shale members of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin

Chemical and Biological EngineeringDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Davi Costa Salmin ADVISOR: Carolyn Koh | CO-ADVISOR: David T. Wu The Impact of Synthetic and Natural Surface-Active Components on Hydrate Agglomeration Jose Alejandro Dapena ADVISOR: David T. Wu | CO-ADVISOR: Carolyn Koh On The Kinetic Arrest of Hydrate Slurries Mark Ferris ADVISOR: Kevin J. Cash Advances in Polymeric Nanosensor Technology for Biological Analysis Joseph Jay Gardner ADVISOR: Nanette R. Boyle Multiscale, Multiparadigm Metabolic Modeling of the Crucial Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium, Trichodesmium Erythraeum Sijia Hu ADVISOR: Carolyn Koh Interfacial Properties of CH4/C2H6 Gas Hydrate Particles with Chemical Additives Abhijit Suresh Kale ADVISOR: Sumit Agarwal | CO-ADVISOR: Paul Stradins Passivated Contacts for High Efficiency Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells Matthew Joseph Osmond ADVISOR: Melissa D. Krebs | CO-ADVISOR: Mina Pantcheva Implementation of Biomaterials to Study and Control Complex Cell Behaviors Randolph M. Pfeiffer ADVISOR: Annette L. Bunge Leakage and Swell in Emulsion Liquid Membranes: Experimental Studies and Corrected Computational Methods

Yan Wang ADVISOR: Luis E. Zerpa Acosta | CO-ADVISOR: Carolyn Koh The Development and Application of Hydrate Formation, Transportation and Bedding Models in Liquid-Dominated Systems Xingfu Yang ADVISOR: Ning Wu Out-Of-Equilibrium Behavior of Colloidal Particles under Ac Electric FieldsMaterials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Yangzhi Zhao ADVISOR: Colin A. Wolden | CO-ADVISOR: Yongan Yang Scalable Synthesis of Lithium Sulfide Nanocrystals for Next Generation Battery Technologies

Mechanical EngineeringDr. John Berger, Department Head Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Sean Hargrave Mills ADVISOR: Aaron P. Stebner CO-ADVISOR: Behnam Aminahmadi Development of Nickel-Titanium-Hafnium Alloys for Impact Resistant Tribology Performances

Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy William Thomas Hamilton ADVISOR: Robert J. Braun | CO-ADVISOR: Alexandra Newman Design and Dispatch of Concentrating Solar Power Tower Systems with Utility-Scale Photovoltaics Sri Sesharam Avinash Mamidanna ADVISOR: Owen J. Hildreth Morphology Prediction of Reactive Silver Ink Systems Evan Paul Reznicek ADVISOR: Robert J. Braun Design and Simulation of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Recompression Brayton Cycles with Regenerators for Recuperation Lauren Anita Sepp ADVISOR: Anne K. Silverman Running Biomechanics for People with a Unilateral Transtibial Amputation Using Running-Specific and Daily-Use Prostheses Claire Strebinger ADVISOR: Gregory E. Bogin | CO-ADVISOR: Jürgen O. Brune Modeling Large-Scale High-Speed Methane Gas Deflagrations in Confined Spaces: Applications for Longwall Coal Mines Peter J. Weddle ADVISOR: Robert J. Kee | CO-ADVISOR: Tyrone L. Vincent Developing and Identifying Physically Based Li-ion Battery Models to Inform Real-Time Control Applications Xu Zhou ADVISOR: Xiaoli Zhang Self-Reflective Experiential Learning for Persistent Autonomy

Petroleum EngineeringDr. Jennifer Miskimins, Department Head Petroleum Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Aamer Abdulhakeem Albannay ADVISOR: Azra N. Tutuncu | CO-ADVISOR: Binh Bui The Effect of Capillary Condensation on the Geomechanical and Acoustic Properties of Tight Formations Riyadh Hazim Fawzi Hanashmooni ADVISOR: Xiaolong Yin | CO-ADVISOR: Hossein Kazemi Multi-Scale Simulations of Waterflooding and Surfactant Flooding in Microfluidic Micromodels Omar Tariq Khaleel ADVISOR: Hossein Kazemi | CO-ADVISOR: Waleed AlAmeri Interpretation of Mini-Frac and Flowback Pressure Response: Application to Unconventional Reservoirs in the UAE

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Jake Paul Newsom Michaela Anne Reynolds Julia Stone Yan Wang Xingfu Yang Krysta Zaist

Mechanical EngineeringDr. John Berger, Department Head Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science Sean Brendan Barrett Curtis Lee Burke Peter E. Caltagirone Matej Cernosek Christina Kay Champion Tyler Allen Plumline Evans Andrew Wentworth Fleming Ryan David Friedman Alexander Robert Garcia Allysun Lee Hatton-Bannister Karl William Heine Marcos Ernesto Hernandez Rodriguez Amneh Ahmad Jaber Arran James Noopur Dilip Jamnikar Sebastian Dimitri Joly Yunsik Jung Aleksei R. La Rue Kyle Larsen Amy Jo LeBar Eli L. Ludtke William Scott Machemer Duc Anh Nguyen Samuel D. Nichols Collin Joseph Quinn Corey Ryan Randall Matthew Delapena Stanley Kasra Taghikhani

Advanced Manufacturing, Master of Science Nicole Taylor Stackhouse

Space Resources, Master of Science Hunter Josiah Williams

Petroleum EngineeringDr. Jennifer L. Miskimins, Department Head

Petroleum Reservoir Systems, Professional Master John Robert Morgan

Petroleum Engineering, Master of Engineering Venkat Srikanth Ayyagari Omar Elshahawy Dongjun Li Guanhua Li Jan Fredrik Mosnes

Petroleum Engineering, Master of Science Mohannad Abokhamseen Abdulrahim Khalid Al Mulhim Leonardo Arias Medina Jyoti Swarup Singh Kanwar Joseph Marshall Mozelewski Ilham Anugrah Permata Chi Zhang

GeophysicsDr. Paul Sava, Department Head

Geophysics, Master of Science Ethan Cole Anderson Thu Thao Thi Bui Patrick Beard Corwin Samuel Weston Courville Stephen William Cuttler Ufuk Durmus Qifan Liu Samuel Thomas Murphy Whitney Helen Schultz Diana Ip Tamayo Charles Adam Tuppen Xiaodan Yu

Hydrology, Master of Science Megan Christine Hansen

Applied Mathematics and StatisticsDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science Computational and Applied Mathematics Specialty James Legregni Curtis John Luke Lusty Abigail Marie Parks Jared D. Popelar Brett M. Powers

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science Statistics Specialty Jenifer Rae McClary

ChemistryDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering, Master of Science Nathanael D. Brenner Nuclear Engineering, Master of Engineering Andrew James Fletcher

PhysicsDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head Applied Physics, Master of Science Connor Evan Bray Spencer Lance Fretwell Kellen Robert Malone Matthew Scott Martin Connor Paul Pierce Derek Wright

Materials Science, Master of Science Jonathan Kim

Computer ScienceDr. Tracy K. Camp, Department Head Computer Science, Master of Science Orden Josue Mahuna Aitchedji Arun Kaashyap Arunachalam Jordan Alexandra Card

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MASTER OF ENGINEERING | MASTER OF SCIENCE

Mining EngineeringDr. Jamal Rostami, Department Head Engineer of Mines, Master of Engineering Lee Jornet Zamalloa

Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Master of Science Kiyoto Imaizumi

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDr. Terri S. Hogue, Department Head Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science Mikaela M. Algren Isaac Lynn Avila Thomas Edward Bragg Veronica S. Buchanan Jennie Lee Callahan Maria L. Day Bryce Victor Maurice DeShazer Charlie Jeffrey Liu Robert Eric Marshall Sarah Elizabeth Mass Olivia Salmon Dana Elaine Sanelli Sydney Alexandria Slouka Sheng Zheng Amanda Christine Zranchev

Environmental Engineering Science, Master of Science Sierra Kristen Fox Thomas Hand Howarth Craig Daniel Moore Anastasia Nickerson Kallie Alexandra Peurifoy

Hydrology, Master of Science Robert Grayson Dowlearn Kyle Richard Gustafson Kirsten Marie Marble

Underground Construction & Tunnel Engineering, Master of Science Awais Muhammad Butt

George S. Ansell Department of Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head Materials Science, Master of Science Connor R. Campbell Chloe Eileen Cook Yuanhao Ding Katie R. Gann Brett Edward Ley Enrique Andres Pacheco

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Engineering Thomas Ian Boundy Andrew Joesph Hood

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Science Dane Eric Hyer-Peterson Kenji Koike Kerry Adele McQuaid

Emily Broussard Mitchell Ryan Matthew Plessinger Brian P Rodgers

Nuclear Engineering, Master of Engineering Danika Kristin Johnson

Electrical EngineeringDr. Peter Aaen, Department Head Electrical Engineering, Master of Science Braden Samuel Egtvedt Kristopher Hazen Goodyear Jonathan William Helland Jacob L. Kirschner Joseph Matthew Millar Austin Frank Oltmanns Lewis Joseph Setter Travis J. Torres

Geology and Geological EngineeringDr. Wendy Bohrson, Department Head

Mineral Exploration, Professional Master Peng Sun

Geochemistry, Master of Science Lyndsey Nicole Fisher Margariete Georgealan Malenda Christopher James Van Hoozen

Geological Engineering, Master of Engineering Declan Patrick Schade

Geological Engineering, Master of Science Lauren Elise Southerland

Geology, Master of Science Asha Anne Mahatma Jeromy McChesney Jeffrey Christopher McKeon Zachary Palmer Robert Wesley Pearigen, Jr. Enry Horas Sihombing Isaac John-peter Simon John Edward Tidholm, Jr. Wylie Todd Walker

Hydrology, Master of Science Allan William Foster, III James Palmer McGuinness Martin Philip Roth

Underground Construction and Tunneling Engineering, Master of Science Xiangyu Li

Chemical and Biological EngineeringDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head Chemical Engineering, Master of Science Davi Costa Salmin Jose Alejandro Dapena David Michael Goggin Matthew Brooks Hartenstein Sijia Hu Trinny Phuong Trinh Lai

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Computer Science, Master of Science, continued Alec Sullivan De Vivo Melissa Duran Mason Dallas English John Connor Galbavy Jacob Douglas Langfeldt Kellyn R. Larson Yanina L Likhtenshteyn Hengrui Liu Jane Lockshin Zachary Scott Nahman Kepler A. Novotny Roy Procell Daniel Renkert Kirwinlvinodaq S. Lawrence Blake T. Sanders Hoon Seo Izaak Alan Sulka Yu Sun Haoxuan Yang Alexey Alexandrovich Yaremenko Allee Dennis Zarrini Ziling Zhang

Economics and BusinessDr. Kevin Moore, Division Director

Engineering and Technology Management, Master of Science Mohamed Ali Eissa Al Reyami Hanna Marie Bailey Forrest Collier Denham Eli Noel Lyons John P. Maloney Nicholas Scott Sammons Jayant Saxena Mohammed Adnan A Taher Gehrig Matthew White

Mineral and Energy Economics, Master of Science Cody W. Barney Nicholas Robert D’Onofrio Zachary Dalton Gann Jusse Aline Hirwa Joshua Timothy Kroschel Anthony Thomas Makransky Tatiana Peretyatko Pranshu Praleya Lucas Santana Furtado Soares Quentin Leo Taillefer Maria Paz Urdaneta

Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesDr. Hussein A. Amery, Division Director

Hydrology, Master of Science Mihriban Genc

Natural Resources and Energy Policy, Master of Science Cassandra Nicole Kraft Madelene S. McDonald

MASTER OF ENGINEERING | MASTER OF SCIENCE continued

GRADUATE AWARDS

Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research AwardThis award recognizes a Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact.

RATH AWARD FINALISTSBrian Kagay, Metallurgical and Materials EngineeringAbhijits Kale, Chemical EngineeringQiuwei Li, Electrical EngineeringTracy Hillary Elizabeth Schloemer, Applied ChemistryPeter Weddle, Mechanical EngineeringYangzhi Zhao, Materials Science

Lohmiller Award for Outstanding TAThe Lohmiller Award for Outstanding TA is presented to a teaching assistant in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering who, through teaching, tutoring and mentoring, has demonstrated a strong commitment to student success.

Brian Kagay

Emeritus Faculty Exemplary Graduate Award in Mechanical EngineeringChosen by emeritus faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, this award is presented to an exceptional graduate student.

Peter Weddle

Dual Degree RecipientsChemical Engineering, Master of Science Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Jose Alejandro Dapena Sijia Hu Davi Costa Salmin Yan Wang Xingfu Yang

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Engineering Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Thomas Ian Boundy

Congratulations to our newest alumni!The M stands for home, wherever your adventures take you!Stay connected to the Mines community and join an M Club.

M Clubs are a local group of Orediggers who gather to have fun, network and support each other.

Follow @minesalumni on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and connect on LinkedIn. Visit weare.mines.edu and catch the latest in our e-newsletter and Mines Magazine.

Three-Minute-Thesis (3MT) CompetitionThree Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates research conducted by thesis-based graduate students around the world. The competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation and research communication skills and increases their capacity to effectively explain their research to a non-specialist audience.

Lauren Anita Sepp, winner of the Mines 3MT competition

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ACADEMIC HONORS, SCHOLARS AND HONOR SOCIETIES

Mines awards the academic honors designations of summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude. The honor cords worn by students earning the highest designation, summa cum laude, are royal blue and orange. Magna cum laude is represented by light blue and orange. Cum laude is represented by silver and orange. Honor cords and stoles are also worn to signify involvement in athletics, honor societies, scholars programs and recognition of international students.

Blue Key Honor SocietyRecognizes students with achievements in service,scholarship and activities. Students wear blue cords.

Lindsey Nield Ira Weyand

Daniels Fund ScholarsThe Daniels Scholarship Program provides a four-year scholarship for students who demonstrate exceptional character, leadership and a commitment to serving their communities. Students wear stoles.

Michael GumpSkye Kim

River WeissKemper Young

Harvey ScholarsMany Mines students benefit from scholarships provided by our generous alumni and friends. The Harvey Scholars program provides full tuition for four years. Students wear light blue, gray and white cords.

Rachel Phipps

Peace Corps Prep ScholarsThe Peace Corps Prep certificate program at Mines — the first in Colorado — is a partnership between the school and the US Peace Corps to produce highly qualified Peace Corps volunteer candidates and knowledgeable world citizens. Alice Wilbur Connor Weddle

McBride Honors ProgramThe Guy T. McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs allows students to explore the interfaces between their areas of technical expertise and the humanities and social sciences, resulting in a minor in public affairs with the honors distinction. Students wear orange and white cords.

Meghan AndersonParker BolstadMohamed MohamedAndrew Harger

Andrew SaucerErika StromersonAlice Wilbur

Order of OmegaRecognizes outstanding leadership in fraternity andsorority systems. Students wear white and gold cords.

Shona Hansen

Alan Kissock AwardAwarded to graduating seniors in metallurgical and materials engineering, acknowledging creativity in metallurgy.

Robert Puerling (creative effort in outreach) Kaitlyn Nagel (creative effort in CSMMAC Admin)

Emeritus Faculty Undergraduate AwardChosen by emeritus faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, this award is presented to an exceptional graduate student.

Shona Hansen

Computer Science Faculty Choice AwardAwarded to a top graduating senior who helped improve computer science at Mines.

Hannah Lee

John Steele Commemorative Service AwardGiven to one graduating senior each fall and spring that has displayed outstanding service to the Department of Mechanical Engineering during their time at Mines.

Dylan McClain

Computer Science Outstanding Senior Research Award Awarded to a student who demonstrates superior performance and creativity in undergraduate research.

Gazi Md Mahbub-Morshed

Outstanding Student Service AwardPresented by the Division of Student Life to the student who, during their tenure at Mines, outside and above their academic role, vigorously participated in activities or projects for the greater benefit of their peers and community to promote excellence and well-being. William Konishi Demonna Wade

President’s Senior Scholar Athlete AwardPresented to one graduating female and male athlete with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, has lettered in a sport during their senior year and has demonstrated leadership qualities of an exemplary student-athlete. Mikayla Hostetler, Women’s Soccer Grant Stewart, Football

Distinguished Military Graduate Parker Bolstad (ROTC)

University Ethics ScholarUniversity Ethics Scholars have demonstrated their commitment to understanding and exemplifying ethical behavior. Each scholar has completed at least one academic course in ethics or moral theory, and has, in addition, been a member of the Colorado School of Mines Ethics Bowl team for at least one year. These scholars represent Mines in competition, and consistently show a dedication to professional and personal integrity.

Parker Bolstad

Grand Challenge ScholarThe Grand Challenges Scholars Program develops in students the skills and abilities needed to tackle the big engineering challenges of the future and become world-changers. Grand Challenges Scholars at Mines must seek out experiences in interdisciplinary learning, entrepreneurship, service, cross-cultural contexts, and research or project-based settings. Students who complete the program at Mines receive recognition from the National Academy of Engineering as well as a blue and green graduation cord which reflects the signature colors of this global program.

Daniel Personius

Tau Beta PiA National Honor Society of Engineers that recognizes engineering scholarship. Students wear stoles instead of cords.

Bradley HargerRena LovingMary MassJennifer Mencin

Jonathan NewcombJordan NewportAmabel TecaGavin Yeung

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

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Graduate StudentsBrazilCanadaCherokee NationChinaColombiaDemocratic Republic of CongoEgyptFranceIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqJapan

JordanMalaysiaMexicoNigeriaPakistanPeruRussiaRwandaSaudi ArabiaSouth KoreaSpainTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam

Undergraduate StudentsAngolaComanche NationChinaIndiaIndonesiaMalaysiaSaudi Arabia

The Mines community is a worldwide community with students hailing from a variety of nations. On the stage are the flags representing the home nations of our international students receiving degrees today. Students are represented from the following nations:

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Outstanding Graduating Senior AwardsMichael Cofrancesco Mining Engineering

Caleb Dotten Civil Engineering

William Konishi Environmental Engineering

Melissa Dangler Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

John Wiens Electrical Engineering

Gavin Yeung Chemical Engineering

Ira Weyand Mechanical Engineering

Sara Moravits Petroleum Engineering

Miika Jarvela Computational and Applied Mathematics

Lindsey Nield Statistics

Lorena Loving Computer Science

FACULTY RECOGNITION

Carrier of the University MaceDr. John Speer, Faculty Distinguished Lecturer

Carrier of the Book: De Re MetallicaDr. Marcelo Simoes, Faculty Senate President

SPECIAL THANKS

Colorado School of Mines Music ProgramSpecial thank you to the student musicians and student recording engineers for performing and recording “Pomp and Circumstance.”

Music Professors Jonathan Cullison, Margaret Greenwood and Robert Klimek

Colorado School of Mines ROTC ProgramLeading in our 2019 graduates are the following cadet marshals: Garret Beck Tanner Plank Nicole Wisniewski Grace Woodyard

Military CommissionsThe following student will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force:

Justin L. Dollar, Civil Engineering

The following students will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army: Parker G. Bolstad, Environmental Engineering Andrew A. McClain, Mechanical Engineering Jeremy M. Nguyen, Civil Engineering Ira A. Weyand, Mechanical Engineering

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

Colorado School of Mines is a public university focused on science and engineering, dedicated to educating and inspiring students, advancing knowledge and innovating to address the great challenges society faces today—particularly those related to the Earth, energy and the environment.

Founded in 1874 with specialties in mining and metallurgy, Mines’ scope and mission has expanded to meet the needs of industry and society, producing distinctive graduates and revolutionary innovations, and becoming a world leader in advancing sustainable use of the Earth’s resources.

Academic Regalia: Caps, Gowns and Hoods The academic dress worn by today’s graduates reflects a tradition begun in the late 12th century, when universities were first taking form, and codified in the U.S. in 1895 under the Academic Costume Code. Originally the dress may have had a practical purpose—to keep the student warm in unheated buildings—but today it is ceremonial and divided into three parts: caps, gowns and hoods.

The traditional cap is the mortarboard with colored tassels to identify the graduate’s discipline or field of study. Graduates earning a PhD wear a silver tassel, Master of Science a yellow tassel, Master of Engineering an orange tassel and Bachelor of Science a navy and silver commemorative tassel.

Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed, but doctoral gowns are faced down the front with velvet and trimmed with three velvet bars across the sleeves. The velvet facing and bars are black or the color of the field of study.

Hoods are also black, lined with silver and blue, the official school colors. The velvet border identifies the field of study to which the degree pertains. Mines hoods have yellow velvet borders for masters of science, orange velvet borders for masters of engineering and blue velvet borders for doctors of philosophy.

Conferred Degrees Departmental degrees are awarded at Mines according to the order in which the department or program originally conferred a degree, dating back to the first Mines commencement in 1883, at which two mining degrees were awarded.

Silver DiplomasWhile the degrees granted by Mines are valuable and unique, so are the diplomas themselves. The Mines silver diploma is a long-standing tradition dating back to 1933, when Charles A. Hull engraved a silver diploma as a gift for his son, a recent graduate. The diploma caught the eye of then-President Melville F. Coolbaugh, who asked that silver diplomas be made for all Mines graduates.

Starting with the commencement of 1934, Mines began issuing silver diplomas, measuring 5 by 6 inches and etched in pure sterling silver. Creating these diplomas required two workers spending six weeks (or 500 hours) making 19 delicate etchings in each diploma.

Honor Cords and StolesAt Mines, we hold all of our graduates in high esteem and recognize their achievements at commencement. In addition to the traditional cap and gown regalia worn at this event, graduates may wear stoles and honor cords to recognize academic honors, honors programs and honor societies; students with an international affiliation; members of Mines-recognized Greek letter societies; varsity student-athletes; and military and veteran students.

Honor cords signify specific academic achievement or membership in a recognized academic honor group or society. A graduation stole is a decorative vestment worn over the shoulders by students who are members of college organizations for the purpose of recognizing academic achievement or association with an international group or program.

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The Book: De Re Metallica The Mines faculty senate president leads the academic portion of the commencement procession, carrying a replica of the 16th-century treatise De Re Metallica. Widely regarded as the seminal text on mining and the science of metallurgy, this historic volume serves as a symbol of the body of knowledge shared by Mines’ faculty and students.

The book’s opening marks the start of the commencement ceremony and also recalls the beginning of the students’ education at the school. The ceremony’s end is signified by the closing of the book.

A first edition of De Re Metallica, written by Georg Bauer under the pseudonym Agricola and printed in 1556, resides in the vault of Mines’ Arthur Lakes Library, as does a subsequent edition printed in 1621. In addition to these original texts, the library also houses several copies of Herbert Hoover’s 1912 translation from Latin.

University Mace The Mines faculty senate distinguished lecturer carries the mace, which has a rich history as a symbol of authority going back to the 13th century. In commencement processions, the mace is carried before the president and the dignitaries in the platform party. The mace’s core is a rosewood staff, covered by fitted brass and cast bronze, silver-plated and topped by Mines’ mascot, Blaster. Mines

Professor Emeritus Robert Taylor executed the design and Mr. Emil Dangreau produced the finished standard with the official school seal photoengraved on the base of the staff.

Presidential Medallion The silver medallion, worn only by the Mines president, was designed by Rex Bull, an emeritus professor in the George S. Ansell Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, and cast by students using silver donated by the Mines Alumni Association. It was first used at George S. Ansell’s inauguration as the 13th president of the school on February 8, 1985.

ProspectorA retrospective memento, the Prospector is Mines’ yearbook and commemorates each school year with photos and articles detailing some of the best moments of the year. The Prospector was published for decades before taking a brief hiatus in the early 2000s. This year, a team of students revived the publication in an effort to celebrate the shared experiences and achievements of the Oredigger community. Undergraduates will receive a copy of the Prospector as their graduation gift.

A public research university with a global reach, engaging innovative thinkers to create solutions for today’s earth, energy and environmental challenges.

I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three hundred pounds,

The college bell to mix it in and a clapper to stir it ‘round.

Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,

I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.

A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,

A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva engineer,

Like every honest fellow, I take my whiskey clear,

I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Golden Tech, a helluva engineer.

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.

What the hell do we care as long as we get our share.

Hail, hail, the gang’s all here.

M-I-N-E-S

What the hell do we care now?

2019

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