Fall 2012 - Pullman Campus Commencement Ceremonies ...
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*Cortney Leigh Hoch<br />
B .S ., Youngstown State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Synthesis and<br />
Characterization of<br />
Novel, Selective Nitrogen-<br />
Containing Ligands for<br />
Metal Ion Separations .<br />
Major Advisor: Ken Nash<br />
Jane Holly House<br />
Tuscaloosa, Alabama<br />
B .S ., University of Alabama<br />
Thesis: Investigating<br />
the Effects of Changing<br />
the Aqueous Medium in<br />
TALSPEAK Using a Neutral<br />
Solvating .<br />
Major Advisor: Sue B .<br />
Clark<br />
Hongli Li<br />
YunCheng, Shanxi, China<br />
B .E ., Taiyuan University of<br />
Technology<br />
M .S ., Southern Illinois<br />
University, Edwardsville<br />
Thesis: Study of<br />
Glycomics by Ion Mobility<br />
Spectrometry .<br />
Major Advisor: Herbert Hill<br />
Kristyn Marie Roscioli<br />
Tatamy, Pennsylvania<br />
B .S ., Bloomsburg<br />
University of Pennsylvania<br />
Thesis: Homeland Security<br />
and Pharmaceutical<br />
Applications Utilizing<br />
Ion Mobility Mass<br />
Spectrometry (IMMS) .<br />
Major Advisor: Herbert Hill<br />
*Elsa Idaliz Silva Lopez<br />
Humacao, Puerto Rico<br />
B .S ., University of Puerto<br />
Rico, Humacao University<br />
College<br />
Thesis: Synthesis,<br />
Molecular Biology, and<br />
Bioanalytical Studies of<br />
a Fluorescent Serotonin<br />
Ligand with Serotonin<br />
Type 3 Receptor in Bulk<br />
and Supported Lipid<br />
Bilayers .<br />
Major Advisor: James A .<br />
Brozik<br />
*Previously awarded degree<br />
CIVIL ENGINEERING<br />
Mushtaque Ahmad<br />
Jessore, Bangladesh<br />
B .Sc ., Bangladesh<br />
University of Engineering<br />
and Technology<br />
M .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Innovative<br />
Oxidation Pathways<br />
for the Treatment of<br />
Traditional and Emerging<br />
Contaminants .<br />
Major Advisor: Richard J .<br />
Watts<br />
*Yi Wang<br />
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China<br />
B .S ., M .E ., Nanjing<br />
Forestry University<br />
M .S ., Oregon State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Profile Forming of<br />
Wood-Strand Composites:<br />
Processes; Forming<br />
Characteristics, and<br />
Product Properities .<br />
Major Advisor: Vikram<br />
Yadama<br />
*Huanan Yu<br />
Shanghai, China<br />
B .E ., Shijianzhuang<br />
Railway Institute<br />
M .E ., Tongji University<br />
Thesis: Design and<br />
Characterization of<br />
Viscoelastic Asphalt<br />
Mixtures Based on Particle<br />
Packing and Mechanical<br />
Modeling .<br />
Major Advisor: Shihui<br />
Shen<br />
COMMUNICATION<br />
Chunbo Ren<br />
Yantai, Shandong, China<br />
B .A ., Qingdao University<br />
M .A ., University of<br />
International Business and<br />
Economics<br />
Thesis: HIV Onset<br />
Controllability and<br />
Outcome Valence of<br />
Living with HIV Message:<br />
Determining the Role<br />
of Message Framing<br />
in Decreasing Stigma<br />
Associated with HIV/AIDS .<br />
Major Advisor: Stacey Hust<br />
*Masahiro Yamamoto<br />
Tama-shi, Tokyo, Japan<br />
B .Law, Chuo University<br />
M .A ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Community<br />
Newspapers as a Macro-<br />
Level Source of Social<br />
Control .<br />
Major Advisor: Douglas B .<br />
Hindman<br />
COMPUTER SCIENCE<br />
*Lars J . Kangas<br />
B .S ., M .S ., North Dakota<br />
State University<br />
Thesis: Metabolite in<br />
Silico Identification<br />
Software (Metisis):<br />
A Machine Learning<br />
Approach to Tandem Mass<br />
Spectral Identification of<br />
Metabolites .<br />
Major Advisor: John H .<br />
Miller<br />
Haiqin Liu<br />
Hefei, Anhui, China<br />
B .E ., Harbin Institute of<br />
Technology<br />
M .E ., University of Science<br />
and Technology of China<br />
Thesis: A Collaborative<br />
Defense Scheme Against<br />
DDoS Attacks in Networks .<br />
Major Advisor: Min Sik<br />
Kim<br />
Roderick Martin Riensche<br />
West Richland<br />
B .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Modeling and<br />
Rendering Fibrous<br />
Materials .<br />
Major Advisor: Robert<br />
Lewis<br />
*Shariful Hasan Shaikot<br />
Dhaka, Bangladesh<br />
B .S ., Islamic University of<br />
Technology<br />
M .S ., Oklahoma State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Design and<br />
Evaluation of Packet<br />
Classification Systems on<br />
Multi-Core Architecture .<br />
Major Advisor: Min Sik<br />
Kim<br />
Candidates for advanCed degrees<br />
CRIMINAL JUSTICE<br />
*Lauren Brett Waggoner<br />
B .S ., St . Lawrence<br />
University<br />
M .A ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Fatigue and<br />
Operational Performances:<br />
The Effects of Consecutive<br />
Night Shift Work on Police<br />
Officer Performance .<br />
Major Advisor: Bryan Vila<br />
CROP SCIENCE<br />
Karen Marie Hills<br />
Fairbanks, Alaska<br />
B .S ., Cornell University<br />
M .S ., University of<br />
Vermont<br />
Thesis: Improvement of<br />
Small Grains Grown in<br />
Western Washington .<br />
Major Advisor: Stephen<br />
Jones<br />
*Lucas Jan Patzek<br />
Oakland, California<br />
B .S ., University of<br />
California, Santa Cruz<br />
Thesis: Impacts of<br />
Nitrogen Fertility,<br />
Soilborne Disease, and<br />
Socioeconomic Factors<br />
On Diverse Small Grain<br />
Production Systems of the<br />
Pacific Northwest .<br />
Major Advisor: Stephen<br />
Jones<br />
*Julia Louise Piaskowski<br />
B .S ., University of Idaho<br />
M .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Effects of<br />
Genotype, Fertilizer<br />
and Mycorrhizal Fungi<br />
on Phosphorus Use<br />
Efficiency of Organic and<br />
Conventional Wheat .<br />
Major Advisor: Kimberly<br />
Campbell<br />
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