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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 />

2 012 fall commencement 23

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