Fall 2012 - Pullman Campus Commencement Ceremonies ...
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*Xu Wang<br />
Beijing, China<br />
B .E ., Tsinghua University<br />
Thesis: Topics in<br />
Stabilization Under<br />
Constraints and<br />
Synchronization Problems .<br />
Major Advisors: Ali Saberi,<br />
Sandip Roy, and Anton<br />
Stoorvogel<br />
*Tao Yang<br />
Shenyang, China<br />
B .S ., Harbin University of<br />
Science and Technology<br />
M .S ., The City University,<br />
London<br />
Thesis: Issues Regarding<br />
Synchronization Problems<br />
for Networks and Internal<br />
Stability of Linear Systems<br />
with Constraints .<br />
Major Advisor: Ali Saberi<br />
*Yunyun Zhou<br />
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China<br />
B .S ., M .S ., Nanjing<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Computational<br />
Methods for Estimating<br />
Genetic Relationships .<br />
Major Advisor: Shira<br />
Broschat<br />
ENGINEERING SCIENCE<br />
Conrad K . Donovan<br />
Helena, Montana<br />
B .S ., Montana State<br />
University, Bozeman<br />
M .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Energy Harvesting<br />
Power Management<br />
System for Microbial Fuel<br />
Cells .<br />
Major Advisor: Haluk<br />
Beyenal<br />
Jing Ke<br />
Wuhan, Hubei, China<br />
B .S ., M .S ., Huazhong<br />
University of Science and<br />
Technology<br />
Thesis: Lignin Unlocking<br />
Process in Wood-Feeding<br />
Termites for Efficient<br />
Biomass Sugar Release .<br />
Major Advisor: Shulin<br />
Chen<br />
*Previously awarded degree<br />
Kedar Koirala<br />
Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal<br />
B .S ., M .S ., Tribhuvan<br />
University<br />
M .Tech ., Indian Institute<br />
of Technology, Roorkee<br />
M .S ., University of Idaho<br />
Thesis: Characterization<br />
and Modeling of Ammonia<br />
Volatilization From Dairy<br />
Manure .<br />
Major Advisor: Pius M .<br />
Ndegwa<br />
Jieni Lian<br />
Beijing, China<br />
B .E ., Beijing University of<br />
Chemical Technology<br />
Thesis: Lignocellulosic<br />
Material Pyrolytic<br />
Byproduct to Lipid and<br />
Ethanol Conversion by<br />
Yeast .<br />
Major Advisor: Shulin<br />
Chen<br />
Anqi Qiu<br />
Shenyang, Liaoning,<br />
China<br />
B .E ., Beihang University<br />
Thesis: Mechanical<br />
Properties of CNT Turfs .<br />
Major Advisor: David Bahr<br />
Jijiao Zeng<br />
Yaan, Sichuan, China<br />
B .Ag ., M .Sc ., Sichuan<br />
Agricultural University<br />
Thesis: Degradation Wheat<br />
Straw Cell Wall By White<br />
Rot Fungi Phanerochaete<br />
Chrysosporium .<br />
Major Advisor: Shulin<br />
Chen<br />
ENTOMOLOGY<br />
Robert Andrew Rodstrom<br />
Mount Vernon, Ohio<br />
B .S ., Hope College<br />
Thesis: Insect<br />
Communities of Hybrid<br />
Poplars and the Causation<br />
of Stick Failure in Newly<br />
Planted Units .<br />
Major Advisor: John J .<br />
Brown<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL AND<br />
NATURAL RESOURCE<br />
SCIENCES<br />
Kimberly Kay Hamblin-Hart<br />
B .S ., M .S ., Brigham Young<br />
University<br />
Thesis: The Effects<br />
of Climate on Picea<br />
Engelmannii (Parry ex<br />
Englemann) seedlings at<br />
the Subalpine Zone of<br />
the Wasatch Plateau, UT,<br />
U .S .A .<br />
Major Advisor: Richard A .<br />
Gill<br />
*Rochelle Hales Holm<br />
Pasco<br />
B .S ., Western Washington<br />
University<br />
M .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Survey of Water<br />
Quality in Northern<br />
Matawi, Africa, and<br />
Human Health Risk .<br />
Major Advisor: Allan Felsot<br />
Justin Griffis Smith<br />
Austin, Texas<br />
B .A ., Evergreen State<br />
College<br />
M .A ., St . Mary’s University<br />
Thesis: Harnessing<br />
Qualitative and<br />
Quantitative System<br />
Dynamics for Assessing<br />
and Designing Sustainable<br />
Food-Systems Policies .<br />
Major Advisor: Raymond<br />
Jussaume<br />
Todd Christian Stevenson<br />
Portland, Oregon<br />
B .S ., Colorado State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Examining the<br />
Effectiveness of Using<br />
Marine Protected Areas<br />
for Enhancing the Marine<br />
Aquarium Fishery and<br />
Alleviating Conflict<br />
Between Opposing Reef<br />
User Groups .<br />
Major Advisor: Brian Tissot<br />
Candidates for advanCed degrees<br />
FOOD SCIENCE<br />
Achyut Adhikari<br />
Dharan, Sunsari, Nepal<br />
B . Tech ., M . Tech .,<br />
Tribhuvan University<br />
Thesis: Examination<br />
of E . Coli O157 and<br />
Salmonella Presence<br />
and Indicator Organism<br />
Levels Within an Organic<br />
Farming Environment<br />
and Evaluation of<br />
Environmental E . Coli<br />
O157:H7 Stress Response<br />
to Starvation and Heat .<br />
Major Advisor: Karen<br />
Killinger<br />
Maria Ursula Rosales Soto<br />
Lima, Peru<br />
Titulo, M .S . Universidad<br />
Nacional Federico Villereal<br />
M .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Method<br />
Development for<br />
Protein Content in<br />
Cassava (Manihot<br />
Esculenta Crantz) and<br />
Further Evaluation of its<br />
Processing for Maximum<br />
Utilization of Nutrients .<br />
Major Advisor: Joseph R .<br />
Powers<br />
GENETICS AND<br />
CELL BIOLOGY<br />
*Yen-Lin Chu<br />
Taipei, Taiwan<br />
B .Sc ., Fu Jen Catholic<br />
University<br />
M .S ., San Diego State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Human Muts<br />
Homologue HMSH4:<br />
Characterization of Protein<br />
Interaction and Post-<br />
Translation Modification .<br />
Major Advisor: Chengtao<br />
Her<br />
So Nagaoka<br />
Mishimagun, Osaka, Japan<br />
B .S ., Washington State<br />
University<br />
Thesis: Inefficient Cell<br />
Cycle Checkpoints Allow<br />
Errors at Multiple Stages<br />
of Oogenesis to Cause<br />
Aneuploidy in Mouse<br />
Oocytes .<br />
Major Advisor: Patricia<br />
Ann Hunt<br />
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