Commencement December 2007   

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The University at Albany held its Graduate Commencement ceremony on December 9, 2007. After the ceremony, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering held a reception to celebrate the achievements of its December 2007 graduates. Faculty, staff and students gathered in the NanoFab South rotunda to congratulate the graduates and enjoy refreshments.

(l-r) Justin Waterman, M.S., Steve Consiglio, Ph.D., Bharat Avasarala, M.S., and Daniel Pesántez, M.S. (Not in attendance: Padmaja Nagaiah, M.S., Jobert vanEisden, Ph.D., Liqi Wu, M.S., James Grandusky, Ph.D.,Lakshmi Govindaraju, M.S., Seth Knupp, M.S., Odysseas Paschos, M.S., and Brenan Tarrier, M.S.)

NanoScience Constellation

Ms. Padmaja Nagaiah, M.S.
VALEDICTORIAN
Thesis Title: "Structural and Electrical Characterization of DC Magnetron Sputtered Molybdenum Thin Films for Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Based Solar Cells"
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Native Country: India

Mr. Steve Consiglio, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: "Metallorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition and Atomic Layer Deposition Approaches for the Growth of Hf-based Thin Films from Dialkylamide Precursors for Advanced CMOS Gate Stack Applications"
Advisor: Dr. Eric Eisenbraun
Native Country: USA

Mr. Jobert vanEisden, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: "Development of a VCSEL with Electroabsorption Modulator for High-Speed Data Transfer"
Advisor: Dr. Serge Oktyabrsky
Native Country: Netherlands

Mr. Liqi Wu, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Investigation of Atomic Layer Deposition - Grown Copper"
Advisor: Dr. Eric Eisenbraun
Native Country: China

NanoEngineering Constellation

Mr. Bharat Avasarala, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Influence of the Surface Roughness of Composite Bipolar Plate on the Contact Resistance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell"
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Native Country: India

Mr. James Grandusky, Ph.D.
Thesis Title: "Homeopitaxial Growth of GaN and AIN and its Effects on Device Properties"
Advisor: Dr. Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik
Native Country: USA

Mr. Lakshmi Govindaraju, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Mask Blank Flatness Metrology in Vacuum"
Advisor: Dr. John Hartley
Native Country: India

Mr. Seth Knupp, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Synthesis and Parametric Effects on Carbon Nanotube/Nanofiber Supported Platinum via Polyol Processing Techniques"
Native Country: USA
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar

Mr. Odysseas Paschos, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Synthesis of  Platinum Nanoparticles by Aerosol Assisted Deposition Method"
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Native Country: Greece

Mr. Justin Waterman, M.S.      
Thesis Title: "Vacuum Induced Photoresist Outgasing"
Advisor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Native Country: USA

NanoBioscience Constellation

Mr. Daniel Pesántez, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Development of a Metabolic Sensor System for Clinical Organ Transplantation"
Advisor: Dr. Anand Gadre
Native Country: Ecuador

Mr. Brenan Tarrier, M.S.
Thesis Title: "Development of a MEMS Humidity Sensor for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell"
Advisor: Dr. Bai Xu
Native Country: USA

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