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The University at Albany held its Graduate Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2007. After the ceremony, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering held a reception to celebrate the achievements of its eight May 2008 graduates. Faculty, staff and students gathered in the NanoFab South rotunda to congratulate the graduates and enjoy refreshments.
CNSE May 2008 Graduates
Sumit Kumar, Ph.D.
VALEDICTORIAN
Advisor: Dr. Eric Eisenbraun
Constellation: Nanoscience
Degree: Ph.D. Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Thesis: ALD Growth of a Novel Mixed-Phase Barrier for Seedless Copper Electroplating Applications
Native Country: India
Erez Golan, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Edward Cupoli
Constellation: Nanoeconomics
Degree: Ph.D. Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Thesis: The Economics Driving Nanomanufacturing Changes; A \Roadmap to Success for the Next Generation Semiconductor Factory
Native Country: Israel
Odysseas Paschos, Ph.D.
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Constellation: Nanoengineering
Degree: Ph.D. Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Thesis: High Aspect Ratio, Nanostructured, Platinum Based Electrodes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Design, Development and Ionic Conduction of the Proposed Structures
Native Country: Greece
Christopher Dangler, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Constellation: Nanoengineering
Degree: M.S. Nanoscale Engineering
Thesis: Development of Advanced Electric Double Layer Capacitor Electrodes
Native Country: USA
Rama Kambhampati, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Serge Oktyabrsky
Constellation: Nanoscience
Degree: M.S. Nanoscale Science
Thesis: In-situ deposition of High-k Gate Stack on MBE Grown InGaAs and GaAs for Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor devices with low Equivalent Oxide Thickness
Native Country: India
Currently enrolled in the CNSE Ph.D. Program
Waseem Khan Raja, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. James Castracane
Constellation: Nanobioscience
Degree: M.S. Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Thesis: Development of the Nano Intra Vital Device (NANIVID) for Tumor Cell Microenvironment Studies
Native Country: Pakistan
Currently enrolled in the CNSE Ph.D. Program
Evan Spadafora, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. Vincent LaBella
Constellation: Nanoscience
Degree: M.S. Nanoscale Science
Thesis: Fabrication of Lateral Spin Injection Structures for Silicon Based Spintronic Applications
Native Country: USA
Daniel Steinke, M.S.
Advisor: Dr. James Ryan
Constellation: Nanoscience
Degree: M.S. Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Thesis: Process Integration of Graphene and Carbon Nanotube Devices for Post-CMOS Electronic
Native Country: USA
Currently enrolled in the CNSE Ph.D. Program
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