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Convocation
Convocation
Convocation
16/17
JUNE 2023
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Convocation Ceremony
CONVOCATION
On this day, as the University of
Waterloo awards degrees and
celebrates the achievements of
a new generation of graduates,
the members of the University and
its guests share in a 900-year-old
ritual called convocation.
CONGRATULATIONS
Message from the Chancellor 2
Message from the President and Vice-Chancellor 3
Message from the Alumni Council Chair 4
A NEW TRADITION
Eagle Staff 8
Table of
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY MEMBERS AND AWARDS
Honorary Doctorates 9
Distinguished Professors Emeriti 12
DIANA VANGELISTI
BES ’84 MA ’89
Chair, University of Waterloo Alumni Council
THE MACE
This solid silver and ebony wand was given to the
University in 1965 by the family of the late Stanley F.
Leavine and was designed by Toronto artist Eric Aldwinckle
and crafted by silversmith Harold Stacey to symbolize the
University as it was at that time. It displays lions, chevrons,
and the shield of the province of Ontario, from which the
University holds its charter to grant degrees.
VIVEK GOEL
President and Vice-Chancellor
JOHN BORROWS
BA, MA, JD, LLM, PhD, LLD, DHL
ARLIE PETTERS Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
PhD, Provost THURSDAY, JUNE 15 / AFTERNOON CEREMONY
Doctor of Mathematics, honoris causa
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 / EVENING CEREMONY Dr. John Borrows is a member of the Chippewas
of Nawash First Nation in Ontario and is professor
Dr. Arlie Petters received his PhD in mathematics and Loveland Chair of Indigenous Law at the
from MIT in 1991. At Duke University (1998 to 2019), University of Toronto. He is an internationally
he was the Benjamin Powell Professor of recognized scholar of Indigenous legal rights.
Mathematics and a professor of Physics, Borrows is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Economics and Business. Since 2020, he has He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada,
served as the provost at New York University a Trudeau Fellow, and a Killam Prize and Molson
Abu Dhabi. His outstanding scholarship resulted Prize recipient. He received the Indigenous
in numerous honours, including the inaugural Peoples Counsel designation from the Indigenous
Blackwell-Tapia Prize (2002). Petters was selected Bar Association for honour and integrity in service
by the National Academy of Sciences to be part to Indigenous peoples, the National Aboriginal
of a permanent Portrait Collection of Outstanding Achievement Award in Law and Justice, and the
African Americans in Science, Engineering, Governor General’s Innovation Award.
and Medicine (2006), and named by the Queen
of England to membership in the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire (2008).
Dr. Debra Pepler received her PhD in Psychology Dr. Mark Willcox is a medical microbiologist and
from the University of Waterloo and is a registered Professor in the School of Optometry and Vision
psychologist in Ontario. She is a Distinguished Science at UNSW, Sydney, Australia. His laboratory
Research Professor in the Department of focuses on understanding the etiology of adverse
Psychology at York University and a Senior events and comfort during contact lens wear.
Adjunct Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children. His research includes examining mechanisms of
As a clinical and research psychologist, she adhesion of ocular microbes and the development
has contributed to psychology through her of novel antimicrobial surfaces. He also studies
groundbreaking work in bullying, aggression, tear film proteomics and lipidomics, their
and other forms of violence experienced by relationship to contact lens comfort and how tears
marginalized youth. Her work has changed may serve as biomarkers for diabetes and cancer.
how professionals understand the frequency, Recent awards include the Korb Award from the
intensity, and impacts of children’s experiences American Optometric Association (2020) and the
of aggression and violence, helping to shape Barry Collin Medal from Optometry Australia (2017).
and inform Canadian public policy on violence
reduction within schools.
CRISTINA AMON
BASc, MASc, PhD, DSc,
YANXIN WANG Order of Canada, FRSC, CAE
PhD, CAS Fellow, IAGC Fellow Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa
Doctor of Science, honoris causa FRIDAY, JUNE 16 / EVENING CEREMONY
FRIDAY, JUNE 16 / MORNING CEREMONY
Dr. Cristina Amon is the Distinguished Alumni Professor
Dr. Yanxin Wang is professor of Hydrogeology and former dean at the University of Toronto’s
and Environmental Engineering at the China Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
University of Geosciences (CUG) in Wuhan. He is Under her visionary leadership, University of
also the president of CUG and head of the State Toronto’s engineering program has become a
Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental global hub for interdisciplinary research and
Geology. Wang’s research has produced major education and a shining example of diversity
advances in understanding of the sources, fate, and inclusion for women, People of Colour and
and transport of contaminants in groundwater Indigenous peoples in the engineering profession.
systems. Wang spearheaded the development She has been elected a fellow or honorary
of innovative remediation and management member of all major professional societies in her
strategies that protect millions of people from field. A pioneer in computational fluid dynamics
contaminated drinking water. Under Wang’s for thermal designs subject to multidisciplinary
visionary and effective leadership, CUG has constraints, Amon’s research is in thermal
become one of China’s top institutions in science transport in nanoscale semiconductors, energy
and technology. systems, EV batteries and biomedical devices.
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ROLA DAGHER JOHN BUZACOTT
Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa BSc, BE, MSc, PhD, DHc
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 / MORNING CEREMONY Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 / EVENING CEREMONY
Rola Dagher, a leading figure in the Canadian
technology sector, has made it her mission Dr. John Buzacott, a former management sciences
to empower those around her. Immigrating to engineering professor, is a pioneering figure
Canada from war-torn Lebanon with an infant in in production and operations management.
the 1990s, Dagher worked as a retail sales clerk Buzacott’s work in developing a unified
before becoming the president of Cisco Systems framework and rigorous scientific foundation
Canada and currently as Dell Technologies’ of the approaches currently used in the design,
global channel chief. Rola sees diversity as the planning and control of manufacturing and
foundation for building a high-performance service systems has inspired scholars worldwide.
workforce and is a vanguard of inclusive His innovative use of stochastic models to explain
excellence. Dagher has been named a WXN Top many phenomena occurring in manufacturing and
100 Most Powerful Women in Canada, the Women service organizations has also distinguished him
in Communications and Technology (WCT) Woman as an exceptional researcher and educator. As a
of the Year and is an RBC Top 25 Canadian founding member of the Waterloo Management of
Immigrant Award winner. Integrated Manufacturing Systems research group
at the University of Waterloo, his contributions
to manufacturing analysis and modelling work
continues to be globally recognized.
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Distinguished Professors Emeriti
The Distinguished Professor Emeritus designation is made to faculty members who have had a distinguished
record of service in teaching and research in the University. The honorary award is granted upon, or shortly
after, retirement.
Dr. Kenneth R. Davidson is one of the most Dr. Joanne Wood retired as professor from the
accomplished mathematicians in Canada. Department of Psychology after 33 years of service.
After completing his undergraduate degree at Wood is recognized as one of the foremost experts
Waterloo and his PhD at Berkeley, he spent two in the world for understanding how personality
years as a Moore Instructor at MIT before returning influences relationships – particularly how self-
to Waterloo as faculty in 1978. He has been esteem and agreeableness in one partner affect
awarded a substantial proportion of the research interpersonal interactions and relationship
prizes available to Canadian mathematicians, quality. She is also an expert on self-disclosure.
beginning with the Israel Halperin Prize in In recognition of her work, she has received the
Operator Algebras in 1985. This was followed by Faculty of Arts Award for Excellence in Research
an E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship in 1988 and a Killam and two University of Waterloo Outstanding
Research Fellowship in 1995. In 2014 he received Performance Awards. She is a Fellow of the
the David Borwein Distinguished Career Award Association for Psychological Science, the American
from the Canadian Mathematical Society for his Psychological Association – Division 8, and the
“exceptional, broad, and continued contributions Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
to Canadian mathematics.” He has been a Fellow
of the Royal Society of Canada since 1992, a
Fields Institute Fellow since 2006 and a Canadian
Mathematical Society Fellow since 2018. Davidson
is also a highly esteemed instructor and supervisor LORNE L. DAWSON
BA, MA, PhD
of 18 Master’s and 14 PhD students.
Department of Religious Studies,
Sociology and Legal Studies
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 / AFTERNOON CEREMONY
Terry Stewart’s involvement with the University of Edwin (Ed) Anderson’s career in education began
Waterloo spanned nearly 50 years. He completed as a secondary school mathematics teacher in
BA and MA degrees in Recreation and Leisure Wingham, ON, from 1956 until 1970, when he moved
Studies in 1975 and 1976, respectively. He started to the University of Waterloo as a lecturer in the
his role as a research associate in the Department Faculty of Mathematics, where he worked until his
of Recreation and Leisure Studies in 1981, followed retirement in 1991. He helped lead the expansion
by microcomputer laboratory manager and of mathematics contests that now see more than
coordinator of the Leisure Studies Bank in 1984. 250,000 registrations annually from more than 80
His role changed to coordinator of computing countries and was integral to the success of the
in 1991, then manager of information technology Mathematics/Teaching undergraduate program.
in 2005, and director of information technology For almost 30 years after his retirement, Anderson
in 2012. Stewart retired in 2015. remained active in outreach activities, assisting with
contests, student workshops and strategic direction.
BARBARA SCHUMACHER
MD STEVEN FURINO
Campus Wellness, Health Services PhD
TUESDAY, JUNE 13 / AFTERNOON CEREMONY Faculty of Mathematics
Dr. Barbara Schumacher shepherded the campus WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 / EVENING CEREMONY
community through serious health challenges,
Dr. Steven Furino was a faculty member, first in
including cases of tuberculosis and outbreaks
the Department of Mathematics at St. Jerome’s
of meningitis and Swine Flu, while championing
University and then in the Centre for Education
progressive and equitable programs that enhanced
in Mathematics and Computing at the University
the lives of thousands of students, faculty and staff
of Waterloo, from 1989 until 2020. Furino was an
during her 39 year career at the University.
excellent teacher who won the Distinguished
Promoting mental well-being, tackling sexual
Teacher Award in 1989 and was a champion of
harassment, and establishing the Occupational
online education in the Faculty of Mathematics.
Health office for staff were just a few of her
He was also an outstanding administrator, serving
initiatives. In addition, Schumacher’s efforts in
as associate dean, undergraduate and assistant
promoting better health went beyond Waterloo and
dean. Furino’s distinguished service also included
benefitted people at universities across Ontario.
educational work in Africa and leadership in
And after retiring as Waterloo’s medical director of
the Faculty Association and the University’s
Health Services in 2015, she established a fund to
undergraduate communication initiatives.
help refugees continue their university education.
A Waterloo alum, Sharon Lamont’s (BA, ’80) career Dr. George Freeman is a retired electrical and
spanned four decades, culminating in a Library computer engineering professor at the University
senior leadership position and other noteworthy of Waterloo. Freeman established a sterling
University-level achievements. During her career, reputation as an outstanding engineering
Sharon’s leadership and contributions to the educator throughout his career. He served as
Library, community and philanthropy advanced electrical and computer engineering’s teaching
the University’s progress toward building a and learning champion from 2018 until his
culture of inclusivity and excellence. Lamont’s retirement in 2022. Freeman’s work promoted
leadership extended across campus, notably with evidence-based practices for improved learning
the Waterloo Staff Association, United Way staff outcomes, mental health and community building.
campaign and Joint Health and Safety Committee. He also received the Dedicated Service Award from
One of her key achievements was leading the the Canadian Association of University Teachers
Library to Silver Certification from Excellence for his exceptional service to their academic staff
Canada. Sharon retired in May 2021 after nearly associations. Freeman’s research interests include
40 years of service. signal processing for digital communications,
optimal lossless data compression algorithms,
and storage and recognition applications in
speech and image coding.
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Guest speakers
Dr. Scott Leatherdale is a professor in the School Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall is professor and chair of
of Public Health Sciences. He is a Cancer Care Systems Design Engineering. Before joining the
Ontario Research Chair, a CIHR-PHAC Chair in University of Waterloo, she served as a professor
Applied Public Health Research, and a University of Civil Engineering at the Universities of Kentucky,
Research Chair at the University of Waterloo. Before Connecticut and Vermont. Aultman-Hall’s research
coming to Waterloo, he was a Scientist at Cancer focuses on sustainable transportation systems,
Care Ontario, responsible for leading Ontario’s especially methods to collect unique databases
cancer prevention system. For the past 15 years for modelling and analysis of long-distance
since joining Waterloo, Leatherdale has developed travel, transportation sector emissions, network
and led the COMPASS System, the world’s largest resiliency, streetscape design and non-motorized
and most comprehensive youth-focused cancer transportation. A common thread in her work is
prevention and mental health learning system. the pursuit of accessibility metrics that speak to
He was an inaugural winner of the Canadian equity. She served several leadership roles at the
Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Trailblazer Award interdisciplinary University of Vermont Transportation
in Population Health Solutions and is the first (and Research Center and as the associate director of
only) Canadian researcher to be awarded Fellow the National Center for Sustainable Transportation
status in the American Academy of Health Behavior. with the University of California Davis.
His proudest achievement is being the father of two
fun and energetic little boys, Thomas and James.
RAPHAEL AYAMBIRE
BSc, PhD ’21
TUESDAY, JUNE 13 / AFTERNOON CEREMONY
EVENING
CEREMONY
Degrees and diplomas from:
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Graduate Degrees
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Khan, Muhammad Shehryar Tangestani, Reza (Mechanical
(Mechanical and Mechatronics and Mechatronics Engineering)
Alhusain, Mustafa (Mechanical
Engineering) “Multi-Scale Modeling of Laser Powder
and Mechatronics Engineering)
“Improving the Multiscale Bed Fusion Process for Superalloys”
“Three-Dimensional CT Imaging
Morphological and Mechanical
and Microstructural Mechanical Wang, Chia-Pei (Mechanical
Properties of Laser Welded
Modeling of Corrosion and and Mechatronics Engineering)
Al-Si Coated 22MnB5
Freeze-Thaw Damage of Concrete” “Virtual Model Building for Multi-Axis
Press-Hardened Steels”
Machine Tools Using Field Data”
Bhatt, Neel Pratik (Mechanical
Kumar, Parichit (Mechanical
and Mechatronics Engineering) Wang, Jeremy Chan-Hao
and Mechatronics Engineering)
“Socially and Spatially Aware Motion (Mechanical and Mechatronics
“Development of a Magnetic
Prediction of Dynamic Objects for Engineering)
Levitation System for Additive
Autonomous Driving” “Riemann Solvers With Non-ideal
Manufacturing Processes”
Thermodynamics: Exact, Approximate,
Chakraborty, Apratim (Mechanical
Lacombe, Francis (Mechanical and Machine Learning Solutions”
and Mechatronics Engineering)
and Mechatronics Engineering)
“Fabrication of Hard-To-Process Zarringhalam, Reza (Mechanical
“Stability of Compressible Boundary
Ni-Based Superalloy Thin-Wall Parts and Mechatronics Engineering)
Layers in Presence of Smooth
Made by Laser Powder Bed Fusion” “Sensor Fault Detection and
Roughness and Wall Temperature
Fault-Tolerant Estimation of
Cheng, Zhi (Mechanical and Effects”
Vehicle States”
Mechatronics Engineering)
Martinez, Alejandro Pedro
“Flow Dynamics and Aeroacoustics
(Mechanical and Mechatronics
of Flow-Induced Vibration of Bluff
Engineering) MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE
Bodies”
“Monitoring and Control of Metal
Courtney, Matthew Ryan Additive Manufacturing Processes Banjo, Stephen Adewunmi
(Mechanical and Mechatronics Using Ultrasound” (Mechanical and Mechatronics
Engineering) Engineering)
Misra, Sirshendu (Mechanical
“Free-Flow Counterflow Gradient Baranovsky, Alex (Mechanical and
and Mechatronics Engineering)
Focusing for Protein Fractionation” Mechatronics Engineering)
“Wetting & Capillarity: From Thin
Deng, Zejian (Mechanical and Film Mediated Processes to Boulis, Raphael (Mechanical and
Mechatronics Engineering) Droplet-Surface Interactions” Mechatronics Engineering)
“Application of Game Theory to
Mohammadbagher, Ehsan Boychuk, Roman (Mechanical and
Interactive Lane Change Decision
(Mechanical and Mechatronics Mechatronics Engineering)
Making for Autonomous Driving”
Engineering)
Budnick, Dylan (Mechanical and
Farag, Heba Elsayed (Mechanical “Self-Localization for Autonomous
Mechatronics Engineering)
and Mechatronics Engineering) Driving Using Vector Maps and
“Eddy Current Probes Design Multi-Modal Odometry” Colpitts, Alyson (Mechanical and
for Defect Detection in Metallic Mechatronics Engineering)
Musikhin, Stanislav (Mechanical
Parts Made by Additive Dasari, Yashesh (Mechanical and
and Mechatronics Engineering)
Manufacturing Processes” Mechatronics Engineering)
“Microwave Plasma Synthesis of
Ghatei Kalashami, Ali (Mechanical Graphene and its Laser-Optical Ecclestone, Edward Joseph
and Mechatronics Engineering) in Situ Characterization” (Mechanical and Mechatronics
“An Integrative Investigation of Engineering)
Ramachandiran, Nivas (Mechanical
Liquid Metal Embrittlement in the
and Mechatronics Engineering) Gao, Tianyi (Mechanical and
Fe-Zn System: From Responsible
“Structure - Property Correlation Mechatronics Engineering)
Mechanisms to Mitigation Strategies”
in Additive Manufactured Ti-5553
Kaji, Farzaneh (Mechanical and Components” Gupta, Pratishtha (Mechanical and
Mechatronics Engineering) Mechatronics Engineering)
Shahidi, Ali (Mechanical and
“In-Situ Monitoring and Intermittent Gutierrez, Jon Edward (Mechanical
Mechatronics Engineering)
Controller for Adaptive Trajectory and Mechatronics Engineering)
“Model Predictive Controller Weight
Generation During Laser Directed
Tuning and Real-Time Learning- Jones, Joshua Taylor (Mechanical
Energy Deposition via Powder
Based Weight Selection” and Mechatronics Engineering)
Feeding”
Sun, Chen (Mechanical and Kamalpreet Kaur (Mechanical
Khamooshi, Mobin (Mechanical
Mechatronics Engineering) and Mechatronics Engineering -
and Mechatronics Engineering)
“Operational Design Domain Nanotechnology)
“Cooperative Vehicle Perception
Monitoring and Augmentation
and Localization Using Khan, Muhammad Fasahat
for Autonomous Driving”
Infrastructure-Based Sensor Nodes” (Mechanical and Mechatronics
Engineering)
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
Docker, Colin Alexander * Klassen, Nathan Daniel Steinmann * Ohayon, Sasha Armand *
Doria, Luke Domenic *† Kletke, Dawson Walker * O’Leary, Elijah Jacob David *
Drew, Elizabeth Margaret * Lai, Frank Yifeng * Palayew, Steven Ryan (Computing
Option) *
Du, Rachel * Lam, Adrian Chun Wing (Computing
Option) * Pandey, Keshav Dutt
Faryna, Daniel
Le, Jane Parikh, Neil
Fearon, Joshua
Le, Tuan Quang Minh * Park, Junha *
Feng, Ji Yuan (Artificial Intelligence
Option) * Lee, Chun Hei Jeffrey (Artificial Patel, Dhruv Pramodkumar *
Intelligence Option) *†
Fisher, Charles Randolph Patel, Nimit Jaideep *
Lee, David
(Computing Option) *† Patel, Sohun
Gallant, Trevor Jason Lee, Eric Younghoon *
Patel, Vrut Maheshkumar *
Gans, Ariel * Lee, Kaitlyn Victoria (Computing
Pathak, Anoushka
Option) *
Gencher, Matthew Evan * Picozzi, Matthew Thomas
Leung, Daniel J *
Ghosh, Ayush (Artificial Intelligence (Management Sciences Option) *†
Li, Junsong
Option) *† Piirsalu, Jacob Caleb (Artificial
Gillespie-Friesen, Noah Lin, James Jiayan Intelligence Option) *
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
MORNING
CEREMONY
Degrees and diplomas from:
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Graduate Degrees
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Khan, Asif Abdullah (Electrical Vera Solorzano, Enrique Gabriel
and Computer Engineering) (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Ahmadloo, Fatemeh (Electrical
“High-Performance Piezoelectric “Planning of Multi-Microgrids
and Computer Engineering)
Nanogenerators Based on Hybrid Considering Uncertainties and
“Control Loop Interactions and
Perovskite Nanomaterials for Spatial Characteristics”
Their Mitigation Schemes in
Energy-Harvesting”
VSC-HVDC Systems” Wang, Siyi (Electrical and Computer
Li, Zhuoran (Electrical and Engineering - Nanotechnology)
Alsharman, Mohammad Khaled
Computer Engineering) “Thermal Dynamic Imaging and
(Electrical and Computer
“Visual Content Characterization Thermal Management for Quantum
Engineering)
Based on Encoding Rate-Distortion Cascade Lasers”
“Towards Learning Feasible
Analysis”
Hierarchical Decision-Making Xue, Liang (Electrical and Computer
Policies in Urban Autonomous Mao, Chunyu (Electrical and Engineering)
Driving” Computer Engineering) “Privacy-Preserving and
“Scaling Permissioned Blockchains Regulation-Enabled Mechanisms
Barbosa de Queiroz, Rodrigo
via Sharding” for Blockchain-Based Financial
(Electrical and Computer
Matar, Amr Salaheldin Hashem Services”
Engineering)
“Scenario Modeling and Execution (Electrical and Computer Yazdani, Farzad (Electrical and
for Simulation Testing of Engineering) Computer Engineering)
Automated-Driving Systems” “Resource and Interference “Investigations Into Impedance
Management in UAV-Cellular Tuners for the Next Generation of
Córdova Sota, Samuel Alejandro
Network” Communication Systems”
(Electrical and Computer
Engineering) Miyoshi, Teppei (Electrical and
“Operation of Microgrids with Computer Engineering)
Conventional and Virtual Energy “Theoretical Studies on Terahertz MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE
Storage Systems” Quantum Cascade Lasers for Device Abdelkareem, Youssef Abdelrahman
Design Guideline” Fathi Ahmed (Electrical and
Devadiga, Anurag Anand (Electrical
and Computer Engineering) Parsapour, Mahsa (Electrical Computer Engineering)
“Analysis of Transformer Insulation and Computer Engineering) Aghamohammadi, Hamid (Electrical
Under High-Frequency Transients” “Understanding Feedforward and Computer Engineering)
Feedback Controller Components
Fouladi Azarnaminy, Arash Alam, Nova (Electrical and
In Human Movement Through
(Electrical and Computer Computer Engineering)
Optimization-Based Approaches”
Engineering)
Peralta Moarry, Dario Andres Azizi, Negin (Electrical and
“High-Performance Reconfigurable
Computer Engineering)
Piezoelectric Resonators and Filters (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
for RF Frontend Applications” “Modeling and Operation of Ground Ba Raean, Saleh Mohammed Salem
Source Heat Pumps in Electricity (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Gul M Khan, Omniyah (Electrical
Markets Considering Uncertainty”
and Computer Engineering) Bahlmann, Andrew Richard
“Congestion Management in Active Pil Ali, Abdollah (Electrical and (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Distribution Networks and its Cyber Computer Engineering) Barkhordar-pour, Hoda (Electrical
Security” “Grating Technology and System and Computer Engineering)
Development for High-Resolution
Hussein, Abdalla Mohamed Bastarache, Jean-Luc (Electrical
X-Ray Phase-Contrast Imaging”
Abdelaziz Mahmoud (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
and Computer Engineering) Stangherlin, Kleber Hugo (Electrical
“Operating Multi-User Transmission and Computer Engineering) Cai, Yifan (Electrical and Computer
for 5G and Beyond Cellular Systems” “Secure and Unclonable Integrated Engineering)
Circuits” Cai, Zhiping (Electrical and
Jarrar, Ibrahim Marwan Mousa
(Electrical and Computer Tekcan, Burak (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Engineering) Computer Engineering) Cerkauskas, Cyrus Xu (Electrical
“A Study on Turn-to-Turn Insulation “III-V Semiconductor Nanowire Array and Computer Engineering)
of Medium Voltage Motors Fed Avalanche Photodiodes”
Dempster, Rowan (Electrical and
by Variable Frequency Drives” Van Kasteren, Bradley Edward Computer Engineering)
Khaira, Navjot Kaur (Electrical (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
“Emerging Semiconductor Elghalhoud, Omar Mahmoud Rida
and Computer Engineering)
Nanostructure Materials for Abdulrahman (Electrical and
“Reconfigurable Cryogenic
Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes” Computer Engineering)
Microwave Devices Using Low
Temperature Superconducting Fardno, Fatemeh (Electrical and
rf-SQUIDs” Computer Engineering)
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
AFTERNOON
CEREMONY
Degrees and diplomas from:
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Graduate Degrees
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Jubinville, Dylan (Chemical MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE
Engineering)
Abou Chacra, David (Systems Abdel Hameed, Marawan (Systems
“Highly Filled, Durable, and
Design Engineering) Design Engineering)
Sustainable Wood-Plastic
“Modern Object and Visual
Composites from Recycled Afzal, Daniel (Chemical Engineering)
Relationship Detection in Images
Thermoplastics” Bell, Sydney Marie (Systems Design
from a Critical, Cognitive and Data
Perspective” Kim, A-Reum (Chemical Engineering - Engineering)
Nanotechnology) Bouzari, Negin (Chemical
Afshari, Mehdi (Systems Design
“Interface Dynamics of Soft Solids Engineering)
Engineering)
With Liquids, Solids, and Gels”
“Spatially Constrained Compound Caldwell, Adam Winston (Systems
Magnification Framework for Lee, Yebin (Chemical Engineering - Design Engineering)
Histopathology Whole Slide Images” Nanotechnology)
“Design of Functional Coating Cleland, Keith (Chemical
Almarzooqi, Khalfan (Chemical Engineering)
on Cellulose Nanocrystals for
Engineering)
Advanced Applications” Durmanova, Ekaterina (Systems
“Graphene Based Membranes
Li, Zhelun (Chemical Engineering) Design Engineering)
for High Salinity, Produced Water
Treatment by Pervaporation “Polydopamine-Based Thin Emir, Ebru (Systems Design
Separation” Film Composite Membranes for Engineering)
Pervaporative Concentration of
Cheraghi, Elahe (Systems Design Ferguson, Peter Spencer George
Potassium Acetate Solution”
Engineering) (Systems Design Engineering)
“Fabrication and Evaluation of Liu, Jiayu Alexander (Systems
Flynn, Scott Martens (Chemical
Polymer Nanocomposites for Space Design Engineering)
Engineering - Nanotechnology)
Radiation Shielding Application” “Improvements in Field Emission
Properties of Carbon Nanotube Fu, Haoyu (Chemical Engineering)
Duggins, Peter (Systems Design
Field Emitters” Izquierdo Martinez, Alfonso
Engineering)
“Learning and Decision Making Misaghian, Niloofar (Chemical (Chemical Engineering)
in Social Contexts: Neural and Engineering) Jaworski, Pawel (Systems Design
Computational Models” “Multiphysics Pore Network Engineering)
Simulation of Electrochemical
Ebrahimian, Arash (Systems Design Kamali, Seyedehsara (Chemical
Devices as a Design Tool”
Engineering) Engineering)
“Human Middle Ear: Material Nasr, Ali (Systems Design Engineering)
“Design, Dynamics, and Control Kim, Kyuyeon (Chemical
Characterization, Analysis of Effects
of Active-Passive Upper-Limb Engineering)
of Uncertainties, and Investigation
of Impacts of Medical-Device Exoskeleton Robots” Lahlou, Mariam (Systems Design
Attachment” Sabtan, Bader (Systems Design Engineering)
G Menon, Kavitha (Chemical Engineering) Ly, Sam (Chemical Engineering)
Engineering) “Human Factors in Esports:
Lyne, John (Systems Design
“Scheduling Process Operations Investigating Performance Measures,
Engineering)
Under Uncertainty and Integration Coaching Practice, and Stress
with Long Term Planning” Training in League of Legends” Manning, Max Ian Alexander
(Systems Design Engineering)
Gao, Xiguang (Chemical Vitelli, Michael Joseph (Chemical
Engineering - Nanotechnology) Engineering) Nadalian, Soheila (Systems Design
“Using Polymers to Improve the “Improving Productivity in Bioreactors Engineering)
Performance of Sulfur and Organic Through Control of Cell Heterogeneity” Nurzhanov, Merlan (Chemical
Cathodes” Wang, Jiaqi (Systems Design Engineering)
Heydari Beni, Nargess (Systems Engineering - Nanotechnology) Olfat, Seyed-Mahdi (Systems Design
Design Engineering) “Nanocomposite Based Infrared Engineering)
“Extracting ECG-Based Cardiac Photo Thermo Electric Detectors”
Post, Matthew (Systems Design
Information from the Upper Arm” Zarshenas, Kiyoumars (Chemical Engineering)
Hosseini, Seyedeh Maryam (Systems Engineering)
“Advanced Membrane for Rodriguez Ruiz-Andino, Irene
Design Engineering)
Desalination and Ion Separation (Chemical Engineering - Water)
“Secure Computation and
Proportionally Fair Collaboration Application” Schaef, Laura Kathleen (Systems
in Federated Learning of Design Engineering)
Histopathology Images” Seenivasan, Renuka Devi (Systems
Design Engineering)
MASTER OF ENGINEERING
Bei, Zhiqi (Systems Design
Engineering)
Burman, Ronnit Roy (Systems Design
Engineering)
Chen, Junwei (Systems Design
Engineering)
Chen, Yifan (Systems Design
Engineering)
Ding, Zhuxian (Systems Design
Engineering)
Flanagan, Nicholas (Systems
Design Engineering)
Hao, Wei (Systems Design
Engineering)
HASHEMPOURNOSRATABADI, ALI
(Chemical Engineering)
Kang, Kaidi (Chemical Engineering)
Karmakar, Rijubak (Chemical
Engineering)
Liu, Wenhan (Systems Design
Engineering)
Palakollu Venkataramana, Renuka
Devi (Chemical Engineering)
Qi, Lu (Chemical Engineering)
Rezazadeh, Seyedfaridoddin
(Chemical Engineering)
Shah, Kushan Bhavin (Chemical
Engineering)
Shaikh, Tabish (Chemical
Engineering)
Sharma, Shobhit (Chemical
Engineering)
Sudswong, Wanetha (Systems
Design Engineering)
Xu, Xiongyi (Systems Design
Engineering)
Yang, Bokai (Chemical Engineering)
Zagorodski, Nikita (Systems Design
Engineering)
Zhang, Shuo (Systems Design
Engineering)
Zhou, Haotian (Systems Design
Engineering)
Zhou, Yunan (Systems Design
Engineering)
Deol, Simranjot Singh (Neural Pothier, Sydney Emma * Ahmed, Aryan (Materials and
Engineering Specialization – Manufacturing Processes
Quinto, John Rafael Ranieses
Computing Option) * Specialization) *
(Computing Option) *
Deveau, Julianna Augusta * Ahmed, Muhammad Mahir
Rahman, Marwan A (Computing (Materials and Manufacturing
Dhillon, Jodh Singh * Option) * Processes Specialization) *
Ehlers, Kirsten Elizabeth *† Richer, Megan Frances * Akhand, Aamer *
Fricke, Alexander Jeffrey *† Ryoo, Hee-Woon (Computing Option) *
Al Katanani, Yazan Ismail
Galaszewicz, Milena * Saradhi, Srikar (Neural Engineering Mohammad (Chemical Process
Specialization – Computing Option) * Modelling, Optimization and Control
Groves-Wyllie, Rebecca Margaret *
Sohani, Muiz Ali *† Specialization)
Huggard, Benjamin Robert
Song, Jessy Jia (Neural Engineering Aldovino, Fatima Patricia Sevilla
Gautreau (Computing Option) *
Specialization – Computing Option) * (Materials and Manufacturing
Hughes, Vanessa Italia Anne * Processes Specialization) *
Sparkes, Sarah Mae *†
Janes, Elizabeth Laura *† Alikiotis, Periklis Dimitrios (Materials
Tanner, Breah Kathleen (Computing and Manufacturing Processes
Ji, Christina (Computing Option) *†
Option) * Specialization) *
Joseph, Shania Maria
Taylor-Debeau, Ethan Patrick * Ariawan, Antonius Wiseley *
Joshi, Akanksha (Computing Option) *
Terhljan, Naomi Skye (Computing Asrani, Zain (Energy and
Kaetheeswaran, Jathushan Option) * Environmental Systems and
(Computing Option) * Processes Specialization) *
Tien, Abigail Rei-Ting (Management
Kheiri, Soha Osama (Computing Sciences Option, Computing Option) * Bae, Sunho (Materials and
Option) *† Manufacturing Processes
Ting, Kayley Noelle (Computing
Kothiyal, Naomi (Computing Option) *† Option) * Specialization) *
Kurbis, Andrew Garrett Ziegler * Varenbut, Nick * Balaji, Arvind
Lam, Michael Sze Wai *† Veldhuis, Leah Nicole * Baun, Matthew Alexander (Physical
Sciences Option) *
Langdon, Matthew Cole * Vijayagopal, Harris (Neural
Engineering Specialization – Brake, Jarrid Bishop (Chemical
Le, Cathy (Computing Option) *
Computing Option) * Process Modelling, Optimization
Lee, Matthew Kenyon (Computing and Control Specialization –
Option) * Management Sciences Option) *
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
CERTIFICATE IN
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE
Shen, Paul
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
EVENING
CEREMONY
Degrees and diplomas from:
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Graduate Degrees
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Qabur, Ali Hussain I (Civil Engineering) Rafiee Pour Alavi Alavijeh, Ali
“Optimization of the Use of Post- (Management Sciences)
Akbarpour Safsari, Shaghayegh
Industrial Recycled Multilayer Plastic
(Civil Engineering - Water) Rendel, Rudi Alexander (Civil
Packaging (MPP) as Asphalt Modifier”
“Using Machine Learning to Engineering)
Understand the Hydrologic Impacts Taheri, Mahkameh (Civil Engineering -
Taylor, Alannah Rebeckah (Civil
of Permafrost Thaw-Driven Land Water)
Engineering - Water)
Cover Change” “Upscaling Fill-and-Spill Hydrologic
Processes” Vakili Tahami, Amir (Management
Almutairi, Haya (Civil Engineering) Sciences)
“Investigating Solutions for Terry, Jacob Ross (Civil Engineering)
Self-Healing and Crack Mitigation “Analyzing the Competitiveness of Yang, Shelley Hui Juan (Civil
of Flexible Pavement Materials” Transit-Integrated Ridesourcing Engineering)
Systems”
Aurilio, Roberto (Civil Engineering)
“Investigating and Developing Wang, Rui (Civil Engineering)
“Direct Method of Generating Floor MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
Fatigue-Healing Characterization
of Asphalt Materials” Response Spectra for Structures Alnabelseya, Safaa
Under Earthquake Excitations at Chuang, Vincent
Awe, Olukayode (Civil Engineering)
Multiple Supports”
“Cured-in-Place Pipe Pressure Liner D’Sa, Bhadra Dhisana
Experimental Study” Younes, Taha (Civil Engineering)
“The Impact of Portland Cement on Dunn, Angus Emery David
Barbi, Paula Sutherland Rolim
the Performance of Cold In-Place Gupta, Maulshree (Co-operative
(Civil Engineering)
Recycled Pavement” Program)
“An Enhanced Mechanistic Analysis
Framework for Designing Resilient Zarei, Mohammad (Civil Engineering) Ip, Pui Yue Iris
Airfield Pavements” “Improving Predictive Models for Jabbarimoghaddam, Tala
Road Safety Screening: Cost-Benefit (Co-operative Program)
Chehrazi, Ali (Civil Engineering)
Data Analytics and Deep Generative
“Testing and Fretting Fatigue Joseph, Ashwati Teresa
Models”
Analysis of Bridge Stay Cable Wires (Co-operative Program)
at Saddle Supports” Zhang, Linbo (Civil Engineering)
“Bracing Requirements for Kiernan, Giulia Paige
Chopra, Shivangi (Management
Multi-Column Systems with Lee, Bogyeong
Sciences)
Nonuniform Stiffness and Semi-Rigid
“Gender Differences in Engineering: Lee, Salina Victoria
Connections”
A Data-Driven Study” Leung, Audrey
Zhao, Dandi (Civil Engineering)
Demircan Ozelcaglayan, Ezgi Li, Zhen
“Development and Evaluation
(Civil Engineering - Water)
of Testing Protocols for Fatigue Li, Zhi
“Evaluation of a Novel
Damage and Crack-Healing of
Beta-Cyclodextrin Functionalized Lin, Weeney
Bituminous Mixtures”
Nano Adsorbent for Removal McNeil, Alison
of Pharmaceuticals”
Mema, Iva
Kabir, Tamanna (Civil Engineering) MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE
“Development of Porous Rubber Ogbu, Chinenye Michelle
Pavement for the Canadian Climate” Anwar, Ahmed (Management
Paranthahan, Mayuri
Sciences)
Kafi Farashah, Mehran (Civil Patange, Poorna S (Water)
Engineering) Carroll-Woolery, Lannois
(Management Sciences) Puersten, Nicholas Michael
“Development of Sustainable
Asphalt Mix Solution for Use in Chu, Kington (Civil Engineering) Reinhart, Madeleine
Approach Intersection Pavements Saad, Esraa Mohamed Mahmoud
Kim, Tori Yeonjin (Civil Engineering
in Southern Ontario” (Co-operative Program)
and Planning)
Liao, Hui (Civil Engineering) Sermol, Alexandra
Lin, Simon Guan Min (Civil
“Optimizing the Performance of
Engineering - Water) Shehab, Hania Assem (Co-operative
Asphalt Mixes With High Reclaimed
McLaren, William Charles (Civil Program)
Asphalt Pavement Content Using
Rejuvenators” Engineering - Water) Trivett, Martha
Oyeyi, Abimbola Grace (Civil Mohseni Kiasari, Peyman Varshosaz, Parastoo (Co-operative
Engineering) (Management Sciences) Program)
“Lightweight Cellular Concrete Quosai, Peter Thomas (Civil Wang, Shiying
as Flexible Pavement Subbase Engineering)
Material: Field Performance Wang, Yidan
and Sustainability Study” Raeisi, Shamim (Management Yeh, Nancy
Sciences)
Young, Stephanie
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
Waseem, Mahnoor (Structural Kichiy, Emma Nicole * Wolfsohn, Joshua Paul Schwartz *
Specialization) Yun, Mathew Tian Yang (Hydrology
Kim, Daniel (Hydrology
Westrik, James Andrew * Specialization, Pollution Treatment Specialization, Pollution Treatment
and Control Specialization) * and Control Specialization) *
Winger, Joshua Avery (Structural
Specialization) *† Kim, Jung Hyun (Pollution Treatment Zhao, Yili (Energy Specialization) *†
Zhang, Michelle (Structural Leung, Gareth Hon-Yiu (Energy Zhao, Ruowen (Hydrogeology
Specialization – Management Specialization) * Specialization, Soil, Rock and
Structures Specialization) *
Sciences Option) * Li, Yiming *
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
Exconde, Jillian Dawn (Computing Prasad, Karthik (Computing Option) * DIPLOMA IN GERMAN LANGUAGE
Option) * Prevost, Rachel Lauren * Abou Sawan, Nicolas
Farag, Tala (Computing Option) * Ren, Julia (Computing Option,
Farrahi, Delaram (Computing Artificial Intelligence Option) *
DIPLOMA IN SUSTAINABILITY
Option) *† Ren, Victoria JiaYuan (Computing
Balles, Nicole Antoinette
Fisseha, Bethlehem * Option) *
Grenapin, Cedric
Fraser, Scott Stephen (Computing Sanghera, Gurleen Kaur (Computing Ma, William Graham
Option) * Option) * Thampaiyah, Ahiesh
Gao, Ming (Statistics Option) *† Selvaraj, Rishega *
* – With Distinction
† – Dean’s Honours List
GOVERNOR GENERAL’S
ACADEMIC SILVER MEDAL
Highest standing in an
undergraduate degree program
Nick Nolan Gharabaghi
ONTARIO PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERS FOUNDATION
FOR EDUCATION GOLD MEDAL
Kiersten Ainsley Overton
The scholars and students in long-ago universities were generally monks and other
members of church orders. Over time, their vestments came to identify their universities.
There are many variations, and the exact hood, gown or hat worn by an individual
are determined by the university where they qualified. The array of colours and styles
demonstrates the worldwide range of universities from which Waterloo’s faculty have come.
THE HOOD
Hoods are unique in design and colour to each degree and each university. The academic
dress chosen for Waterloo is patterned after that of Oxford, the world’s oldest English-
speaking university. The chief officers on the convocation platform – the Chancellor
(the ceremonial head of the University) and the president (who is also Vice-Chancellor) –
wear gowns of the Oxford cut and trim, each with its own distinctive colour. The gowns
worn by recipients of honorary degrees have the same design, as do the black gowns worn
by candidates for regular degrees, and the red-and-green gowns which are Waterloo’s regalia
for Doctor of Philosophy degrees.
The ritual at convocation reflects the old custom that anyone in a university could wear
a gown, but a hood was the symbol for a degree.
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