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CommencementDECEMBER 2018

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES | 3

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87 ChairmanTimothy Haddon ’70 Vice ChairmanCharlie McNeil ’71Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02Lucinda SandersPatty Starzer ’83Richard TrulyTerri Hogue Faculty TrusteeSevy Swift Student Trustee

CEREMONY

Processional University Mace, carried by Dr. Alexis Sitchler The book, De Re Metallica, carried by Dr. Tzahi Cath

National AnthemThe Gold Standard

Alma MaterThe Gold Standard

WelcomeDr. Paul C. Johnson, President

Student AddressSteven Benfield, Petroleum Engineering

Distinguished SpeakerMrs. Patty Starzer ’83, Trustee

Recognition of Commissioned CadetsColonel Danielle L. Barnes, United States Air Force

Announcement of Baccalaureate Degree Recipients

New Mines Alumni WelcomeMr. Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02, Trustee

Presentation of the Class of 2018 to the Board of TrusteesDr. Paul C. Johnson

Acceptance of ClassMr. Thomas Jorden ’87, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Conferral of DegreesDr. Paul C. Johnson

Closing RemarksDr. Paul C. Johnson

RecessionalAudience is requested to stand and remain in place until the platform party has exited the arena. Please join us for a new alumni reception immediately following the ceremony in the Ben Parker Student Center Grand Ballrooms.

A live stream is available on the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page at youtube.com/user/ColoSchoolofMines. Download a clip of your graduate walking across the stage; it is available for free at mines.stageclip.com.

Closed captioning for the event can be accessed on your mobile device at streamtext.net/player?event=MinesCommencement.

All graduates will be photographed by a professional photographer after receiving their diplomas. Proofs will be emailed to students by the photographer at their Mines email address or can be ordered at events.lifetouch.com/mines.

General Commencement photos can also be downloaded from the Mines Flickr site at no cost. The site can be accessed at flickr.com/photos/coloradoschoolofmines.

UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENTDecember 14, 2018 | Lockridge Arena, Golden, Colorado

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Class of 2018

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

***summa cum laude | **magna cum laude | *cum laude

MINING ENGINEERINGDr. Priscilla P. Nelson, Department Head

Mining Engineering, Bachelor of Science Justin Allen Banks Longmont, Colorado Joseph John Lee Greeley, Colorado George Michael Lilly Portland, Oregon Justin Cooper Suto Rocky Ford, Colorado

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGDr. Terri S. Hogue, Department Head

Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science Mayce Rafat Al Nakkash Baghdad, Iraq Wassan Rafat Al Nakkash Baghdad, Iraq Dillon Moberly Anderson Golden, Colorado Damjan Orion Bates Castle Rock, Colorado Caleb Chee Colorado Springs, Colorado Taylor Ann Craig Ignacio, Colorado Vy Vu Nhat Duong** Lakewood, Colorado Jared Kendrick Hall Castle Rock, Colorado John Anthony Mayns Jr. Arvada, Colorado Francis Xavier Reddy North Olmsted, Ohio Alex Jordan Ricotta Denver, Colorado Sheng Zheng** Denver, Colorado

Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science Brielle Natsumi Asato Aiea, Hawaii Kortney Rae Des Camp Cypress, Texas Cheyenne Marie Footracer Fort Defiance, Arizona Lindsay Mary Hoylman Littleton, Colorado Kirsten Marie Marble*** Clancy, Montana Robert Eric Marshall** Ottawa, Ontario Sarah Elizabeth Mass* Golden, Colorado Jessica Taylor McGovern Castle Rock, Colorado

GEORGE S. ANSELL DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Bachelor of Science Justin Tyler Burton Mancos, Colorado Jacob Riley Hoff Las Vegas, Nevada Adam John Leonard Peoria, Arizona Nicholas John Lipski* Centennial, Colorado Tavis Quinn McMahan Elizabeth, Colorado Mckinlee Mae Neubauer Chandler, Arizona Brody Scott Oliver Parker, Colorado Thomas Morris Stott Rockford, Illinois Sonoma Ray Toot Erie, Colorado

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Dan Knauss, Department Head

Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Joseph Philip Benkert III Littleton, Colorado Mark Thomas Bowen Golden, Colorado Victoria Ilyce Crowder Parker, Colorado Megan Anne Grier Parker, Colorado Michael Antonio Gutierrez-McCoy Boulder, Colorado Madison Taylor Hamala Carlsbad, California Pachara Harnirattisai Lakewood, Colorado Luke Christian Pierce** Denver, Colorado Nathan Patrick Sexton Arvada, Colorado Travis J. Torres Keenesburg, Colorado Lwam Yohannes Weldemariam Denver, Colorado Andrei Lloyd Williams Englewood, Colorado Nicholas Charles Zdeb Highlands Ranch, Colorado

GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICALENGINEERINGDr. M. Stephen Enders, Department Head

Geological Engineering, Bachelor of Science Jennifer Anna Behm* Centennial, Colorado Scott Ryan Kumjian Colorado Springs, Colorado Emily Madison Trousil Colorado Springs, Colorado

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALENGINEERINGDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head

Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Connor Ian Brenner Beck Highlands Ranch, Colorado Shurraya Ann Denning*** Monument, Colorado Joshua Mitchell Gier Belgrade, Montana Eric David Kressin Clarksville, Maryland Nicola Vincenzo Lonardo* Arvada, Colorado Margaret Claire Swartz Prairie Village, Kansas Abigail Joy Walton* Bremerton, Washington Qian Yao Zhengzhou, China Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Jacqueline Megan Chiastra Lakewood, Colorado Ethan James Coit Salida, Colorado JoAnna Ruth Dunnell Niwot, Colorado Makayla Katherine Elms Highlands Ranch, Colorado Riley Wesley Hansen* Granite Falls, Washington Michael William Harris Littleton, Colorado Andrew Adam Malewski Lakewood, Colorado

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDr. John Berger, Department Head

Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science David Kenneth Ademe Denver, Colorado Alison Rene Artzberger* Loveland, Colorado Connor Stephen Banks*** Denver, Colorado Charles Douglas Baxter Golden, Colorado Badreddine Belfageoua Denver, Colorado Mary E. Bell*** Colorado Springs, Colorado Bailey Marie Burroughs Centennial, Colorado Ryan Michael Carpenter Colorado Springs, Colorado Alexander Alemany Chu Pasadena, California Jessica Helen Cohn-Phillips Lakewood, Colorado Andrew Richard Cornelius* Wayzata, Minnesota Dylan Grant Crook Calhan, Colorado Matthew Marcello Da Cunha** Denver, Colorado James Salvatore Davis Golden, Colorado Marcus Christopher Del Hierro Denver, Colorado Basil John Michael Dineen* Katy, Texas Canaan Trevor Forslund Lakewood, Colorado Grant Anthony Gale* Gilbert, Arizona Elizabeth Stella Goss Evergreen, Colorado Zachary Tyler Groenwald* Boulder, Colorado Nicolas A. Hall* Castle Rock, Colorado Luke John Hansen Pagosa Springs, Colorado Ashley Nicole Haran Broomfield, Colorado David Neil Harper Windsor, Colorado Jack Harrison Harty Edwards, Colorado Kyle Benjamin Henry Littleton, Colorado John Patrick Hickey Golden, Colorado Danika Kristin Johnson Westminster, Colorado Jennifer Anne Kendall*** Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Matthew Eric Kesler Windsor, Colorado Ansel Hall Kilcullen Evergreen, Colorado Sarah E. Lansey* Tucson, Arizona Justin Dale Lindell Centennial, Colorado James Alexander Livingston Houston, Texas Andrew Scott London Georgetown, California Nicholas Anthony Low*** Denver, Colorado Evan Elijah Malatesta Denver, Colorado Lily Margaret Maranto Castle Pines, Colorado Christopher John Martin Grand Junction, Colorado Nicholas A. Martinez Littleton, Colorado Connor William McLean Lakewood, Colorado Alexander William Melton Bakersfield, California Tyler Bott Mertens Berkeley, California Kevin Daniel Miller*** Monument, Colorado Timothy Joseph Miller Dayton, Ohio Austin T. Muck Castle Rock, Colorado Hunter Scott Nelson Broomfield, Colorado Patrick Chin Ng Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Chasyn Hunter Nicholas* Elizabeth, Colorado Alfonso Ortiz Vilchez Aurora, Colorado Zhao Xian Pan Westminster, Colorado Blake Steven Parker Wheatridge, Colorado Jason Glen Pickett* Golden, Colorado George Arthur Edmund Quixley Farnham Common, United Kingdom Priyal Reddy New Albany, Ohio Abigail Marie Robertson Canyon, Texas Ethan Christopher Rogers*** Centennial, Colorado Gavin Edward Rudy Evergreen, Colorado Kevin Tyler Shaw* Santa Barbara, California Matthew Smock* St. Thomas, Virgin Islands David John Sommers* Arvada, Colorado Benjamin Thomas Sonnefeld** Katy, Texas Kalie Quynh Sosdian Colorado Springs, Colorado Tristan Quaide Stary Fort Worth, Texas Thomas Michael Perez Staver Boulder, Colorado Connor Travis Sweeney Greenwood Village, Colorado Michael Edward Szostak Austin, Texas Ryan Andrew Lyle Taylor Golden, Colorado Michaela Ann Tjarks Arvada, Colorado Isaac Lee Torres Trinidad, Colorado Jonathan Chi Tran Westminster, Colorado Brandon David Tyler Littleton, Colorado Jason Edward Van De Graaf Arvada, Colorado Richard Alejandro Villa Denver, Colorado Cory Alexander Voorhis Fort Collins, Colorado Landon Clark Walsh Tucson, Arizona Breanne Alberta Christina Wernars Golden, Colorado Alexander James Whallon Newark, Delaware Gehrig Matthew White Longmont, Colorado Paul Fritz Wolfert** Danville, California Eric Matthew Young Fort Collins, Colorado Abbey Sarah Zorn Golden, Colorado

PETROLEUM ENGINEERINGDr. Erdal Ozkan, Department Head

Petroleum Engineering, Bachelor of Science Steven Lowe Benfield*** Centennial, Colorado Kevin Sean Chicots* Long Beach, California Thomas Logan Clift Kingwood, Texas Hugo Absalon Cordova Jr.* Denver, Colorado Marta Isabel Ekossi Lobito, Angola Mark Corbyn Hopper Aurora, Colorado Garrett Scott Isgar* Colorado Springs, Colorado Youjun Lee** Seoul, South Korea Cody Alan Limmer Laporte, Colorado Carlos Alberto Manuel Golden, Colorado Hayden Tyler Melvin* Littleton, Colorado Marcus Jermaine Merritt Golden, Colorado Sean T. Paiz Northglenn, Colorado


Class of 2018

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE continued

Matthew John Pinello Windsor, Colorado Tanner John Albert Sorrells Asheville, North Carolina Nicholas Cameron White Oregon City, Oregon Stephen Daniel Yow Wenatchee, Washington

GEOPHYSICSDr. John Bradford, Department Head

Geophysical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Carson Janelle Gardner Lakewood, Colorado

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICSDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Science Statistics Specialty John Phillip Alley* Jordan, New York Erin Elizabeth Winkler Conifer, Colorado

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Bachelor of Science Computational and Applied Mathematics Specialty Matthew Avery Baldin*** Parker, Colorado Lily Margaret Maranto Castle Pines, Colorado

CHEMISTRYDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head

Chemistry, Bachelor of Science Matthew Joseph Bendel Appleton, Wisconsin Alison Rene Biery* Denver, Colorado Riley Wesley Hansen* Granite Falls, Washington

Chemistry, Biochemistry Specialty, Bachelor of Science Brooke Stella Marvel Golden, Colorado Lindsey Louise Steffey Littleton, Colorado Rachel Kelsey Tintera Denver, Colorado

PHYSICSDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head

Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Science Jordan Robert Peter Bass Kings Langley, United Kingdom Connor Evan Bray** Denver, Colorado Trevor Lewis Clevenger Wichita, Kansas Aaron Franklin Denning** Colorado Springs, Colorado Caroline Ashley Ellis*** Corpus Christi, Texas Yanina L. Likhtenshteyn** Centennial, Colorado Kelsie Marie Merchant Sand Springs, Oklahoma Hannah Lottie North*** Centennial, Colorado

COMPUTER SCIENCEDr. Tracy K. Camp, Department Head

Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Orden Josue Mahuna Aitchedji* Cotonou, Benin Dallas Christian Andersen Wheat Ridge, Colorado Hunter James Arnell Castle Rock, Colorado Matthew Avery Baldin*** Parker, Colorado Benjamin Lee Beatty*** Westminster, Colorado Gregory Orlando Connelly Castle Rock, Colorado John Frederick Cornish IV Broomfield, Colorado Emily Dederick Whitewater, Colorado McKenna Pearl Duzac San Jose, California Mason Dallas English Huntsville, Texas Jacob A. Erickson Grand Junction, Colorado Felipe Alexandre Guerreiro da Silva Luanda, Angola Ann Brogdon Gustafson Katy, Texas Benjamin Timothy Jasinski Mckinney, Texas Jacob Douglas Langfeldt* Castle Rock, Colorado Charles Bunker McConnell La Salle, Colorado Colin McLeod Munroe Temple, Texas Anna Masse Nienhaus*** Littleton, Colorado Kepler Asher Novotny*** Monument, Colorado Roy Allen Procell Golden, Colorado Marek Michal Prussak Mercer Island, Washington Daniel John Renkert* Denver, Colorado Ble Fulgence Salia Denver, Colorado Samuel Lee Sartor** Longmont, Colorado Nicholas Lloyd Sellers Longmont, Colorado Antonia Adelia Sisneros Fountain, Colorado Austin Daisuke Sonju Centennial, Colorado Shea Martin Styer*** Westminster, Colorado Izaak Alan Sulka* Boulder, Colorado Truyen Minh Cong Van Wheat Ridge, Colorado Gerald Patrick Villanueva Aurora, Colorado Kyle James Voris Arvada, Colorado Alexey Alexandrovich Yaremenko*** Lakewood, Colorado Joseph Li Zeng Aurora, Colorado

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSDr. Roderick G. Eggert, Division Director

Economics, Bachelor of Science Levi James Cecil** Longmont, Colorado

***summa cum laude | **magna cum laude | *cum laude

December 14, 2018 | Lockridge Arena | Golden, Colorado

UNDERGRADUATE CEREMONY KEYNOTE

Mines Foundation Board of Governors and as a member of the executive committee in 2014 and 2015. She also served on the search committee to hire Mines’ current president, Paul C. Johnson. On December 15, 2015, Mrs. Starzer was appointed by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and confirmed by the Colorado Senate in January 2016 to the Mines Board of Trustees and is currently serving a four-year term for the university.

Over the past 30 years Mrs. Starzer served on multiple philanthropic and industry non-profit organization boards. She serves on the executive board for the Denver Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, and currently serves as chairwoman for the 43rd Annual 2019 Denver Area Council Sports Breakfast. Mrs. Starzer and her husband also served as co-chairs for the 2015 Denver Heart & Stroke Walk with the American Heart Association. Mrs. Starzer has been an active supporter of various charities, including Bakersfield Civic Dance Center, Denver Scholarship Foundation and Mines’ Michael R. and Patricia K. Starzer Scholarship Endowment Fund. Additional past board service includes Alpha Omega Seminary, Jinja, Uganda, Bakersfield Gideon’s International Auxiliary, president, and Concerned About Petroleum, Education and Advocacy Group, president.

Mr. and Mrs. Starzer’s oldest daughter, Moriah Hunt ’14, is a graduate from Mines with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering working for Medtronic in Colorado. Her husband, Patrick Hunt ’09, MS ’15, is also a graduate from Mines with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, and a master’s in applied physics working for Lockheed Martin in Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. Starzer’s youngest daughter, Micah Lopez ’18, and her husband, Caleb Lopez ’16, are also Mines graduates, both with bachelor’s degrees in petroleum engineering.

Mrs. Starzer is a Colorado native and Mines graduate with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Beginning her career in Alaska, Mrs. Starzer worked as a mechanical engineer for a mechanical design firm on various public projects. In 1985, Mrs. Starzer joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, where she was responsible for mechanical design and construction of military projects including personnel housing, aircraft hangers and fuel distribution and containment facilities.

In 1999, Mrs. Starzer and her husband, Michael ’83, co-founded the first of four Bonanza Creek companies, which culminated in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the fourth company, Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (BCEI) in 2011. Following the IPO, BCEI received the oil and gas industry’s prestigious 2012 Best Performance of the Year award from Oil & Gas Investor and the Association for Corporate Growth’s Outstanding Corporate Growth Award. On August 29, 2012, Mrs. Starzer rang the Opening Bell for the New York Stock Exchange on behalf of BCEI, and remained active in investments and investor relations through January 2014. A fifth company, Fifth Creek Energy, was founded in 2015 by the Starzers and a talented team of executives, including Mines graduates, and investors. In March 2018, Fifth Creek Energy merged with Bill Barrett Corporation to form HighPoint Resources, a publicly traded Denver-based energy company. With combined equity investments of $753 million over 19 years, the five “Creek” companies generated an average investor return of 39 percent per year.

In 2013, Mr. and Mrs. Starzer were awarded the Mines Distinguished Achievement Medal. The same year, Mrs. Starzer was honored to serve as the first woman on the

Mrs. Patty Starzer ’83Retired Oil and Gas ExecutiveColorado School of Mines Board of Trustees

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The Outstanding Senior Research Award in Chemistry is awarded to a student who demonstrates superior performance and creativity in undergraduate research. Riley Hansen

OUTSTANDING SENIOR RESEARCH AWARD IN CHEMISTRY

The Outstanding International Undergraduate Award is presented to the international student who has demonstrated scholastic achievement. Felipe Guerreiro da Silva

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE AWARD

The Maryanna Bell Kafadar Award is presented to the graduating senior who has excelled in humanities courses and humanities-related activities. Shurraya Denning

MARYANNA BELL KAFADAR AWARD

The Faculty Choice Award in Computer Science is given to a top graduating senior who helped improve computer science at Mines. Samuel Sartor

FACULTY CHOICE AWARD IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

The Brunton Award in Geology is awarded in recognition of the highest scholastic achievement and interest in and enthusiasm for the science of geology. Emily Trousil

BRUNTON AWARD IN GEOLOGY

Class of 2018

SENIOR AWARDS

ALAN KISSOCK AWARDThe Alan Kissock Award is awarded to a graduating senior in metallurgical and materials engineering, acknowledging creativity in metallurgy. Nicholas Lipski (creative effort in outreach)

PHYSICS FACULTY DISTINGUISHED GRADUATE AWARDThe Physics Faculty Distinguished Graduate Award is presented by the faculty of the department to graduating seniors with exceptionally high academic achievement in physics. Hannah North

PRESIDENT’S SENIOR SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDThe President’s Senior Scholar Athlete Award is presented to one graduating female and male athlete with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, has lettered in a sport during their senior year, and who has demonstrated leadership qualities of an exemplary student-athlete. Jennifer Kendall Brody Oliver

Mines awards the academic honors designations of summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude. The honor cords worn by students earning the highest designation, summa cum laude, are royal blue and orange. Magna cum laude is represented by light blue and orange. Cum laude is represented by silver and orange. Honor cords and stoles are also worn to signify involvement in athletics, honor societies, scholars programs and recognition of international students.

Class of 2018

ACADEMIC HONORS, SCHOLARS AND HONOR SOCIETIES

Matthew Baldin Applied Mathematics and Statistics Computer Science

Riley Hansen Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Chemistry

Lily Maranto Applied Mathematics and Statistics Mechanical Engineering

DUAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Justin Banks Mining Engineering

Vy Duong Civil Engineering

Kirsten Marble Environmental Engineering

Nicholas Lipski Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Luke Pierce Electrical Engineering

Jennifer Behm Geological Engineering

Shurraya Denning Chemical Engineering

Connor Banks Mechanical Engineering

Steven Benfield Petroleum Engineering

John Alley Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Matthew Baldin Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Alison Biery Chemistry

Caroline Ellis Physics

Benjamin Beatty Computer Science

Levi Cecil Economics and Business

OUTSTANDING GRADUATING SENIOR AWARDS PEACE CORPS PREP SCHOLAR

The Peace Corps Prep certificate program at Mines -- the first in Colorado -- is a partnership between the school and the US Peace Corps to produce highly qualified Peace Corps volunteer candidates and knowledgeable world citizens.

BLUE KEY HONOR SOCIETYRecognizes students with achievements in service,scholarship and activities. Students wear blue cords.

John Alley Eric Kressin

BOETTCHER SCHOLARSThe Boettcher Scholarship is a prestigious, merit-based academic scholarship. Boettcher Foundation Scholars wear red/orange cords.

Daniel Renkert

HARVEY SCHOLARSMany Mines students benefit from scholarships provided by our generous alumni and friends. The Harvey Scholars program provides full tuition for four years. Students wear light blue, gray and white cords.

Jacqueline Chiastra Vy Duong

ORDER OF OMEGARecognizes outstanding leadership in fraternity andsorority systems. Students wear white and gold cords.

JoAnna Dunnell

TAU BETA PIA National Honor Society of Engineers that recognizes engineering scholarship. Students wear stoles instead of cords.

Aspen Mariah AndersonJohn Dennis KaterKevin Daniel MillerNathan Tyler MillsMichael David Morphew

Connor R NatzkeAlec Ian SavilleAbgail Joy WaltonJames Matthew Wood

Jessica McGovern

MILITARY COMMISSIONSThe following students will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force:

Mary E. Bell, Mechanical Engineering Scott R. Kumjian, Geological Engineering

The following students will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army: Michael W. Harris, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Garrett S. Isgar, Petroleum Engineering


Matthew Baldin

OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD IN COMPUTER SCIENCEThe Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Computer Science is awarded to a top graduating senior in computer science with significant research contributions.


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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Thomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87 ChairmanTimothy Haddon ’70 Vice ChairmanCharlie McNeil ’71Jesus Salazar ’01, MS ’02Lucinda SandersPatty Starzer ’83Richard TrulyTerri Hogue Faculty TrusteeSevy Swift Student Trustee

CEREMONY

ProcessionalUniversity Mace, carried by Dr. Alexis Sitchler The book, De Re Metallica, carried by Dr. Tzahi Cath

National AnthemThe Gold Standard

Alma MaterThe Gold Standard

WelcomeDr. Paul C. Johnson, President

Student AddressLauren Foster, PhD in Hydrology, Geology and Geological Engineering

Presentation of the Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research AwardDr. Stefanie Tompkins, Vice President of Research and Technology Transfer

Announcement and Hooding of Doctoral Degree Recipients

Announcement of Master’s Degree Recipients

New Mines Alumni WelcomeMr. Charlie McNeil, ’71, Trustee

Presentation of Candidates for Graduate DegreesDr. Wendy Zhou, Dean of Graduate Studies

Presentation of the Class of 2018 to the Board of TrusteesDr. Paul C. Johnson

Acceptance of ClassMr. Thomas Jorden ’80, MS ’87, Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Conferral of Graduate DegreesDr. Paul C. Johnson

Closing RemarksDr. Paul C. Johnson

RecessionalAudience is requested to stand and remain in place until the platform party has exited the arena. Please join us for a new alumni reception immediately following the ceremony in the Ben Parker Student Center Grand Ballrooms.

GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

A live stream is available on the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page at youtube.com/user/ColoSchoolofMines. Download a clip of your graduate walking across the stage; it is available for free at mines.stageclip.com.

Closed captioning for the event can be accessed on your mobile device at streamtext.net/player?event=MinesCommencement.

All graduates will be photographed by a professional photographer after receiving their diplomas. Proofs will be emailed to students by the photographer at their Mines email address or can be ordered at events.lifetouch.com/mines.

General Commencement photos can also be downloaded from the Mines Flickr site at no cost. The site can be accessed at flickr.com/photos/coloradoschoolofmines.

MINING ENGINEERINGDr. Priscilla P. Nelson, Department Head Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Canberk Aras ADVISOR: Kadri Dagdelen, CO-ADVISOR: Thys B. Johnson A New Integer Solution Algorithm To Solve Open-Pit Mine Production Scheduling Problems Lucila Beale Dunnington ADVISOR: Masami Nakagawa Geothermal Heat For Remote Acid Mine Drainage Remediation: A Laboratory And Modelling Study Paulo R. Pereira ADVISOR: Hugh B. Miller Reliability Based Models To Evaluate The Financial Consequences Of Mining Equipment Component Selection And Purchasing Decisions

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGDr. Terri S. Hogue, Department Head Civil and Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Tyler Mark Harris ADVISOR: Amy E. Landis Quantitative Sustainability Modeling And Assessment Of US Transportation Energy Systems, Including Case Studies Of Alternate Biofuel Production And Orbital Transportation Systems Yuanli Wu ADVISOR: Michael A. Mooney Investigation On Foam Stability And Foam-Conditioned Soil Properties Under Pressure In EPB TBM Tunneling

Engineering-Civil Specialty, Doctor of Philosophy Jomaa Ben Hassine ADVISOR: D. V. Griffiths Direct Reliability-Based Design (D-RBD) Of Shallow Wind Turbine Foundations

Environmental Engineering Science, Doctor of Philosophy Christopher Bhartendu Trivedi ADVISOR: John R. Spear The Microbiology Of The Sulfur-Dominated Glacial Ecosystem At Borup Fiord Pass, And High Arctic Low-Temperature Spring Associated Microbial Mats Hydrology, Doctor of Philosophy Karl Albert Oetjen ADVISOR: Christopher P. Higgins CO-ADVISOR: James F. Ranville Advanced Organic Characterization Of Hydraulic Fracturing Wastewaters

Kimberly Marie Slinksi ADVISOR: Terri S. Hogue | CO-ADVISOR: John E. McCray Drought And Forest Disturbance Impacts On Hydrology Under Changing Climate Conditions

GEORGE S. ANSELL DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Fadhel T. Alabdullah ADVISOR: Brajendra Mishra Exfoliated Hexagonal Boron Nitride Based Anti-Corrosion Polymer Nano-Composite Coatings For Carbon Steel In A Saline Environment Debora Romero Barcellos De Oliveira ADVISOR: Ryan P. O’Hayre | CO-ADVISOR: Jianhua Tong Design Of Perovskites For Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Francisco Gil Coury ADVISOR: Amy J. Clarke | CO-ADVISOR: Michael J. Kaufman Solid Solution Strengthening Mechanisms In High Entropy Alloys Michael J. Hoerner ADVISOR: John G. Speer A Density Functional Theory Analysis Of Solute-Defect Interaction Energies In FCC Fe: Fundamental Origins And Industrial Application Hunter J. Sceats ADVISOR: Patrick R. Taylor On The Reduction Of Metal Oxides In Non-Equilibrium Hydrogen Plasmas

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Dan Knauss, Department Head Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Nick Carson Bates ADVISOR: Pankaj K. Sen | CO-ADVISOR: Keith Melmedal Underground Cable Ampacity: A Fresh Look At Addressing The Future Electric Grid Abdullah Saad Bu Bshait ADVISOR: Marcelo G. Simoes Wind Farm Advanced Modeling And Control For Smart-Grid Support Ali Mortezaei ADVISOR: Marcelo G. Simoes Advanced Control Of Converters With Multitask Functionalities In Distribution Grid Systems Based On Conservative Power Theory

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYClass of 2018



Class of 2018

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GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGDr. M. Stephen Enders, Department Head Geology, Doctor of Philosophy Kira Kristine Timm ADVISOR: Stephen A. Sonnenberg Geological And Geochemical Assessment Of The Sharon Springs Member Of The Pierre Shale And The Niobrara Formation Within The Cañon City Embayment, South-Central Colorado Jianqiao Wang ADVISOR: Piret Plink-Bjorklund Fluvial Fan Architecture, Facies, And Interaction With Lake: Lessons Learned From The Sunnyside Delta Interval Of The Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah Hydrology, Doctor of Philosophy Lauren Foster ADVISOR: Reed M. Maxwell Modeling Climate Change Impacts To Rocky Mountain Headwater Hydrology

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head Chemical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Dylan S. Cousins ADVISOR: Joseph R. Samaniuk | CO-ADVISOR: John R. Dorgan Advanced Thermoplastic Composites For Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Thomas Frederick Fuerst ADVISOR: Colin A. Wolden | CO-ADVISOR: James Way Catalytic Coatings For Vanadium-Based Hydrogen Membranes Yue Hu ADVISOR: Amadeu K. Sum Measurements And Modeling Of Gas Hydrates Formation In Inhibited Systems: High Pressure, High Salinity, And Mixture Of Inhibitors Vishal Kumar Srivastava ADVISOR: Carolyn Koh | CO-ADVISOR: Luis Acosta Quantitative Risk Modeling Of Gas Hydrate Bedding Using Mechanistic, Statistical, And Artificial Neural Network Frameworks Ting Wu ADVISOR: Moises A. Carreon Porous Crystalline Molecular-Sieve Membranes For Xenon Separation From Krypton and Air Tao Yang ADVISOR: David W. Marr | CO-ADVISOR: Ning Wu Fabrication, Folding, And Propulsion Of Complex Colloidal Molecules Under Applied Magnetic Fields

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDr. John Berger, Department Head Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Amy K. Hegarty ADVISOR: Anne K. Silverman Biomechanical Modeling Of Gait In Children With Cerebral Palsy Luca Imponenti ADVISOR: Gregory S. Jackson Redox Cycles With Doped Calcium Manganites For High-Temperature Thermochemical Energy Storage In Concentrating Solar Power Sukriti Manna ADVISOR: Cristian Ciobanu | CO-ADVISOR: Vladan Stevanovic Design And Discovery Of New Piezoelectric Materials Using Density Functional Theory Mohammadhossein Saadatzi ADVISOR: Anne K. Silverman | CO-ADVISOR: Ozkan Celik Combined Simulation Of Musculoskeletal Biomechanics And Exoskeletons Najmus Saqib ADVISOR: Jason M. Porter Optical Diagnostics Of Lithium-Sulfur And Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes Using Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy

PETROLEUM ENGINEERINGDr. Erdal Ozkan, Department Head Petroleum Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy Jaw Kyoung Cho ADVISOR: Xiaolong Yin Pore-Scale Simulation Of Solute And Colloid Transport And Direct Comparison With Column And Microfluidics Experiments Erdinc Eker ADVISOR: Hossein Kazemi Numerical Simulation Of Poroelasticity And Multiphase Flow In Matrix-Fracture System: Application To Niobrara Formation, DJ Basin Ilkay Eker ADVISOR: Hossein Kazemi Mass Transport Within The Fracture-Matrix Systems Of Unconventional Shale Reservoirs – Application To Primary Production And EOR In Eagle Ford Xiaoqi Li ADVISOR: Xiaolong Yin Simulation Of Proppant Transport In Slickwater With DNS-Derived Drag Correlations

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICSDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy Terry Joe Bridgman ADVISOR: Willy A. Hereman Symbolic Computation Of Lax Pairs Of Nonlinear Partial Difference Equations

GEOPHYSICSDr. John H. Bradford, Department Head Geophysics, Doctor of Philosophy Tommy Richard Bratton ADVISOR: Thomas L. Davis Stress Induced Changes In Elastic Wave Attributes In The Wattenberg Field, Colorado, USA Matthew Paul Bray ADVISOR: Thomas L. Davis | CO-ADVISOR: Jyoti Behura Velocity, Attenuation, And Microseismic Uncertainty Analysis Of The Niobrara And Montney Reservoirs Daniel Carvalho Rocha Jr. ADVISOR: Paul C. Sava Wavefield Inversion And Tomography Using The Energy Norm Ezgi Karasozen ADVISOR: Edwin K. Nissen Seismotectonics Of Turkey And Iran From Calibrated Earthquake Reocations Vladimir Li ADVISOR: Ilya Tsvankin Image-Domain Wavefield Tomography In Transversely Isotropic Media Mathias Pohl ADVISOR: Monica Prasad Ultrasonic And Electrical Properties Of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments

CHEMISTRYDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head Applied Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy Gauri Vasant Deodhar ADVISOR: Brian G. Trewyn Loading And Release Of Large Protein Molecules And Separation Of Lanthanides Using Mesoporous Materials Amy Elizabeth Maurer ADVISOR: Ryan M. Richards | CO-ADVISOR: Derek Vardon Catalyic Upgrading Of Muconates For Renewable Chemical Applications Megan Marie Moyer ADVISOR: Brian G. Trewyn Synthesis And Application Of Porous Materials As Supports For Nanoparticle, Single-Site, And Biomolecule Heterogeneous Catalysts Patrizia Petra Smith ADVISOR: Stephen G. Boyes Synthesis Of Poly(Lactide) – Based Amphiphilic Block Copolymers And Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles For Bone Tissue Engineering Applications Brian William Vogler ADVISOR: Matthew C. Posewitz Development Of CRISPR/Cas9 In Nannochloropsis And Other Algae Toward Understanding And Manipulating Energy Allocation

PHYSICSDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy Majed O. Alotaibi ADVISOR: Lincoln D. Carr Dark-Bright Solitons In Bose-Einstein Condensates: Dynamics, Scattering, And Oscillation Johannes Benedikt Eser ADVISOR: Lawrence R. Wiencke The EUSO-SPB1 Project And Laser Test Beams For Space-Based Optical Cosmic Ray Detectors Daniel Jaschke ADVISOR: Lincoln D. Carr Many-Body Entangled Dynamics Of Closed And Open Systems For Quantum Simulators Adam Creveling Mahl ADVISOR: Uwe Greife Basic Research Into Performance Improvements In Plastic Scintillator Materials For Homeland Security Marie Anne Patton McLain ADVISOR: Lincoln D. Carr Many-Body Quantum Tunneling Of Ultracold Bosonic Gases: Quantum Phase Transitions, Bosonic Josephson Junctions, And Mott Switch Atomtronics Nathan George Worts ADVISOR: Jeff Squier Development Of Single Element Detection Imaging Systems And Femtosecond Laser Micromachining For Additive Manufacturing Processes

Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy Brenden Roderick Ortiz ADVISOR: Eric S. Toberer Accelerating The Discovery And Optimization Of Thermoelectric Materials

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSDr. Roderick G. Eggert, Division Director Mineral and Energy Economics, Doctor of Philosophy Martin Lokanc ADVISOR: Graham A. Davis The Political Economy Of Non-Renewable Resource Ownership And Control Braeton James Smith ADVISOR: Roderick G. Eggert Three Essays On Substitution In Clean Energy Applications


Class of 2018

MASTER OF ENGINEERING | MASTER OF SCIENCE

Geology, Master of Science Lee Alford Lauren Taylor Bane Kherlen Batbayar Muhammed Emin Bulguroglu Robert Daniel Coleman Rosemarie Caitlin Fryer Andrew Brown Gordon Daniel Halford Matthew Leslie Huels Allison Elizabeth Keator Shawn Philip Kramer Shawn Lopez Oscar Vazquez-Garcia Lauren Rae Zeeck

Hydrology, Master of Science Ian Albert Rafael Contreras Anderson Clayton Ellis Patrick Michael O’Shea Hannah L. Podzorski Bonnie Colleen Sams Jacob Sherman Kenneth Robert Swift Bird Lauren Marie Thatch Danielle Tobey Tijerina

Underground Construction and Tunneling Engineering, Master of Science Donald Dennis Arthur Reece Kurre

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Anuj Chauhan, Department Head Chemical Engineering, Master of Science Megan Pleshette Jewell Maxine Isabel Morris Yegor Yurevich Samoilenko Benjamin James Schweitzer

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDr. John Berger, Department Head Nuclear Engineering, Master of Engineering Tessa May Rider

Materials Science, Master of Science Dana Michele Drake

Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science Jacob Furuseth Aas Saurabh Das Madison Zane Ennis Mohammadhasan Fathollahzadeh Spencer Logan Gilleon Rachel Emily Gregg Christie Robyn Hasbrouck Garett Zachary Jennison Christopher Paul Looney Roman Andrew Martinez David Mboko Bryan Zachary Morgan Benjamin Luke Moser Annie Lee Ochs Samuel James Osterhout Vineet Pandey Joshua Allen Schultz Andrew Jacob Speake Sri Ranga Jai Likith Zachary Michael Swanson Somair Ali Taj Benson Zhou Tan Nicholas Daniel Schwaninger Taylor Nicole Thomas Laura Michelle Tschudy Yuchi Wang Jiseong Yoo

PETROLEUM ENGINEERINGDr. Erdal Ozkan, Department Head

Petroleum Engineering, Master of Engineering Tryphosa Ruth Amos Jason Bartholomew Carey Michelle Ruth Cerda Matthew Hylan Kade

Petroleum Engineering, Master of Science Mohammad F. F. S. Alghnemi Ahmed Ali Alrashed Yakup Berk Coskuner Andrew Charles Johnson Kagan Kutun Taylor H. Levon Keerthikanand Mohanraj Luis Miguel Servin Jr. Jagmit Singh Ilker Ozan Uzun

MINING ENGINEERINGDr. Priscilla P. Nelson, Department Head

Mining and Earth Systems Engineering, Master of Science Michael Alton Arnold Recep Cetin Natalia Soares Rodrigues Mustafa Tokoglu Marko Visnjic Haochen Zhao

Underground Construction and Tunneling, Master of Science Jean-Paul Genie

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGDr. Terri S. Hogue, Department Head Civil and Environmental Engineering, Master of Science Austin David Friday Quentin Michael Geile Daniel Robert Griesenauer Devin Elena Hazelwood Laura Kathleen Kanopkin Soheyl Khademian Brett David Kravitz Thomas William Ladd Melissa K. Mitton Robert Leighton Moreland Kathryn Blair Newhart Meredith Paige O’Brien Trevor Gong Parent David Benjamin Pell Kalen Lee Rasmussen Robert Russell Rau Matthew Reimann Christopher John Swenson

Environmental Engineering Science, Master of Science Chamandika Janeesha Warusavitharana

Hydrology, Master of Science Garrett Akie Jacob Alexander Brown Stephen C. Byers Ross Andrew Mower Jordan James Kavika Skipwith Michael Anthony Vega Arthur D. Wickham

GEORGE S. ANSELL DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERINGDr. Angus A. Rockett, Department Head Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Engineering Akio Mitani Ryan Eric Morningstar

Materials Science, Master of Science Ashcon Hossein Akhavan Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Master of Science Sarah Michelle Gilbert Bryan Goshert Mykal Ernest Madrid Carl Alexander Norgren Brandon Allen Ott Rachael Stewart Ronald Cole Youngblood

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Dan Knauss, Department Head Electrical Engineering, Master of Science William Thomas Brickner Mingcan Chen Gilbert Ysabel Flores Joshua Michael Kast Deborath Karla Silva-Ortiz Gerardo Antonio Valdes Bustamante Alec James Weiss

GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICALENGINEERINGDr. M. Stephen Enders, Department Head

Mineral Exploration, Professional Master Amanda Christina Irons

Petroleum Reservoir Systems, Professional Master Emmanuel Corral Sarah Lauren Kinney

Geochemistry, Master of Science Alyssa Cait Smith

Geological Engineering, Master of Science David W. LaPorte Russell Alan Lockyear Meriel C. M. Young


Class of 2018

MASTER OF ENGINEERING | MASTER OF SCIENCE continued GRADUATE AWARDS AND FACULTY RECOGNITION

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING OUTSTANDING THESIS AWARD Yue Hu, Chemical and Biological Engineering

UNIVERSITY ETHICS SCHOLARS Hannah Grover, Nuclear Engineering

GILBERT R. SPEICH AWARD FOR BEST PAPER RECIPIENTS

This award is presented to the author of a paper, selected by the AIST Metallurgy Technology Division, and judged by the AIST Metallurgy — Processing, Products & Applications Technology Committee to be the best physical metallurgy technical paper submitted. Geophysics to the department’s outstanding graduate student.

Rachael Stewart, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

DR. BHAKTA AND SUSHAMA RATH RESEARCH AWARD

This award recognizes a Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact.

Brenden R. Ortiz, Materials Science

RATH AWARD FINALISTS

Jomâa Ben Hassine, Engineering - Civil Specialty

Yue Hu, Chemical Engineering

Ezgi Karasözen, Geophysics

Brian Vogler, Applied Chemistry

Nathan Worts, Applied Physics

FACULTY RECOGNITION

GRADUATE AWARDS

CARRIER OF THE UNIVERSITY MACE Dr. Alexis Sitchler, Geology and Geological Engineering

CARRIER OF THE BOOK: DE RE METALLICA Dr. Tzahi Cath, Faculty Senate President

GEOPHYSICSDr. John H. Bradford, Department Head

Petroleum Reservoir Systems, Professional Master David C. Huffington

Geophysics, Master of Science Matthew Kupecz Copley Jacquelyn S. Daves Iga Krystyna Pawelec

APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICSDr. Gregory E. Fasshauer, Department Head Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science Computational and Applied Mathematics Specialty Kaitlyn Mae Mobley Ada Marie Palmisano Brandon Cruz Reyes Michael John Schmidt

Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Science Statistics Specialty Natalya Igorevna Rapstine

CHEMISTRYDr. Thomas Gennett, Department Head Chemistry, Master of Science Marisa Adams Tabitha Evans Dylan Christopher Thomas Geochemistry, Master of Science Jill Kathryn Murphy

Materials Science, Master of Science Griselda Hernandez Amy Elizabeth Keuhlen

PHYSICSDr. Uwe Greife, Department Head Applied Physics, Master of Science John Paul Czerski Joseph Michael Gibson Anastasia S. Gladkina Martin Alexander Ritter Claudia Antoinette Maria Schrama Brandon Joshua Skogen

Nuclear Engineering, Master of Science Hannah N. Grover

COMPUTER SCIENCEDr. Tracy K. Camp, Department Head Computer Science, Master of Science Alan Tegel Champion Saad Mohamed Saadeldin Elbeleidy Gerald X’Zavier Henderson Ryan Charles Hunt Chinyere Kari Marie Isaac-Heslop Vinh Xuan Le Jack Morris Rosenthal Jordan Jacob Schmerge Qin Yang

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSDr. Roderick G. Eggert, Division Director

Engineering and Technology Management, Master of Science Logan James Bock Emma B Ciborowski Casey Robert DeRosa Amy Allegra Goldstein Connor J. Groeneweg Meghan H. Helper Tabitha Ann Kalin Michael Todd Kelso Frederico Miguel Rosendo Chantz Nathaniel Tanner Julia Teixeira Rodrigues William Alexander Thieme Grace E. Weber Mineral and Energy Economics, Master of Science Ghaith Fouzi Al Ghaithi Frederick Alfred Kyle Austin Chamberlain Megan Geuss Nikolas Karvelas Caitlin Christian McKennie Alessandra Melisa Morante Guessann K. Oka Erica Ann Otto Nicholas Wells Proctor Timothy Bagas Wicaksono Sen Yang



COFFEE AND FOODStarbucks, located on the second floor of the Ben Parker Student Center, has a full menu of items.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLANSIf we need to exit quickly in case of fire or other emergency, please follow the instructions of Mines personnel. Take note of where your closest exits are located.

RECEPTIONA reception for graduates and their families will immediately follow the ceremony in the Ben Parker Student Center Grand Ballrooms. Please join us for light appetizers.

MISSING CHILDREN If a child is missing, provide a detailed description to event staff for an announcement. Staff will provide instructions for where to meet the child when found. Lost children should be brought to the front desk of the Student Recreation Center, which is located on the first floor of the building.

LIVE STREAM AND SOCIAL MEDIA Do you have family or friends who can’t attend the ceremony? Tell them to watch the live stream on the Colorado School of Mines YouTube page at youtube.com/user/ColoSchoolofMines. Download a clip of your graduate walking across the stage; it is available for free at mines.stageclip.com as a gift to you and your graduate. Additional coverage of the ceremony can be found on various Mines social media outlets.

PHOTOS FROM THE CEREMONYPictures will be available for purchase from Lifetouch. Families and students can also download pictures taken by Mines photographers for free on the Mines Flickr site: flickr.com/photos/coloradoschoolofmines.

LOST AND FOUNDFound items will be brought to the front desk of the Ben Parker Student Center and can be picked up during operating hours.

Colorado School of Mines is a public university focused on science and engineering, dedicated to pioneering research that addresses the challenges society faces today and committed to educating students who will do the same.

Founded in 1874 as an institution specializing in silver and gold, Mines has since expanded its mission well beyond the extraction and use of natural resources. While still a powerhouse in mining, petroleum and earth sciences, the university has become a world leader in advancing responsible stewardship of the Earth, discovering and synthesizing new materials and developing innovative ways of harnessing traditional and novel energy sources.

Growing strengths include big data, bioengineering, biofuels, machine learning, nuclear science, optics, robotics and space, among numerous other disciplines.

Students at all levels take part in this groundbreaking research, one of the many ways the university prioritizes teaching. Techniques such as studio classes, inverted classrooms and video lectures maximize learning, creating sought-after graduates.

Mines students graduate with a strong sense of integrity, resilience, confidence in tackling new problems, the ability to work in collaborative environments, an enhanced sense of responsibility to promote positive change in the world and pride in their Mines degree.

ACADEMIC REGALIA: CAPS, GOWNS AND HOODSThe academic dress worn by today’s graduates reflects a tradition begun in the late 12th century, when universities were first taking form, and codified in the U.S. in 1895 under the Academic Costume Code. Originally the dress may have had a practical purpose—to keep the student warm in unheated buildings—but today it is ceremonial and divided into three parts: caps, gowns and hoods.

The traditional cap is the mortarboard with colored tassels to identify the graduate’s discipline or field of study. Doctors of philosophy wear a silver tassel, masters of science a yellow tassel, masters of engineering an orange tassel and bachelors of science a navy and silver commemorative tassel.

Bachelor’s and master’s gowns are untrimmed, but doctor’s gowns are faced down the front with velvet and trimmed with three velvet bars across the sleeves. The velvet facing and bars are black or the color of the field of study.

Hoods are also black. The doctor’s hood is 4 feet in length, and the master’s is 3 1/2 feet. Colorado School of Mines hoods are lined with silver and blue, the official school colors. The velvet border on the hood, which is three and five inches wide for the master’s and doctor’s degree, respectively, identifies the field of study to which the degree pertains. Colorado School of Mines hoods have yellow velvet borders for masters of science, orange velvet borders for masters of engineering and blue velvet borders for doctors of philosophy.

A public research university with a global reach, engaging innovative thinkers to create solutions for today’s earth, energy and environmental challenges.

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESCEREMONY INFORMATIONDecember 14, 2018 | Lockridge Arena | Golden, Colorado



CONFERRED DEGREESDepartmental degrees are awarded at Colorado School of Mines according to the order in which the department or program originally conferred a degree, dating back to the first Mines commencement in 1883, at which two mining degrees were awarded. The College of Engineering and Computational Sciences, established in 2011, offers the newest degrees.

SILVER DIPLOMASWhile the degrees granted by Colorado School of Mines are valuable and unique, so are the diplomas themselves. The Mines silver diploma is a long-standing tradition dating back to 1933, when Charles A. Hull engraved a silver diploma as a gift for his son, a recent graduate. The diploma caught the eye of then-President Melville F. Coolbaugh, who asked that silver diplomas be made for all Mines graduates.

Starting with the commencement of 1934, Mines began issuing silver diplomas, measuring 5 by 6 inches and etched in pure sterling silver. Creating these diplomas required two workers spending six weeks (or 500 hours) making 19 delicate etchings in each diploma.

Today the tradition of metal diplomas continues, with all students receiving a nickel/silver-plated diploma upon graduation from Mines.

FLAGSThe Mines community is a world-wide community with students hailing from a variety of countries. On the stage are the flags representing the home countries of our international students receiving degrees today. Students are represented from the following countries:

HONOR CORDS AND STOLESAt Colorado School of Mines, we hold all of our graduates in high esteem and recognize their achievements at commencement. In addition to the traditional cap and gown regalia worn at this event, Mines supports the wearing of stoles and honor cords at commencement ceremonies by students representing recognized academic honors, honors programs, and honor societies; students with an international affiliation; members of Mines-recognized Greek letter societies; varsity student athletes; and, military and veteran students.

An honor cord is a token consisting of twisted cords with tassels on either end. They signify specific academic achievement or membership in a recognized academic honor group or society. More than one cord may be worn at the same time.

A graduation stole is a decorative vestment worn by students who are members of college organizations for the purpose of recognizing academic achievement or association with an international group or program. A stole takes the form of a cloth, scarf-like garment worn over the shoulders adorned with the colors of the organization or country of affiliation.

AngolaBangladeshBeninBrazilCanadaChinaCote D’ivoireDemocratic Republic of the Congo

EgyptGermanyGreeceIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqJapanKazakhstan

KuwaitMexicoMongoliaNetherlandsNigeriaPeruPolandRussiaSaudi Arabia

South AfricaSouth KoreaSri LankaTurkeyUnited Kingdom

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

THE BOOK: DE RE METALLICAThe Colorado School of Mines Faculty Senate president leads the academic portion of the commencement procession, carrying a replica of the 16th-century treatise De Re Metallica. Widely regarded as the seminal text on mining and the science of metallurgy, this historic volume serves as a symbol of the body of knowledge shared by Mines’ faculty and students.

The book is placed on a stand at the front of the stage. Its opening marks the start of the commencement ceremony and also recalls the beginning of the students’ education at the school. The ceremony’s end is signified by the closing of the book.

A first edition of De Re Metallica, written by Georg Bauer under the pseudonym Agricola and printed in 1556, resides in the vault of Mines’ Arthur Lakes Library, as does a subsequent edition printed in 1621. In addition to these original texts, the library also houses several copies of Herbert Hoover’s 1912 translation from Latin, including one signed by the nation’s 31st president and his wife, Lou. Hoover contributed the introduction and lengthy footnotes. He visited mine sites and carried out Agricola’sformulas in laboratories to check the translations. Issued in a limited edition, it quickly became a collector’s item. Of the 3,000 copies printed, more than half were given free to mining engineers and students.

UNIVERSITY MACEThe Colorado School of Mines Faculty Senate distinguished lecturer carries the mace, which has a rich history as a symbol of authority going back to the 13th century. In commencement processions, the mace is carried before the president and the dignitaries composingthe platform party. The Mines Mace stands 4 feet 8 inches high and weighs 16 pounds. The core is a rosewood staff, covered by fitted brass and cast bronze, silver-plated and topped by Mines’ mascot, Blaster. Mines Professor Emeritus Robert Taylor executed the design and Mr. Emil Dangreau produced the finished standard with the officialschool seal photoengraved on the base of the staff.

PRESIDENTIAL MEDALLIONThe silver medallion, worn only by the Colorado School of Mines president, was designed by Rex Bull, an emeritus professor in the George S. Ansell Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, and cast by students using silver donated by the Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association. It was first used at the inauguration of George S. Ansell as the 13th president of the school onFebruary 8, 1985.


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Congratulations to our newest alumni!The Mines Alma Mater, to the tune of “Aura Lee,” is played during Commencement to acknowledge graduates’ transition from Mines students to Mines alumni.

Lyrics for the Mines Alma Mater were written by Lois Moessner Leonard, wife of Weldon I. Leonard, Engineer of Mines, 1949.

Raise your voices engineers, your devotion sing

To the greatest School of Mines, let the chorus ring

Hail to thee, CSM to our hearts most dear

Ev’ry miner lauds name and ev’ry engineer.

Honor, glory to thy name, these we pledge anew

While we live to sing thy fame, Alma Mater true

Hail to thee School of Mines, silver and blue

Ev’ry Miner sings thy praise, Alma Mater true.

Photography by Colorado School of Mines Photography Staff

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