2025 Commencement

May 29, 2025

2025 Commencement

College of Engineering PhD Graduation Ceremony, Saturday May 24, 2025 Zellerbach Hall

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College of Engineering PhD Graduation Ceremony

CEE Professor Susan Shaheen with advisees Aqshems Nichols, Ziad Yassine, and Mengying Ju

CEE Professor Kenichi Soga with PhD graduates: .Jaewon Saw, Yaobin Yang, Tianchen Xu, and Michael Virtucio

CEE Professor Scott Moura and Mechanical Engineering graduate Ruolin Li.

Han Wang and advisor CEE Assistant Professor Maria Laura Delle Monache

Ruiting Wang, Junzhe Shi, Professor Scott Moura, and Jiaman Wu

PhD graduates pre graduation ceremony

Graduates pre graduation ceremony

Aqshems Nichols, Qianhua Luo, and Mengying Ju prepare to enter Zellerbach Hall

PhD graduate Han Wang spotted during the PhD graduation ceremony

Yaobin Yang, Michael Virtucio, and Jaewon Saw mid ceremony

Mengjing Ju, Qianhua Luo, and Aqshems Nichols mid ceremony

PhD graduate Han Wang hooded by Maria Laura Dell Monache

PhD graduate Han Wang and Maria Laura Dell Monache

Kenichi Soga hoods Tianchen Xu

Kenichi Soga and Tianchen Xu

Kenichi Soga hoods Yaobin Yang

Kenichi Soga hoods Michael Virtucio

Kenichi Soga and Michael Virtucio

Kenichi Soga hoods Jaewon Saw

Jaewon Saw and Kenichi Soga

Scott Moura hoods Ayşe Tuğba Öztürk

Scott Moura and Ayşe Tuğba Öztürk

Scott Moura hoods Jiaman Wu

Scott Moura and Jiaman Wu

Scott Moura hoods Ruiting Wang

Scott Moura and Ruiting Wang

Scott Moura hoods Junzhe Shi

Scott Moura and Junzhe Shi commemorate the moment with a selfie

Susan Shaheen hoods Mengying Ju

Susan Shaheen and Mengying Ju

Susan Shaheen hoods Ziad Yassine

Susan Shaheen and Ziad Yassine

CEE Chair and Professor Joan Walker hoods Qianhua Luo

Joan Walker and Qianhua Luo

Susan Shaheen and Joan Walker hood Aqshems Nichols

Susan Shaheen and Aqshems Nichols

Susan Shaheen, Joan Walker and Aqshems Nichols

Professor Roberto Horowitz and Ruolin Li

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College of Engineering Masters Degree Graduation Ceremony, May 21, 2025, Greek Theatre

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Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduation

MEng Transportation Engineering Graduates pre graduation ceremony

MS Transportation Engineering students line up before graduation

Waiting for the ceremony to start

Getting ready to line up

Graduates proudly showcase Mexico's flag alongside the CEE banner

Graduates spotted before the graduation ceremony

Graduates prepare to carry the CEE banner

Graduates prepare for the ceremony

Graduates begin their walk to the Greek Theater

On their way to the Greek!

Graduates await their entrance to the Greek Theatre

Transportation Engineering graduates spotted in the front row

Graduates happily chat

Graduates seeks out loved ones

Front row graduates listen intently

Graduates celebrate

Graduate Juliette Prefol

Newly minted graduate!

Joyful CEE graduates

Graduates Andrew Park and Jorge Duarte

Graduate Atiila Joselyn Birah Kharobo

Graduate Kavita Jain

Xinyu April Liu, Zihe Helen Liu, and Sije Ran, walk back to their seats after walking across the stage

Graduates make the descent

Ameen DaCosta, TRANSOC Co-President and graduate

Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduates!

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MCP Graduation Ceremony

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Master of City Planning Graduation

Master of City Planning Graduates

TRANSOC Co-President Ameen DaCosta stands tall alongside the MCP banner

Master of City Planning Graduates

Master of City Planning Transportation Graduates: Bala Balaganesan, Edgar Arusei and Jovan Sheshbaradaran

Master of City Planning Graduates: ...

Michael Montilla preps MCP Transportation grad Eileen Chen for graduation

.. and Angel Yang

Master of City Planning Transportation Graduates: Michelle Baverman and Morgan Cunneen-Franco

Graduates gather before the graduation ceremony

PhD Graduates Alex Ramiller and Laura Schmahmann chat prior to the graduation ceremony

MCP Graduates prepare to enter the graduation ceremony

Graduates enter the Greek Theatre

Graduates wave to their guests

Graduates take their seats

MCP Graduates

College of Environmental Design Dean Renee Chow awards alum SPUR Chief Policy Officer Sujata Srivastava with a Distinguished Alumni Award

PhD graduate Alex Ramiller receives his hood from Professor Emerita Karen Chapple

Newly minted PhD Alex Ramiller embraces his advisor from Professor Emerita Karen Chapple

PhD graduate Laura Schmahmann receives hood from Professor Emerita Karen Chapple

Newly minted Laura Schmahmann embraces Professor Emerita Karen Chapple

Angel Yang receives diploma

Yorangga Citra Arundati receives diploma

Eileen Chen walks the stage

Emma Goh walks across the stage

Morgan Cunneen-Franco greets Department of City and Regional Planning Chair Dan Chatman

TRANSOC Co-President Ameen DaCosta receives diploma

Edgar Arusei shakes the hand of Professor Carolina Reid

Bala Balaganesan receives his diploma

Esteban Villasenor receives diploma

Erin Slichter greets Professor Chatman

Lisa Schroer shakes the hand of Professor Chatman

Kyler Blodgett receives his diploma

Gabe Haddad receives his diploma

Jovan Sheshbaradaran walks the stage

Michelle Baverman greets Professor Chatman

Breitling Snyder walks the stage

Alyssa Hurtado walks the stage

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College of Engineering PhD Graduation Party, May 24, 2025 Zellerbach Plaza

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PhD College of Engineering Graduation Celebration

Ziad Yassine, Susan Shaheen, and Mengying Ju

PhD graduate Han Wang with Assistant Professor Maria Laura Delle Monache and loved ones

Han Wang and Maria Laura Delle Monache

PhD graduate Aqshems Nichols with loved ones

PhD graduate Qianhua Luo with current PhD student Phoebe Ho

PhD graduate Mengying Ju

PhD graduate Jaewon Saw

PhD graduate Ayşe Tuğba Öztürk being photographed

PhD graduate Qianhua Luo and Professor Joan Walker

Recent PhD alumni Kaijing Ding and Ke Liu, current PhD students Joyce Jiayu Chen and Phoebe Ho, with PhD grad Qianhua Luo and advisor Joan Walker

PhD graduate Aqshems Nichols being photographed

PhD graduate Ayşe Tuğba Öztürk

Scott Moura and PhD graduates

PhD graduate Ayşe Tuğba Öztürk chats with recent alum Dimitrios Vlachogiannis

PhD graduate Aqshems Nichols, with advisors Susan Shaheen and Hoan Walker, and family

Professor Roberto Horowitz with hist students, including Ruolin Li

Professors Dimitrios Zekkos and Kenichi Soga with their lab

PhD Graduation Party

Current PhD student Joyce Jiayu Chen and PhD graduate Jaewon Saw

PhD graduate Ziad Yassine with family and advisor Susan Shaheen

PhD graduate Ziad Yassine with recent alum Bassel Sadek and Dimitrios Vlachogiannis and advisor Susan Shaheen and family

Recent alum and Scott Moura

Ayşe Tuğba Öztürk and Scott Moura spotted at the PhD grad party

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CEE BS, MS, and MEng Graduation Party, March 21, 2025 McLaughlin Hall PLaza

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Civil and Environmental Engineering Post Graduation

Jasenka Rakas celebrates with her BS Airport Design students

Graduates celebrate

Graduates and guests gather

Graduates chat with their loved ones

Graduates celebrate

Graduates chat amongst family and freinds

Graduates chat in front of an iconic Cal car

Graduate poses alongside an iconic Cal car

Graduates celebrate

Graduates chat amongst family and freinds

Graduates pose with family

CEE graduation party

Graduate Edwin Felipe-Pozo and their loved ones

Graduates celebrate

Graduates gather

Graduates chat at the CEE grad party

CEE graduates at their post grad party

The Civil and Environmental Engineering graduation party

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MCP Graduation Party

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Master of City Planning Post Graduation

Graduate Edgar Arusei poses with family at the Department of City and Regional Planning MCP and PhD party

Guests and graduates gather following the MCP graduation ceremony

Graduate Emma Goh poses with loved ones

Graduates Lia Bobay, Esteban Villasenor, and Kyler Blodgett hang out after graduation

Graduates Alyssa Hurtado and Laurel Denyer chat after graduation

Michael Montilla spotted with Eileen Chen and Jacob Champlin at the MCP graduation party

Graduates chat folloing the graduation ceremony

Graduate Breitling Snyder chats with Department Chair Dan Chatman

Graduates Alyssa Hurtado and Lisa Schroer pose with friends

Graduate Gabe Hadid poses with family

Graduate Yorangga Citra Arundati poses with family

Angel Yang spotted the post graduation party

Graduate Erin Slichter poses with loved ones

Graduates Alyssa Hurtado and Jovan Sheshbaradaran spotted at the post graduation party

TRANSOC Presidents Jacob Champlin and Ameen DaCosta pose with Ameen's parents

Graduates Yorangga Citra Arundati and Emma Goh

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2025 Commencement

College of Engineering PhD Graduation Ceremony, Saturday May 24, 2025 Zellerbach Hall

College of Engineering Masters Degree Graduation Ceremony, May 21, 2025, Greek Theatre

MCP Graduation Ceremony

College of Engineering PhD Graduation Party, May 24, 2025 Zellerbach Plaza

CEE BS, MS, and MEng Graduation Party, March 21, 2025 McLaughlin Hall PLaza

MCP Graduation Party

Jon Atkins

Balaji Balaganesan

Matthew Cheng

Jordan Collins

Yaqing Deng

Mingyi He

Jihong Huang

Mengying Ju

Haitian Liu

Edwin Felipe-Pozo

Sijie Ran

Ziad Yassine

Sulaiman Almatrudi

Joy Carpio

Wendy Cheng

Ameen DaCosta

Morgan Cunneen-Franco

Cheng-Kai Hsu

Alyssa Hurtado

Atiila Joselyn Birah Kharobo

Andrew Park

Juliette Prefol

Jiahao Xu

Yize Zhao