Fall 2020 Graduating Class

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Joseph Benzaquen Sune (Su20)
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal
Dissertation: Smart three-phase power converter for more electric powertrains

Pegah Faridi (Su20)
Major Professor: Punit Prakash
Dissertation: Image-guidance and computational modeling to develop and characterize microwave thermal therapy platforms

Sahar Lashkarbolooki (Posthumously)
Major Professor: Anil Pahwa
Dissertation: Mitigating icing on vulnerable transmission lines with increased loading assisted by generation redispatch and series impedance compensation devices

Austin Alan Pfannenstiel
Co-Major Professors: Don Gruenbacher and Punit Prakash
Dissertation: Applicators and methods to achieve precise spatial control of the treatment zone during microwave ablation

Md Mahbubul Huq Riad (Su20)
Major Professor: Caterina Scoglio
Dissertation: Network-based modeling for risk assessment of infectious disease transmission

Mohsen Shid Pilehvar
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal
Dissertation: Smart inverters for seamless voltage and frequency dynamics in microgrids

Hazhar Sufi Karimi
Major Professor: Bala Natarajan
Dissertation: Analysis of dynamic compressive sensing with measurement loss/delay and hybrid dynamics

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Clarence Bell (Su20)
Major Professor: Mohammad Shadmand

Peter Timothy Bontorno (Su20)
Major Professor: Behrooz Mirafzal

Silvanus Ashkok D’Silva
Major Professor: Mohammad Shadmand

Mitchell Thomas Easley (Su20)
Co-Major Professors: Haitham Abu-Rub and Mohammad Shadmand

Blake David Lewis (Su20)
Major Professor: Mohammad Shadmand

Bo Edgar Lindstrom (Su20)
Major Professor: Don Gruenbacher

Garrett Sidney Peterson (Su20)
Major Professor: William Kuhn

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Blaine Lee Bettencourt, Wamego
Nathaniel Joseph Carlston, Haymarket, Virginia
Brittany Michelle Ferm, Kansas City, Missouri
Jeremy Douglas Johnson, Olathe
Tony D. Kieffaber, Manhattan

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Ahmed Marzouq A Al Alyani, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mustafa Mohammed Al Jumaan, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Ali S Alghamdi, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Radhi M Alshurafa (Su20), Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Nayeline Delosangeles Coronilla-Guerrero, Kansas City
Charles Christopher Kaifes, Merriam
Nolan Brian Milleson (Cl), Owasso, Oklahoma
Martin Ortega, Dodge City
Jevin Joseph Peitzmeier (Mcl), Omaha, Nebraska
Andrew Wayne Rieschick, Holton
Jonah A. Smith, Phillipsburg
Binyang Sun, Fangshan, China
Cameron David Thompson, Overland Park
Derek Andrew Thurston, Wichita
David Robert Titus, Overland Park