Several students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy were candidates for degrees at Fall Commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-18. 

Candidates for a doctorate degree in physics: 

• David Bernstein
• Cassandra Bogh

Mohammad Alhusseini, Anindya Ghosh, and Kenneth Heitritter earned a Ph.D. in Physics in Summer 2021 and were honored at the Fall Commencement program.

Candidates for a master's degree in physics :

• Tyler Grover
• Sameer Patel
• Hunter Reaves
• Joseph Sink

Jacob Richardson received an M.S. in Astronomy and Lifiana Somantri received an M.S. in Physics in Summer 2021.

Candidates for bachelor's degrees included: 

• Chrissie Cruz (Applied Physics B.S.)
• Ryan Parian (Physics B.A.)
• Mitchell Strange (Physics B.A., Mathematics Minor)
• Samantha Watkins (Physics B.S.)
• Benjamin Christian (B.S.E Biomedical Engineering, Mathematics Minor, Physics Minor)
• Kevin Rosenblum (B.S.E Mechanical Engineering, Physics Minor)

Yijing Zhou received a B.S. in Physics in Summer 2021.