Congratulations,
UF BME Class of 2023!
“On behalf of the department, I extend sincere congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2023. We are immensely proud of your work and accomplishments! Best wishes to each of you, and please stay in touch.” Dr. Christine E. Schmidt
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Graduation Celebration
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: ZOE ISABELLA BARINAGA
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: FERNANDA L. CAMPOS RAMIREZ
Student Spotlight Marion Hagstrom
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Jean-Pierre Pierantoni
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: KIARA XHINDI
Find your name or your graduate’s name — click on a degree below:
SPRING 2023 UNDERGRADUATESPRING 2023 UNDERGRADUATE
Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors)
Magna Cum Laude (High Honors)
Cum Laude (Honors)
Abby Misiura – Cum Laude
Adeeb Rashid- Cum Laude
Aditi Kumari – Summa Cum Laude
LA Program, Spring 2022
Alejo Ballester – Magna Cum Laude
Alexander Armstrong – Magna Cum Laude
Amelia Williamson – Cum Laude
Presidential Service Award
Anastasia Izraztsov – Cum Laude
Superior Cadet Decoration Award, 2021
Andrea Lopez – Summa Cum Laude
Annabel Jacobs – Cum Laude
LA Program, Fall 2022
Ansley Grashof – Cum Laude
Austin Bischoff – Cum Laude
Benjamin Kaufman – Summa Cum Laude
Brendan McCue – Cum Laude
Cameron Manson – Summa Cum Laude
Caroline Lesher – Summa Cum Laude
Cassidy Simas – Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2022 – 2023
Chris Pallas – Magna Cum Laude
Conor Given – Cum Laude
Cristina Williams – Cum Laude
BMEntor
LA Program, Spring 2023
Elizabeth Ray
Emily Campfield – Cum Laude
Emma Ziegenbein – Summa Cum Laude
BME Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award (2023)
Fernanda Campos – Summa Cum Laude
Gianna Scibilio – Magna Cum Laude
BMEntor
BME Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award (2023)
LA Program, Fall 2022
Gionela Lepage – Cum Laude
Hannah Higginson – Cum Laude
Hannah Weisman – Magna Cum Laude
Hely Lin
Herman Wirshing
Jade Monteiro – Cum Laude
James Bratt – Summa Cum Laude
Jasmine Day – Summa Cum Laude
BMEntor
Jean-Pierre Pierantoni – Cum Laude
BMEntor
University Scholars Program, 2022-2023
LA Program, Spring 2022- 2023
Jeffrey Chen – Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2019-2020
Jenielle Urquia – Cum Laude
Jessica Boehlein – Cum Laude
BMEntor
University Scholars Program, 2021-2022
Jessica Shubin – Summa Cum Laude
BMEntor
John Wesley Powell III – Cum Laude
Joshua Fernandez – Cum Laude
Juan De La Espriella – Cum Laude
Julie-Anh Vu
BMEntor
Kaila Hundley – Cum Laude
Kaitlyn Turner – Cum Laude
Kaltra Moci – Summa Cum Laude
BMEntor
Kathrina Etienne – Cum Laude
Kelsey Andux – Magna Cum Laude
Liliana Sosa
Lucas Budd – Summa Cum Laude
BMEntor
University Scholars Program, 2022-2023
Marion Hagstrom – Magna Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2022-2023
BME Undergraduate Student Excellence Award (2022)
Dean Joseph Weil Engineering Leadership Award (2023)
Outstanding Service Award (2023)
Presidential Service Award (2023)
Megan Yip – Cum Laude
Minaal Murshid
Morgan Johnson – Cum Laude
Naomi Fils – Cum Laude
BMEntor
Natalia Fernandez – Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2021-2022
Nicole Buenavida – Summa Cum Laude
Olivia Osborne
Oluwabusayo Oni – Magna Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2022-2023
Emerging Scholars Program, 2020-2022
Dean Cammy Abernathy IDEA Award, 2023
Patrick Kennedy – Cum Laude
Paulina Kapuscinska – Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2019-2020
Pedro Gracias – Cum Laude
Quinn Hardy – Cum Laude
BMEntor
Rilee Robbins – Cum Laude
Robert Ovalle Jr. – Summa Cum Laude
BMEntor
University Scholars Program, 2022 – 2023
BME Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2023
LA Program, Fall 2022
Roberto Carrascosa – Cum Laude
Sarah Parrett – Magna Cum Laude
BME Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2023
Sydney Clark – Cum Laude
Tisana Richards
Tran Pham
LA Program, Spring 2023
Trey Chesser
Yiru Mu Summa – Cum Laude
BMEntor
Zaid Abu-Mowis – Summa Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2022-2023
BMEntor
Zinia Basil – Summa Cum Laude
Dean Jonathan F. K. Earle Engineering Leadership Award
BMEntor
Zoe Isabella Barinaga – Summa Cum Laude
Outstanding Scholar Award, 2023
UF Presidential Service Award, 2023
Research Excellence Program for Undergraduates Distinction, 2023
SPRING 2023 GRADUATE (M.S. & Ph.D.)
SPRING 2023 GRADUATE
Maria Carbon, MS, Mentor: Williams
Celene Cheddie, MS, Mentor: Gunduz
Sneha Dasgupta, MS Mentor: Williams
Sricharani Gangula, MS Mentor: Ferrall-Fairbanks
Yiming Lin, MS, McFetridge
Jimmy Ossa, MS, Fang
Ishwarya Pitta, MS, Mentor: Williams
Jithakrishna Prakash, MS, Mentor: Moore
Kunal Shah, MS, Mentor: McFetridge
Lauren Snider, MS, Mentor: Otto
Falak Syed, MS, Mentor: Phelps
Samanvitha Sudi, MS, Mentor: Porras
Zhenyu Wang, MS, Mentor: Lewis
Tianyao Wei, MS, Mentor: Ding
Ze Yang, MS, Mentor: Otto
Ph.D.
Robert Accolla, “Engineering Modular Oxygen-Generating, Pro-Vasculogenic Biomaterial Platforms for Cell-Based Therapies”
Mentor: Stabler
L. Savannah Dewberry, “High Frequency Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Chronic Pain”
Mentor: Otto/Allen
Hunter Hakimian, “Assessment of Novel Engineering Methods for Developing Type 1 Diabetes Therapy”
Mentor: Otto
Amanda Studnicki, “Electrocortical Dynamics of Real-World Table Tennis”
Mentor: Ferris
SUMMER 2023 UNDERGRADUATE
SUMMER 2023 UNDERGRADUATE
Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors)
Magna Cum Laude (High Honors)
Cum Laude (Honors)
FALL 2023 UNDERGRADUATE
FALL 2023 UNDERGRADUATE
Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors)
Magna Cum Laude (High Honors)
Cum Laude (Honors)
Annika Oberdorfer – Cum Laude
Brielle Uher – Cum Laude
Fabiana Amato – Summa Cum Laude
Gabriel Iglesias Maldonado – Cum Laude
Gabriel Veliz
Kiara Xhindi – Magna Cum Laude
Manuel Ernesto Cortes Rada -Cum Laude
University Scholars Program, 2022-2023
Emerging Scholars Program, 2020-2021
Rachel Stewart – Cum Laude