Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, June 2001

DIVISION OF BIOLOGY

Keith B. Brown (Biology) B.S., Grambling State University 1992.
Thesis: Comparative Studies of Vulva Development in C. briggsae.

Chieh Chang (Biology) B.S., Chung Shan Medical and Dental College 1990; M.S., National Yang-Ming Medical College 1992.
Thesis: Signal Transduction, Regulation, and Developmental Logic of EGFR Signaling in C. elegans.

Yong Chi (Biology) B.A., University of California, Berkeley 1993.
Thesis: Negative Regulation of Transcription Factors by Srb10 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase.

Anita Gould (Biology) A.A., Simon’s Rock College of Bard 1982; B.A., 1985.
Thesis: Expression of Eph-family Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Ephrins in the Tadpole of the Frog Xenopus Laevis, and Possible Roles in the Development of Retinotectal Topography.

David Matthew Herman (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics) B.S., University of California, San Diego 1993.
Thesis: Stereochemically Modified Polyamides for Recognition in Minor Groove of DNA.

Yukiyasu Kamitani (Computation and Neural Systems) B.A., The University of Tokyo 1993; M.S., 1995.
Thesis: Psychobiophysics of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Yang Liu (Biology) B.S., Peking University 1990.
Thesis: Molecular Mechanism of Sulfated Carbohydrate Recognition: Structural and Biochemical Studies of the Cysteine-Rich Domain of Mannose Receptor.

Svetlana A. Lyapina (Biology) B.S., Moscow State University 1994.
Thesis: Characterization of the Human SCF Ubiquitin Ligases - Structure, Function, and Regulation.

Warham Lance Martin (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics) B.A., DePaul University 1989; M.S., California State University, Los Angeles 1995.
Thesis: Protein-Protein Recognition: The Neonatal Fc Receptor and Immunoglobulin G.

Wenying Shou (Biology) B.A., Pomona College 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Diverse Mechanisms of Regulating the Mitotic Cell Cycle.

Michael Christopher Vanier (Computation and Neural Systems) B.Sc., McGill University 1986; M.Sc., 1990.
Thesis: Realistic Computer Modeling of the Mammalian Olfactory Cortex.

DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Christopher Graham Brandow (Chemistry) B.S., The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 1994.
Thesis: Zirconocenes as Models for Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta Olefin Polymerization Catalysts.

Aileen Yulin Chang (Chemistry) B.S., The University of Chicago 1994.
Thesis: Cleavage of DNA by Polyamide-Seco-CBI Conjugates.

Sing Hwa Chong (Chemistry) B.S., University of Kansas 1992.
Thesis: Ultrafast Dynamics of Barrier Crossing: Step-Wise Solvation Effect on Isomerization of Trans-Stilbene in Alkane Clusters.

Derek A. Debe (Chemistry) B.S., University of Minnesota 1995.
Thesis: Shaving Levinthal with Occam's Razor: Understanding the Rate Limiting Step in Protein Folding.

Xiangdong Fang (Chemistry) B.S., University of Science and Technology of China 1988.
Thesis: Developmentally Regulated Transcription Factors in Drosophila Melanogaster.

Yi Qin Gao (Chemistry) B.S., Sichuan University 1993; M.S., University of Science and Technology of China 1996.
Thesis: Theory of Ozone Isotopic Effects and Various Electron Transfer Reactions.

Shao-Ching Hung (Chemistry) B.S., National Tsing Hua University 1993; M.S., 1995.
Thesis: Succinate: Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase from Paracoccus denitrificans and Particulate Methane Monooxygenase from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath): Experimental and Theoretical EPR Studies of the Metal Cofactors.

Suzie J. Hwang (Chemical Engineering and Biology) B.S., Stanford University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Rational Design of a New Class of Cyclodextrin-Containing Polymers for Gene Delivery.

Hyotcherl Ihee (Chemistry) B.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 1994.
Thesis: Ultrafast Electron Diffraction.

James G. Kempf (Chemistry) B.S., State University of New York at Fredonia 1993.
Thesis: Probing Quantum Confinement at the Atomic Scale with Optically Detected Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

Elizabeth Stratford Krider (Chemistry) B.S., Brigham Young University 1994.
Thesis: Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Ruthenium-Modified Nucleic Acids.

Jeremy Soo Pin Kua (Chemistry) B.A., Reed College 1996.
Thesis: Computational Studies of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis by Late Transition Metals.

Re Lai (Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) B.S., University of Science and Technology of China 1992; M.S., 1995.
Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of ZSM-5 Zeolite Membranes.

Julio Danin Lobo (Chemistry) B.S., University of Massachusetts at Amherst 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Experimental Chemical Physics of Droplets and Clusters.

Lin Luo (Chemical Engineering) B.S., University of Science and Technology of China 1993; M.S., The University of Chicago 1994.
Thesis: Partial Oxidation of Propane Over Vanadium-Containing Zeolite Catalysts.

Michael C. Machczynski (Chemistry) B.S., Michigan State University 1995.
Thesis: Physical Characterization of the Rack Effect and Hydrogen Bond Networks in Blue Copper Proteins.

Heather Dawn Maynard (Chemistry) B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1992; M.S., University of California, Santa Barbara 1995.
Thesis: New Materials for Biological Applications Prepared by Olefin Metathesis Reactions.

Michael Andrew Miller (Chemistry) A.A., Saddleback Community College 1990; B.S., University of California, Irvine 1992.
Thesis: Laser Synchronized Optical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance via Larmor Beat Detection–Imaging Electronic Wavefunctions in GaAs Device Structures.

Michael R. Mish (Chemistry) B.S., The University of Arizona 1996.Thesis: The Application of Trimethylsilyl Diazomethane to the Synthesis of Optically Active Pyrazolines and Related Studies.

Duncan Odom (Chemistry) B.A., New College of the University of South Florida 1993.
Thesis: The Application of Metallointercalators in Recognition of and Charge Transport in Nucleic Acids.

Michele Louisa Ostraat (Chemical Engineering) B.S., Trinity University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology
Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Aerosol Silicon Nanoparticle Nonvolatile Floating Gate Memory Devices.

Piboon Pantu (Chemical Engineering) B.S., Kasetsart University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Methane Conversion to Synthesis Gas over Platinum Supported on Rare Earth Oxides.

Alison Pratt (Chemical Engineering) A.B., Dartmouth College 1992; B.S., Northeastern University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Cell-Responsive Synthetic Biomaterials Formed in situ.

Vsevolod V. Rostovtsev (Chemistry) B.S., Russian Academy of Sciences Higher Chemical College 1995; M.S., 1996; M.S., University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1996.
Thesis: Reactions of Platinum(II) Complexes with Dioxygen: Progress Toward Alkane Functionalization.

William Joseph Royea (Chemistry) B.A., Occidental College 1995.
Thesis: Investigations of Charge-Carrier Dynamics at Semiconductor/Liquid Interfaces.

Melanie Sarah Sanford (Chemistry) B.S., Yale College 1996.
Thesis: Synthetic and Mechanistic Investigations of Ruthenium Olefin Metathesis Catalysts.

Jeremy Tyson Starr (Chemistry) B.S., Santa Clara University 1996.
Thesis: Studies Directed Toward the Synthesis of Palau'amine and Axinellamines A-D.

Steven Henry Szczepankiewicz (Chemistry) B.S., Canisius College 1995.
Thesis: Surface Chemistry of TiO2 Photocatalysts.

Faik Akif Tezcan (Chemistry) B.A., Macalester College 1995.
Thesis: Reactions of Heme Proteins in Solutions and Crystals.

Craig S. Tomooka (Chemistry) B.S., University of California, Irvine 1996.
Thesis: Nitrogen Atom-Transfer Incorporating Metal Complexes as Reagents or Catalysts.

Natalie Dawn Winblade (Chemical Engineering and Biology) B.S., University of Washington 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Blocking Adhesion to Cell and Tissue Surfaces via Steric Stabilization with Graft Copolymers Containing Poly(Ethylene Glycol) and Phenylboronic Acid.

Chi-Kin Wong (Chemistry) B.S., The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1994.
Thesis: Spectroscopic Studies of Gas-Phase Molecular Clusters.

Jeffrey Charles Yoder (Chemistry) B.S., Texas A&M University 1995.
Thesis: Model Studies of Ziegler-Natta Olefin Polymerization Using Group 3 and Group 4 Metallocenes.

Todd Ross Younkin (Chemistry) B.S., University of Florida 1996.
Thesis: Polymerization of Functionalized Olefins with Neutral Group Ten Catalysts.

Hong Zhong (Chemistry) S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Ancillary Ligand Effects: From Zirconium(IV)-Catalyzed Homogeneous Propylene Polymenzation to Platinum(II)-Mediated C-H Bond Activation.

Weijun Zhou (Chemical Engineering) B.S., University of Science and Technology of China 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Dynamics and Shear Alignment Behavior of a Model Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polymer.

Deanna Lynn Zubris (Chemistry) B.S., University of Rochester 1995.
Thesis: Investigations of the Origin of Stereocontrol in Syndiospecific Ziegler-Natta Polymerizations.

DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Sony John Akkarakaran (Electrical Engineering) B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Filter Bank Optimization with Applications in Noise Suppression and Communications.

Siu Kui Au (Civil Engineering) B.E., Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1995; M.S., 1997.
Thesis: On the Solution of First Excursion Problems by Simulation with Applications to Probabilistic Seismic Performance Assessment.

Ashish Ishwar Singh Bhardwaj (Applied Physics) B.Sc., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 1994; M.Sc., 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: All-Optical Logic Circuits Based on the Polarization Properties of Non-Degenerate Four-Wave Mixing.

Joseph Gregory Billock (Electrical Engineering) B.S., Walla Walla College 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Attentional Control of Complex Systems.

John Joseph Blandino (Mechanical Engineering) B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1987; S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1989.
Thesis: Application of Diamond Films to Electric Propulsion: Low Energy Sputter Yield Measurement and MPD Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Elizabeth Boer (Applied Physics) B.Sc., McGill University 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Synthesis, Passivation and Charging of Silicon Nanocrystals.

Sven Cecile Rene Bossuyt (Applied Physics) Kandidaat Burgerlijk Ingenieur, Vrije Universiteit Brussel 1992; Burgerlijk Materiaalkundig Ingenieur, 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Microstructure and Crystallization Behavior in Bulk Glass Forming Alloys.

Eric Noboru Burcsu (Aeronautics and Materials Science) B.S., North Carolina State University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Investigation of Large Strain Actuation in Barium Titanate.

Ming Cai (Electrical Engineering) B.S., Tsinghua University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Optical Fiber Taper Coupled Glass Microsphere Resonators.

Claudine Minnie Chen (Applied Physics and Environmental Engineering Science) B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Polycrystalline Silicon Thin Films for Photovoltaics.

Weng Ki Ching (Environmental Engineering Science and Aeronautics) B.A., B.S., Boston University 1993.
Thesis: Disinfection by Pulsed Power Discharges.

Benjamin Bin Chow (Aeronautics and Business, Economics and Management) B.S., University of California, Los Angeles 1995; M.S., 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Application of Dynamic Fracture Mechanics to the Investigation of Catastrophic Failure in Aircraft Structures.

David Rea Cocker III (Environmental Engineering Science and Chemical Engineering) B.S. (Chemistry), B.S. (Environmental Engineering), University of California, Riverside 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Chamber Investigations of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation.

Demirkan Coker (Aeronautics and Geophysics) B.S., Middle East Technical University 1986; M.S., Wright State University 1990; M.S., University of Dayton 1993.
Thesis: Dynamic Initiation and Propagation of Cracks in Unidirectional Composite Plates.

Yael Dubowski (Environmental Engineering Science and Chemistry) B.Sc., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1993; M.Sc., 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Photochemical Transformations in Ice: Implications for the Fate of Chemical Species.

Olivier Duchemin (Aeronautics and Planetary Science) Diplôme d’Ingénieur, École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs des Études et Techniques d'Armement 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: An Investigation of Ion Engine Erosion by Low Energy Sputtering.

Mark Edward Duttweiler (Mechanical Engineering) B.S., Rice University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Surge Instability on a Cavitating Propeller.

Christopher Adam Eckett (Aeronautics and Planetary Science) B.E., University of Queensland 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Numerical and Analytical Studies of the Dynamics of Gaseous Detonations.

Daniel Clark Fain (Computation and Neural Systems) B.S., B.A., Evergreen State College 1992.
Thesis: Kinematic Measurement and Feature Sets for Automatic Speech Recognition.

Chenggong Charles Fan (Electrical Engineering) B.E., The Cooper Union 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Fault-Tolerant Cluster of Networking Elements.

Daniel E. Giammar (Environmental Engineering Science and Geochemistry) B.S., Carnegie Mellon University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Geochemistry of Uranium at Mineral-Water Interfaces: Rates of Sorption-Desorption and Dissolution-Precipitation Reactions.

Stephen Clarke Glade (Materials Science) B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: The Cu47Ti34Zr11Ni8 Glass-Forming Alloy: Thermophysical Properties, Crystallization, and the Effect of Small Alloying Additions On the Thermal Stability.

Nathan Ray Good (Applied Physics) B.S., University of Alabama 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: The Influence of Texture on the Magnetoelastic Properties of Polycrystalline TbDy Alloys.

Charles Inmyong Grosjean (Electrical Engineering) B.S., California Institute of Technology 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Silicone MEMS for Fluidics.

Pradeep R. Guduru (Aeronautics and Materials Science) B.Tech., Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering 1993; M.E., Indian Institute of Science 1994.
Thesis: An Investigation of Dynamic Failure Events in Steels Using Full Field High-Speed Infrared Thermography and High-Speed Photography.

Freddy Hansen (Applied Physics) M.Sc., Chalmers University of Technology 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Laboratory Simulations of Solar Prominences.

Adrian Hightower (Materials Science) B.S., California Institute of Technology 1995; M.S., 1998.
Thesis: Lithium Electronic Environments in Rechargeable Battery Electrodes.

Cory James Hill (Applied Physics) B.A., B.S., University of Southern California 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Investigation of Spin Injection and Optical Imaging with Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques.

Wen Hsuan Hsieh (Electrical Engineering and Biology) B.S., California Institute of Technology 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: MEMS Thin Film Teflon Electret Condenser Microphones.

Yun Hsu (Mechanical Engineering) B.S., University of Arizona 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Rotordynamic Forces Generated by Annular Leakage Flows in Centrifugal Pumps.

Gang Hu (Applied and Computational Mathematics) B.S., Tsinghua University 1995.
Thesis: Singularity Formation in Three-Dimensional Vortex Sheets.

Ying Huang (Aeronautics and Computer Science) B.E., Tsinghua University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Digital Image Correlation in Nanomechanics Investigations.

Lara Hughes (Environmental Engineering Science) B.S., Washington University 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols Along Trajectories Crossing the Los Angeles Basin.

Giorgio C. Isella (Aeronautics and Control and Dynamical Systems) Laurea, Politecnico di Milano 1994.
Thesis: Modeling and Simulation of Combustion Chamber and Propellant Dynamics and Issues in Active Control of Combustion Instabilities.

Ali Jadbabaie (Control and Dynamical Systems) B.S., Sharif University of Technology 1995; M.S., University of New Mexico 1997.
Thesis: Receding Horizon Control of Nonlinear Systems: A Control Lyapunov Function Approach.

Hui Jin (Electrical Engineering) B.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Analysis and Design of Turbo-Like Codes.

Choongnyun Paul Kim (Materials Science) B.S., University of South Florida 1994.
Thesis: Ductile Phase Reinforced Bulk Metallic Glass Composites Formed by Chemical Partitioning.

Vincent F. Koosh (Electrical Engineering) B.S., M.S., The Johns Hopkins University 1994.
Thesis: Analog Computation and Learning in VLSI.

Roger Gérard Matthias Paul Koumans (Electrical Engineering) B.S., Eindhoven University of Technology 1994; M.S., 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Semiconductor Mode-Locked Lasers: Modeling, Characterization and Applications.

Paul Samuel Krueger (Aeronautics and Dynamics and Controls) B.S., University of California, Berkeley 1997; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: The Significance of Vortex Ring Formation and Nozzle Exit Over-Pressure to Pulsatile Jet Propulsion.

John Lindal (Electrical Engineering) B.S., California Institute of Technology 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: An Investigation of Several Document Classification Algorithms Leading to the Design of an Autonomous Software Agent for Locating Specific, Relevant Information on the World Wide Web.

Wenhai Liu (Electrical Engineering) B.S., Tsinghua University 1992; M.S., The University of Chicago 1995.
Thesis: Holographic Resolution and Its Application in Memory and Imaging.

Murtuza Lokhandwalla (Aeronautics and Applied Computation) B.E., Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute 1994; M.E., Indian Institute of Science 1996.
Thesis: Damage Mechanisms in Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL).

Michael Louie (Applied and Computational Mathematics) B.Sc., Victoria University of Wellington 1988; B.Sc., 1989; M.Sc., 1992.
Thesis: Numerical Study of Pattern Forming Processes in Models of Rotating Rayleigh-Bénard Convection.

Lin Ma (Mechanical Engineering) B.S., Beijing University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Robust Mask-Layout and Process Synthesis in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) Using Genetic Algorithms.

Michael Edward Manley (Materials Science) B.S.M.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: From Elementary Excitations to Microstructures: The Thermodynamics of Metals and Alloys across Length Scales.

Neelesh B. Mehta (Electrical Engineering) B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Impact of User Mobility on Resource Allocation Schemes in Cellular Radio Systems.

Murat Mese (Electrical Engineering) B.S., Bilkent University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Image Halftoning and Inverse Reconstruction Problems with Considerations to Image Watermarking.

Jean-François Roland Molinari (Aeronautics and Applied and Computational Mathematics) Ingenieur, Université de Technologie de Compiègne 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Impact Damage and Erosion of Metallic Targets.

Christophe Moser (Electrical Engineering and Economics) B.S., Swiss Institute of Technology 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Optical Information Processing.

Christopher Glenn Nolte (Environmental Engineering Science and Japanese) B.S., Stanford University 1991; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1994.
Thesis: Polar Organic Compounds in Fine Particulate Matter Sources and in the Urban Atmosphere.

Mika Nyström (Computer Science) S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Asynchronous Pulse Logic.

Michael V. OL (Aeronautics and Applied and Computational Mathematics) B.S.E., The University of Michigan 1992; M.S.E., 1994.
Thesis: The Passage Toward Stall of Nonslender Delta Wings at Low Reynolds Number.

Oskar J. Painter (Electrical Engineering) B.A.Sc., University of British Columbia 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Optical Nanocavities in Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Planar Waveguides.

Tatiana B. Piatina (Environmental Engineering Science and Chemistry) B.S., Mendeleev Moscow University of Chemical Technology 1989.
Thesis: Studies of Metal-Organic Interactions with Model Synthetic and Natural Ligands Applicable to Natural Waters.

Dan Raymond Provenzano (Applied Physics) B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: From Semiconductor Lasers to Fiber Bragg Grating Lasers in Optical Communications.

Winston Pun (Mechanical Engineering) B.A.Sc., University of Toronto 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Measurements of Thermo-Acoustic Coupling.

Yue Qi (Materials Science and Computer Science) B.E. (Materials Science and Engineering), B.E. (Computer Science), Tsinghua University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Molecular Dynamics (MD) Studies on Phase Transformation and Deformation Behavior in FCC Metals and Alloys.

Adam Rasheed (Aeronautics and Business, Economics and Management) B.E., Carleton University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Passive Hypervelocity Boundary Layer Control Using an Ultrasonically Absorptive Surface.

Gregory Charles Roberts (Environmental Engineering Science and Planetary Science) B.A., B.S., Kansas State University 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Cloud Condensation Nuclei in the Amazon Basin: Their Role in a Tropical Rainforest.

Tina M. Salmassi (Environmental Engineering Science and Chemistry) B.S., University of California, Los Angeles 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Bacterial Oxidation of Arsenite at Hot Creek: Characterization of Biofilm Communities and Isolation of Novel Bacteria Associated with Aquatic Macrophytes.

Omprakash Samudrala (Aeronautics and Geophysics) B.Eng., Andhra University 1991; M.Eng., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 1993.
Thesis: Subsonic and Intersonic Crack Growth along Weak Planes and Bimaterial Interfaces.

Sandeep Bhalchandra Sane (Aeronautics and Business, Economics and Management) B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Time-Dependent Compressibility of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA): An Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Investigation.

Fidel Santamaria (Computation and Neural Systems) Physicist, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico 1994; M.Sc., 1995.
Thesis: Processing of Mossy Fiber Activity in the Cerebellar Cortex: A Combination of Computer Modeling and Electrophysiological Experiments.

Eve Meryl Schooler (Computer Science) B.S., Yale College 1983; M.S., University of California, Los Angeles 1988; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Why Multicast Protocols (Don’t) Scale: An Analysis of Multipoint Algorithms for Scalable Group Communication.

Claude Seywert (Aeronautics and Control and Dynamical Systems) Diplom, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich 1991; Schlussdiplom, 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Combustion Instabilities: Issues in Modeling and Control.

Jerry Wei-Jen Shan (Aeronautics and Electrical Engineering) B.S., California Institute of Technology 1995; M.S., 1996.
Thesis: Mixing and Isosurface Geometry in Turbulent Transverse Jets.

Gregory Joseph Steckman (Electrical Engineering) B.S., University of California, San Diego 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Holographic Recording in Polymeric Materials with Applications.

Kea-Tiong Tang (Electrical Engineering) B.S., National Taiwan University 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Neuromorphic VLSI Circuits for an Electronic Nose Chip.

Mayya Tokman (Applied and Computational Mathematics) B.S., University of California, Los Angeles 1995.
Thesis: Magnetohydrodynamic Modeling of Solar Magnetic Arcades Using Exponential Propagation Methods.

Ashok Burton Tripathi (Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science) B.S., Cornell University 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1994.
Thesis: In situ Diagnostics for Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition of YBCO.

Katsumi Watanabe (Computation and Neural Systems) B.A., The University of Tokyo 1995; M.A., 1997.
Thesis: Crossmodal Interaction in Humans.

Yun Ye (Materials Science) B.E., Tsinghua University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Interaction of Hydrogen with Novel Carbon Materials.

Chengxiang Rena Yu (Aeronautics and Applied and Computational Mathematics) B.E., Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Three-Dimensional Cohesive Modeling of Impact Damage of Composites.

Yunfeng Zhang (Applied Mechanics) B.E., Tongji University 1993; M.E., Tsinghua University 1996.
Thesis: Semi-Active Control of Dynamically Excited Structures Using Active Interaction Control.

Lavi Rizki Zuhal (Aeronautics) B.Sc., University of Maryland 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Formation and Near-Field Dynamics of a Wing Tip Vortex.

DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND PLANETARY SCIENCES

Emily Elizabeth Brodsky (Geophysics) B.A., Harvard College 1995.
Thesis: Studies in Fluid Dynamics as Applied to Seismology and Volcanology.

Leo Eisner (Geophysics) Magister, Charles University 1994.
Thesis: A Reciprocity Method for Multiple Source Simulations.

Julia S. Goreva (Geochemistry) B.S., Moscow State University 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Origin of Th/U Variations in Chondritic Meteorites.

Jeanne L. Hardebeck (Geophysics) A.B., Cornell University 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: The Crustal Stress Field in Southern California and its Implications for Fault Mechanics.

Yuan-Tai Lee (Planetary Science and Astronomy) B.S., National Taiwan University 1986; M.S., 1989.
Thesis: Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport Modeling in the Outer Solar System.

Elisabeth Jeanne Bailey Moyer (Planetary Science and Environmental Engineering Science) B.S., Stanford University 1990.
Thesis: Tracers of Rapid Transport in the Lower Stratosphere.

Sidao Ni (Geophysics and Computer Science) B.S., University of Science and Technology of China 1993; M.S., 1996; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: 2D Modeling of Lower Mantle Structure with WKM Synthetics.

Gregory S. Okin (Geochemistry) B.A., Middlebury College 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Wind-Driven Desertification: Process Modeling, Remote Monitoring, and Forecasting.

Alexey A. Pankine (Planetary Science and Fluid Mechanics and Stochastic Processes) Diploma, Moscow State University 1994.
Thesis: Low Order Model of Martian Circulation and Interannual Variability of Global Dust Storms.

Chunhua Qi (Planetary Science and Astronomy) B.S., Peking University 1995.
Thesis: Aperture Synthesis Studies of the Chemical Composition of Protoplanetary Disks and Comets.

Anthony Domenick Toigo (Planetary Science and Mechanical Engineering) B.A., Cornell University 1992; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1994.
Thesis: Behavior of Dust in the Martian Atmosphere.

Hui Zhang (Planetary Sciences and Environmental Engineering Science) B.S., Peking University 1992; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Spectroscopic Studies of N2O and HNO4: A Window into the Global Biogeochemistry of Nitrogen.

DIVISION OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Christopher Madden Anderson (Social Science) Sc.B., Brown University 1996.
Thesis: Behavioral Models of Strategies in Multi-armed Bandit Problems.

Tara Lee Butterfield (Social Science) B.A., University of California, Berkeley 1990; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Awakening a Sleeping Giant: The Riddle of Latino Political Participation.

Leslie Rachel Fine (Social Science) B.A., Wesleyan University 1994; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: Cooperative and Market-Based Solutions to Pollution Abatement Problems.

Angela A. Hung (Social Science) B.A., Rice University 1995; M.A., University of Virginia 1997; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1998.
Thesis: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Addiction.

John Wiggs Patty (Social Science) B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1996.
Thesis: Voting Games with Incomplete Information.

Reginald Eric Roberts (Social Science) A.A., El Camino College 1990; B.A., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 1993; M.S., Carnegie Mellon University 1995; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Protecting the Public Welfare and Morals: Political Institutions, Federalism, and Prohibition, 1834–1934.

DIVISION OF PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY

Robert Andrew Beach Jr. (Physics) B.S., California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo 1995.
Thesis: Column III Nitride Growth, Characterization and Devices.

Brendan P. Crill (Physics) Sc.B., Brown University 1995.
Thesis: A Measurement of the Angular Power Spectrum of the Cosmic Microwave Background with a Long Duration Balloon-Borne Receiver.

Roy R. Gal (Astronomy) B.A., Columbia University 1994.
Thesis: The Northern Sky Optical Cluster Survey: Galaxy Clusters from Five Thousand Square Degrees of DPOSS.

Walter D. Goldberger (Physics) S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1997.
Thesis: Brane Models and the Hierarchy Problem.

Alexa Welsh Harter (Physics) Sc.B., Brown University 1991; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: The Heat Capacity of Superfluid 4He in the Presence of a Constant Heat Flux Near l.

Fredrick August Jenet (Physics) S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1992.
Thesis: High Time Resolution Observations of Radio Pulsars: The First Detection of Coherent Emission.

John Steffen Jensen (Physics) B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 1995.
Thesis: Measurement of the Neutron (3He) Spin Structure Function at Low Q2: A Connection between the Bjorken and Drell-Hearn-Gerasimov Sum Rules.

Rowan Killip (Mathematics) B.S., The University of Auckland 1995; M.S., 1996.
Thesis: Perturbations of One-Dimensional Schrödinger Operators Preserving the Absolutely Continuous Spectrum.

Marc Jason Kuchner (Astronomy and Physics) A.B., Harvard College 1994.
Thesis: Exozodiacal Dust.

Jason L. Maron (Physics) B.S. (Mathematics), B.S. (Physics), University of Wisconsin-Madison 1993; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1996.
Thesis: Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence.

James E. Mason (Physics) B.S., Metropolitan State College 1994.
Thesis: Signal Extraction and Optical Design for an Advanced Gravitational Wave Interferometer.

Melissa Masae Midzor (Physics) B.A. (Physics and Sociology), University of Colorado, Boulder 1992; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: Ferromagnetic Resonance Force Microscopy.

Stephen M. Ouellette (Physics) B.S., University of Maine 1992; M.S., California Institute of Technology 1995.
Thesis: SU(3) Chiral Symmetry in Non-Relativistic Field Theory.

Costin Radu Popescu (Physics) A.B., Harvard College 1994.
Thesis: Branes, Brane Actions and Applications to Field Theory.

Jagmit Singh Sandhu (Astronomy) B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 1991.
Thesis: High Precision Dual Frequency Timing of Millisecond Pulsars.

Alexander Shvorob (Physics) B.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology 1994.
Thesis: A Study of W Boson Properties with Four-Jet W+W- Events at LEP.

Yong Xu (Physics) B.S., Tsinghua University 1995.
Thesis: Analytical and Numerical Studies of Waveguiding and Coupling in Periodic Dielectric Materials.