2020 Commencement Celebration
Department of Science, Technology, and Society
Congratulations to Our Graduates!
Master of Science in Science and Technology Studies
| Zachary Alexakos |
| Jessica Lynn Avery |
| Ke Hu |
| Kathryn Ann Johnson |
| Jack Rance Leff |
| Roan G. Parrish |
| Elijah Christopher Salters III |
| David Grant Smith |
| Maureen B. Smith |
| Tiffany Lynn Smith |
Doctorate of Philosophy In Science and Technology Studies
Seungmi Chung Dissertation: “Imagining an Astronaut: Space Flight and the Production of Korea’s Future” Committee Chair: Saul Halfon |
Trevor Croker Dissertation: “Formation of the Cloud: History, Metaphor, and Materiality” Committee Chair: Janet Abbate |
Melvin Eulau Dissertation: “The Fusion Enterprise Paradox: The Enduring Vision and Elusive Goal of Unlimited Clean Energy” Committee Chair: Sonja Schmid |
Jonathan Grunert Dissertation: “Strict Fidelity to Nature: Scientific Taxidermy, U.S. Natural History Museums, and Craft Consensus, 1880s to 1930s” Committee Chair: Mark Barrow |
Sarvnaz Lotfi Dissertation: “Capitalizing the ‘Measure of Our Ignorance’: A Pragmatist Genealogy of R&D” Committee Chair: Daniel Breslau |
Ariel Simone Ludwig Dissertation: “The Carceral Body Multiple: Intake in the New York City Jails” Committee Chair: Rebecca Hester |
Daniel Miller Dissertation: “Maintaining the Atom: U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Life and the 80-Year Maintenance Regulation Regime” Committee Chair: Sonja Schmid |
Awards and Honors
Damien Williams, Doctoral Candidate
Matthew Goodrum, Collegiate Associate Professor
Congratulations from our faculty members!
University Ceremony
Virtual Ceremony
Watch HokieBird reveals, tassel turns, and inspirational messages from Hoda Kotb and Nikki Giovanni.
Reading of Graduate Student Names
The names of all master’s degree and doctoral students can be heard in the Graduate School’s Blacksburg campus video or Washington, D.C., campus video.
Commencement Program
Willy, one of our college mascots, has donned a mortarboard in solidarity with the graduates of the Department of Science, Technology, and Society.
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