Commencement

  • Dr. Gibor Basri’s 2015 Commencement Address

    June 25, 2015

    Read Dr. Gibor Basri's address to the graduating class of 2014-2015.

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  • Department of Astronomy Celebrates 2015 Commencement

    June 25, 2015

    On May 20th, the Department of Astronomy held a joint commencement ceremony with the Physics Department to recognize our graduates for the 2014-2015 academic year. The Department of Astronomy is proud to announce 28 Undergraduate students received their A.B. degrees, 5 graduate students completed their Master’s, and 5 students received their Ph.D's.  The Ceremony itself was held at Zellerbach Hall; Dr. Gibor Basri, Astronomy faculty member and Vice Chancellor of Equity and Inclusion, served as guest speaker (you can read his speech here), and Undergraduate Shengkai Alwin Mao was selected as our Astronomy student speaker. Department chairs Steve Boggs (Physics) and Imke de Pater…

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