Faculty of Science

 

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

ACADEMIC PROCESSION

The Academic Procession proceeds to the dais, the Assembly standing. The University Mace is carried by Emeritus Professor William Sherwin, BSc(Hons) PhD Melb, CertHEd UNSW, FRSN

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Advance Australia Fair

Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are one and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.

WELCOME

The President of the Academic Board Professor David Cohen, BSc(Hons) Sydney, MSc Queen's Canada, PhD UNSW, FRSN, FAAG, FAIG, MAICD

ADMISSION TO AWARDS

Associate Professor Alison Beavis, BSc(Hons) PhD UTS, Deputy Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Science requests the President of the Academic Board, on behalf of the University Council, to admit candidates to awards

OCCASIONAL ADDRESS

Dr Jodie Lowinger, BSc(Psych)(H1 UniMedal) UNSW, MSc DCP Sydney, CEO and Founder, The Anxiety Clinic, and Bestselling Author of The Mind Strength Method

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Associate Professor Alison Beavis, BSc(Hons) PhD UTS, Deputy Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Science

Following the Concluding Remarks, the Assembly will stand while the Academic Procession retires.

 

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

The candidates will be presented by Associate Professor Alison Beavis, Deputy Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Science

BACHELOR OF ADVANCED SCIENCE (HONOURS) BAdvSci(Hons)
Honours Class 2 Division 1
Psychology

Hyerim Jang
Mishthi Kaushal
Edward Gio Kwag
Melissa Gigi Tran

Honours Class 1
Biology

Noah Llewellyn Baylis
Raymond Wong

Chemistry
Ethan Brandon Edwards
Edward Xuan Han
Michelle Huang
Yuhong Jiang
Armando Nicola Perri
Matthew Charles Phillip Taylor
Bethany Ellerina Yee
Jierui Zhang

Ecology
Lewis Timothy Loncar
Euan Drylie Rogers

Geography
Rebecca Grace Chapman

Psychology
Bart John Cooley
Stefan Nicholas Marantos
Matthew Wilson Richards

Honours Class 1 and The University Medal
Chemistry

Sophie Ellen McKay

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BEnvMgmt
Distinction

Hannah Beaton
Katea Pushian

BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
BACHELOR OF ARTS BEnvMgmt BA

Latifah Angelique Jackson-Vaughan
James Stephen Janakoulis

BACHELOR OF LIFE SCIENCES BLS
Luqi Wang

Distinction
Genevieve Duardo

BACHELOR OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (HONOURS) BMedChem(Hons)
Honours Class 1

Henry Scott Parkins

BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE BPsychSc
Soumiya Amalan
Aishwarya Amarsee
Jasmine Angela Xuan Arndt
Steffanie Jayne Astermann
Sophia Rose Bablis
Ee Xuen Chang
Ilyas Can Eregizli
Stefanie Mary Fanuli
Arsiak Ishaq
Layaal Jabouri
Caprice Madison Jee
Aakanksha Anushka Kandula
Jason Russell Kelly
Alexandra Rose Larcombe
Simona Lattuca
Xiya Crystal Liu
William Gerard Osmand
Annabella Sophie Pamudji
Meha Amish Patel
Rayna Rahman
Diyana Shammo
Minal Tanvir
Oliver Vincent
Tiantian Wang
Zihan Wang
Hio Si Wong
Bai Hui Xu
So Mar Ya
Vicky Zhu
Lauren Rose Ziegler

Distinction
Joshua Alexander Bhe
Natalie Caterina Buda
Apoorwa Chaudhari
Geneva Lorraine Chu
Khaizuran Adlan Kamarul Ariffin
Filip Mencevski
Gabriella Lucy Musumeci
Elise Michelle Palic
Ella Mary Irene Seabrook
Sanjana Sridhar
Hayley Louise Talosig
Chloe Barbara Wood

BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE (HONOURS) BPsychSc(Hons)
Honours Class 2 Division 1

Antonia Louise Boulton
Victoria Constance Kantarelis
Lucas Kouichi Knight
Seng Hong Koh
Jessica Le
David Henry Long
Kelly Louise Marr
Agnes Nanyama Musikoyo
Bao-Tran Nguyen-Phuoc
Kavya Terese Thalody
Ze Kai Wesley Yao

Honours Class 1
Isobel Cora Bloom
Torunn Laine Barber Briers
Gemma Louise Dacunha
Ayesha Lata Durrani
Thomas Gillings
Fun Kaoru Hui Sato
Kiarne Christine Humphreys
Samuel Jones
Sasha Meagan Kew
Angelina Lim
Campbell Bruce McDonogh
Amy Elizabeth Regan
Alina Binoy Thomas
Joseph Desmond Walkden
Zhiben Yang
Kelly Zhuang

Honours Class 1 and The University Medal
Madeleine Claire Giles

BACHELOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (HONOURS) BPsych(Hons)
Honours Class 2 Division 1

Damon Reilly Brooks
Lachlan Jon Cracknell
Dominic Patrick Edgeworth
Noemia Alcina Gracias
Hun Yee Lai
Shweta Manivasagam
Meher Mehta
Erwen Zhao

Honours Class 1
Lauren Abdallah
Arunima Basu
Mei Yian Emily Chan
Julia Jin-Xin Chen
Talia Anne Burns Crayn
Jacqueline Fai
Thenuka Kanagasabesan
Luke Joseph Keevers
Alison King
Lucy Koh
Sarah Sze Wai Leung
Kimberly Lin-Yu Lin
Michelle Frances Lin
Jasmin Chen Lou
Hannah Liora Machet
Bettina Uyen Mi Nguyen
Sasha Kate Nielsen
Joshua Hoang Pham
Jessica Ann Riley
Angelique Roth
Loon Shiuan Tan
Jia Ni Teo
William Xiao

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS BSc&Bus
Joshua Francis Chua Co
Anchal Sachdeva

Distinction
Oliver Dante Poidevin-Albert
Gracia Stephanie Tanumulyo

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE BSc
Tanmay Raju Bhakta
Olivia Megan Burns
Hin Ming Cheung
Cassandra Choueifati
Uyen Mi Emily Do
Salma Deya A Elyas
Lance Geoffe Garcia
Tingyu Huang
Tanvi Kher
Angelique Irene Kyriazis
Peiying Li
Ashley Ngo
Jade Beatrice Ruaya
Andrew Sabishchykov
Maya Frances Sheehan
Jing Hooi Tan
Emily Catherine Rose Vardanega
Steven Vuong
Hei Tung Gabrielle Yeung

Distinction
Nathania Benita
Noa Miriam Blair
Madeleine Mei Lin Lim
Claire Louise Luger
Matilda Elizabeth Lupis
James Henry McCallum
Tsz Yee Pang
Odile Thomasin Pusenjak
Lauren Anne Sams
Shizhi Yao

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) BSc(Hons)
Chemistry
Honours Class 1

Megan Louise Amos

Climate Science
Honours Class 1

Giles William John Tennant

Ecology
Honours Class 2 Division 1

Christine Gui

Honours Class 1
Shirley Sienli Chia
Madelon May Cruickshank
Marcus Patrick Greenwood

Marine Science
Honours Class 1

Angela Li

Neuroscience
Honours Class 2 Division 1

Maurice Tran

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
BACHELOR OF ARTS BSc BA

Mahika Dave
Alexandra Demiana Girgis
Kirby Huang
Alexandra Grace Loizou
Shichan Yu

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
BACHELOR OF ARTS BSc BA
Distinction

Bianca Frazis
Jasmine Tran

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS BSc BFA
Distinction

Liam Joseph Houlihan

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
Distinction
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS BSc BFA
Distinction

Jasmine Anne Cain
Heshanthi Hemani Munasinha

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE 
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND POLICY BSc BSRP
Distinction

Bryant Maile

BACHELOR OF ADVANCED SCIENCE (HONOURS) 
Honours Class 1

Ecology
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS BAdvSci(Hons) BFA

Aileen Grace Heal

BACHELOR OF ADVANCED SCIENCE (HONOURS) 
Honours Class 1 
Ecology
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND POLICY BAdvSci(Hons) BSRP
Distinction 

Mirima Clare Goldman

BACHELOR OF ADVANCED SCIENCE (HONOURS) 
Honours Class 1 
Chemistry 
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) BAdvSci(Hons) BE(Hons)
Chemical Engineering
Honours Class 1

Maxwell David Coney

Industrial Chemistry
Honours Class 1

Rohan Robert French

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY GDPsych
Elena Bonello
Apichaya Fay Bushell
Kirsten Alana Crowley
Emily Caitlin Lassila
Rujuta Nikhil Marathe
Emma Jane Norris
Kathryn Louise Notley
Dean Alexander Pertsoulis
Lirong Xiao
Sophie Kate Zdenkowski

MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (CLINICAL) MPsychol(Clin)
Excellence

Kristy Louise Donnelly
Monique Louise Holden

MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (FORENSIC) MPsychol(For)
Shaye Lee Elia

Excellence
Cooper Jackson
Emily Selby
Ashton Robin Wisken

MASTER OF SCIENCE (RESEARCH) MSc(Res)
Chemistry

Varsha Gopalakrishnan
Yang Xiao

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PhD
Biological Science

Jessica Lauren Bergman
Thesis: From micro to macro: the benefits and pitfalls of environmental generalism on coral reefs in the Anthropocene

Kate Amelia Cornelsen
Thesis: Behavioural ecology of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) and conservation tool development in a semi-wild sanctuary

Aaron Matthius Paul Richard Eger
Thesis: Restoring and valuing global kelp forest ecosystems

Chin Rick Leong
Thesis: Spatial-ecological relationships of a threatened foundation species across multiple spatial scales

Zoe Aspasia Xirocostas
Thesis: Friends and foe: a cross-continental analysis of interactions facilitating or hindering successful introduction

Kazi Mohammad Zillur Rahman
Thesis: Wastewater-based monitoring and genomic characterisation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Sydney community

Chemistry
Junbo Chen
Thesis: Computational modelling of solvent effects

Zihao Li
Thesis: Multivalent peptide-polymer therapeutics by combinatorial design

Luonan Xu
Thesis: Spin Crossover Coordination Polymers Containing Angular Bridging Ligands

Climate Science
Zhi Li
Thesis: The Origin and Fate of Subantarctic Mode Water and Antarctic Intermediate Water in the Southern Ocean

Psychology
Man Chung Fung
Thesis: Exploring how Reinforcement Sensitivity and Affect are linked to Flow Experience in the context of video gaming

Joanne Maree Gladding
Thesis: Examining spatial cognitive and food seeking behaviours in mouse models of obesity and insulin resistance

Joel David Holwerda
Thesis: Context and uncertainty in decisions from experience

Angela Clare Jiaying Liang
Thesis: The relationship between early musical training and language processing in early L2-dominant bilingual adults

Zahrasadat Rafiei
Thesis: Investigating the effects of specific populations of hypothalamic and amygdala neurons on regulation of feeding behaviours

Anita Trinh
Thesis: Faces in context: The influence of contextual information on face processing

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 
Psychology (Clinical)
MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (CLINICAL) PhD MPsychol(Clin)

Hannah Gutmann
Thesis: The Influence of Neuroendocrine and Genetic Markers of Stress on Cognitive Processing and Intrusive Symptoms

Bryan Shi Chuen Neo
Thesis: Assessment of Callous-Unemotional Traits in Young Children

Philippa Rose Specker
Thesis: Investigating the relationship between emotion regulation and posttraumatic stress disorder among refugees


UNSW CANBERRA AT ADFA

The candidate will be presented by Associate Professor Alison Beavis, Deputy Dean (Education) of the Faculty of Science

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PhD
Chemistry

Shreya Saha
Thesis: Nanoparticle conjugates with thioether substituted cucurbiturils for therapeutical applications

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