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2022 Commencement photos
Images from the 371st Harvard Commencement on Thursday, May 26
Click below to see images from the 2022 Harvard commencement, and find out where some students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are going after they graduate.
![Congratulatory banners at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/waving%20flags.jpg?itok=_j8SsORu)
Students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences celebrate as they await the start of the procession at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Procession down Oxford Street](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/laugh%20with%20banner.jpg?itok=R1wh1wQd)
Students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences process down Oxford Street at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bagpipers on Oxford Street](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/bagpipers.jpg?itok=rfCeulHs)
Bagpipers lead the procession for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences down Oxford Street at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bagpipers in Science Center Plaza](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/bagpipes%20w%20science%20center.jpg?itok=Sb0W_x0p)
The procession for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, led by bagpipers, pauses in the Science Center Plaza at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bagpipers and procession in Harvard Yard](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/entering%20Harvard%20Yard.jpg?itok=KjXpHBVa)
The procession for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences enters Harvard Yard at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Xincheng Tan](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Xincheng.jpg?itok=3B444UsZ)
Xincheng Tan, received her ME in computational science and engineering from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science. She will work as a software engineer at Google following graduation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Qi Guo](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Qi%20Guo.jpg?itok=smDxI5Ic)
Qi Guo, Ph.D. in electrical engineering, has accepted a position as assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![David Melancon and Matheus Fernandes](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/David%20and%20Matheus.jpg?itok=mZuxnYeF)
David Melancon, Ph.D. in applied math, is currently in a postdoctoral research position at Princeton University, but will soon join Concordia University as a professor of aerospace engineering. Matheus Fernandes, Ph.D. in applied math, will work as a data scientist for Fidelity Investments. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Tianen Liu and Yujie Cai](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Yujie%20and%20Tianen.jpg?itok=WzfREjw2)
Tianen Liu and Yujie Cai both received their S.M. in data science from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science. Following graduation, Cai will pursue a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Rochester, and Liu will work for Adobe as a data scientist. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Amanda Filie](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Amanda.jpg?itok=elMDbi6O)
Amanda Filie, Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences: Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, is working as an engineering consultant at Exponent in Boston. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Raphael Pellegrin and Tao Tsui](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Tao%20and%20Raphael.jpg?itok=7gKsv4Ud)
Raphael Pellegrin and Tao Tsui both received their M.E. in computational science and engineering from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science. Tsui will work as a machine learning researcher at a bank, while Pellegrin will go into industry after graduation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Jingmei Hu and Ziwei Qiu](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Ziwei%20and%20Jingmei.jpg?itok=Eqo54y00)
Jingmei Hu finished her Ph.D. in computer science, and Ziwei Qiu completed a Ph.D. in applied physics. Hu will work in computer science research in industry following graduation, while Qiu will work as a researcher in industry. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Blake Bullwinkel](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Blake.jpg?itok=p-Kdw7Zc)
Blake Bullwinkel, S.M. in data science from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science, will work as a data scientist at Microsoft next year. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Tobias Egle](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Tobias.jpg?itok=TitBDW8e)
Tobias Egle, Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, will work for M Ventures in Boston, with a focus on investment in deep tech companies in the electronics space. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Frank Doyle at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Doyle.jpg?itok=66Dxg8g6)
Frank Doyle, Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, greets students at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Ph.D. procession at the SEC](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/PhD%20procession.jpg?itok=T5KSbN1K)
The Class of 2022 processes through the Science and Engineering Complex Engineering Yard for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Attendees for the Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/attendees.jpg?itok=sn_UFOM9)
Guests greet the Class of 2022 at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony in the Science and Engineering Complex Engineering Yard at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bioengineering Ph.D. recipient Kwasi Adu-Berchie](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Kwasi.jpg?itok=kW026BiM)
Bioengineering Ph.D. Kwasi Adu-Berchie will join the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering after graduation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Environmental science and engineering Ph.D. graduates Colleen Golja and Bridger Ruyle](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/ESE.jpg?itok=74s2Gjc5)
Environmental science and engineering Ph.D. graduates Colleen Golja and Bridger Ruyle. Golja will join the Linz Group as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, while Ruyle will become the interim resident dean for Dunster House. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bioengineering Ph.D. Maxence Dellacherie](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Maxence.jpg?itok=rh_0ldH4)
Bioengineering Ph.D. Maxence Dellacherie was part of the Mooney Lab at SEAS. Following graduation, he'll work for a start-up specializing in stem cell differentiation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Congratulatory banners at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/waving%20flags.jpg?itok=_j8SsORu)
Students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences celebrate as they await the start of the procession at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Procession down Oxford Street](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/laugh%20with%20banner.jpg?itok=R1wh1wQd)
Students from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences process down Oxford Street at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bagpipers on Oxford Street](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/bagpipers.jpg?itok=rfCeulHs)
Bagpipers lead the procession for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences down Oxford Street at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bagpipers in Science Center Plaza](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/bagpipes%20w%20science%20center.jpg?itok=Sb0W_x0p)
The procession for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, led by bagpipers, pauses in the Science Center Plaza at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bagpipers and procession in Harvard Yard](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/entering%20Harvard%20Yard.jpg?itok=KjXpHBVa)
The procession for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences enters Harvard Yard at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Xincheng Tan](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Xincheng.jpg?itok=3B444UsZ)
Xincheng Tan, received her ME in computational science and engineering from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science. She will work as a software engineer at Google following graduation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Qi Guo](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Qi%20Guo.jpg?itok=smDxI5Ic)
Qi Guo, Ph.D. in electrical engineering, has accepted a position as assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![David Melancon and Matheus Fernandes](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/David%20and%20Matheus.jpg?itok=mZuxnYeF)
David Melancon, Ph.D. in applied math, is currently in a postdoctoral research position at Princeton University, but will soon join Concordia University as a professor of aerospace engineering. Matheus Fernandes, Ph.D. in applied math, will work as a data scientist for Fidelity Investments. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Tianen Liu and Yujie Cai](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Yujie%20and%20Tianen.jpg?itok=WzfREjw2)
Tianen Liu and Yujie Cai both received their S.M. in data science from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science. Following graduation, Cai will pursue a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Rochester, and Liu will work for Adobe as a data scientist. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Amanda Filie](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Amanda.jpg?itok=elMDbi6O)
Amanda Filie, Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences: Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering, is working as an engineering consultant at Exponent in Boston. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Raphael Pellegrin and Tao Tsui](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Tao%20and%20Raphael.jpg?itok=7gKsv4Ud)
Raphael Pellegrin and Tao Tsui both received their M.E. in computational science and engineering from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science. Tsui will work as a machine learning researcher at a bank, while Pellegrin will go into industry after graduation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Jingmei Hu and Ziwei Qiu](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Ziwei%20and%20Jingmei.jpg?itok=Eqo54y00)
Jingmei Hu finished her Ph.D. in computer science, and Ziwei Qiu completed a Ph.D. in applied physics. Hu will work in computer science research in industry following graduation, while Qiu will work as a researcher in industry. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Blake Bullwinkel](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Blake.jpg?itok=p-Kdw7Zc)
Blake Bullwinkel, S.M. in data science from the Harvard Institute for Applied Computational Science, will work as a data scientist at Microsoft next year. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Tobias Egle](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Tobias.jpg?itok=TitBDW8e)
Tobias Egle, Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, will work for M Ventures in Boston, with a focus on investment in deep tech companies in the electronics space. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Frank Doyle at Commencement](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Doyle.jpg?itok=66Dxg8g6)
Frank Doyle, Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, greets students at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Ph.D. procession at the SEC](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/PhD%20procession.jpg?itok=T5KSbN1K)
The Class of 2022 processes through the Science and Engineering Complex Engineering Yard for the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Attendees for the Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/attendees.jpg?itok=sn_UFOM9)
Guests greet the Class of 2022 at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony in the Science and Engineering Complex Engineering Yard at the 371st Harvard Commencement. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bioengineering Ph.D. recipient Kwasi Adu-Berchie](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Kwasi.jpg?itok=kW026BiM)
Bioengineering Ph.D. Kwasi Adu-Berchie will join the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering after graduation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Environmental science and engineering Ph.D. graduates Colleen Golja and Bridger Ruyle](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/ESE.jpg?itok=74s2Gjc5)
Environmental science and engineering Ph.D. graduates Colleen Golja and Bridger Ruyle. Golja will join the Linz Group as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, while Ruyle will become the interim resident dean for Dunster House. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
![Bioengineering Ph.D. Maxence Dellacherie](/sites/default/files/styles/banner_large_wide_1x/public/2022-05/Maxence.jpg?itok=rh_0ldH4)
Bioengineering Ph.D. Maxence Dellacherie was part of the Mooney Lab at SEAS. Following graduation, he'll work for a start-up specializing in stem cell differentiation. (Eliza Grinnell/SEAS)
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