nameplate.tex

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\newcommand{\phd}[1]{\textbf{#1}, PhD.}
\newcommand{\cphil}[1]{\textbf{#1}, C.Phil.}
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%    {\fontsize{68}{68}\selectfont\textbf{SCIENCE!}};

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{
    \cphil{Louis Dekoven}\\
    {Ariana Mirian}\\
    {Gary Soeller}\\
    \ms{Shu-Ting Wang} \\
};

    %{Abdulrahman Alkhelaifi} \\
    %{Nadah Feteih} \\
    %{Liz Izhikevich} \\
    %{Miguel Neves}\\
    %{Steven Hill}\\ % :-(
    %{Zhuoer Wang}\\ % Commented out per discussion 15/4/2015
    %{Rishan Chen}\\ % Commented out per discussion 15/4/2015

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{
\underline{Alumni}\\
\phd{Joe DeBlasio (2018)}\\
\phd{David Kohlbrenner (2018)}\\
\phd{Danny Y. Huang (2017)}\\
\phd{Wilson Lian (2016)}\\
\phd{Neha Chachra (2015)}\\
\phd{Mike Conley (2015)}\\
\phd{Tristan Halvorson (2015)}\\
\phd{Keaton Mowery (2015)}\\
\phd{He ``Lonnie'' Liu (2015)}\\
\phd{Christos Kozanitis (2013)}\\
\phd{Radhika Mysore (2013)}\\
\phd{Danny Turner (2013)}\\
\phd{Meg Walraed-Sullivan (2012)}\\
\phd{John C. McCullough (2012)}\\
\phd{Chris Kanich (2012)}\\
\phd{Cynthia Taylor (2012)}\\
\phd{Marti Motoyama (2011)}\\
\phd{Dionysios Logothetis (2011)}\\
\phd{Mikhail Afanasyev (2009)}\\
\phd{Marvin McNett (2008)}\\
};
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