Congratulations to Monique Bastidas, who defended her Ph.D. during the spring. Monique returned to State College with her family for Summer Commencement, which you can see here was a beautiful sunny day. The hooding ceremony is always a worthwhile event, because it symbolizes the effort that students (and their mentors) put into their graduate degrees. It was a pleasure to have Monique in our group and we wish her the best with her future career.