Four Group Members Hooded by Dr. Li

The official university-wide Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies were held on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center. The Doctoral Hooding Ceremony took place at 7:30 p.m., bringing together faculty, graduates, family members, and friends to celebrate this important academic milestone.

During the ceremony, four members of the group were formally hooded by Dr. Li, marking the successful completion of their doctoral studies. This achievement reflects years of dedicated research, perseverance, and contributions to the field. Warm congratulations to Dr. Jinning Wang, Dr. Jingzi Liu, Dr. Mishal Alonize, and Dr. Haoyuan Sun on earning their Ph.D. degrees.

From left: Mishal Alonize, Haoyuan Sun, Dr. Li, Jinning Wang, Jingzi Liu

Following the ceremony, group members, collaborators, and family gathered to celebrate together and recognize the graduates’ accomplishments and the support provided by the broader research community.

From left: Dr. Li, Mishal Alonize, Min Lin’s brother, Min Lin, Xiaofei Wang, Haoyuan Sun, Jingzi Liu, Hongyu Li, Vince Wilson, Chenchen Li, Xinyu Feng, Junjie Yin
(missing: Heber Selvo, Jinning Wang)