Barker named engineering science student marshal
4/22/2019
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — William Barker has been selected as the student marshal for the engineering science baccalaureate degree program at the Penn State College of Engineering spring commencement ceremony on May 3. Barker will receive a bachelor of science degree in engineering science and a minor in nanotechnology.
He has chosen Lucas Passmore, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, to be his faculty escort at the ceremony.
College of Engineering student marshals are selected for their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to engineering student life.
Barker, a native of Warminster, Pennsylvania, is the son of Raymond and Mamie Barker, also of Warminster. He is a 2015 graduate of William Tennent High School.
A Schreyer Scholar, Barker completed an honors thesis titled “An Investigation of Resistive Random Access Memory,” in which he studied conductive filament formation in resistive random access memory using electrically detected magnetic resonance and near-zero field magnetoresistance spectroscopy. This work was completed at Penn State’s Semiconductor Spectroscopy Laboratory, under the advisement of Patrick M. Lenahan, Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM). Barker also completed two additional undergraduate research projects: “Clarification of Floquet Multipliers and State Space Reconstruction in Bipedal Gait Stability - A Computer Simulation Study” and “Expansion of an Existing Neuromusculoskeletal Human Gait Model to OpenSim.”
Barker, who made the Dean’s List every semester, has been the recipient of multiple scholarships and awards while at Penn State, including the President’s Freshman Award, the Provost’s Award and the Dr. John T. and Carolyn O. Frasier Merit Award in Engineering Science and Mechanics.
While earning his undergraduate degree, Barker served as a teaching intern, aiding in the instruction of Statics and Strength of Materials courses. He served as the president of the Society of Engineering Science (2018-2019) and was a student member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2018-2019).
Following graduation, Barker will remain at Penn State to pursue a master’s degree in engineering science and mechanics through the ESM department’s Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate program and continue to work in the Semiconductor Spectroscopy Laboratory.
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