Carnegie Mellon University

grads

June 03, 2025

Congratulations EST&P 2024-2025 Graduates!

By Nicole Rihn

The EST&P master’s program celebrated the graduation of 15 students on May 10, 2025, that included those from its 2024-2025 class. At the diploma ceremony, graduates received their Foundational Energy Master's Degrees or Applied Study Energy Master's Degrees. They have become part of our network of over 270 EST&P alumni and over 110,000 CMU alumni from around the world. Over 60 attendees, including graduates, family, friends, and EST&P core faculty, attended the lunch reception and ceremony in the Bosch Spark Conference Room in Scott Hall.

Larissa Ramírez López (M.S., EST&P, 2020), an EST&P alum, delivered the keynote speech at the ceremony. Larissa is a Senior Energy Analyst at Acsend Analytics. She leads long-term price forecasting and provides expertise for project valuation, strategic siting, and is an independent advisor in project finance engagements.

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Three Academic Excellence awards were given to graduates to acknowledge their outstanding academic achievements:

  • Harsh Vaibhav Nallanthighal (M.S., EST&P-AAS, 2024)
  • Mitch Bierman (M.S., EST&P, 2025)
  • Leah Buccino (M.S., EST&P, 2025)

Congratulations to the EST&P class of 2024-2025!