Congratulations ESTP 2024-2025 graduates!

The ESTP master’s program celebrated the graduation of 15 students on May 10, 2025, which 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, which comprises over 270 ESTP alumni and more than 110,000 CMU alumni from around the world. Over 60 attendees, including graduates, family, friends, and ESTP core faculty, attended the lunch reception and ceremony in the Bosch Spark Conference Room in Scott Hall.

Larissa Ramírez López (M.S., ESTP, 2020), an ESTP 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 in project valuation, strategic siting, and serves as an independent advisor in project finance engagements.

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

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

Congratulations to the ESTP class of 2024-2025!