Career Objective
To obtain an entry level engineering position in a medical device company or healthcare related field that involves any or all of the following elements: materials science, engineering, biology, chemistry, medicine.
Education
Johns Hopkins University, B.S. Materials Science and Engineering (Biomaterials track) Graduated May 2011
The biomaterials curriculum covered a variety of topics including biomimetic materials and natural materials, host responses to biomaterials and biocompatibility, and applications of biomaterials, particularly to tissue engineering, drug delivery, and medical devices and implants.
Highlight of Qualifications
Hristova Research Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University) September 2010-May 2011
-Senior Design Project: Designed, planned, and carried out research concerning membrane active peptides for use in drug delivery applications. Relevant lab techniques: Impedance Spectroscopy, Absorbance Spectroscopy.
-Analyzed and organized drug delivery applications research results in relevant charts and figures. A Q&A poster was utilized for presentation at the Institute for NanoBio Technology Symposium. As a result of this presentation, results of data will lead to a scholarly research paper. Expected date is year end 2011.
Teaching Assistant (Johns Hopkins University) February-May 2011
-30 hours assisting Dr. Kalina Hristova with the Physical Chemistry of Materials class.
Materials Testing and Characterization (Johns Hopkins University) September-December 2009
-Conducted materials evaluation, testing, and processing techniques of various metals to determine appropriate materials used in order to build a simple machine.
-Relevant lab techniques: Vickers and Rockwell Hardness Testing, Tensile Strength Testing, Charpy Impact Test, Precipitation Hardening, Cold Rolling.
Prosthetic Orthotic Solutions International (Marlton, NJ) June-August 2009
-Volunteer internship amassing 120 hours shadowing, observing, and assisting practitioners mold, fit, and test prosthetics on patients.
-Gained underst...
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