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EXPERIENCE

SUMMER 2002, Department of Biomedical Engineering, MTU Houghton , MI           

Student Engineer/Researcher

Ø      Isolated/corrected problems with existing designs

Ø      Customer relations

Ø      Designed, built, tested and delivered One-Arm Kayak Paddle

           

FALL 2002, Department of Biomedical Engineering, MTU Houghton , MI           

Student Engineer/Researcher

Ø      Researched phantom tissues, ordered materials, prepared samples, conducted thermal coefficients testing for use in radio frequency heating and energy transmission evaluation.

 

SPRING 2003, Hancock Public Schools & Houghton-Portage Township Schools , Hancock & Houghton , MI

High School Substitute Teacher

 

FALL 2003 – PRESENT, Dept of Bioengineering, University of Utah

Research Assistant

Ø      Thesis: Ultrasonically Enhanced Uptake of Paclitaxel for Breast Cancer Treatment

Teaching Assistant

Ø      Aid students with MatLab modeling of cardiovascular system / electrical circuit modeling of cardiovascular system

Ø      Homework grading

 

EDUCATION

1998-2002                     Michigan Technological University, Houghton , MI

                                    Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering

 

2003-Present:                University of Utah , Salt Lake City , UT

Masters of Science, Bioengineering (PENDING)

Thesis Title: Ultrasonically Enhanced Delivery of Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Breast Cancer

 

STRENGHTS

Anatomy and Physiology –         Experience:       Anatomy & Physiology, Animal Physiology, Cardio-Pulmonary      

                                                                        Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Aerospace Physiology

 

Materials Sciences –                 Experience:       Engineering Materials and Material Mechanics, Biomaterials,

Advanced Biomedical Polymers, Ceramics& Powered Materials, Composite Materials

 

Mechanical Sciences –              Experience:       Statics, Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid

Dynamics, Biomechanics

 

Math –                                     Experience:       Calculus I-IV, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra

 

Programming –                         Experience:       Fortran, Self-taught HTML, Matlab & Labview

 

Other –                                     Experience:       HPLC, Cell Culture, In Vivo Testing Protocol