Bodhi Sansom Email & Phone Number

Inigral, Inc. - Internet Startup - 1/11--present• Developed Ruby on Rails app for referrals and database updating in support of enterprise sales processApigy, Inc. - Tech Startup - 9/10--present• Hardware prototyping for Lockitron - wirelessly controlled door locksCMK Consulting - Small Consultancy - 3/10--5/10• Assessed feasibility and improved competitiveness of a plan to build a solar cell-module-panel fabrication facility using licensed technology from Evergreen Solar(UCLA) Prof. Richard Wirz - Engineering Faculty Member - 10/09--3/10• Applied engineering fundamentals and researched concepts in wind and solar energy, especially building-integrated windAardvark - Internet Startup - 11/09--12/09• Prepared publication-ready figures for a mission-critical article, in collaboration with authorsGourmet 101, LLC - Food Processing Startup - 8/08--4/10• Technical analysis of high-pressure pasteurization technology• Wrote persuasive presentations for guiding strategy• Advised the prosecution phase of primary patentProbe Science, Inc. - Wireless Technology - 4/08--8/08• Developed a wiki-based system for management of IP• Conducted due diligence research on company inventions

• Developed an early-stage business plan for spinoff solar technology company based on patents and research results.• Managed relationships with potential investors for due diligence and feasibility analyses.• Project lead for collaboration of three teams in industry and academia producing a competitive $3.4M federal research funding proposal.• Published research articles and wrote grant applications forwarding the lab mission.• Delivered many presentations on technology and lab research thrusts to diverse audiences from academics to investors to technology transfer professionals.• Entrepreneurship Course Spring 2009 (Prof. George Abe, Anderson School of Management, UCLA)• Designed and installed a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array fabrication facility within the new Charyk lab, including flammable gas controls, plumbing, and an integrated safety system.• Published a first-author research article on novel method for CNT-material fabrication.• Partnered on the design, oversight of construction, and build-out of the Gharib Group’s new $1M+ Charyk Laboratory for Integrated Biomechanics.• Collaborated with the Chiara Daraio Group, training researchers and developing new methods.• Designed and conducted mechanical characterization experiments.• Supervised and trained an undergraduate student conducting proof-of-concept research on electric field actuation of carbon nanotubes and strength of adhesion to substrates.

• Pioneered a new research direction for the Gharib Group – the study of novel carbon nanotube properties and related technology development.• Designed and built the group’s first facility for carbon nanotube growth.• Patented a generally applicable method for anchoring nanostructures within thin layers (microns) of material.• Discovered and studied capillary-based self-assembly pattern formation in vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes, and patented a related method of fabrication.• Discovered and studied liquid wicking through carbon nanotube arrays and patented a related method of passive fluid self-transport.

Phd, Bioengineering

Activities and Societies: Bioengineering Journal Club, Biotech Club, DJ Club, Shorinji KempoThesis: Experimental Investigation.

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Gamma