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Minneapolis, MN, US

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, Graduate Research Assistant, Pittsburgh PA
• Working towards implementation of an active end effector in an intelligent, tremor-mitigating microsurgical tool to improve the safety and success rates of retinal membrane peeling and retinal vein cannulation procedures
• Created and validated a cardiac phantom through 3D modeling/printing and CFD simulations respectively; collaborated with a lab member to develop a machine learning… Show more Carnegie Mellon University Robotics.
• Created and validated a cardiac phantom through 3D modeling/printing and CFD simulations respectively; collaborated with a lab member to develop a machine learning algorithm to accurately map coronary vasculature.
• Designed a soft, resistive sensor for cardiac catheter ablation; characterized resistance vs. force relationships via FEA and Python coding for various loading methods, validated through analytical modeling, to mimic.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Engineering Molecular Cell Biology - Fall 2019Tissue Engineering - Spring 2020

Greater Omaha Area

• Biomechanics
• Designed a 3D-printable device paired with an ankle-foot orthotic to lower ankle power during walking in patients with Peripheral Artery Disease; pilot testing is ongoing with initial results showing a 6.5% decrease in.
• Generated finite element simulations in Fusion 360 to determine stress levels placed on ankle-foot orthotic over time, leading to design changes intended to improve the comfort and strength of the device
• Adapted Arduino… Show more Biomechanics
• Adapted Arduino code to calibrate and record data via an attachable load cell to facilitate the recording of force data during pilot testing Show less

Ames, Iowa

• Microfluidics, Electrochemistry
• Utilized Comsol to predict velocity and pressure needed to establish a consistent flow of media through microfluidic devices to examine the migration of breast cancer cells using various chemoattractants
• Constructed a Matlab code to quantitate intensity and sharpness of various concentration gradients, providing a way to quantitatively compare pump settings
• Developed a Comsol simulation depicting an electrochemical reaction powered by… Show more Microfluidics, Electrochemistry
• Developed a Comsol simulation depicting an electrochemical reaction powered by bipolar electrodes in a microfluidic device to support experimental results of a faradaic reaction produced by a lab member
• Quantified effects of upstream diffusion layers on downstream electrode reactions, strengthening the predictive model; published results in the Journal of Analysis and Testing, in collaboration with advisor and.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Biochemical Engineering, Microbiology
• Developed and optimized an in-house, chemically defined media for NSO cell culture and recombinant protein production using “Design of Experiments” tactics; increased maximum cell density by 110%
• Created a Matlab code to optimize media components based on a quadratic model, significance of each variable tested, and prior results to improve small scale longevity of cell culture by 33%

Omaha, Nebraska

• Microbiology
• Collaborated with a post-doc to conduct protein expression experiments focused on the effects of cell signaling inhibitors on renal cancer cell proliferation
• Captured high-resolution photos of cells cultured in inhibitors of interest via cell staining, observed a 93% increase in differentiation and upregulation of ciliogenesis in affected renal cells
• Delivered an academic poster presentation consisting of significant outcomes at an undergraduate symposium

Master Of Science - Ms, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical And Biological Engineering