Gautham Venugopalan Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Rosslyn, VA

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed U.S. R&D policies for open data and national security in coordination with the White House and Executive Branch agencies
• Led strategic analysis of global data sharing policies, programs, and trends to identify and develop science cooperation opportunities
• Built infectious disease, energy, and disaster management research networks for U.S. and Asian scientists and engineers through the U.S. Science Envoy and U.S.-China People-to-People Exchange programs
• Advised U.S. officials developing bilateral research cooperation strategies in first-world and developing-world countries

Washington, DC

• Diplomacy, Security, and Development Fellow placed at U.S. Department of State

Berkeley, CA

• Continued studies from graduate work on cancer growth mechanics

Berkeley, CA

• Guided 10 students through the process of building microscopes and quantifying imaging performance
• Prototyped custom hardware designed specifically for this course by Thorlabs, Inc.
• Practiced course design with an emphasis on promoting student motivation through a professional development course

Berkeley, CA

• Coauthored 4 journal articles and presented a conference poster that was highlighted in the 2012 American Society for Cell Biology Press Book
• Worked with UC Berkeley Media Relations Office and student run publications to highlight research and nonprofit activities
• Collaborated with physicists, biologists, engineers, and mathematicians on developmental and cancer biology research

Berkeley, CA

• Worked with teaching team to develop syllabus for the first capstone design course at Berkeley Bioengineering
• Mentored student teams through 6 biomedical design projects with industry and academic collaborators

Berkeley, CA

• Created the Program in Sustainable Design, an engineering design course for American college students to learn with rural Panamanian communities
• Mentored 15 students in the Program in Sustainable Design
• Managed business operations of 501c3 organization, and worked with board of directors to develop long-term organizational vision

Berkeley, CA

• Recruited graduate student volunteers and promoted organizational growth from 50 to over 200 volunteers
• Led 2 seminars for K-8 teachers on the scientific method
• Conducted interactive K-5 science lessons in Alameda County
• Advised board of directors and executive office on funding and researcher outreach

Spencer, IN

• Maintained documentation of medical device manufacturing processes in line with federal regulations

Racine, WI

• Developed company-wide policy for failure analysis based on automotive industry standards
• Consulted on-site for manufacturing plants across the U.S. to improve key manufacturing processes

Phd, Bioengineering

Phd, Bioengineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Minor in Economics Minor in Spanish

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