Mckayla Procopio Email & Phone Number

Cherry Hill, Nj, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

-Grader for PHYS131: Survey of the Universe for the Fall 2024 Quarter

-Mentor: D. Goldberg, Ph.D.-Computational analysis utilizing data from the Dark Energy Survey-Researching flexion in the cases of galaxy-galaxy lensing-Created a pipeline to pair galaxies and identify the foreground and background galaxies to study the effects of a lens galaxy on a background galaxy

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

-Mentor: J. Goldman, Ph.D.-Title of Project: Cosmic Ray Muon Analysis-Analyzed data previously collected by Dr. Goldman, R. Pipes, and A. McNichols at the University of Hawai'i as a part of the Hawai’i Space Grant Consortium (2013 Grant)-Focused on the effect of altitude on the maximum energy emitted by muons-Collaborated with two other students in the program to create and present a joint poster for the Mini Conference conclusion of the program-Member of the inaugural cohort of the program

Assisting vp: Member Education with:-helping sisters stay on track of their coursework by continuing the scholarship point program-maintaining confidential academic records of sisters,-promoting the academic success of sisters in Delta Gamma-communicating with sisters about academic success plans-recognizing sisters with academic and career achievements at events such as Founder's Day

Responsibilities Include:-promoting Delta Gamma's philanthropy: Service for Sight-acting as a liaison between the chapter and the Delta Gamma Foundation-serving on Chapter Management Team (CMT)-working with Director of Fundraising to help raise money for the Delta Gamma Foundation-maintaining and updating an Instagram page to raise awareness and provide information for our philanthropy event: Anchor Slam

Responsibilities Include:-promoting the academic success of sisters in Delta Gamma-maintaining an online database of class notes and textbooks as well as a physical library located within the Delta Gamma house-communicating with sisters about academic success plans-conversing regularly with VP: Social Standards, VP: Member Education, and Honor Board to ensure sisters are achieving scholastic potential

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

For my first co-op experience, I worked at Incyte in Wilmington, DE in the Inflammation and Auto-Immunity (IAI) team. This was a 6-month experience where I worked in the lab, developed and optimized protocols, and presented my research.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

I continued the research I started with AIM2 during the STAR Scholars experience. I aim to design more experiments to visualize further and understand the differences in 2D and 3D environments and their effect on AIM2 localization. Additionally, I worked with mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) that were wild-type and AIM2-knockout to determine if there were morphological and migrational differences between the two cell types.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

I completed 35 hours per week in the Petrie Lab at Drexel University. This laboratory studies the nuclear piston mechanism of lobopodial cells in a 3D matrix. My specific project focused on how the protein AIM2 (absent in melanoma 2) plays a role in such instances in fibrosarcoma cells.

Moorestown, New Jersey, United States

Responsibilities included:-displayed customer engagement at the register during check-out, returns, and in-store pickups-maintained cleanliness of high touch areas-collaborated with coworkers to create displays and organize products

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics (Astrophysics Concentration), 3.55

Activities and Societies: •Student Representative for Department of Physics Nominations and Awards Committee 2024-25 •Women in Physics.

Certificate, Intermediate French Proficiency, Grade: 4.0

Drexel's Intermediate French Proficiency Certificate requires coursework that demonstrates that students are proficient in French language.