Melissa Mchale Email & Phone Number

Odessa/Midland, Texas Area

Midland, Tx

Assist principal investigators and other researchers with writing, editing, and publishing, especially in the field of biomedical engineering.

Work under Dr. Jennifer West to oversee day to day operations of a biomaterials research lab. Trained new lab members on equipment and techniques, managed facilities and equipment, coordinated group activities including journal club, assisting with writing and editing grants, proposals, theses, protocols, research manuscripts, presentations,etc.

A one-year appointment as Teaching Post-doc in the BIOE department; position included serving as instructor for junior and senior level lab courses, as well as developing and teaching a new elective for upperclassmen (Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Engineering); responsible for helping to maintain the teaching lab facility including equipment maintenance, and supply and equipment procurement; worked to update and modify the undergraduate laboratory curriculum and course materials; served as… Show more A one-year appointment as Teaching Post-doc in the BIOE department; position included serving as instructor for junior and senior level lab courses, as well as developing and teaching a new elective for upperclassmen (Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Engineering); responsible for helping to maintain the teaching lab facility including equipment maintenance, and supply and equipment procurement; worked to update and modify the undergraduate laboratory curriculum and course materials; served as mentor/adviser for BIOE senior design teams; aided in preparation for ABET accreditation process. Show less

Graduate student working toward a PhD thesis in Bioengineering; conducted research on a polymer system to be used as a vascular graft substitute; designed and built a custom pulsatile flow loop for graft culture; presented research findings at national and international forums; published in peer reviewed media; mentored undergraduate students.

Three semesters acting as teaching assistant in the BIOE department; prepared and ran laboratory sections; graded student homework, quizzes, and exams; served as a substitute lecturer for Biomaterials Engineering.

Graduate student working toward a MS in Biomedical Engineering; conducted research on a genetically engineered polymer system to be used as a cartilage graft; presented research findings at national and international forums; published in peer reviewed media; mentored undergraduate and high school students.

Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering - Three semesters acting as teaching assistant in the BME department; developed and modified lab protocols to accommodate larger class sizes; prepared and ran laboratory sections; graded student homework, and lab reports.

Phd, Bioengineering

Thesis: A Tunable Hydrogel System and Pulsatile Flow Bioreactor for the Development of Tissue Engineered Vascular Grafts

Ms, Biomedical Engineering

Research Topic: Enzymatically Crosslinked Elastin-like Polypeptides as Scaffolds for Cartilage Repair

Bs, Biological Engineering