Swathi Katakam Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, Md, Us

•participate in comprehensive 2-hour weekly meetings, collaborating with the entire course staff to ensure alignment in teaching objectives and strategies• serve as a teaching assistant for two lab sessions weekly, guiding students through hands-on experiences with lab equipment• encourage students to develop proficiency in operating lab equipment and ensure its proper functionality to facilitate student experiments and projects effectively• assist students in troubleshooting their circuits and measurements, offering guidance and solutions to overcome technical challenges and grasp fundamental concepts.

• Perform and learn laboratory techniques including cardiac perfusion, tissue fixation, and micro-CT imaging • Learn and implement machine learning data analysis of medical imaging data• Provide weekly updates of research progress• Perform safety inspections and general maintenance of laboratory chemicals and equipment

• Assists with coordination of in-school mentors for local FIRST LEGO League robotics teams• Help coordinated activities for outreach events such as Girls in STEM and Boys in STEM at Tulane• Assist with training teachers and student mentors with using the Spike Prime Robot and programming interface

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Coordinate sessions for General Physics Students to review class material and questions in order to help students feel more confident in the subject matter for the class.Prepare review slides, conceptual questions and practice tests to allow students to facilitate mastery of Calculus-based Physics II material in preparation for assessments and further coursework

• Build community among 22 residents through intentional conversations, community activities, conflict mediation and support• Coordinate with a team of resident advisors to maintain building standards, student safety, and night duty schedule• Communicate professionally with supervising staff regarding resident and community issues

• Conduct preliminary literature review for mimicking tissue imaging with the photoacoustic imaging system • Execute experiments using light coupled ultrasound imaging (Photoacoustic Imaging)• Use MATLAB to conduct data and imaging analysis and run Monte-Carlo simulations of experiments• Operate lab equipment including plate reader, laser, and Verasonics Ultrasound Software• Presented undergraduate thesis findings at 2022 BMES Conference

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bachelor Of Science Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Tulane University Orchestra Biomedical Innovation for Global Impact Resident Advisor- Monroe Hall Grand.