Sean Mcmahon Email & Phone Number

Kennett Square, Pa, Us

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Blacksburg, Va

About me and my research:- Worked in the Chen Research Group at Virginia Tech (https://chen.biol.vt.edu) focused on the mathematical modeling of biological systems, with an emphasis on cellular biology.- My PhD research focused on mechanical dynamics and instability emergence in chain-mediated bacterial motility​ under the direction of Dr. Jing Chen.Experience:-Developed mathematical modeling frameworks for investigating bacterial motility mechanics.-Applied quantitative techniques from physics and mathematics to gain physical insights from the models.-Wrote manuscripts detailing the development and findings of our research.-Advised an undergraduate researcher.Publications, conferences, and seminars:-Poster presentation, American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 2019-Seminar presentation, Department of Mathematics (MathBio Series), Virginia Tech, March 2020 -Poster presentation, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, February 2020-Seminar presentation, Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, Virginia Tech, June 2021-Poster presentation, American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, December 2021-Poster presentation, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, February 2022-McMahon SG, Melville SB, Chen J, Mechanical limitation of bacterial motility mediated by growing cell chains. (2022) Biophysical Journal 121(12):2461-2473.-Contributed talk, Emergent Collective Behaviors: Integrating Simulation and Experiment, Banff International Research Station, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 2022-McMahon SG, Neu J, Chen J, Emergence of mechanical instability dynamics in growing bacterial cell chains. (2022, in preparation).

Blacksburg, Va

-Led an introductory physics lecture, instructing over 100 students. Contributed to the development and administration of various assignments and examinations.-Assisted in the development and led the administration of a new exploration-based laboratory format for physics majors.-Administered various introductory physics recitations and laboratories leading 20-40 students per class.-Led help sessions providing assistance to dozens of students per week.

-Tutored numerous students in introductory physics helping them form a better understanding of basic physical principles and aided in the development of their problem solving skills and approach.-Led an SAT preparation group with instruction covering mathematics, reading, and writing. Developed personalized curriculum and materials to match the needs of my students.

Lewisburg, Pa

Summer 2014: Investigated the dynamics of active matter particles using tools from statistical physics.Summer 2015: Built mathematical models to investigate blood flow dynamics in damaged vascular networks.Fall 2015-Spring 2016: Implemented computational methods to investigate the dynamics of silica glass.

Lewisburg, Pa

-Independently led weekly help sessions for introductory physics students.-Assisted in the administration of introductory physics labs, directly interacting with 20-30 students.-Graded problem sets and quizzes for an introductory physics course.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics

Dissertation: Modeling mechanical dynamics in chain-mediated bacterial sliding Advisor: Jing Chen, Department of Biological Sciences.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Physics

Activities and Societies: Society of Physics Students (Secretary), Offbeats A Cappella (Vice President, President), Bucknell University.

High School Diploma