Tj Puls, Phd Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, IN

- Lead process and product development efforts for GeniPhys’ novel platform biomaterial - Serve as Principal Investigator for NSF Phase I and Phase II SBIR awards

West Lafayette, IN

- Led customer discovery efforts through NSF I-Corps program- Developed custom fabrication strategies for tissue engineered constructs- Managed pilot-scale manufacturing of collagen biopolymer

West Lafayette, IN

- Design and validation of novel 3D in vitro tumor-tissue invasion model- Performed general tissue engineering lab procedures including 2D and 3D cell culture, immunostaining, and confocal microscopy - Mentored BME undergraduate students; taught them basic lab skills, how to design experiments, and provided oversight for projects- Led and helped manage.

- Conducted over 100 customer discovery interviews with a wide variety of healthcare professionals- Developed and iterated on a Business Model Canvas based on lessons learned from interviews - Worked to identify product-market fit for a novel platform biopolymer

- performed 23 customer discovery interview over the course of 4 weeks- gained insight into customer needs in the field of wound care- Developed value proposition for potential wound care product- Created Business Model Canvas based on findings

Golden, CO

- Independently designed and developed an in vitro microfluidic model of vascular injury - Helped prepare and assemble PDMS based microfluidic devices to study blood clotting under flow - Used Comsol Multiphysics to model the transport phenomena of our experimental systems- Performed data analysis using ImageJ and Excel

Boulder, CO

I worked in the Thermodynamic Research Center (TRC) under Dr. Robert Chirico to manage TRC Tables, a world class thermophysical properties database compiled at NIST. In this experience I was involved with the development and use of data entry software to improve efficiency and accuracy of the extraction of experimental data from scientific literature..

Golden, CO

I prepared samples for and ran an Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). This job gave me experience running, maintaining, and troubleshooting laboratory equipment, as well as the ability to interpret their readouts.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: BME Graduate Student Association, Alpha Eta Mu Beta Honor Society

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering With Minor In Bioengineering And Life Sciences, Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: NCAA Div II Trackand Field, Fellowship of Christian Athletes