Peter Hyoung

Education

Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Graduated: April 2014 Emphasis: BioMechanical Engineering GPA: 3.6

Experience

Soft Tissue Research Associate, May 2012 – May 2014

Brigham Young University: BYU Applied Biomechanics Engineering Laboratory- Dr. Anton

Bowden

Developed new experimental methods for characterizing the injury biomechanics of

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tendons and spinal ligaments in both the matrix and fiber direction.

Consulted on all soft tissue experiments of all other researchers.

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Authored and executed testing protocols for ligaments and tendons.

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Obtained IRB’s for research of heat imaging of tendons and ligaments.

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Validated experimental data through statistical analysis and presented research findings in

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poster sessions at biomedical conferences.

Designed and machined new hardware for an improved ligament testing apparatus.

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Publications:

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Journal Article

o Von Forell GA, Hyoung PS, Bowden AE. Failure modes and fracture toughness in partially torn

ligaments and tendons. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Jan 2014.

Conference Papers and Abstracts

o Hyoung PS, Von Forell GA, Bowden AE. Examination of Failure Properties of Tendons Reveals

Extreme Resistance of Tears in the Presence of a Notch Defect. Emerging Ideas in Biomedical

Research, Provo, UT, October 18, 2012.

o Von Forell GA, Hyoung PS, Bowden AE. Directional Failure of Tendons in the Presence of a Notch

Defect. Paper 114, 2013 SEM Annual Conference.

o Von Forell GA, Hyoung PS, Bowden AE. Biomechanical Investigation of the Fracture Toughness of

Torn Spinal Ligaments. Second International Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium,

Philadelphia, PA, November 6-8, 2013.

o Boatwright KJ, Von Forell GA, Hyoung PS, Bowden, AE. Anisotropic Quarter Punch Test: An

optimized geometry replacement for the anisotropic small punch test. Emerging Ideas in Biomedical

Research, Provo, UT, October 18, 2012.

Capstone Team Leader, September 2013 – April 2014

Edwards LifeSciences- Jonathan MacWilliams

Led a five person team in developing an FDA validatable automated process for the oxide

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removal process of heart valve frames.

Developed LabView FPGA and PC programs for the automated system.

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Solved material complications due to working with Hydrochloric and Nitric Acid.

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Lab Assistant, January 2012 – April 2012

Brigham Young University: Mechanical Engineering Materials Department- Dr. Eric Homer

Led eighty students in materials labs consisting of tensile, compression, and torsion tests;

heat treatment of steel, cold rolling metal, etc.

Assisted and guided eighty students in their research of novel uses of materials

Global Product Development Summer Program, Summer 2012

Brigham Young University: ME Product Development Department- Dr. Christopher Mattson

Developed product development skills from concept development to subsystem while

interacting with nine different companies in seven different countries for global product

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development research.

Leadership/Awards/Background

Community and Church Service

Volunteered 2 years as a full-time missionary in Korea for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-

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Day Saints. (2008-2010)

Volunteered as a Peer Youth Mentor, working with 6th graders and providing them a connection to

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college. (2011-2013)

Connected club members to industry engineers as the public relations representative for the BYU

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Computer Aided Design Club. (2012-2013)

Vice President of the BYU Wind Energy Club. (2011-2012)

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Awards

Emerging Ideas in Biomedical Research Poster Session Student Choice Award (2013)

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BYU Half-Tuition Academic Scholarship (2011-2014)

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College of Engineering and Technology Dean’s Award for Excellence in Engineering

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Mathematics (2010)

Skills

CAD Modeling and Drafting: NX 6.0, Inventor 2015

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o Surface and Solid Modeling

o GD&T

MATLAB Programming

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o Data Analysis

o Image Processing

Visual Studio C++, JAVA

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o Object Oriented Programming

LabView Programming

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o Automated Systems

o FPGA

Basic Revit MEP 2015 Skills

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Microsoft Office Programs

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Machining Experience with Lathe & Mill (Manual and CNC)

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Basic Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS, FEBio, LS-DYNA)

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Experience in Human Anatomy and Physiology

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Proficient in Korean

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