Engineering Project

Katrina J. Altman

******.**@***.*** **** Waterpointe Ct. Columbus, OH 43209 614-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Career employment as a polymer chemist utilizing a strong educational background in materials science and

engineering for the development and testing of polymer formulations and processes.

EDUCATION

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, August 2009

Overall GPA: 4.00

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, March 2009

Specialization: Biomaterials

Overall GPA: 3.98; Major GPA: 3.98 (4.00 scale)

EXPERIENCE

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Graduate Research Associate (September 2007 to Present)

Define the structure-property relationships at microstructurally relevant length scales for cortical and

trabecular bone to understand changes in bone development resulting from aging, disease, injury, etc.

Research includes the production of micron -scale microcompression pillars in bovine bone using the Dual

Focused Ion Beam and Femtosecond Laser, characterization of the bone surface using the Environmental

Scanning Electron Microscope, and micromechanical testing of bone pillars using a modified nanoindenter.

Supervised undergraduate student assistant.

Rapp Engineering, Columbus, OH

Undergraduate Student Research (June 2007 to August 2007)

Investigation of the formation of open bottom bubbles in the float glass process, and the parameters

necessary to diminish the presence of open bottom bubbles.

Computational research included performing mathematical and thermodynamic calculations and generation

of relevant tables and graphs.

American Dried Co., Inc., Hicksville, OH

Warehouse Operations – Summer Employee (July 2004 to September 2006)

Responsibilities included: inventory control, resolving customer order discrepancies, and packaging and

shipping of customer orders.

Supervised other summer employees.

PUBLICATIONS

Altman, Katrina. "Microscale Machining and Mechanical Characterization of Bone Tissue." MS thesis.

The Ohio State University, 2009.

Altman, K., K. Flores, and E. Morgan. “Micromachining Bone Specimens for Mechanical Testing.” Seventeenth

Annual Ohio Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Symposium, April 2009, Cleveland, Ohio.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Senior Design Project – Optimized the parameters necessary to fabricate micropillars of bone samples using

the Dual Focused Ion Beam and Femtosecond Laser. The senior design project was completed in

conjunction with the graduate research project.

Material Design and Production Competition – Designed an aluminum alloy with composition Al-

3.5wt%Cu-0.4wt%Mg to achieve a minimum 10% total elongation and highest yield stress possible. Placed

3rd with an elongation of 12.61% and yield stress 276.64MPa.

HONORS/HONORARY SOCIETIES

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Phi Kappa Phi (05/2007 – present)

Alpha Sigma Mu (05/2007 – present)

National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2005 – present)

University Honor’s Student (2004 – 2009)

Dean’s List – fifteen consecutive quarters

Materials Science and Engineering Department Chair’s Award

Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Junior Scholar

SCHOLARSHIPS

NASA Ohio Space Grant Consortium Master’s Fellow (09/2008 – 09/2009)

Edison Welding Institute: Outstanding Academic Award (03/2009 – 06/2009)

Townsend Memorial Fund: W. Parl Townsend Scholar (09/2008 – 03/2009)

Arcelor Mittal: Women in Engineering Top Academic Scholarship (03/2008 – 03/2009)

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering: Metallurgical Engineering Award (04/2007, 04/2008)

Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering: Mars Fontana Scholarship (09/2005 – 06/2007)

The Ohio State University: University Scholarship (09/2004 – 03/2008)

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