Engineering State University

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June 29, 2018

Abigail Elizabeth Boerger

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Education

Mississippi State University, Starkville, Ms

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Engineering

Concentration: Biomedical Engineering

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering Excellence

GPA- 3.74/4.0 Magna Cum Laude

Work Experience

Research Assistant Mississippi State University. Starkville, MS. March 2017–September 2017

Assisted in research for programming a robotic arm to pick up deceased chickens

Measured the growth of the chickens weekly

Captured images of three chickens in three different settings using an infrared camera

Performed temperature extraction using Microsoft Excel and infrared images

Intern Fourroux Prosthetics. Memphis, TN. June 2015–August 2015

Observed the various techniques used in prosthetics

Assisted with fitting the prosthesis on the patients

Gained knowledge about 3D printing

Observed how a prosthetic is made for each patient depending on their specific needs and the specific parts

Projects

Engineering Design Project Mississippi State University. Starkville, MS. August 2017–May 2018

Work cooperatively in a group setting

Create a novel idea- a partially resorbable orthopedic screw composed of AZ31 and stainless steel

Complete lab safety and blood born pathogen training

Perform research on magnesium alloys and their characteristics

Perform degradation and mechanical testing

Interpret the results and compare to similar studies

Present idea and research in front of professors and peers

Achievements and Activities

President’s and Dean’s List. August 2014– May 2018

Biomedical Engineering Association of Mississippi State University August 2017- May 2018

Skills

Experienced in Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Knowledgeable in Labview, Multisim, Mathematica, Matlab, C++, Visual Basic