Christopher J. Bankaitis
Horseheads, NY *****
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
**** ******** ********** ****** *. Welt Award Recipient for demonstrating growth and leadership skills throughout academic and athletic college career
2017 & 2016 Scholar Athlete distinction - Clarkson University
2014 Presidential Scholar – Clarkson University
Voted by peers Captain of Clarkson University Men’s Swimming and Diving Team (2017)
Achieved perfect score on New York State High School Regents Exam (Chemistry – 2013)
EXPERIENCE:
Polymer Chemistry Undergraduate Researcher
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Sep 2017 – May 2018
Selected by Chemistry & Biomolecular Science to conduct polymer chemistry research
Involved in creating and executing original experiments in surface initiated polymer growth in pursuit of improving blood vessel fluid flow for the creation of a drug delivery apparatus
Analyzed and improved monomer synthesis for polyester functional group formation purposes in the interest of creating biodegradable particles critical in drug delivery
Member of American Chemical Society as of June 2018
Process Engineering Intern
Pro Unlimited at Corning Inc, Big Flats, NY May 2016 – Aug 2016
Executed supporting role on project chartered to study and control fracturing behavior of specialty glass vials used in storing and transporting pharmaceutical drugs
Designed experiments to investigate root cause(s) of chemically strengthened glass vial defect and breakage behavior influenced by deteriorating manufacturing equipment
Used COPE laser metrology to investigate coating adherence as a function of location on glass vials; entrusted with instructing/training coworker in performing said data collection
Employed JMP software to perform statistical data analysis
Project received Presidential praise in the form of a White House Oval Office product demonstration
Intramural Athletics Referee Coordinator
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY Sep 2015 – May 2018
Managed staff of eight to monitor athletic contests – reported to Assistant Athletic Director
EDUCATION:
2014-18 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
GPA: 3.180
COMPUTER SKILLS:
VMGSim • ChemSep • MATLAB • JMP