Chemical Engineering Electrical

ROSA GHATEE

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U.S. Citizen https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ghatee-363477174/ EDUCATION

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (Biomaterials Focus) May 2019 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Dissertation title: "Fabrication of conductive hydrogel and their application in drug delivery and neuroprosthetic intervention"

M.S. Electrical Engineering December 2015

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Thesis title: "Injectable conductive hydrogels for use in neuroprosthetic intervention" B.S. Material Science and Engineering 2011

Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellow and Research Assistant 2014 - 2019 University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Departments of Chemical Engineering/Electrical, Computer, & Biomedical Engineering Major Professors: Dr. Stephen M. Kennedy and Dr. Walter G. Besio Projects:

• Development and evaluation of conductive hydrogel electrodes. Developed conductive hydrogels to create wet, ready-to-use electrodes for electroencephalography (EEG) and wearable electronics applications.

• Cytotoxicity and drug release of conductive cryogels. Evaluated cytotoxicity and drug release of poly(acrylic acid)-PEDOT injectable cryogels. Viability of different cell lines, including fibroblast (3T3- L1), neurons (HCN-2) and glial cells (QNR-D), were investigated using different assays.

• Fabrication of injectable conductive hydrogels. Fabricated and characterized properties

(mechanical and electrical properties before and after sterilization) of conductive hydrogels based on poly(acrylic acid) and PEDOT to develop injectable conductive cryogels for neural interventions. Responsibilities:

• Management and training of new personnel for mechanical testing equipment (Instron and Biss), impedance spectroscopy, electroencephalography (EEG) testing

• Preparation of SOPs for different types of conductive hydrogels, mechanical test instruments, electrical testing, impedance spectroscopy, EEG testing, and cell culture

• Collection and analysis of data on projects related to conductive hydrogels

• Writing and preparation of peer-review manuscripts related to research Undergraduate Research Assistant 2011

Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

• Project: "Fabrication of iron oxide nanoparticles for MRI drug applications."

• Advisor: Dr. Sirius Javadpoor

• Fabrication of iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery applications (MRI drug) in collaboration with Pharmacy School of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. R. Ghattee, A.E. Touluei, J. Ffijalkowski, A. Alsasa, J. Hayes, W. Besio, S.M. Kennedy. Cryogel- Based Electronic-Tissue Interfaces with Soft, Highly Compressible, and Tunable Mechanics. Advanced Healthcare Materials, In revision, April 2019. 2. A.E. Tolouei, N. Dulger, R. Ghatee, S. Kennedy, A Magnetically Responsive Biomaterial System for Flexibly Regulating the Duration between Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Deliveries, Advanced Healthcare Matererials 7(12) (2018) e1800227.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

1. R. Ghatee, A. Tolouei, J. Fijalkowski, W. Besio, S. Kennedy, “Soft, hydrogel-based electrodes with conductive and compressible attributes for use in neuroprosthetic”, Society for Biomaterials Annual Meetings and Exhibitions, Atlanta, Georgia, April 11-14, 2018. 2. R. Ghatee, W. G. Besio, S. Kennedy, “Soft, Conductive Hydrogel for Use in Neuroprosthetic Intervention”, Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5-8, 2016.

3. R. Ghatee, W. G. Besio, S. Kennedy, “Injectable Conductive Hydrogels for neuroprosthetic interventions”, The 6th Northesat Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine, September 24-26, 2015.

4. T. Barnes, A. E. Tolouei, R. Ghatee, R. Blease, T. Emi, S. M. Kennedy, “Remotely activated biomaterials for use in optimizing localized cancer therapy,” American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015. 2ndplace student poster award. 5. T. Barnes, A. E. Tolouei, R. Ghatee, and S. M. Kennedy, “Optimized mitoxantrone delivery profiles using remotely activated biomaterials,” Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, 2015. 6. T. Barnes, R. Ghatee, A. E. Tolouei, and S. M. Kennedy, “Delivery of optimized mitoxantrone temporal profiles using electrically responsive cryogels,” RI-INBRE SURF Conference, Kingston, RI, 2015.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accountant 2012 - 2013

Pars Hospital, Shiraz, Iran

Computer technician 2010 - 2012

Rose Computer Company, Shiraz, Iran

• Assembled PCs; Installed Windows and other software Intern Summer 2010

Poolad Navard Company (rolling company), Shiraz, Iran

• Observed production of steel bars from steel bullion

• Researched the different production lines, steel bars, rolling machines, and lubrication methods

• Investigated different electric furnaces and research on how to improve the efficiency of furnaces

• Trained on the standards and market requirements for reinforced concrete SEMINAR TALKS

1. Invited speaker, “Integration of conductive hydrogel with tripolar concentric ring electrode,” Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, February 28, 2019. MENTORING

During graduate school I had the honor of mentoring several undergraduate students from both the chemical engineering and biomedical engineering departments SERVICE

Grievance Chair, URI Graduate Assistants United Spring 2016 Member-at-Large, URI Graduate Assistants United Summer 2016 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• IEEE

• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

• IEEE Women in Engineering

• Materials Research Society (MRS)

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SKILLS

Laboratory Skills:

• Imaging: SEM imaging, fluorescent microscopy, optical microscopy

• Analytical: XRD, impedance spectroscopy, rheological analysis

• Cell Culture: mammalian cell culture techniques, cell imaging (Live/Dead assay), WST-1cell proliferation assay, Cell cycle analysis (propidium iodide), ELISA

• EEG testing

• Mechanical testing: Instron, BISS

• 3D printing

Computer: Microsoft Office, MATLAB, one-way Anova, KaleidaGraph, Solidworks Language: Fluent in English and Persian

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REFERENCES

Dr. Samantha Meenach

University of Rhode Island

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences 129 Pastore Hall

51 Lower College Road

Kingston, RI 02881

Phone: 401-***-****

Email: ********@***.***

Dr. Stephen Kennedy

Current: 3M, Maplewood, MN (as of January 2019)

Former: University of Rhode Island

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical engineering Email: *********@***.***

Dr. Walter Besio

University of Rhode Island

Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical engineering 127 Pastore Hall

51 Lower College Road

Kingston, RI 02881

Phone: 401-***-****

Email: *****@***.***

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