Engineering Engineer

PRIYA VISWANATHAN

**** *.****** **, **** A 618-***-****

Carbondale, IL 62901 *******@*****.***

• Skilled analytical problem-solver with the ability to quickly learn new technologies.

• Polished communication, presentation, training, and client relations skills.

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position as a Bio-Engineer, Researcher, or Lab Technician that will expand and utilize my skills.

ACADEMIC DETAILS

Bachelor of Science in Bio-Engineering, Cell and Tissue Engineering Dec 2010 University of Illinois at Chicago, IL

COURSEWORK

Biostatistics

Cell and Tissue Engineering

Cell Biology

General Chemistry I, II

Biomaterials

Biological Systems Analysis

Medical Product Development

Senior Design

Thermodynamics

Java

Physics I, II, III

Biomechanics

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Languages/Scripts: Java, MATLAB

• Platforms: Win XP/2000/Vista, Macintosh.

• Tools: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook

ACADEMIC SKILLS

• Titration

• Cell Culture

• PH Meters

• NMR Spectrometer

• Buffer Solutions

• Electrical Circuit Boards

• Oscilloscope

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Summer Research– (UIC, IL, 2010):

• Worked on MATLAB to measure T1 and T2 relaxation times of natural tissues. Used bovine nasal cartilage dataset to compare the relaxation times between the natural cartilage tissues and the engineered cartilage tissues by natural tissues using 1.7T vertical bore microMRI, NMR spectrometer, and MATLAB code.

Senior Design Project- (UIC, IL, 2009-2010):

• Designed, built, and tested how effective a 2-joint, 3-d model of the human arm is by using the neuromuscular dynamic concepts such as robustness, induced acceleration, and co-contraction. Robustness is the ability of a muscle to maintain position in the event of third-party stresses or forces while contracted. Induced acceleration is the contraction of a single muscle across a joint which results in the activation of different muscle groups throughout the body. Co-contraction is a body-stabilizing process involving the simultaneous contraction of both the agonist and antagonist muscle which both cross the same joint and act in the same plane.

• Constructing a model of the human arm was to better explain the neuromuscular dynamic concepts to students, and by having a visual representation, it would definitely make it easier for students to grasp and understand the concepts.

Biosystems Analysis Project - (UIC, IL, 2009):

• Worked on designing a mathematical model of the circulatory system to analyze the blood flow through the human body. The mathematical model was based on the conservation balances of the transport of blood, moving down the pressure gradient and into and out of the vessels which have resistance. This model was a set of linear algebraic equations which contained unknown and known variables. The unknowns were the blood flows and the pressures at the junctions between vessels; the knowns were the hydraulic length, diameter, and viscosity of blood in vessels that determined the resistances of the vessels. Also, known were the pressures at each heart chamber, which served as the sources of pressure.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Student Assistant – (SIU, IL, 2006): Worked as a student assistant providing clerical support to the secretary of the Mining Engineering Department.

• Volunteer - (Carbondale Memorial Hospital, IL, 2007): Worked as a volunteer at the hospital and helped in assisting the patients to their discharge rooms..

ACTIVITIES

• Residential Hall Association

• Indian Student Association-Bhangra Dance Team, 2007

ENGINEERING AFFILIATIONS

• Women in Science & Engineering, UIC WISE Chapter

• Bio-Medical Engineering Society, UIC BMES Chapter-Built kits for EWH

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