08-97 - 12/97, 01-97 - 05/97, 05/96 - 08/96 Engineer Co-op, Siecor Corporation, Hickory, NC
- Work in the Research and Development facility on quality control test equipment now under review for a patent.
- Investigate effects of oxygen inhibition, time temperature superposition, process condition, fiber type, matrix material, and coloring process on fiber optic attenuation performance.
- Investigate different types of optical fiber and eliminated unnecessary test procedures to save time and money for future experiments.
01/98 - Present, 05/97 - 08/97 - Undergraduate Research, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
- Investigate protein adsorption vascular graft material.
- Conduct background research on breast implant material including tensile, creep, stress relaxation, hysterisis, and thermal analysis.
- Investigate the effects pH and point defects have on breast implant material tests.
Skills:
IBM, Macintosh, Microsoft Word, Excel, JMP, TK Solver, Mathematica, AutoCAD, Netscape, Eudora, Lotus Notes
Honors:
- SouthEasterhn Grain and Feed Association Scholarship
- Mountaire Farms Scholarship
- Perdue Farms Scholarship
Activities:
- Association of Science and Materials; Member - 1998 - Present
- Society of Biomaterials; Member - 1998 - Present
- Student Engineer's Council; Representative - 1998 - Present
- Open Water Scuba Diving; Certified - 01/95 - Present
- Resident Advisor - 08/96 - 12/96
- Resident Hall Federation; Vice Chair West Eggleston Hall - 08/95 - 05/96
References Available Upon Request
Maintained by Kelly Renshaw
Revised February 1, 1998