Honors Scholarship, University of Maryland, 1987 and 1988

Maryland State Senatorial Scholarship, 1988

Academic Honors, University of Maryland, Spring 1990, Spring 1989, Fall 1988

President, National Mathematics Honor Society, University of Maryland, 1988

Illinois State Scholarship, 1985

Honors Scholarship, Augustana College, 1985

Graduate Teaching Assistant in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 9/93 to 12/98

• Introduction to Biomedical Fluid Mechanics. Biomedical Engineering 765-B70, Fall 1998 and Fall 1997. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their applications to biological systems. Laboratory Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Grader. (I was also invited to instruct this course for Fall quarter 1998 but was unavailable based on scheduling constraints.)

• Fluid Mechanics I. Mechanical Engineering 740-B41, Spring 1998, Spring 1997, Fall 1996, Fall 1995. Fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Properties and statics of fluids, kinematics and dynamics of fluid motion - continuity, momentum, and energy equations. Dimensional analysis, flow in closed conduits. Laboratory Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Grader.

• Theory of Machines - Design of Elements. Mechanical Engineering 740-C15, Spring 1996 and Spring 1994. Factors influencing the proportioning of machine elements - stresses, deformations, and failure criteria as applied to shafts, springs, belts, bearings, gears. Teaching Assistant, Grader, Spring 1996. Substitute Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Grader, Spring 1994.

• Mechanics II. Mechanical Engineering 740-B02, Spring 1995. Kinetics of rigid bodies in planar motion, moments of inertia, energy and momentum methods, principle of virtual work. Teaching Assistant, Grader.

• Mechanics I. Mechanical Engineering 740-B01, Fall 1994. Equivalent force systems. Equilibrium of rigid bodies. Distributed forces and centers of gravity. Kinematics of rigid bodies in planar motion. Teaching Assistant, Grader.

• Thermodynamics I. Mechanical Engineering 740-B20, Fall 1994 and Fall 1993. Basic definitions, zeroth law and the meaning of temperature, the first law applied to flow and nonflow processes, the second law and its applications, properties of pure substances, equations of state, the third law of thermodynamics, and introduction to cycles. Teaching Assistant, Grader.

• Stress Analysis. Mechanical Engineering 740-C62, Winter 1994. Theory of elasticity: plane stress, and plane strain problems. Bernoulli-Euler beam theory. Elastic stability. Principle of minimum potential energy; Rayleigh-Ritz methods applied to problems involving rods, beams, columns, plates. Teaching Assistant, Grader.

Instructor, Lakeview Learning Center, Truman College, Chicago IL, 1/93 to 8/94

• English as a Second Language: Advanced Conversation. Four-hour long interactive class for students who are moderately fluent in English to improve vocabulary and conversational skills. Instructor, Discussion Leader, Designer of Class Projects.

Graduate Research Assistant in Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston IL 6/94 to 4/99. Visiting Scholar in Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 4/99 to present.

Conducted and analyzed experiments on bench top fluid dynamic models of pulmonary airway closure and reopening, and on bench-top models of liquid plug flow in the pulmonary airways (Applications: surfactant replacement therapy, liquid ventilation, drug delivery). Conducted experiments in animal models of liquid plug flow in the airways. Presented material at conferences, submitted journal articles.

Graduate Research Assistant in Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston IL 9/93 to 12/94

Developed an experimental system for controlling and studying collision of small fluid droplets (Applications: spray technology, aerosol dynamics).

Undergraduate Research Assistant in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 9/89 to 12/90

Conducted and analyzed experiments on bench top fluid dynamic models of polymer extrusion, investigating strain and mixing characteristics of fluid particles in a partially-filled co-rotating twin screw extruder. Developed theory, analyzed data, presented material to industrial sponsors, and published journal article.

Amoco Pipeline Company, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 2/91 to 10/92

Project Engineer. Managed projects through engineering design, cost estimation, permit acquisition, labor coordination, contract preparation, field travel, awarding of bids, and construction. Projects include work on $10 million tank farm conversion for MTBE storage, river dredging, wildlife remediation project, and pipeline relocations.

Ampsko Metalworks, Washington, DC 5/89 to 9/89

Supervising CAD Engineer. Managed projects for sheet metal fabrication to manufacturer industrial-grade kitchen equipment. Duties include computer-assisted drawing and designing per manufacturing specifications.

The Graduate Student Association at Northwestern University, President, 1996 to 1997; Secretary, 1995; Social Activities Director, 1994. New chapter opened 1994; between 1994 and 1997 we initiated a new graduate student orientation, direct-deposit for funded graduate students, teaching symposium for new teaching assistants, and spring tax sessions for domestic and international graduate students.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Student Member

The Society of Women Engineers, Student Member

The Society of Automotive Engineers, Treasurer, 1990. Participated in a special team to design and build the University of Maryland Solarcar which placed third in the 1990 national competition.

The National Mathematics Honor Society, University of Maryland Chapter, President, 1988.