Krystina Szafran

Address:
80 Descanso Dr. Apt. 3103
San Jose, CA 95134
szafrankm@gmail.com | Website: szafrakm.weebly.com
( 6 3 0 ) 908-9434

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full time career in Biomedical Engineering in the Bay Area.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Biomaterials Concentration May 2018
GPA: 3.31
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – Terre-Haute, IN
Minor: Nanomedicine, Psychology

Relevant Courses:
Regulatory Affairs in Medical Devices, Biomedical Optics, Nanomedicine, Biomaterials, Intro to
Tissue Engineering, Biomedical Instrumentation, Cellular Physiology

SKILLS
Software: Python, MATLAB, C++ with Arduino, Minitab, Microsoft Office, SolidWorks, CAD
Laboratory: Bi Cell Seeding, Biomaterial Scaffold Fabrication, Data Analysis, PMMA Bone Cement
Polymerization, Materials Testing with Load Cells, Soft Tissue Testing

EXPERIENCE
Sacral Nerve Stimulator Test Chamber Project Spring 2018
Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Final Project, Terre-Haute, IN
• Worked in a group for one year to develop a working, minimally invasive, sacral
nerve stimulator Test Chamber to be used in a developing country
• Collaborated and communicated effectively with a neurosurgeon client from
Nepal and my cross-disciplinary team to develop testing procedures to test the
efficacy of the stimulator device
• Conducted quality control testing and validation to ensure quality of the device

Hearing Loss Simulator Project (link)

Spring 2017
Biomedical Engineering Junior Design Final Project, Terre-Haute, IN
• Worked in a group to design, test, and implement a device that simulates hearing
loss in real time using good engineering design and data analysis
• Individually worked on verification and validation of the device prior to delivery to
the client
• Collaborated in writing an extensive post-design report

Nanomedicine Research Assistant (link)

Summer 2016
Department of Physics and Optics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre-Haute, IN
• Planned, directed, and conducted my own research on nanomedicine for cancer
treatment
• Wrote a substantive research report and analyzed large quantities of data to
highlight my research on nanoparticle detection of cancer cell biomarkers
• Programmed models in Matlab and 3D modeled equations in Maple

PRESENTATIONS
• Szafran, K., Razma G., Smith, T., Gibson P. (2019) Sacral Nerve Stimulator Design Presentation.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
• Szafran, K. (2016). Nanomedicine Research Presentation. Argonne National Laboratory.

LEADERSHIP
Panhellenic 2017-2018
President
Alpha Omicron Pi 2014-2018
Recruitment Chair, Panhellenic Delegate, member