Permanent Address:

1284 Meadow Pond Rd.

Islesboro, Maine 04848

James Z. Jackson
(207)-322-5847 | jacksj6@rpi.edu

Campus Address:
2121 15th St.
Apt. 2
Troy, NY 12180

OBJECTIVE
Driven and intelligent student interested in a summer internship or undergraduate research position in the field of
Biomedical Engineering where there is an everlasting need for innovation.

EDUCATION
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, TROY, NY
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, GPA: 3.96/4.00

Expected: May 2016

SKILLS
Proficient in: SolidWorks, NX 8, Matlab, Minitab, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word
Working knowledge of: Maple 16

WORK EXPERIENCE
MUSCULOSKELETAL MECHANICS LABORATORY, TROY, NY
Undergraduate researcher, September 2014 - Present
Currently developing an in vivo pressure sensor that will detect both acute and chronic compartment
syndrome. I am working under the supervision of Dr. Eric Ledet and Mr. Matt Dion.
RiSE AT RUTGERS CELLULAR BIOENGINEERING REU, PISCATAWAY, NJ
Undergraduate researcher, May 2014 August 2014
Worked under Dr. Joseph Freeman and Mr. Emmanuel Ekwueme in the Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration
(MoTR) lab at Rutgers University.
Analyzed cellular response in tendons due to a novel treatment for sprains and strains.
Attending the 2014 BMES annual meeting to present this research and will be a co-author in one of
Emmanuel Ekwuemes dissertation papers.

RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Modeling of Biomedical Systems, RPI, Fall 2014
Serves as an introduction to applying computer modeling to physiological systems.
Biomechanics, RPI, Spring 2014
Was geared towards gaining an understanding about joint and muscle forces, mechanical properties of
biological tissue, and structures of bone-implant systems.
Biomaterials Science and Engineering, RPI, Spring 2014
Presented structure-property relationships of various implant materials.
Introduction to Engineering Design, RPI, Fall 2013
Engaged in a comprehensive experience of the engineering design process.
Collaborated with a team to design and build an alarm clock that senses when the user is in bed.
Main role in the alarm clock project was to analyze weight distribution and calculate voltage outputs from
load cells being used to sense when the user was in bed.

HONORS AND LEADERSHIP

RPI Varsity Golf
-Eight top ten finishes in twenty three tournaments
-First place finishes in four tournaments
-Two time Liberty League performer of the week

RPI Dean's List

Rensselaer Leadership Award