Neil Jenkins
Education
M.D. Doctor of Medicine June 2009
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering August 2003
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dissertation: Chemistry of airborne particles from metallurgical processing
Minor: Spanish GPA: 4.6 / 5.0
S.B. Materials Science and Engineering June 1997
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis: Catalysis of decomposition of propane into hydrogen
Minor: German GPA: 5.0 / 5.0
Languages
English natively
German fluently
Spanish functionally
Honors and Awards
American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Scholar 2006
Ohio State College of Medicine Achievement Scholar 2005 - 2009
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award 2005
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship 1997 - 2000
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship 1997
Phi Beta Kappa 1997
Tau Beta Pi 1996
National Merit Scholar 1991
Eagle Scout 1986
Activities and Service
Member, Safety and Health Committee of American Welding Society, 11/05 -
Volunteer, Suicide Prevention Services 24-Hour Hotline, 9/05 - 5 /06
Experience
Research Coordinator
Ohio State University Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Columbus, OH 6/06 - 9/06
Organized and performed cognitive tests on human subjects to measure the effect of norepinephrine on cognitive flexibility during stress.
Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Biomedical Imaging
Charlestown, MA 11/04 - 6/05
Analyzed the properties of nanoparticles used as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging, including the uptake of such particles into various types of cells
Technical Consultant
MIT Materials Manufacturing & Joining Laboratory
Cambridge, MA 8/97 - 10/04
Performed materials analyses and managed projects involving:
patent & literature searches, technical translation
photography, videography, including high speed filming
scanning and transmission electron microscopy, metallography & optical microscopy
tensile-, oxidation-, corrosion-, and flammability-testing
Lecturer; 3.082 Materials Processing Laboratory
MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cambridge, MA 8/03 - 12/03
Developed and taught modules on nanoparticles, thermal meaurements, and failure analysis. Facilitated solar cell design contest.
Graduate Researcher
MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cambridge, MA 8/97 - 8/03
Advisor: T. W. Eagar
Studied welding fume (potentially biohazardous nanoparticles) with the goal to save the US Navy ~$50 million a year. In addition to personal research, supervised other researchers in the following projects:
transmission electron microscopy of metal oxide nanoparticles
surfactant dispersion of submicron agglomerates
cascade impaction of airborne particulate for size distribution
high current vapor deposition
Instructor; Investment Casting
MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Cambridge, MA 1/99, 1/00
Created and taught a hands-on class on lost wax casting.
Publications
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