Education
- M.S. in Engineering Mechanics – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2012
- B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2010
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, ENGE 1114 – Engineering Exploration (January 2012 – Present)
- Taught/lead three workshops of about 35 students each
- Responsible for grading all assignments and projects given in the workshop
- Held office hours to answer homework and other course related questions
- Proctored tests
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, ENGE 1024 – Engineering Exploration (August 2011 – December 2011)
- Taught/lead three workshops of about 35 students each
- Responsible for grading all assignments and projects given in the workshop
- Held office hours to answer homework and other course related questions
- Proctored tests
Private Tutoring: Various engineering subjects (Spring 2007 – Present)
- Met with students one on one to work through questions on homework problems and help them prepare for tests
- Statics, Dynamics, Deformable Bodies, and Basic Principles of Structures
Graduate Teaching Assistant: Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, ESM 2104 – Statics (May 2011 – July 2011)
- Held office hours every day to answer student questions on class material
Research Experience
Masters Student Thesis: Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Comparative Biomechanics Lab (August 2010 – Present); Mentor: Dr. Dan Dudek
- Assistance with senior design team projects
- Assistance with construction of novel force plate and set up for force measurement in small animals
- High speed video and force measurement in various animals (fleas, leaf hoppers)
Research Assistant: Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Organismal Biology Lab (September 2009 – May 2010); Mentor: Dr. Jake Socha
- Set up carabid beetle living habitat
- Measurements of internal pressure of carabid beetles
- Use of Syncotron X-Ray with pressure measurements on carabid beetles
Research Intern: School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute (June 2009 – August 2009); Mentor: Dr. Jake Socha
- Researched various pressure measurement systems for use in measuring internal pressure in carabid beetles
- Initial measurements of internal pressure in carabid beetles
Research Intern: School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Summer Institute (June 2008 – August 2008); Mentor: Dr. Nicole Rylander
- Culturing chondrocyte cells
- Research and initial use of the Flexcell Tension and Sheer System
Relevant Teaching and Pedagogical Coursework
- EDEP 5114 – Advanced Educational Psych
- EDEP 5154 – Psych Foundations for Pre-Service Teachers
- GRAD 5104 – Preparing Future Professoriate
- GRAD 5114 – Pedagogical Practices in Contemporary Contexts
- MATH 5984 – Research in Undergrad Math Education
Other Work Experience
Summer Intern: Satellite Tracking of People (June 2007 – August 2007)
Research Presentations
J.J. Socha, L. Cox, W.-K. Lee, M. Means, J. Tolley. 2010. Under pressure: the biomechanical mechanism of rhythmic tracheal compression in carabid beetles. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
J. Tolley, J.J. Socha. 2009. Beetle Juice: The Characterization of Internal Pressure Changes in Carabid Beetles. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Regional Meeting, Chapel Hill, NC.
Laboratory Equipment Experience
High Speed Video Cameras: Recording animal and model movement and analyzing recordings.
Samba Pressure System: Use of the Samba Pressure System to measure internal dynamic pressure inside beetles
ExpeData Software: Data analysis and collection
Flexcell® Tension and Shear Systems: Set up and use of both the tension and compression cell culture systems
Advanced Photon Source: Testing performed at Argonne National Laboratory using the Advanced Photon Source to image beetles
EMG: Use of surface EMGs and recording.
Force Platforms: Use of standard force plates along with a novel construction.
Software Experience
LabView
MatLAB
ExpeData Software: Data analysis and collection
Awards, Honors, and Organizations
Global Perspectives Trip 2012
McNair Scholar Assistantship
McNair Scholar
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Dean’s List: Virginia Tech (Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009)
2nd place award in Word Processing I in Future Business Leaders of America Competitive Events
Websites, Blogs, and Other Related Work
e-Portfolio: https://sites.google.com/site/enginerdjen/
A Geek Abroad – Personal blog required as part of the Global Perspectives Trip 2012: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/ageekabroad
Professor Enginerd – Personal blog required as a part of GRAD 5114: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/professorenginerd
