1012 Bright Circle, College Station, TX 77840 EDUCATION

PAULINE THY LUONG

(949) 525-2568 pauline_luong@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE: Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance summer internship and full-time position after graduation Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, TX Masters of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering Quality Engineering for Regulated Medical Technologies Certification Cumulative GPR : 4.00 Concentration: polymeric biomaterials, tissue regeneration, medical device regulatory affairs University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering Concentration: biomaterials and biomedical devices SKILLS August 2014 August 2014

May 2012

Familiar with FDA 21CFR820, GMP, GLP Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, highly customer-oriented, detail-oriented Proficient in: Microsoft Office suite, Powerpoint, Excel Publisher; EndNote; Adobe Photoshop CS, GIMP Sterile cell culture; materials characterization (NMR and IR spectroscopy, tensile testing, rheometry) Society for Biomaterials, TAMU Chapter President 2013-present Networked with faculty and local biotech companies to present at monthly meetings or host lab tours Organized monthly general meetings and at least 2 industry tours/talks and socials per semester Coordinated regular officer meetings and oversaw all financial, academic, social, and marketing tasks Biomedical Engineering Ambassadors, TAMU Guest Liaison 2013-present Scheduled 4-6 volunteers to give weekly departmental tours Facilitated communication between 22 BMEN ambassadors and ambassador academic advisor Tracked volunteer activity and submitted to Ambassador Secretary at the end of each semester Women's Graduate Student Network, TAMU Co-Chair 2012-present Helped establish a network for College of Engineering (COE) female graduate students Executed 3 networking/career development events a year through efficient planning and timely advertising Increased sense of community and support among COE female graduate students Muscoskeletal Tissue Engineering Lab, TAMU Graduate Research Assistant 2012-2013 Designed experiments to investigate effect of polymer properties on cell interactions and performance Wrote and published a first-author paper by start of second year of graduate school Presented research 4 times/semester in group meetings, improving presentation quality after each. Presented posters at 1 national and 2 local conferences, winning 3rd place at the national conference REU for Interdisciplinary Research on Imaging and Biomarkers , TAMU REU Research Intern Assisted in bovine lymphangion harvesting, experimental design and setup, and documentation Designed and presented poster on results and impact to 60-70 university students and faculty Vulpe Lab, Department of Nutritional Science and Toxicology, UC Berkeley Undergraduate Research Assistant Conducted weekly ecotoxicity assays on keystone aquatic microorganisms Carefully followed technical laboratory tasks and documented experimental protocols Proactively incorporated mentor guidance into performing highly sensitive tests correctly 2011

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2009-2011

HONORS AND Alpha Eta Mu Beta, National Biomedical Engineering Honor Society, TAMU AWARDS Diversity Fellowship, Biomedical Engineering Department, TAMU Tissue Engineering Special Interest Group (SIG) Poster Award of Merit, Society for Biomaterials 2013 Annual Meeting & Exposition Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program PAPERS AND POSTERS

2013 2012-2013 2013 2012

P.T. Luong, M.B. Browning, R.S. Bixler, E. Cosgriff-Hernandez. "Drying and storage effects on poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel mechanical properties and bioactivity." JBMRA. October 11, 2013. Poly(ethylene glycol) Microspheres and Degradable Derivatives, Biomaterials Day, UT Austin, Texas. 2013. Processing and Storage Effects on Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogel Mechanical Properties and Bioactivity, Society for Biomaterials 2013 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. 2013.