Matthew K.

Dion
Local
Department of Biomedical Engineering
110 8 th St, Troy, NY 12180
dionm@rpi.edu

EDUCATION
Expected May 2016
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
GPA: 3.57
Doctorate of Philosophy
May 2012
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 3.16
Honors
Eagle Scout, Rensselaer Society of Engineers Becker Award, Rensselaer Medal Scholarship
Skills Profile
Software: UGS NX 5.0 Computer Aided Design, Microsoft Office Suite, Matlab (Simulink
and Comsol), Agilent VEE, Web-Human, SolidWorks, ECIS, Labview, MasterCAM
Lab Skills: Technical writing, Cell culturing, Cell staining, Spectroscopy, Gel
electrophoresis, Tensile-compression testing, Western Blotting, PCR, ELISA, Fluorescence,
Experimental design, Mass spectroscopy, Basic chemistry techniques, EMG

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Graduate Researcher for Global Engineering Teams (GET)
Spring 2014-Present
Worked with an interdisciplinary, international team of graduate students to develop a
lower limb prosthetic for developing countries. The goal of this project was to design, test
and fabricate a functional prototype to be entered into the international LIMBs co mpetition.
Graduate Researcher in the Musculoskeletal Laboratory at RPI
Summer 2012-Present
Measuring In Vivo Knee Biomechanics using a Novel Implantable Sensor System
Teaching Assistant at RPI
Fall 2012 -Present
Graduate TA in Bioengineering Lab & Biomaterials Applications in Medicine course(s)
In charge of organizing and overseeing weekly labs, holding office hours, and grading.
Undergraduate Research Project, Bio-sensing at RPI
Fall 2011-Winter 2012
Worked on a project using an electrode and cell culture to monitor health of cells when
introduced to deadly toxins.
Vitreous State Laboratory at Catholic University of America
Summer 2011
Biophysics Department: Studied single molecule micromanipulation techniques via DNA protein interactions utilizing a custom built horizontal, magnetic tweezers assembly.
U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Summer 2010
ORISE fellowship for Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division in Natick, Ma.
Designed tests, wrote software, and executed battery testing to character ize custom lithiumion battery performance. Fabricated, tested, and r uggedized hardware used in data acquisition
for physiological research of soldier performance in extreme environments.

LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES

Rensselaer Society of Engineers
House Manager, Fall 2009-Spring 2011
Managed a $5000 budget, a voting member of the Executive Committee, organized 40
members for weekly tasks and reported to the Trustee Board with monthly reports.