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Benjamin G. Kaplan [email protected] 1 (914) 703-1935 http://www.linkedin.com/in/bengkaplan
EDUCATION Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Class of 2018
v B.S. in Computational Biology, Overall GPA 3.58/4.00 (Dean’s List), Major GPA: 3.72
WORK EXPERIENCE
Westchester Medical Center & Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Valhalla, NY May-July, 2014 Public Relations Internship v Wrote proposals for and designed hospital’s expanded social media presence on Pinterest and other newer social media sites v Identified, researched and drafted outreach for potential corporate partners regarding hospital events and sub-organizations
Case Management/Utilization Internship v Designed and programmed system for case manager performance data entry, analysis, and numerical-graphical rankings v Used to evaluate job performance for case managers at both Westchester Medical Center and Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital
Paid researcher at Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign June-August, 2013
(See Research below)
RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Next Generation Self-Healing Concrete: Infusing Bacteria into Engineered Cementitious Composite August 2011-March 2014 v Created never-before made hybrid of bacterial concrete and Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) v Improved self healing by 22.6% as measured by resonant frequency increase v Tested in field environments; found previously unreported healing equivalence between underground and lab environment
Bacteriophage Research August 2014-Present v Isolated and identified unique bacteriophage infecting Arthrobacter bacterium
Ø Streaked, plated, and cultured bacteria and phage v Used electron microscopy to analyze phage structure v Used gel electrophleresis, spectroscopy & restriction enzyme analysis to purify phage DNA v Used bioinformatics to analyze phage genomes and evolutionary history
Contemporary Conceptualization of Cyber Warfare: June 2012-August 2012 Responses to Cyber Warfare Versus Responses to Conventional Warfare
v Demonstrated dissonance between global policy responses for acts of cyber warfare/espionage vs. conventional counterparts Recommended policy course for preventing proliferation national cyber threats and augmenting national cyber defense
Hack Wars: Duel of Coders February 2015-Present v Conceptualized and coded interactive game testing the basic hacking/de-bugging abilities of coders v Goal: to make a minimal change to your opponent’s offensive function definitions, preventing their attack/ensuring your victory
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer Programming: Can code fluently/effortlessly in Python, proficient in Java, and basic HTML
Laboratory Experience v Civil Engineering: Made, mixed, molded, and measured concrete tensile and compressive strengths, soprtivity, and self-healing v Wet Biological: Cultured bacteria/phages (streaking, plating, etc.) microscopy, spectroscopy, restriction enzyme analysis v Bioinformatics: Used DNA Master software suite and other programs to annotate phage genome and evolutionary history
Writing: Well versed in scientific/analytical and expository writing
Statistics: Familiar with rudimentary statistical testing: T-Tests, ANOVA, Pearson’s R, curve-fitting
Foreign Languages: Elementary proficiency in French Graphic Design: Basic Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator skillset Miscellaneous: Microsoft Access and Excel experience
LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Captain- Byram Hills H.S Academic Challenge Team
Founder- Byram Hills H.S Ergonomic Improvement Council
General Hospital Volunteering at Westchester Medical Center
Student’s Serving Soldiers supports active-duty soldiers and veterans with care packages and fundraising
HONORS & AWARDS
ASM International Foundation Award for “Most outstanding exhibit in Material Science” at WESEF Westchester-Rockland JSHS Speaker 3rd Place in Session Presenter at NY State JSHS Intel Science Talent Search Research Report Badge Recipient
Intel Science Talent Search Initiative Badge Recipient Byram Hills H.S. Science Research Symposium speaker 2014 UCSB Mentor Research Program Symposium speaker 2012
Bryant University Book Award for Entrepreneurship and Academic Excellence
