MADHURA JOSHI 3405 Telford Street #312 Cincinnati, OH, 45220

513-609-9691 madhurajoshi.india@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging full time position utilizing my background in Materials Science and Engineering to help develop products and

processes along with providing technical support.

EDUCATION Masters of Science – Materials science & Engineering Expected Summer 2015

University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati - OH, USA GPA: 3.9/4.0

Bachelor of Technology – Polymer and Surface Engineering June 2011 Institute of Chemical Technology | Mumbai, India First Class

TECHNICAL SKILLS Material Characterization Experience

Surface Analysis - Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Optical Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM),

Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

Electrochemical Analysis - DC Polarization (DCP), Cyclic polarization

Thermal Analysis - Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

Mechanical Testing - Tensile Testing, Hardness Testing, Impact Testing, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

Computer Skills – MS Office Suite

Sample Fabrication – Lathe, Milling machine, EDM wire-cut, Metallography

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Nanoworld Labs, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Jun 2012 – Present Growth of Magnesium Single Crystal for Bio-implant application

Grew high quality Magnesium single crystals by directional solidification using Vertical Bridgman-Stockbarger Method

Studied the in vitro and in vivo corrosion behavior of the single crystals

Improved the corrosion resistance up to 50% by surface coatings using anodization and chemical etching

Analyzed and presented the test results along with writing detailed weekly reports

Maintained the laboratory equipment and safety standards

Senior year project, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India Jan 2011–Apr 2011

Synthesis of Nanofibers of Polyphynelene Oxide

Used electrospinning technique for producing the fine fibers from solution

Studied the effect of different process parameters on morphology and thickness of the fibers

Predicted the required process parameters to get uniform, defect-free nanofibers

Summer Intern, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India May 2010 –Jul 2010

Evaluation of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Copolymer

Reverse engineered a commercially produced tourniquet

Carried out thermal analysis of the material to get glass transition, degradation and melting temperature

Analyzed rheological behavior with respect to storage and loss modulus

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

V. Shanov, V. Chaswal, P. Salunke, M. Joshi, G. Zhang, M. Schulz, D. Nienaber, filed August 18, 2014, “Method

for Making Magnesium Single Crystal for Biomedical Applications”, U.S. Provisional Patent Application

62/038,407. Patent Pending.

Recipient, University Graduate Scholarship (UGS) by University of Cincinnati

Recipient, Graduate Travel Award by Graduate Student Governance Association, University of Cincinnati

Earned 1st place out of 30 participating teams from all over India: Exergy - National level Paper Presentation Event

for ‘Superhydrophilic Self-cleaning Coatings’

Presented the technical paper comprising of my work on the Magnesium single crystal growth and corrosion

behavior analysis at the Materials Science & Technology 2014 conference held at Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Proceedings

Madhura Joshi, Pravahan Salunke, Guangqi Zhang, Vibhor Chaswal, Vesselin Shanov. “Corrosion Behavior of

Anodized Single Crystal Magnesium”, Proceedings of International Conference of Emerging Technologies, ICET,

2014.

Madhura Joshi, Pravahan Salunke, Guangqi Zhang, Vibhor Chaswal, Zhongyun Dong, Vesselin Shanov.

“Magnesium single crystal as a biodegradable implant material”, The American Ceramic Society's Ceramic

Transactions proceedings from the MS&T14 meeting, Volume 254, Biomaterials Science – Processing, Properties

and Applications V (Accepted).

EMPLOYMENT

Student Worker- Front Desk Support, SEEBME, University of Cincinnati Apr 2015 - Present

Helped with the shipping, labeling and distributing the packages

Assisted the grant administrators manage and organize the grants

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Nanoworld Labs, University of Cincinnati Jan 2013 – Dec 2014

Prepared samples, determined appropriate test methods, prioritized the tasks and planned the experiments

Conducted classes and helping students in the course related to Magnesium as a Biomaterial

Prepared lecture notes and graded reports of the class of 40 undergraduate students

Technical Support Specialist, Electronic Classroom Support, University of Cincinnati Dec 2011-Dec 2012

Assisted professors and students to fix electronic equipment hardware

Provided on call technical support about troubleshooting the equipment

VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

ERC RMB STEM Outreach events Jun 2013 – Present

Responsibilities included educating high school students about various scientific concepts, demonstrating them

along with invigorating their interest in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.