Margaret Pitzer

Working in the Compression and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy group.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams for new product development. • Mentored new engineers through the design control process • Created new design control documentation for Design History Files (DHFs)

• Generated Design History Files (DHF) in accordance with FDA and ISO requirements. • Managed multiple project work streams across different product families • Lead formal design reviews with cross-functional teams • Worked with manufacturing plants to update documentation

I studied the physical and analytical properties of polymers used in industry plastics with an emphasis in High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS). Within the team, I created a database for comparing products and assessing the benefits. Throughout the process I collaborated with head engineers and those on the processing side of manufacturing. I was able to gain hands on experience by having my own materials ran in the processing plant, and then conducting test and research on that material.

With a team of researchers, we used synthetic biology to engineer a bacteria to fight White Nose Syndrome. This included the gene splicing of E.coli's DNA backbone to insert preferred genes in which to fight the disease. This research was presented at the Undergraduate Research Conference and the research can be seen below.

Minor in German