Benjamin E Wood

Last updated September 16th 2010
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Benjamin E Wood

Okemos, MI 48864 - United States

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Work Experience 

Teaching Assistant

September 2010 - Present

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Responsible for teaching seventy undergraduate students, with six hours lecture per week.

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Test Equipment Developer

June 2010 - Present

Hi-Lex Controls, Litchfield, MI

Reduce up-front and long-term costs of quality control testing by developing computer algorithms to handle high speed and volume tests that can be easily read by workers.

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Numerical Mathematics REU Intern

May 2009 - July 2009

Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Utilized differential equations and linear algebra to improve a dynamic model for Chagas Disease, with the goal of advising public policy and producing an academic publication.

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Multifunctional Nanomaterials REU Intern

May 2008 - August 2008

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Research Experience for Undergraduate independent project determining various physical properties of an oxide material, with the goal of building a new machine for spintronics research, with weekly PowerPoint presentations for faculty.

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Awards and Honors 

Summa Cum Laude graduate, NCAA football player, 3-time All-GLIAC Academic, Fraternity Vice-President, Robert E Taylor Award in Mathematics.

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Education 

PSM in Industrial Mathematics

September 2010 - Present

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

 

BS in Mathematics

August 2006 - May 2010

Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
3.89 Grade Point Average

 

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Skills 

C++ and MATLAB programming experience.

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