CURRICULUM VITA ( February 1999)
Ali Etebari
School Address: Home Address:
10900 Foxtrail Ln N/W, Apt. F 22 Cutts Rd.
Blacksburg, VA 24060 Durham, NH 03824-3101
(540) 552-7186 (603) 868-1447
e-mail: aetebari@vt.edu
PROFESSIONAL GOAL:
To pursue a career in biomedical engineering. To fulfill my goal, I plan to complete my B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics in Honors at Virginia Tech and then attend graduate school. In the meantime, I am conducting research to gain experience in the field.
EDUCATION:
Senior at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Major: Engineering Science and Mechanics. In Major QCA: 3.6/4.00.
Grade 12, Oyster River High School (ORHS), Durham, NH , USA.
Grade 11, King's High, Dunedin, New Zealand, February to June 1995; and ORHS, Durham, NH, September 1994 to January 1995.
Grades 9 and 10, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH.
HONORS, AWARDS, PRIZES:
Member of Tau Beta Pi National Honor Society (1999).
Virginia Tech University Honors Program (1996 to present).
Member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society (1996 to present).
Member of Golden Key National Honor Society (1998 to present).
Dean's List with Distinction at Virginia Tech (Fall 1996, 1997, and 1998, and Spring 1998).
Marshall Hahn Engineering Scholarship/Pratt Scholarship ($2,000) at Virginia Tech (1996).
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Summer 1998 to Present: Biomechanics Research, Virtual Reality simulation of human musculoskeletal function using VRML/C++/OpenGL/HTML/VT Cave. Contact: Dr Laura Wojcik, Virginia Tech.
Summer 1998: Design and completion of data acquisition system using HP Palmtop PC and Digital Multimeter with RS-232 port. Contact: Patrick Crill, University of New Hampshire.
Spring 1998: Tutor, College of Engineering. Virginia Tech.
Summer 1997: Student Intern, University of New Hampshire Chemical Engineering Pollution Prevention Program.
Contact: Rudy Cartier, NH Small Business Ombudsman, (603) 271-1379.
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES:
VT Express club soccer team, 1998 to present.
Member of Virginia Tech Roller Hockey League, 1996 to 1998.
Red-Shirt member of the Virginia Tech Men's Varsity Soccer Program, 1996.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Experienced with C++, OpenGL, Fortran 90, Mathematica, QuickBasic, Matlab, Autocad, most Microsoft Applications and computer hardware installation.
PUBLICATIONS:
"Development of a Virtual Interface for Clinical Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Visualization," Proceedings of the 1999 Bioengineering Conference. New York, NY: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1999.