Samuel Mayo

Samuel Mayo has a diverse work experience in research and engineering. In 2019, they began working as an R&D Engineer and Test Engineer for Selux Diagnostics, Inc. In this role, they developed, executed, and documented product and subsystem verification test procedures along with appropriate test fixtures and software tools. From 2017 to 2019, they were a Bioautomation Engineer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where they developed, executed, and improved automated workflows for cell-based and biochemical assays. From 2014 to 2017, they were an Undergraduate Researcher for Dr. Eric Ledet and Dr. Pankaj Karande at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where they developed and executed optimization experiments for β-NGF production on a laboratory scale as a model drug for crossing the blood-brain barrier. Samuel also worked as a Student Ambassador in the Admissions department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where they answered questions about the admissions process and student life as well as giving campus tours to prospective students. In 2016, they were a Sustaining Engineering Intern at Autonomic Technologies, where they prototyped an automatic test equipment (ATE) system in C# with interchangeable components. In 2015, they were an R&D Engineering Intern at CeQur, where they assisted in the development of a vibration strength test system. In 2013, they were an Engineering Intern at Materials Systems, Inc., where they ensured compliance with environmental health and safety guidelines for lead zirconate titanate (PZT) underwater sonar device manufacturing. Samuel also worked as an Undergraduate Researcher for Dr. David Corr at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where they assisted with experiments involving the use of lasers to direct-write cancer cells into polymer microspheres and microcapsules to mimic an in vivo environment.

Samuel Mayo obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute between 2012 and 2016. Samuel then went on to obtain a Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from the same institution between 2015 and 2016.