Yaa Achampong

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Clinical Account Specialist @ Biosense Webster | Johnson and Johnson

  • Education

    • University at buffalo

      2019 - 2023
      Bachelor's degree biomedical/medical engineering

      Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Honors & Awards: Magna Cum Laude ,NY STEM Scholarship, Pride of NY Scholarship

    • Cornell university

      2023 - 2024
      M.eng biomedical/medical engineering

      Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Honors & Awards: Lester B. Knight Jr. Scholarship

  • Experience

    • University at buffalo school of engineering and applied sciences

      Feb 2020 - May 2023

      •Teach and mentor 50+ first year engineering students in a two hour lab-based setting through semster long projects and assignments • Selected to support first-year SEAS students to navigate freshman seminar courses with lab/lecture supplements.• Cooperated in weekly team meetings with the course professor and other student leaders.• Served as a tutor for Calculus 1, Chemistry 1, and Physics 1 for Small Groups. • Volunteered to mentor elementary and middle schoolers from Westminster Community Charter School to introduce the world of STEM through activities such as reverse engineering a clock. • Implemented STEM-based lesson plans sponsored by National Grid.

      • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant EAS199

        Aug 2022 - May 2023
      • SEAS Student Leader EAS199/EAS202

        Aug 2020 - May 2023
      • STEM Youth Volunteer

        Feb 2020 - May 2023
    • University at buffalo

      May 2021 - May 2023

      Project: Human Machine Interface (HMI) for SEPCORPS Model, COMAND Lab•Designed a mechanical system capturing user-related myoelectric tasks in a neurorehabilitation setting. •Formulated and tested 5 MATLAB & Psych Toolbox script iterations to enable users to execute target tasks.•Stefanovic F, Martinez JA, Saleem GT, Sisto SA, Miller MT, Achampong YA and Titus AH (2023) A blended neurostimulation protocol to delineate cortico-muscular and spinomuscular dynamics following neuroplastic adaptation. Front. Neurol. 14:1114860. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1114860 Show less

      • Undergraduate Research Assistant

        Jan 2022 - May 2023
      • Residential Advisor

        Aug 2020 - Jun 2022
      • UB LSAMP Summer Research Intern

        May 2021 - Aug 2021
    • Alzheimer's drug discovery foundation

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Diagnostic accelerator (dxa) intern

      • Performed a portfolio analysis using Fluxx database training to identify any gaps in project submissions• Organized and participated in scientific outreach calls to learn about emerging science in the Alzheimer's research space as it relates to diagnostics • Attended virtual conferences (ADDF DDND, AAIC, etc.) to further develop my understanding of Alzheimer's research and the emerging technologies

    • National society of black engineers

      Aug 2022 - May 2023
      Senior class representative
    • Medtronic

      May 2023 - Dec 2023
      Cardiac rhythm management ace intern
    • University of miami

      Jun 2024 - Jul 2024
      Assistant area director
    • Biosense webster

      Jul 2024 - now
      Associate clinical account specialist
  • Licenses & Certifications