Andrés Morales-Martínez

Experience

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  EZTutor

  May 2016 - Aug 2019

  Tutor

  Guided elementary through high school students to accomplish coursework comprehension and test preparation for both school and university entrance exams.

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  Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Intern, Movement Science Lab

  - Operated Vicon Nexus motion capture analytics software to collect kinematic and kinetic clinical data- Developed MATLAB model to better measure kinematics and kinetics in the lower extremity- Processed and ran statistical tests on data trials to determine statistical significance- Examined lower extremity gait graphs to determine the accuracy of motion capture marker placement and gait of patient- Guided patients through study procedures- Held frequent meetings with supervisor to demonstrate progress and troubleshoot problems Show less

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  Purdue University

  Jun 2020 - May 2022

  Principal Investigator: Adrian Buganza Tepole- Created Solidworks geometry for abnormal scalp model to eliminate modeling discontinuities- Generated stress and strain reports to create compatibility between ABAQUS simulation and wound regeneration code- Analyzed simulations of the wound regeneration code’s result to better understand the biomechanical behavior of the scalp- Helped create pre-operative scalp models for analysis and comparison with surgical operation simulations- Held bi-weekly meetings to demonstrate progress and develop future plans actions Show less

  • Anatomy and Physiology Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020
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  Wake Forest University

  May 2021 - Aug 2021

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Principle Investigator: Ashley Weaver, PhD- Analyzed image registration methods to develop finite element proximal femur models for use in loading simulations- Morphed baseline proximal femurs models to match the surface geometries of subject-specific proximal femur models- Compared surface deviations of morphed models relative to the subject-specific models to quantitatively compare methods- Converted CT scans of study subjects into surface geometry files for use in image registration process- Held bi-weekly meetings to show research progress and specific results of the image registration methods Show less

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  Texas A&M Engineering Medicine (EnMed)

  May 2024 - now

  M.D./M.Eng Candidate