Ana Villanueva

Experience

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  Department of Mathematics, University of Kansas

  Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Tasked with providing office hours to a Mathematics or Statistics class per semester.• Offered a total of 20 hours of tutoring per week on assigned class. • Tasked with helping with homework, grading, keeping attendance and participation records of students.

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  University of Kansas Bioengineering Research Center

  Dec 2014 - Dec 2016

  Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Won 3 undergraduate research awards. Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating and noting times of collections (dentin adhesives).• Generated data models, performed mechanical analysis, and produced reports outlining results.• Wrote reports, reviews, and summaries regarding degradation of materials under aging solutions.

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  Purdue University

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Performed statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis.• Wrote and edited data collection forms and questionnaires.• Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests. Led 2 laboratory sessions of 15 students each on principles of design and analysis of planar mechanisms.Participated in lesson planning and curriculum implementation through open-ended projects to reinforce the design process. Supported classroom activities, including tutoring, grading homework and reviewing exams in the topics of design for functionality, motion, force, power, and strength.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
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  Gifted Education Research Institute

  May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Instructor

  -Tasked with teaching to middle school and high school aged children at the Smart Prototyping Camp for GERI 2018. -Worked alongside 10 members to prepare software installation, electrical circuitry lessons and components, workshops, and finalized projects.-Improved students' key learning competencies in product design practices, C programming, and electrical circuitry components through hands-on activities and projects.

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  Convergence Design Lab - Purdue University

  Aug 2018 - now

  Project Team Lead

  • Droved team’s execution of diverse platforms for distance learning technology, including robotics forteleconsulting, augmented reality toolkits, and haptic feedback toolkits.• Configured hardware, devices and software to set up remote laboratories and makerspaces forinstructors and students. Filed Patent Application - PRF 68475-02.• Broke down and evaluated technical and usability testing, using test scripts and questionnaires.• Took concepts and produced design mockups and prototypes to strengthen designs, enhance userexperience and improve platform interactions. Show less

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  Purdue University

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  Graduate Student Research Assistant