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Hire Dr. Megan W.

United States

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Ph.D. Analytical Chemist with expertise in polymeric biomaterials

Profile Summary

Driven analytical chemist with 10 years of academic research experience focused primarily on polymer biomaterials, with expertise in analytical method development and materials design, fabrication, and characterization. Trained with expertise in NMR, IR, GPC, UV/Vis, confocal microscopy, nano-indentation, and tensile and compression testing and familiarity with SEM, HPLC, rheology, GC, and LC-MS. Expert in structure/property analysis of polymeric biomaterials and assessment of material biocompatibility.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Biomaterials
• ★ Biomedical Engineering
• ★ Biocompatibility Testing
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Biopolymers
• ☆ Polymer Chemistry
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Separation & Purification
• ☆ Spectroscopy
• ☆ Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
• ☆ Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
• ☆ UV Spectroscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Spectroscopy
• ☆ IR Spectroscopy
• ☆ NMR Spectroscopy
• ☆ Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
• ☆ Spectrophotometry
• ☆ Mass Spectrometry
• ☆ Molecular Imaging
• ☆ Liquid Chromatography/HPLC
• ☆ Thermal Analysis
• ☆ Microcalorimetry
• ☆ Gas Chromatography
• ☆ Particle Size Distribution
• ☆ Surface Chemistry
• ☆ Composite Materials
• ☆ Photochemistry
• ☆ Organic Chemistry
• ☆ Retrosynthesis
• ☆ Mechanochemistry
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomechanics
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Scanning Probe Microscopy
• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Process Chemistry
• ☆ Industrial Engineering
• ☆ Manufacturing
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Trend Analysis
• ☆ Fracture Mechanics
• ☆ Applied Physics
• ☆ Adhesion Technology
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Production & Operations Management
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ Java
• ☆ Medical Devices
• ☆ Medical Device Development
• ☆ Medical Device Manufacturing
• ☆ Medical Device Validation
• ☆ Medical Device Design
• ☆ Medical Implants
• ☆ Medical Device Prototyping
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ IRB Applications
• ☆ Reverse Engineering
• ☆ Device Fabrication
• ☆ Stability Testing
• ☆ Product Validation
• ☆ Concept Development
• ☆ Software Development
• ☆ Web Application Development
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, Newswriting, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Product Development Product Evaluation, Material Sourcing, Product Validation, Product Compliance , Concept Development, Prototyping, Reverse Engineering, Device Fabrication

Work Experience

Research Assistant and Lab Manager

Amherst College

January 2024 - August 2024

Visiting Lecturer (Organic Chemistry)

Smith College

January 2024 - May 2024

Biology Department Instrumentation Specialist

Amherst College

January 2023 - December 2023

Education

Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry

University of Texas at Austin

September 2017 - August 2022

B.A., Chemistry

Smith College

September 2013 - May 2017

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Megan Wancura, Gabriel J. Rodriguez-Rivera, Allison Post, Mathews John, Derek Bashe, Fei Xu, Trace Larue, Abbey Nkansah, Malgorzata Chwatko, Christina Waldron, et al. (2025). Injectable ionic hydrogel conductors: Advancing material design to transform cardiac pacing . Biomaterials.

Megan Wancura, Liyun Wang, Yu-Chern Wong, Joshua M. Correira, Chris J. Geiger, Shanice S. Webster, Ahmed Touhami, Benjamin J. Butler, George A. O’Toole, Richard M. Langford, et al. (2023). The accumulation and growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on surfaces is modulated by surface mechanics via cyclic-di-GMP signaling . npj Biofilms and Microbiomes.

Megan Wancura, Shruti Motiwale, Madeleine D. Russell, Olivia Conroy, John Carruth, Andrew Robinson, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Michael S. Sacks (2022). Anisotropic elastic behavior of a hydrogel-coated electrospun polyurethane: Suitability for heart valve leaflets . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials.