María J. Herrera Quesada
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Graduate Research Assistant |
| North Carolina State University
Burlington Laboratory Email: mjherrer@ncsu.edu Raleigh, NC | 27695-7909 |
About María:
Born and raised in Costa Rica, María is a Ph.D. candidate at NC State’s Department of Nuclear Engineering. After working for two years as an R&D engineer in the biomedical industry, María was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to pursue an advanced degree in the field of nuclear engineering. Her current research focuses on possible medical applications of non-thermal plasmas. Ultimately, she hopes to return to her home country and use her education and experience to advance the utilization of plasmas in multiple fields, from cancer, wound healing, and viral infection treatments in medicine to safe and clean energy production.
Education:
| Bachelor of Science
(Magna Cum Laude) |
Physics
Minors: Applied Mathematics & Computer Science |
Washington and Lee University | 2016 |
Experience:
| NCSU Nuclear Engineering – Research Assistant | August 2018 – present |
| Oak Ridge National Lab – Research Intern | June 2019 – August 2019 |
| Hologic Inc., Costa Rica – R&D Engineer | June 2017 – July 2018 |
| Universidad de Costa Rica – Physics Professor | August 2016 – July 2018 |
| Auckland Bioengineering Institute – Research Intern | May 2015 – July 2015 |
| Washington and Lee University – Research Assistant | May 2014 – July 2014 |