Simon Munyan

52 Simmons Hall, University Park, PA 16802 • Cell: 717-875-0079 • sgm20@psu.edu

Objective
To expand my mathematical and analytical skills through research and scholarship in materials science

Education
The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
Master and Bachelor of Science: Materials Science and Engineering May 2021
• Schreyer Honors Scholar
• First-year sophomore
• GPA: 3.98
• Relevant coursework: Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering, Solid State Physics, Ordinary and Partial
Differential Equations, Foundations of Organic Chemistry, General Mechanics and Electricity/Magnetism (calculus-based)

Research Experience
Researcher January 2018 to Present
Millennium Science Complex – University Park, PA
• Conducted research on the electrical properties of muscovite mica, a mineral for use in flexible electronics
• Collaborated with other researcher groups to conduct mechanical-electrical property measurements of mica
• Designed bending apparatus for annealing mica while under stress using Fusion 360
Student August 2016
ASM International Eisenman Materials Science Camp – Materials Park, Ohio
• Conducted and presented formal failure analysis at ASM International Headquarters on Civil War era steel alloy sample
• Gained experience with state-of-the-art equipment including a scanning electron microscope and optical microscopes
• Collected, organized, analyzed, and presented data from various mechanical tests

Relevant Projects
PA Governor’s STEM Challenge Project – Smart Mirror January 2017 to May 2017
• Lead team of students in developing a smart mirror display with voice recognition and personal user interface
• Designed electronics layout and device housing in Fusion 360 and Google SketchUp
• Researched one-way mirror technology and tested film, acrylic, and glass one-way mirrors for use in the device
Robotic Arm October 2016 to April 2017
• Independently designed and constructed an articulated robotic arm with five degrees of freedom
• Designed the arm to pick up stacks of pennies, flip them and spread them across an archery target with the closest possible
packing and without overlapping
• Programmed the robotic arm using an Arduino microcontroller to automatically place pennies in the most efficient pattern

Volunteer Experience
Auditor and Volunteer July 2016
ASM International Teacher’s Camp – Millersville, PA
• Audited and volunteered at local, week-long workshop for training grade school teachers in materials science education at
Millersville University
• Set-up experiments and demonstrations in the morning and cleaned up after they had been completed
• Aided instructors by clarifying concepts for teachers and providing feedback on the course at the end

Methods and Skills

Rockwell hardness testing Spark testing Light optical microscopy
Charpy impact testing Bakelite compression mounting Electron dispersive spectroscopy
Tensile testing Computer-aided design 3D Printing

Awards
National Chemistry Olympiad Qualifier, Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, ACS Best Chemistry Project - First Place,
National AP Scholar, National Honors Society, Science Olympiad team captain and medalist, Sahd Metal Recycling Award