KAYLA CALVERT

2317 Cushing Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA | 765-532-8393 | kcalvert@purdue.edu

EDUCATION
Purdue University
Ph.D. of Materials Science Engineering (in progress) 2006-present
Thesis Title: Large strain deformation processing for biomedical applications
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Activities/Honors: Principle Investigator of NSF Grant, Research assistant, Tutor in
materials and math courses, Summer camp leader, Chancellor’s List® Award, The
National Dean’s List.

Purdue University
M.S. of Materials Science Engineering 2006
Thesis Title: Mechanical response of polyurethane foams in comparison to human
trabecular bone of the proximal tibial.
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Activities/Honors: Philanthropic Educational Organization scholar award nominee,
MSE graduate student association poster session winner, The Chancellor’s List®
Award.

Purdue University
B.S. in Materials Engineering 2004
Alpha Sigma Mu: President, Tau Beta Pi: President (2003) and Vice president
(2002), Dean’s list, Engineering Merit Award, Golden Key National Honor Society,
The National Dean’s List Award, Student liaison for professional chapter of
American Society of Materials (ASM) /The Materials Society (TMS).

RELATED EXPERIENCE
Zimmer, Inc.
Master’s Research/Intern 2004 – 2006
Developed mechanical model for trabecular bone of proximal tibia and identified
potential materials for use as a bone analog material in biomechanical testing.
Incorporated research to design new testing protocols based on data in studies.
Developed a mathematical model to represent the cortical bone thickness of the
distal femur.

Washington State University

Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program Summer 2002
Developed design of experiment for ceramic-metal alloys, performed research
and studied the resulting mechanical properties.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation

Cooperative Education Engineering 1999 - 2000
Designed plant-wide intranet based Access® database for improving
maintenance, production and safety concerns in molding of plastic components.

PAPERS, GRANTS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Materials Science & Technology 2008 Conference To be presented
Nanomechanical and structural characterization of hydroxyapatite coatings on
ultrafine grained titanium. K. Calvert-Doyle, KP Trumble, S Chandrasekar, C.
Saldana, W Moscoso. Oral presentation in Pittsburgh, PA.

Journal of Material Science: Materials in Medicine In progress

Healthy trabecular bone of the proximal tibia in comparison with the industry
standard polyurethane bone analogs for orthopaedic device evaluation. K Calvert-
Doyle, KP Trumble, TJ Webster and LA Kirkpatrick. Paper in progress.
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PAPERS, GRANTS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (CONTINUED)

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery In progress

Mechanical properties of osteoporotic bone compared with healthy trabecular bone
of the proximal tibia.

K Calvert-Doyle, KP Trumble, TJ Webster and LA Kirkpatrick. Paper in progress.

NSF Grant #0813215 2008
EAPSI: Nanomechanical and structural characterization of hydroxyapatite coatings
on ultrafine grained titanium. Principle Investigator.

Society for Biomaterials Conference 2006

Comparative analysis of human trabecular bone and polyurethane foams.
Presented in Pittsburg, PA.

Society for Biomaterials Conference 2004

Femoral cortical wall analysis: Thickness and hardness evaluation for orthopaedic
device evaluation. Presented in Nashville, TN.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Purdue University
MSE 230 (Structure and Properties of Materials) Recitation Instructor 2007, 2005
MSE 597S (Steel: Processing and Properties) Teaching Assistant 2007

MEMBERSHIPS
Women in Engineering
ASM/TMS
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Sigma Mu
Golden Key National Honor Society