1. George Magou
Email: georgemagou@gmail.com • Tel: 908-242-0473 • Hoboken, NJ 07030
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgemagou
EXPERTISE AND SKILLS
Strong knowledge of medical device design
Experience with progressing designs from conceptual stage to maturity
Ability to develop prototypes using CAD software such as ProE, PTC Creo, and Solidworks
Experience with developing validation test methods
Excellent data acquisition and data analysis skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Material analysis techniques: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy
(AFM), Instron, micro-hardness tester
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
New Jersey Institute of Technology 5/2013 - 4/2014
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project: The Effects of Rapid Stretch Injury on Rat Neocortical Cultures
o Lead engineer for the design and development of specialty instrumentation for
mechanical testing of biological tissue.
o Modified existing design of lab instrumentation which resulted in an increase in
mechanical output by 15% percent.
o Created designs using ProE and developed prototypes using 3D-printing.
o Designed and executed novel research experiments focused on exploring biological
mechanisms responsible for neuronal dysfunction following brain trauma.
o Successful results and conclusions were published in a peer reviewed journal (see
publication section).
New Jersey Institute of Technology 1/2007 - 5/2013
Graduate Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Project: The Effects of Rapid Stretch Injury on Rat NeocorticalCultures
o Created prototypes in ProE to design a device for mechanical testing of biological tissue.
This device serves as the lab’s core technology and is actively used today.
o Worked closely with machinists on aspects of design such as manufacturability,
performance, optimization, materials selection, and cost control.
o Developed 3D-printed prototypes and validation test methods for printed prototypes.
o Designed and executed experiments to study changes in neuronal behavior subjected to
rapid mechanical testing
o Successful results and conclusions were published in a peer reviewed journal (see
publication section)

2. New Jersey Institute of Technology 9/2015 - Present
Rutgers University 9/2015 - 5/2016
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Course: Mechanical Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
o Outlined course materials and taught an introductory course in biomechanics. Developed
course materials that emphasized mechanical principals and their relationship with anatomy,
analysis of forces acting on human joints, failure analysis, and soft tissue biomechanics.
Course:Material Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
o Outlined course materials and taught an introductory course in biomaterials. Developed
course materials that focused on the general properties of ceramics, polymers, and
metals as well as the requirements necessary for these materials to be considered during
biomedical device design.
New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University 4/2014-4/2015
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
Project: Identifying mechanically sensitive mechanisms that play a role in neuroinflammation
o Developed and executed novel research experiments to identify inflammatory
biomarkersand potential therapeutic agents.
o Identified potential trends in inflammatory biomarker activity by analyzing time-lapse data
using ImageJ software.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Magou, G.C, Pfister, B.J., & Berlin, J.R. (2015) Effect of acute stretch injury on action potential and
network activity of rat neocortical neurons in culture. Brain Res., 1624, 525-535.
Magou, G.C., Guo, Y., Choudhury, M., Chen, L., Hususan, N., Masotti, S., & Pfister, B.J. (2011)
Engineering a high throughput axon injury system. J Neurotrauma, 28, 2203-2218.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering 2013
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Dissertation: The Effects of Rapid Stretch Injury on Rat NeocorticalCultures
B.S. Biomedical Engineering 2006
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Senior Design Project: Mechanical and Biocompatibility Analysis of Borided Tantalum and Niobium
for Orthopaedic Implants