Camden Cutright
camcutright@gmail.com (205) 639-3730
EDUCATION
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
Ph. D Chemical Engineering Expected December 2020
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
B.E. magna cum laude, Honors in Chemical Engineering, GPA 3.86/4.00 May 2016
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
Undergraduate Research Mentor August 2017-Present
▪ Mentored five undergraduate students through ongoing research projects
Teaching Fellow January-December 2017
▪ Wrote exams and reviewed coursework for mathematical modelling and process control
Recruiting Captain Spring 2018
▪ Organized the annual departmental recruiting weekend
▪ Coordinated travel, meetings, dining, entertainment, and activities for fifty prospective students
Lab Safety Official January-December 2018
▪ Created the first comprehensive safety plan including inventory and SOPs
▪ Trained all new personnel for the 2018 calendar year on non-equipment specific protocols and
best practices within the lab
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
Teaching Assistant Fall 2015
▪ First ever undergraduate teaching assistant within the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
department at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Students Volunteer for Science (VSVS) January 2014-May 2016
▪ Lead lab experiments and taught basic scientific principles weekly at local middle schools
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
Ph.D. Research January 2017-Present
▪ Designed novel membranes with adaptive permeability from nonwoven materials
▪ Developed a new platform for controlled radical polymerization using nanoparticle initiators
▪ Constructed scalable nonwoven/hydrogel composite systems from crosslinked stimuli responsive
microgels and polymers
▪ Awarded the best presentation at the Industrial Advisory Board conference in December 2018
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
Undergraduate Research August 2014-May 2016
▪ Synthesized shaped controlled gold nanostructures and thermally sensitive liposomes
▪ Functionalized nanostructures with biomolecules for stability, ligand affinity, and in-situ imaging
▪ Performed surface enhanced Raman imaging for oncogene detection
▪ Analyzed diagnostic and therapeutic effects of functionalized nanostructures in cells and mice
▪ Awarded Vanderbilt University’s Exceptional Undergraduate Researcher in May 2016
▪ Two second author publications, ACS Omega 2016, ACS Omega 2017