EDUCATION The University of Akron PhD in Biomedical Engineering, 2001
Akron, OH

The University of Akron MS in Biomedical Engineering, 1996
Akron, OH

GMI Engineering & Management BS in Mechanical Engineering, 1990
Institute, Flint, MI
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE National Research Council Post-Doctoral Associate, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.  2002 - Present
Teaching Assistant, Department of Math & Computer Science, University of Akron, Ohio.  2000 - 2001
Algebra II and Biology Teacher, Upward Bound Summer Program, University of Akron, Ohio.  2000
Graduate Student Researcher’s Program Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field, California.  1997 - 2000
Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Akron, Ohio.  1996 - 2001
Environmental Careers Organization Associate, Cleveland Health Department, Environmental Health Summer Program.  1996
Summer Research Fellow, Saint Thomas Medical Center, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio.  1995
Biology Teacher, Upward Bound Summer Program, University of Akron, Ohio.  1994
Research Assistant, Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, St. Thomas Medical Center, Akron, Ohio.  1993 - 1996
Validation Engineer, General Motors Corporation, Flint, Michigan.  1990 - 1993
Coop Student, General Motors Corporation, Flint, Michigan.  1985 - 1990
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2001 College of Engineering, The Outstanding Graduate Student in Biomedical Engineering Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement and Service, University of Akron, Ohio.
2001 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Torchbearer for Academic Achievement, University of Akron, Ohio.
2000 The Karen M. Mudry Poster Award for First Place, Annual Institute for Biomedical Engineering Research Poster/Oral Presentation Contest, University of Akron, Ohio.
2000 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Torchbearer for Academic Achievement, University of Akron, Ohio.
1999 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Torchbearer for Academic Achievement, University of Akron, Ohio.
1998 College of Engineering, The Outstanding Graduate Student in Biomedical Engineering Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement and Service, University of Akron, Ohio.
1998 The Karen M. Mudry Poster Award for First Place, Annual Institute for Biomedical Engineering Research Poster/Oral Presentation Contest, University of Akron, Ohio.
1997 Graduate Student Researcher’s Program Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
1996 The Karen M. Mudry Poster Award for First Place, Annual Institute for Biomedical Engineering Research Poster/Oral Presentation Contest, University of Akron, Ohio.
1993 The University of Akron Scholarship/Fellowship, Akron, Ohio.
1985 GMI Engineering and Management Institute Scholarship, Flint, Michigan.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS & POSTERS
  1. A.S. Hines, B.C. Taylor and W.D. Timmons (1998). The Use of A Mathematical Model to Determine the Source of the First Time Derivative (dZ/dt) Signal During Impedance Cardiography. Poster Presentation for the Biomedical Engineering Society 1998 Annual Fall Meeting, Cleveland, OH, October 10-13.
  2. Hines, A.S., Askew, M.J., Kovacik, M.W., Noe, D.A., and Gradisar, I.A. (1997). Quadriceps Femoris Function during Knee Extension Following Total Knee Arthropplasty. Technical Papers Composing the Proceedings of the 34th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium & 34th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium, Dayton, OH, April 11-13, Pp. 471-476.