Juan Camilo Perez Gongora

MSc. Biomedical Engineering (Medical Physics) at ETH Zurich.

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Biomedical Engineering master student at ETH Zurich with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics with honors in physics from Davidson College. Driven by a passion for research and innovation, I aim to further my academic career in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics. I recognize the power of teamwork, and I am committed to applying my strong problem-solving and reasoning skills to collaborate effectively and make a meaningful positive impact on the lives of others.

Experience

  • Research Student at PSI Paul Scherrer Institut
    Feb 2026 - Jun 2026 · 5 mos

    Habitat imaging analysis of local failure in skull base cancer patients treated with proton therapy.

  • Mathematics/Computer Science Student Grader at Davidson College Mathematics and Computer Science
    Aug 2024 - May 2025 · 10 mos

  • Davidson College Department of Physics ()
    • Physics Student Grader
      Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 · 5 mos

    • Physics Embedded Tutor
      Aug 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Tutored for General Physics I with Calculus and General Physics II with Calculus.

  • Nuclear Physics Researcher at Florida State University
    Jun 2024 - Sep 2024 · 4 mos

    Acquired nuclear physics and nuclear engineering skills. Performed both 36S(d,p) and 36S(d,t) neutron transfer reactions at the John D. Fox Superconducting Linear Accelerator Laboratory to investigate the nuclear shell structure of Sulfur-37 and Sulfur-35.

  • Medical Physics Research Assistant at Davidson College
    May 2023 - Jul 2023 · 3 mos

    Under the guidance of Dr. Ben Levy, I was part of a medical physics research project involving Magnetomotive Ultrasound (MMUS). We designed and validated a computational model of a blood clot via finite element analysis (FEA) that relates the resonance frequency of a clot to its stiffness.