Amanda N. Renth

Amanda is a 2009-2013 Self Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in bioengineering. She received a B.S. (2009) in biological engineering with a biomedical emphasis from the University of Missouri – Columbia. Her undergraduate research focused on the decellularization of porcine blood vessels for use in people with peripheral artery disease. Amanda was named to the Dean’s list for four years and also received the Floyd and Helen Maupin Engineering Scholarship at MU. During her undergraduate career Amanda was an intercollegiate softball player. She was named to the Big 12 academic first team for three years and to the Big 12 athletic first team for four years. She was named a USA softball player of the year top 25 finalist two times and named to the ESPN/CoSIDA academic all-region in 2008. In the future Amanda hopes to work in research and development in the biomaterials industry with a goal of finding new materials and surgical methods to improve the overall quality of life.

Mentor: Michael Detamore, Associate Professor, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering