Yeasir Mohammed

Recent Graduate from Medical physics degree at TMU, currently looking at opportunities in Health physics, health safety and nuclear operations area. Given with extensive experience in research and laboratory work, im eager to pursue my career in further more avenues.

Laboratory Assistant                                                                                     October 2023 – March 2024

Toronto Metropolitan University                                                                                                Toronto, ON

• Worked in the chemistry and Physics lab assisting students in performing thesis experiments.
• Maintained a clean, safe, and orderly work environment, and conduct risk assessments.
• Assisted in sampling and report preparation of daily lab work.
• Supervise the thesis team on safety equipment usage and compliance.
• Maintain accurate daily, weekly, and monthly metrics to report to onsite management teams and corporate based reporting systems
• Coordinated and tracked the calibration of sampling equipment.
• Assist in monitoring environmental hazards and hazardous materials management.

Technologies used: Excel, CPS Data, report summary, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite. 

Skills acquired: Report Building, attention to detail, specimen handling, Quality assurance, Health and safety compliance.

Research Lead, Bone Phantom (Thesis Project)   Sept 2023 – Present

Toronto Metropolitan University   Toronto, ON

• Lead research and design of a bone replica using hydroxyapatite, focusing on mimicking the absorption properties of human bone.
• Conducted extensive literature reviews to optimize the creation process, resulting in a prototype with 35% increased porosity, enhancing its functional similarity to real bone.
• Utilized X-ray beams for precise measurement of bone phantom porosity, providing critical data for improving diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy accuracy.
• Performed quality control on testing compounds and calibrated the X-ray machine to yield 99.4% accuracy in readings.

Technologies used: X-Ray Imaging, Interpolation, Matlab, Excel, Research lab

Skills acquired: Research, Development Skills, Innovative Design, Prototyping, Project Management, Leadership.

Bachelor of Science (Honours): Medical Physics September 2020 - June 2024

Toronto Metropolitan University,      Toronto, ON

Courses: Intro to Medical Physics Differential Equation, Algebra, Radiation Biology, Radiation Health Physics, Optics and Photonics, statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Quantum Physics, Computational physics, Complex Networks, Nuclear Physics, Optics and Photonics

Biology Minor: Cellular biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, Genetics