Hi! My name is Megan, and I graduated from Princeton with a B.S.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a minor in Bioengineering on the pre-med track. I’m currently pursuing a research gap year at Linköping University in Sweden where I’m developing a soft biomedical implant that will deliver chemotherapy locally to a tumor site. Following this gap year, I will be entering medical school.
While at Princeton, I tutored my fellow students extensively through the Princeton McGraw Student Center (particularly introductory math, physics, and chemistry coursework). I also was a teaching and laboratory assistant for an introductory E&M course and for an autonomous systems lab class. I am also well-suited to coach your student through test prep (SAT, PSAT, AP tests) as I have extensive experience with these exams and can provide helpful content support and test taking strategies. I’m excited to work with you!
College:
Education: Princeton University
Undergrad Major: B.S.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Other Degrees/Minors: Minor in Bioengineering
High School:
Class Rank: 2nd
Awards & Honors: Salutatorian, 3M Young Scientist Challenge, 2017 Maryland State Merit Award Winner (for my project on how to redesign the walls of fusion reactors to make the reactors more efficient), 2017 Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Program, Honorable Mention Award (for a project on ways to digitize patient information on hospital wristbands), Chesapeake Chapter of Champions and Practitioners of Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Third Place Award for Achievement in Science and Engineering (at the 2019 Baltimore Science Fair for SmartTrack), Army Public Health Center Award of Merit for An Outstanding STEM Project (at the 2019 Baltimore Science Fair for a poster on and demonstration of my SmartTrack Handwashing System device), U.S. Coast Guard Yard Award for Excellence in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement (at the 2019 Baltimore Science Fair for a poster on and demonstration of my SmartTrack Handwashing System), National Security Agency Award for the Outstanding Use of Mathematics (at the 2019 Baltimore Science Fair for a poster on and demonstration of my SmartTrack Handwashing System), National Society of Black Engineers Special Achievement Award for a Distinguished & Outstanding Project (at the 2019 Baltimore Science Fair for SmartTrack Handwashing System), NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse Division 1 First Place Award (awarded at 2019 Baltimore Science Fair to the project which demonstrated superior verbal and written presentation as well as scientific competence), Archdiocese of Baltimore 2021 Distinctive Scholar Award (in recognition of exemplary achievement in Catholic secondary education in the Archdiocese of Baltimore), United States Patent, Handwashing System and methods of Use (Patent Number: US 10,643,454 B1, Issued to Megan Santamore on May 5, 2020), Princeton Alumni Association of Maryland 2020 Princeton Book Award Honoring Outstanding Members of the Junior Class from the Greater Baltimore Area
Interests & Activities: USA Biolympiad Club (President and Founder), Robotics Club (President), Varsity Tennis (all 4 years), Rafiki Club (volunteered after school to host fun activities for women with developmental disabilities in our local community).
SAT Scores: 1560 (800 math, 760 verbal)
AP Exams: 5 AP Calculus AB, 5 AP Calculus BC, 5 AP Biology, 4 AP Chemistry, 4 AP Microeconomics, 5 APUSH, 4 AP English Language, 5 AP Lit, 5 AP Physics I, 5 AP Statistics
Other:
Other Awards: Second Place Poster Award at the 2023 UNL Summer Research Symposium as selected by faculty, staff, and graduate students (awarded second place out of 124 total students), First Place Poster Award for Biomedical Engineering at the 2023 UNL Summer Research Symposium as selected by faculty, staff, and graduate students, Class of 1883 English Prize for Freshmen in the School of Engineering (award was given in 2022 and was awarded out of roughly 400 total freshman engineering students), Princeton Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Optical Engineering Award of Excellence 2025 Winner (award is given to the senior who has an outstanding record in optical engineering), Inducted in May 2025 into the Sigma Xi Honor Society for my research contributions during my time at Princeton (also graduated magna cum laude from Princeton), 2023 Princeternship Award (was selected for opportunity to travel to Dallas to shadow a Princeton alumna at the Baylor University Medical Center Radiology Department), 2023, 2024, and 2025 Princeton Electrical Engineering Independent Work Grant (applied three times and both times was awarded funding ($500 to $1000) for my independent research on organic electrochemical transistors, OURSIP Funding Award (applied for and received funding ($7,500) for self-proposed independent research on graphene field-effect sensors for nano-biosensor applications).
Other Interests & Activities: At Princeton I was involved in the following activities: Henry J. Austin Health Connections Program (Program Co-founder and President), Camp Kesem Princeton Chapter (Camp Counselor and Unit Leader), Peer Health Advisor, Co-Director of Public Outreach for Princeton Chapter of Engineers Without Borders, Tutor for the McGraw center, TA for a number of electrical engineering courses, and research on and off campus.
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