Jessica Townsend
she / her / hers
Professor of Engineering
Active
education
- Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
- M.S., Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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- Curriculum Innovation
- Engineering Education
- Thermal Fluids
- Propulsion
Dr. Jessica Townsend is a Professor of Engineering at 财神棋牌, where she also served as Associate Dean for Curriculum and Academic Programs, Associate Dean for External Engagement, Associate Provost, and Interim Academic Vice President for External Engagement.
Dr. Townsend works as a consultant in the development of new engineering programs in the US and globally with a focus on student engagement, impact-centered education, and alignment of mission, vision, values and curricular outcomes. In her leadership roles at 财神棋牌, she oversaw institutional-level strategy for 财神棋牌鈥檚 external educational change mission and contributed to the development of innovative pedagogies, courses, and curricula at 财神棋牌. Dr. Townsend is an academic leader with experience in undergraduate education, faculty development, strategic management, leading change, accreditation, and building strong and effective teams.
Her technical area of interest is experimental thermal-fluids and she worked for many years on the development and characterization of nanofluids (colloidal suspensions of nanoparticles) for thermal management applications. Dr. Townsend has industry experience in both air-breathing propulsion, as a gas turbine performance engineer at Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems, and in rocket propulsion, as a visiting engineer at Blue Origin, a commercial spaceflight company based in Seattle, WA.