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Jennifer Sinclair Curtis
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Curtis in 2015
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Jennifer Lynn Doloresco
December 25, 1960 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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| Education | BSChE, chemical engineering, Purdue University MSChE, PhD, Princeton University, Princeton University |
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Barry Allan Curtis (m. 2002)
Gavin Sinclair
(m. 1981; died 2000) |
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| Institutions | University of California, Davis University of Florida Purdue University Carnegie Mellon University |
| Thesis | Vertical transport of gas and solids with radial solid density variations (1989) |
Jennifer Lynn Sinclair Curtis (born December 25, 1960) is an American engineer. She was the Dean of the University of California, Davis' College of Engineering from 2015 to 2020. She is also a respected member, or Fellow, of several important science and engineering groups. These include the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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Early Life and Education
Jennifer Lynn Doloresco was born on December 25, 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio. When she was in high school, her counselor suggested she consider a career in engineering. This advice led her to study chemical engineering at Purdue University. Later, she earned her PhD in the same field from Princeton University.
While at Purdue, she met Gavin Sinclair, and they married in 1981. During her second year of college, she spent a summer working at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati.
Career Journey
Jennifer Sinclair and her husband began their teaching careers at Carnegie Mellon University. She was known for creating new courses and was a very popular teacher. In 1997, they both accepted teaching jobs at Purdue University, where Jennifer had studied.
After a personal loss in 2000, Jennifer Sinclair was promoted to a full professor. She also became an associate dean, helping to lead the College of Engineering's undergraduate programs. In 2002, she married Barry Allan Curtis.
As a professor and associate dean, Jennifer Sinclair Curtis developed important models for how tiny particles flow. These models are now used in many computer programs for engineering. She was also the first to work with ANSYS Fluent to improve their multi-phase simulation software. A few years later, she moved to the University of Florida.
Leading at the University of Florida
In 2003, Jennifer Sinclair Curtis became the head of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Florida. During her time there, she received a special scholarship called the Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship from 2010 to 2011. She was also chosen as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Society for Engineering Education.
In 2012, she was recognized for her major contributions to understanding how particles and gas-solid mixtures flow. This led to her being elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Dean at UC Davis
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In 2015, Jennifer Sinclair Curtis left the University of Florida to become the first woman Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). In the same year, she received an award for her outstanding work in chemical engineering.
During her time as Dean, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 2019. In 2020, she decided to step down from her role as Dean. She continued to teach as a distinguished professor of chemical engineering. She also received another national award for excellence in engineering education and administration. In October 2020, she was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
