JessicaÌýKaminsky
- PhD Graduate
- CIVIL SYSTEMS
- ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES
Jessica is currently an Assistant Professor in the at the . A scholar of engineering projects and organizations, she conducts research on infrastructure for developing communities with a particular interest in topics of social sustainability. While Jessica is particularly interested in the global south, she is also interested in any context that is experiencing significant change in basic civil infrastructure (or, is developing). The practical goal of herÌýresearch is to make basic civil infrastructure better serve all the world’s people by enabling increasedÌý. Prior to entering academia, Jessica spent 6 years working internationally for one of the world’s largest engineering firms. Other than herÌýwork, sheÌýenjoys spending time with my family, playing the banjo, and bad science fiction.
Education
PhDÌýin Civil Engineering, University of ColoradoÌýBoulder, 2013
BSÌýin Civil Engineering, Rice University, 2004
Awards (at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ)
"Outstanding PhD Student"Ìýat Engineering Project OrganizationÌýConference, 2013
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR)ÌýFellowship, 2011
CH2M Hill Engineers Without Borders-USA Scholarship, 2011
Mortenson Center for Engineering for Developing Communities Graduate Research Assistantship, 2011
College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, 2010
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Doctoral Assistantship for Excellence Award, 2010
Please note that the publications listed below were completed during tenure at the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ and do not include recent publications.