Dr. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis named 2019 Distinguished Engineering Alumni

Dr. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis (BSChE '83) was among a group of seven honored on Thursday, February 21, as 2019 Distinguished Engineering Alumni. The award is presented annually to Purdue Engineering graduates who have distinguished themselves in any field in ways that reflect favorably on Purdue University, the engineering profession, and society in general.

Dr. Jennifer Sinclair Curtis (BSChE '83) was among a group of seven honored on Thursday, February 21, as 2019 Distinguished Engineering Alumni. The award is presented annually to Purdue Engineering graduates who have distinguished themselves in any field in ways that reflect favorably on Purdue University, the engineering profession, and society in general. Dr. Curtis was named Outstanding Chemical Engineer in 2013.

Dr. Curtis received the Purdue College of Engineering 2019 Distinguished Engineering Alumni award for momentous research contributions in the development and validation of numerical models for the prediction of particle flow phenomena, with applications ranging from debris flows and sediments, food processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and the aerospace, energy and mining industries.

Career highlights:

2015-present, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Dean,
College of Engineering, University of California, Davis
2012-2015, Associate Dean for Research and Facilities,
College of  Engineering, University of Florida 
2013-2015, Director, Florida Energy Systems Consortium 
2005-2009, Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida 
2000-2003, Head, Department of Freshman Engineering, Purdue University
2002-2003, Associate Dean of Engineering, Purdue University