Jesse

Jenkins

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

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Research interests: Propulsion and energy sciences

Andlinger Center conference unpacks AI’s double-edged role in the clean energy transition

Jesse Jenkins named as top 100 climate leader, receiving a second TIME accolade

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Jesse Jenkins named to the TIME100 Next list

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Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

A drilling rig in Nevada. — A drilling rig at Fervo Energy’s Project Red enhanced geothermal pilot project in Nevada (photograph courtesy of Fervo Energy).

Flexible geothermal power approach combines clean energy with a built-in ‘battery’

A man stands in front of a solar panel array. — Coauthor Wilson Ricks, graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, stands at Princeton University’s solar array. Photo by Bumper DeJesus

Buyer beware: Most clean power purchasing strategies do little to cut emissions

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Solving problems in energy, combustion, fluids, lasers, materials science, robotics and control systems, and nuclear security

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Decarbonizing the world while increasing energy access worldwide