Kendra Sharp
Kendra Vail Sharp | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BS, PhD) University of Cambridge (MPhil) University of California, Berkeley (MS) |
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| Discipline | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sub-discipline | Experimental Fluid Mechanics |
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Kendra Vail Sharp is an American engineer. She is a professor of mechanical engineering and the Richard and Gretchen Evans Professor in Humanitarian Engineering at Oregon State University College of Engineering.
Education[edit]
Sharp completed a Bachelor of Science at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1993. In 1994, she completed a master of philosophy at University of Cambridge. Sharp earned a master of engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 1996. In 2001, she earned a doctor of philosophy from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[1] Her dissertation was titled "Experimental investigation of liquid and particle -laden flows in microtubes." Sharp's doctoral advisor was Ronald Adrian.[2]
Career[edit]
Sharp joined the faculty at Oregon State University (OSU) in mechanical engineering in 2010. She is the director of the humanitarian engineering program at OSU. In 2015, Sharp was named the Richard and Gretchen Evans Professor of Humanitarian Engineering.[1]
Sharp's expertise is in experimental fluid mechanics. She researches international development, applying technology to humanitarian engineering, and sustainable energy and water systems.[1]
Awards and honors[edit]
In 2018, Sharp received the Edwin F. Church Medal.[3]
Personal life[edit]
In graduate school, Sharp was married to David Hill.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kendra Sharp". mime.oregonstate.edu. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ a b Sharp, Kendra Vail (2001). "Experimental investigation of liquid and particle -laden flows in microtubes". University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: 2932. Bibcode:2001PhDT.......112S – via ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Three ASME Members Honored at the International Mechanical Engineering Education Leadership Summit". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
External links[edit]
- Kendra Sharp publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- Living people
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- UC Berkeley College of Engineering alumni
- Oregon State University faculty
- 20th-century American engineers
- 21st-century American engineers
- 20th-century American women engineers
- 21st-century American women engineers