Jessica Besnier
PhD Candidate-Hydrologist-Environmental Engineer​
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September 2014-May 2017
Advanced High School Diploma
Mills E. Godwin High School
Henrico, VA
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August 2021- Current
Primary Researcher
Monitoring and predicting hydrological extremes using remote sensing and machine learning
Charlottesville, VA
September 2019- May 2021
Team Member
Building Latrines in Tanzania Capstone Project
Harrisonburg, VA
May 2020-August 2020
Operations Intern
Schreiber Foods
Shippensburg, PA
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January 2020-May 2021
Engineering Leader and TA
Madison Engineering Leadership Development Program
Harrisonburg, VA
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December 2019-December 2020
Video Team Leader
JMU InterVarsity
Harrisonburg, VA​
January 2018- May 2021
Honors Ambassador
Madison Honors Leadership Council
Harrisonburg, VA
September 2018-December 2019
Student Researcher, Bio-Inspired Design
James Madison University, Department of Engineering
Harrisonburg, VA​
June 2019-July 2019
Engineering Intern
BeMore 3D
Valencia, Spain​
August 2018-May 2019
Project Manager
Human Powered Vehicle Design Project
Harrisonburg, VA
September 2023- Current
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
September 2023- Current
Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
August 2021- August 2022
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Fellowship
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Fall 2022
Michael E. Frelich Data Visualization Competition Grand Prize Winner
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
March 2022
People's Choice Award - University of Virginia Engineering Research Symposium
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
August 2017- May 2021
Second Century Scholar
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
August 2019- May 2021
William McAnulty Engineering Scholarship
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
January 2018- May 2021
Grand Challenge Scholar, Selected to Represent JMU at Global Grand Challenge Summit
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA and London, England