Jessica Besnier
GRADUATE STUDENT
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SKILLS AND AWARDS
Microsoft ExCel - Proficient
Microsoft Word - Advanced
Power Point - Advanced
Public Speaking
Peer Tutoring (Chemistry, Spanish, and Physics)
Expereince with PRUSA i3 3D Printers, Solidworks, Onshape, and MATLAB
Problem Solving
Time Management
Machine Learning
Project Management
Adobe Premiere - Proficient
Spanish - Advanced
Photography and Videography
Leadership
Adobe Photoshop - Proficient
Critical Thinking
MATLAB- Proficient
Python
AWARDS
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