Jenni Sidey

Jenni Sidey
CSA Astronaut
Nationality Canadian
Born (1988-08-03) August 3, 1988
Calgary, Alberta
McGill University,
University of Cambridge
Selection 2017 CSA Group

Jennifer Anne MacKinnon Sidey-Gibbons (born August 3, 1988) is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and lecturer. She was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA group.[1]

Early Life & Education

Dr. Jennifer (Jenni) Anne MacKinnon Sidey-Gibbons was born on August 3 1988 in Calgary, Alberta.

Jenni's interest in science was supported by her mother, who often took her to museums and found role models from the fields of Science and Engineering. Her uncle, a civil engineer, would also involve her in design tasks. One of the aforementioned tasks included designing a baseball pitch that would drain effectively during rain storms or a passive water treatment plant.

Jenni holds an honours bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University. Whilst she was at McGill, she carried out research in collaboration with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the National Research Council Flight Research Laboratory on flame propagation in microgravity. She then completed a Ph.D in 2015 in engineering at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, where she focused on combustion under the supervision of Professor Nondas Mastorakos.

Career

Prior to joining the Canadian Space Agency, Sidey-Gibbons worked as an assistant professor in internal combustion engines at the Department of Engineering of the University of Cambridge. The focus of her research was flames, how they are used, and how to stop them from emitting harmful pollutants.[2] Precisely, she worked on the development of low-emission combustors for gas turbine engines.

She also taught undergraduate and graduate students in the Energy, Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery Division on topics ranging from conventional and alternative energy production to introductory thermodynamics and flame physics.

Aside from these formal responsibilities, she also actively acted as a role model for young women considering technical careers in science-related fields. Most notably, she is the co-founder of the Cambridge chapter of Robogals, a student-run international organization that aims to inspire and empower young women to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through fun and educational initiatives. Through this work, she has taught programming to over 3,000 young girls across the United Kingdom.

In 2016, she was awarded the Institution of Engineering and Technology's Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award, as well as a Royal Academy of Engineering Young Engineer of the Year Award.

References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Jennifer Sidey". Canadian Space Agency website. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Jenni A. M. Sidey — CUED Division A". www-diva.eng.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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