Alexandra Techet
Alexandra Hughes Techetis an American mechanical andmarine engineerwhose work involves experimental and image-based studies ofhydrodynamics.She is a professor of mechanical and ocean engineering at theMassachusetts Institute of Technologydepartment of mechanical engineering.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Techet grew up as a sailor and diver in coastal North Carolina.[2] She studied mechanical and aerospace engineering atPrinceton University,graduating in 1995. She then studied oceanographic engineering through a joint graduate program between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology andWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution,earning a master's degree in 1998 and completing her Ph.D. in 2001.[3]
After postdoctoral research at Princeton, she returned to MIT as Doherty Assistant Professor of Ocean Utilization in the department of ocean engineering.[3]In 2005 she became an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, as part of a broader merger of MIT's ocean engineering and mechanical engineering departments.[2]She was promoted to full professor in 2019.[4]
Contributions
[edit]Techet's research contributions include a study of the ability ofarcherfishto jump out of water in search of prey,[5][6]and high-speed video capture ofsneezes.[7]
During theCOVID-19 lockdown,she has also been active in providinghome gardeningadvice to the MIT community through the MIT Office of Sustainability.[8]
Recognition
[edit]Techet was named a fellow of theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineersin 2018.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Alexandra Techet, Professor",Faculty,MIT MechE,retrieved2020-07-24
- ^abTechet, Alexandra,Bio,retrieved2020-07-24
- ^abCurriculum vitae(PDF),MIT MechE, 2012,retrieved2020-07-24
- ^Departmental News & Awards,MIT MechE, Summer 2019,retrieved2020-07-24
- ^Weisberger, Mindy (20 April 2017),"Taking the Leap: Archerfish Snag More Prey with Amazing Jumps",LiveScience
- ^Butterman, Eric (19 October 2017),Biomimicking the Archer Fish,American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ^American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (19 November 2015),"The Complex Sneeze, Caught on Tape",Newswise
- ^Morell, Nicole (15 July 2020),Building a more sustainable MIT — from home
- ^List of all ASME Fellows(PDF),American Society of Mechanical Engineers,retrieved2020-07-24
External links
[edit]- Home page
- Alexandra Techetpublications indexed byGoogle Scholar
- Living people
- American marine engineers
- American mechanical engineers
- American women engineers
- Princeton University alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- MIT School of Engineering faculty
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women