{"id":11,"date":"2020-11-25T04:19:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T04:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/curtis\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:16:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/curtis\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49bcd8b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49bcd8b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41738cdf\" data-id=\"41738cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd37c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bd37c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Professor Curtis&#8217; <\/strong>research interests are in fundamental model development for predicting particulate flow phenomena. Fluid flow simulations have been used effectively by industry for many years, but now many energy, pharmaceutical, aerospace, chemical, agricultural and other industries employ multi-phase flow simulations to aid in process design and optimization. Professor Curtis\u2019 particulate flow models have been extensively adopted by both commercial and open source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software packages. She was the first to partner with ANSYS Fluent to greatly expand the multi-phase simulation capability of that code which is used by 96 of the 100 biggest industrial companies in the world and over 40,000 customers. Her group\u2019s particulate flow models are also included in the CFD Research Corporation software package and the open-source CFD codes OpenFOAM and MFIX.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40a203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a40a203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">External Awards and Fellowships<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5bacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5bacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Mercator Research Fellow, German Research Foundation, 2023 \u2013 Present<\/li><li>AIChE Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement by a Woman Chemical Engineer, 2023<\/li><li>Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2023<\/li><li>Fellow of APS (2020), AIChE (2009), ASEE (2010) and AAAS (2012)<\/li><li>Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2021<\/li><li>ASEE Benjamin Garver Lamme Award, 2020<\/li><li>First Place CSHEMA National Award (Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association), Campus Leaders Who Care, 2020<\/li><li>AIChE Particle Technology Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019<\/li><li>ASEE Thomas and Donna Edgar CACHE Award for Excellence in Computing in Chemical Engineering Education, 2018<\/li><li>William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award, McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program (African American and Hispanic Doctoral Fellowship Program), 2015<\/li><li>AIChE Van Antwerpen Award, 2015<\/li><li>AIChE Thomas Baron Award for Research in Fluid-Particle Systems, 2014<\/li><li>Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Award, Australia, 2010-2011<\/li><li>ASEE Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, 2008<\/li><li>AIChE Fluidization Lectureship Research Award, 2007<\/li><li>Eminent Overseas Lectureship Award, Institution of Engineers in Australia, 2004<\/li><li>ASEE Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education, 2003<\/li><li>SWE Outstanding Paper Award, 1994<\/li><li>National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991<\/li><li>E.I. duPont Graduate Fellowship, 1983 \u2013 1987<\/li><li>National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1983-1987<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81589e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81589e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2173f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2173f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Chair, Engineering Section, AAAS, 2021<\/li><li>Vice-Chair, Foundation Board of Trustees for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021 \u2013 Present<\/li><li>National Academies\u2019 Board of Chemical Sciences and Technology, Co-Chair, 2019 \u2013 Present<\/li><li>National Academies\u2019 Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Co-Chair, 2013-2018<\/li><li>Board of Directors, Council for Chemical Research, 2010 \u2013 2015<\/li><li>National Academy of Engineering\u2019s German-American Frontiers of Engineering Research Symposium, Program Participant, 2008<\/li><li>Board of Directors, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2008 \u2013 2011<\/li><li>Featured Chemical Engineering Educator, Spring 2008 Issue of\u00a0<em>Chemical Engineering Education<\/em><\/li><li>Board of Directors, American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund, 2002 \u2013 2008<\/li><li>Associate Editor,\u00a0<em>AIChE Journal<\/em>, 2007 \u2013 2015<\/li><li>National Academy of Engineering\u2019s Engineering Education Committee, 2003-2006<\/li><li>National Academy of Engineering\u2019s Frontiers of Engineering Research Symposium, Program Participant, 2003<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59634d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d59634d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University and Internal Awards\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b5e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28b5e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, Purdue University, 2019<\/li><li>Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award, Purdue University, 2013<\/li><li>University Faculty Scholar Award, Purdue University, 2003<\/li><li>University Teaching for Tomorrow Award, Purdue University, 1999 \u2013 2000<\/li><li>Department Mentoring Award, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1999<\/li><li>Chemical Engineering Department Teaching Award, University of Arizona, 1996<\/li><li>Ladd Award for Excellence in Research, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993<\/li><li>University Teaching Award, Lafayette College, 1989<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a06dc9f\" data-id=\"4a06dc9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61aa54de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61aa54de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/curtis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2026\/01\/jennifer-sinclair-curtis-520x580-1-269x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-734\" alt=\"Jennifer Sinclair Lewis\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fce058f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fce058f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Jennifer Sinclair Curtis<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622ae41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622ae41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Distinguished Professor<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a262a8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a262a8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Department of Chemical Engineering<br \/>University of California, Davis<br \/>One Shields Avenue<br \/>1041 Academic Surge<br \/>Davis, CA 95616<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f221abd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3f221abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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