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Australian propulsion engineer
Elizabeth Jens (born 1984) is an Australian
propulsion engineer who works at the
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Early life and education
Jens is from
Torquay, Victoria .
[1]
[2] She decided at the age of twelve that she wanted to be an astronaut, after seeing a talk from one of the
Apollo astronauts in
Geelong .
[3] She went to school at
Sacred Heart College, Geelong , where she was encouraged to study maths and physics.
[2] She studied at the
University of Melbourne , graduating with a bachelor's degree in
mechanical engineering and bachelor's degree in physics in 2008.
[2]
[4] She attended an introductory course at the
International Space University at
Ames Research Center .
[3] She completed her graduate studies as a
Fulbright scholar (sponsored by
BHP ) and
Rotary International Scholar at
Stanford University .
[5]
[6]
[7] After her Masters, Jens joined
Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an intern, before beginning a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics.
[2] Jens was an
Amelia Earhart Fellow in 2012 and 2014.
[8]
[9] She completed her PhD, "Hybrid Rocket Combustion and Applications to Space Exploration Missions" in 2016, under the supervision of
Brian Cantwell and Scott Hubbard.
[10]
[11] Whilst still a student, Jens was recognised as an
Emerging Space Industry Leader .
[12]
Career
Jens works on a cold-gas subsystem for
Mars 2020 .
[2] She is also designing the propulsion systems for interplanetary
SmallSat missions.
[13]
Jens is involved with several initiatives to increase Australia's investment in the space industry.
[14]
[15]
[16] She appeared on
Australia's Science Channel as an expert discussing Elon Musk's Mars plan.
[17] She took part in the Australia
SXSW Festival.
[18]
[19] She supports Tech Girls Canada.
[20] In 2018 Jens was listed as a Game Changer by
Vogue (magazine) .
[21]
[22]
References
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"The Woman Blazing a Trail in Science" . www.heraldsun.com.au . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"A Torquay engineer is chasing her dream to become an astronaut" . The Weekly Review . 4 August 2016. Archived from
the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Meet A Rocket Woman: Elizabeth Jens, Propulsion Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – Rocket Women" . rocket-women.com . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"A step into the heavens | 3010" . mag.alumni.unimelb.edu.au . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Beth Jens - Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship" . Rotary Club of Horsham . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Beth Jens, Ambassadorial Scholar" . Rotary Club of Fremont Warm Springs Sunrise . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Ambassadorial Scholar Beth Jens | Rotary District 9780" . rotary9780.org . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Awardees" . Zonta International District 23 . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
^ Jens, Elizabeth; Tarantino, Paul; Preudhomme, Michael; Hinchman, Robyn; Nakazono, Barry; Vaughan, David (2017). "Precision cleaning samples for science analysis using a gas-based dust removal tool". 2017 IEEE Aerospace Conference . pp. 1–12.
doi :
10.1109/AERO.2017.7943960 .
ISBN
978-1-5090-1613-6 .
S2CID
37341694 .
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"Time out with Beth Jens: an astronaut in the making" . Melbourne Catholic . Archived from
the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Hybrid rocket combustion and applications to space exploration missions" . purl.stanford.edu . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Commercial Space Wiki / ESIL-06" . commercialspace.pbworks.com . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Dr Elizabeth Jens - Australia's Most Innovative Engineers" . innovativeengineers.com.au . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
^ FM, Player,
Episode 4: Beth Jens , retrieved 5 April 2018
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"Australia to Space: How to launch your career" . Faculty of ECMS Blog . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
^ Trade, corporateName= Department of Foreign Affairs and.
"Australian Consulate-General in" . losangeles.consulate.gov.au . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Elon Musk's Mars Plan: Expert Analysis" . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Beth Jens" . australiasxsw.com . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"G'Day USA to launch inaugural AustraliaHouse at SXSW 2018 from 11 Mar - 16 Mar in Austin, Texas" . Campaign Brief Australia . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
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"Elizabeth Jens" . www.techgirls.ca . Archived from
the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
^ Epaminondas, George (11 March 2018).
"Elizabeth Jens Vogue Game Changers 2018 - Vogue Australia" . www.vogue.com.au . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .
^ Jens, Beth (26 March 2018).
"Australian NASA engineer Beth Jens on the future of space exploration - Vogue Australia" . www.vogue.com.au . Retrieved 5 April 2018 .