Julie Stahmer Linsey (born 1979) is an American

mechanical engineer Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations o ...

whose research concerns

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in the early phases of

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. She is a professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at

Georgia Tech The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, GT, and simply Tech or the Institute) is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Established in 1885, it has the lar ...

Education and career

Linsey majored in mechanical engineering at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, graduating in 2001. After working for a year at

Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an American global company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for laboratories. Agilent was established in 1999 as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packar ...

, she went to the

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public university, public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 stud ...

for graduate study in mechanical engineering, earning a master's degree in 2005 and completing her Ph.D. in 2007. She became an assistant professor at

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

in 2008, and moved to Georgia Tech in 2013. She was promoted to associate professor in 2015, and to full professor in 2021.

Recognition

Linsey was the 2012 winner of the Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award of the

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