Honor Society® member
Jaime Thissen
Marketing Agent at Five Star Marketing
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- Agricultural & Biological Engineering & Policy
- Class of 2018
- Champaign, Illinois
Member since May 2015
About
My research interests are in energy development, sustainability and international policy. I am currently a SURGE Fellow and is working with Dr. Paul Davidson on developing cattail resource project relating to biomass extraction and water quality, am a PI on a multi-stage greenhouse sustainability project with space-based and safety applications. He also is enrolled in an agricultural safety traineeship administered by the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health. Recently, he conducted multidisciplinary sustainability research regarding the Amazon Rainforest as a Summer Predoctoral Fellow. Jaime is a ten-time scholarship winner, former McNair Scholar, McNair Fellow and is a former array team member of the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project. He has previously worked with the USDA, UNEP and Buccleuch Estates in Scotland. He has also given numerous research presentations in North America.
Education
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
2013 – 2018
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Biological & Biosystems Engineering
2008 – 2013
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls
2000 – 2005
Honors and awards
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OSHA Safety Construction Certification (30-hour)
Underwent OSHA Construction Safety & Training
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Graduate College Travel Grant 2014
Awarded for Conference Travel
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Richard J. and Laverne M. Delorit Scholarship
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Scholarship
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Gary E. Rhode Scholarship
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Scholarship
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Irving W. Gerhardt Scholarship
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Scholarship
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McNair Scholarship
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Scholarship
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Gamma Sigma Delta Honors Society
Agricultural Honor Society
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Dean's List---University of Wisconsin River Falls
Undergraduate Recognition for GPA
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DRES/DSO Leadership & Achievement Award: Donald M. Swift Scholarship
College of Applied Health & Sciences Award
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Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
General Honor Society
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Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Travel Grant, 2015
Awarded for Conference Travel
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Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Travel Grant, 2014
Awarded for Conference Travel
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National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health Traineeship
Fellowship Awarded for Agricultural Engineering Safety Minor
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SURGE Fellowship
UIUC Academic Excellence Fellowship
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Focal Point Grant (w/ Sital Uprety, Helen Nguyen Research Group, Nicole Jackson & Ann Perry Witmer)
Grant for International Development Course
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Golden Key International Honour Society
International Honor Society
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Alpha Epsilon Honor Society
Agricultural Engineering Honor Soceity
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Tau Beta Pi (Invited 2015)
Top-rated Engineering Honors Society
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Siebel Scholar (Invited 2015)
Top Students Selected/Nominated in Energy-Related Fields
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AYRE Travel Fellowship
International Travel Fellowship---College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Award--University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Summer Predoctoral Institute Fellowship
University of Illinois Award for Under-represented Groups
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Alpha Epsilon Seed Grant (w/Kaneeka Sood)
Awarded Annually to Alpha Epsilon Chapters
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Marcel K. Lynum Scholarship (3x Winner)
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Award
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Alpha Epsilon Officer's Fellowship
Awarded to AE Officers for Conference Travel
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Earth Consciousness Organization Environmental Stewardship Scholarship
University of Wisconsin-River Falls Scholarship
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My intended job path is to be a faculty or government researcher examining sustainability and thermodynamic balances in both terrestrial and non-terrestrial agricultural systems with a strong emphasis on health and safety.
- Graduate school interests
My graduate school interests are in energy development, sustainability and international policy.
- Outside the classroom
Running, Science Fiction
Experience
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Marketing Agent
Five Star Marketing
May 2006 – Jun 2013
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Intern, Consultant
United Nations Environment Program
Jun 2004 – Dec 2004
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Disabillity Services
University of Wisconsin--River Falls
Sep 2003 – Dec 2003
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Intern
United States Department of Agriculture
Jul 2002 – Aug 2002
Volunteering
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Team Building Leader
Habitat for Humanity
Apr 2004
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- German Intermediate
Additional information
Organizations
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American Chemical Society (opens in a new tab)
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International Soceity for Agricultural Safety & Health (opens in a new tab)
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Engineering Graduate Advisory Council (opens in a new tab)
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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (opens in a new tab)
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Canadian Society for Bioengineering (opens in a new tab)
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Engineers Without Borders (opens in a new tab)
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American Society Civil Engineers (opens in a new tab)
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Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (opens in a new tab)
