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Professor Ann Mescher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington. She earned her Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1995. Her research focuses on the relationships between material properties and manufactured products, particularly in the areas of energy transfer, thermal-fluids sciences, and materials processing. Professor Mescher collaborates with experts across various fields, including engineering, Atmospheric Sciences, Earth Space Sciences, Oceanography, and Astrophysics. She aims to advance the understanding of material properties related to mass energy transport phenomena in manufacturing processes, particularly utilizing polymer materials for optical applications. In her teaching, she emphasizes graduate-level courses in radiation, conduction, and convection heat transfer, as well as undergraduate thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. She also plays a significant role in mentoring graduate students to develop their teaching, research, and service portfolios, thereby preparing them for academic careers. Mescher has also been actively involved in organizing design fairs to showcase engineering student projects, connecting them with industry representatives.
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