Jacob Easley
Alum
Desalination & drip teams
Research Interests
Jacob works with the desalination and drip irrigation team in GEAR Lab. During his undergraduate career at Mississippi State University, Jacob worked in the additive manufacturing lab at the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. He also completed internships with NASA and Blue Origin focused on small satellites and rocket engine testing. His research interests include entrepreneurship and implementing effective design for constrained environments, and he will focus on integrating the desalination and drip irrigation systems during his time in GEAR Lab.
Education
S.M. Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2020
Honors and Awards
Bagley College of Engineering Student Hall of Fame, 2020
Dean’s Choice Award, Mississippi State Shackouls Honors College, 2020
Astronaut Scholar, 2019
NASA Leadership Academy, 2018
Fulbright Summer Institute, 2017
Hobbies
Music, traveling, hiking, exploring, laughing, making things