Jesse Thornburg

Assistant Professor, CMU-Africa, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Joined December 2025

Names

Jesse Thornburg (Preferred)

Emails

****@alumni.cmu.edu (Confirmed)

Personal Links

Career & Education History

Assistant Professor
CMU-Africa, Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu)
2023 – Present
 
PhD student
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu)
2014 – 2018
 
MS student
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (cmu.edu)
2014 – 2016
 
Undergrad student
Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mit.edu)
2007 – 2011
 

Advisors, Relations & Conflicts

PhD Advisor
Present
 

Expertise

generative AI, retrieval augmented generation
2024 – 2025
 
renewable energy, energy policy
2012 – 2025