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
Bruce Krogh
Present

Expertise

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

Publications

Co-Authors