Faculty

Ann Jeffers is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan. | Google Scholar Profile | Download CV here

I am an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. My research focuses on finite element analysis, computational methods, and fire safety engineering, focusing on both structure fires and wildfires. I was co-Editor-in-Chief of Fire Safety Journal from 2016-2018, and I have earned a number of awards including the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Harry C. Bigglestone Award. I am an advocate for mental health and use creative writing to teach others what it is like to live with mental illness. My forthcoming memoir, Can You Hear the Music? My Journey through Madness, describes my experience being diagnosed with and recovering from bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD.

My partner of more than twenty years and I have three amazing children. When I have the opportunity, I enjoy travel, especially to places of natural beauty or with man-made wonders. I spend most of my waking hours at my Michigan home, which sits on five acres of land and hosts a variety of wildlife. In my free time, I like to read, write, draw, and work on projects around the house.

Watch my recent lecture at the University of Michigan’s CEE DEI Seminar Series, “Lessons on Mental Health from a Professor with Mental Illness.” (Audio improves a few minutes in).

Current Students

• Tanmay Vora (M.S. student)

Former Students

Ph.D. Students

• Alyssa DeSimone (2021)
• Jason Martinez (2020)
• Ning Liu (2018)
• Paul Beata (2017)
• Ha Nguyen (2017)
• Qianru Guo (2014)

Master’s Students

• Royce Quadros
• Yunhao Wang
• Sebina Kalawadwala 
• Nathan Fleming 
• Manuel Vega 
• Ning Liu 
• Paul Plucinsky 

Undergraduate Students

• Deanna Martynenko 
• Xiaolin Cai 
• Mark De Jesus 
• Hantao Yang 
• Alvaro Salinas 
• Enrique Mozo 
• Adam Bichir 
• Xiaojun Yu 
• Zili Jia 
• Kaihang Shi 
• Shalynn Vaughn 
• Jayar Smith