Dr. Julie L. P. Jessop is Professor, Associate Director, and Hunter Henry Chair of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU). She received her B.S. in 1994 and her Ph.D. in 1999, both in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University, and was a chemical engineering faculty member at the University of Iowa (UI) from 2000 to 2018. Dr. Jessop’s research interests include Raman spectroscopy, epoxide/acrylate photopolymerizations, dental resins, and electron-beam polymerizations. She has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award and the 2017 UI President & Provost Award for Teaching Excellence. She is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and a Councilor for the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering. She is also an active member of RadTech and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.