Michael Jacobs

Michael Jacobs is a Learning Designer at Cengage since May 2015, specializing in the development of adaptive homework systems and assessment strategies for higher education Physics and Astronomy courses. Prior experience includes serving as an Adjunct Professor at Northern Essex Community College, where Engineering Physics was taught, and as the Deputy Director of Specialty Systems Engineering at Harris Corporation, overseeing a specialized team in reliability and risk management for spaceborne observatories. Earlier roles include Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the University of Minnesota, focusing on computational physics and large-scale fluid dynamics. Michael Jacobs holds a PhD in Computational Astrophysics from the University of Minnesota, an M.S. in Physics from Iowa State University, and a B.S. in Astronomy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.