About

Jan Jennings is associated with the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University. The center assists faculty in developing translational research projects by providing support such as proposal preparation assistance, training, technical support, and help in brokering collaborative relationships. The center offers various workshops, an intensive summer institute, and talks on current research to facilitate translational research efforts. The BCTR also supports faculty in gaining access to diverse research participants and unique data sets for secondary analysis, aiming to increase the likelihood of funding and successful dissemination of research results.

Research topics

• Art
• History
• Art history
• Mathematics education
• Engineering

Selected publications

• Wilburn, Leila Ross

  Oxford Art Online · 2011-06-02

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• Le Corbusier's “Naked”: “Absolute Honesty” and (Exhibitionist) Display in Bathroom Settings

  Interiors Design Architecture and Culture · 2011-11-01 · 3 citations

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  This article could be described as “how Modernism got (us) naked.” It examines both vernacular and professional design examples of (1) the meaning of “naked” in relationship to bathroom design as an important aspect of twentieth-century design, and (2) why and how bathrooms were transformed into Naked spaces by two interrelated ideas–modernism and the museum. A sequence of the various interpretations of Naked in bathroom design includes aspects of planning, aesthetics rhetorical devices, and archetypical practices.

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• ARCH 552: INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIC SITE DOCUMENTATION

  2010-01-01

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  This class introduces students to the basic guidelines and standards for documentation techniques employed in the field of historic preservation. A core course for the Master in Historic Preservation Degree, course work gives students a basic knowledge of current documentation processes necessary for a professional working in the field of historic preservation. It will begin with an overview of the history and theory of architectural documentation and look at basic guidelines and standards for documentation in historic preservation, including cultural resource surveys, National Register standards, historic structures reports and HABS/HAER recordation. A strong emphasis will be placed on the practical applications of documentation and fieldwork exercises. PRIMARY TEXTS :

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• DEA 4600 Course Syllabus - Fall 10

  eCommons (Cornell University) · 2010-08-01

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  DEA 4600, Design City, Course Syllabus by Instructors Kathleen Gibson and Jan Jennings, Fall 2010

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• DEA 2201 Course Syllabus - Fall 09

  eCommons (Cornell University) · 2009-08-01

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  DEA 2201, Interior Design Studio III, Course Syllabus by Instructor Jan Jennings, Fall 2009

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• Biography: Jan Jennings

  eCommons (Cornell University) · 2009-01-01

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  Biography of Jan Jennings, Professor, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis.

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• DEA 6680 Course Syllabus - Spring 09

  eCommons (Cornell University) · 2009-03-25

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  DEA 6680, Design Theory and Criticism Seminar, Course Syllabus by Instructor Jan Jennings, Spring 2009

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• A Case for a Typology of Design: The Interior archetype Project

  Journal of Interior Design · 2007-05-01 · 13 citations

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  The “Interior Archetypes Research and Teaching Project”, initiated in 1997 at Cornell University, creates a typology of contemporary interior design practices that is derived from reiterative historical designs that span time and style and cross cultural boundaries. An argument for the significance of a typology of historic and contemporary interior design practices is based on ten years of experiments resulting from the project. Approximately one hundred archetypes have been developed by the principal investigator, graduate students, and associated educators. The article establishes the premises for this research model and defines the methodological, theoretical, and pedagogical implications of the study for both undergraduate and graduate learning experiences. The Interior Archetypes Project names contemporary design practices that have not been named, thereby providing designers with an interior–specific, history–specific, and contemporary design–specific vocabulary. The project also offers an innovative approach to further design criticism and design sustainability. The Interior Archetypes Project will disseminate a new knowledge base for the creative dimension of design—that is, the productions of its practitioners. The key method of delivery for the Interior Archetypes Project is its web site.

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• Pushing performance. When quality and safety aren't goals but preconditions for doing business.

  PubMed · 2004-08-02

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• Jonah Field Completions

  American Association of Petroleum Geologists eBooks · 2004-01-01

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  Abstract Gas production in Jonah field is derived from more than 100 lenticular sandstone units that are interbedded with mudstones and siltstones over a 3000-ft (900-m) section of the Cretaceous Lance Formation. Productive sandstones average 12 ft (3.7 m) thick and are dispersed unevenly throughout the stratigraphic section. Historically, completion methods in Jonah have been costly and inefficient. Efforts to reduce completion costs while maintaining reserves in Jonah field required a new approach in evaluating and completing such thick productive zones. Analysis of fracture-simulation results for selected wells in the field suggests that stimulation of smaller, selected intervals would result in enhanced recovery by exploiting previously bypassed sandstone intervals. To obtain an optimal fracture-stimulation design, an enhanced petrophysical model was developed to provide reliable permeability, mechanical rock properties, fluid saturation, net pay, and net stress predictions. To further optimize the fracture stimulation, induced stress diversion was implemented. Induced stress diversion is a new technology that allows for multiple-stage stimulation without the use of a plug or mechanical device between stages. Using induced stress diversion, completion time was reduced by 4 weeks, and the percentage of producing sandstones in a treated interval increased from 60 to 90%. The net result was a 40% reduction in time and costs without negative impact on reserves. These optimization methods reduced development costs in Jonah field by 22%, from $2.8 million to $2.2 million per well, while achieving similar production and reserves.

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Frequent coauthors

• Herbert Gottfried

  4 shared

• Joshua Anhalt

  1 shared

• Paul O’Neill

  University of Exeter

  1 shared

• W. W. Norton

  1 shared

• Daniel P. Siewiorek

  Carnegie Mellon University

  1 shared

• J. Robert Beck

  1 shared

• Elizabeth Collins Cromley

  1 shared

• Daniel Salber

  Georgia Institute of Technology

  1 shared

Awards & honors

• Faculty Innovation Grant for the Interior Archetypes Researc…