Mr. Jabari Wilson is a PhD Student in Engineering Education at the University of Florida, hailing from Huntsville, AL. He received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from The University of Alabama in 2019. Afterwards, he completed his master's degree in mechanical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering at University of Florida in 2022. Over the course of his academic career, he has completed 6 semesters of internship experience in a variety of areas, including project management, quality assurance, and quality control. These experiences were gained across the construction, automotive, and research industries. 

He has a passion for educational outreach and believes that the best work we can do is work that benefits the future of the world and those in it. So far, he has served as an assistant director for a Rockets and Robotics Summer Camp in his hometown and peer advisor in the Florida Board of Education Summer Fellowship Program. For the 2022-2023 academic year, Mr. Wilson has served as both technical lead and mentor to high school junior and seniors in Washington D.C. public schools as part of their Career Technical Education (CTE) Advanced Internship Placement (AIP) program through his position as an Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Scholar with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). He is currently continuing this work as the immediate supervisor for students in the CTE Career-Ready Internship (CRI) program intended to give students an experience similar to that of the AIP program but for the duration of the summer.  

He aspires to attain a PhD in Engineering Education, then enter the workforce. In his free time, Jabari enjoys billiards, automotive work, music, and documentaries.