The Ecosystem of Research, Education, and Community

has worked at the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a Program Director since 2000. She has responsibility for the Ceramics Program and now also leads Cross-Cutting Activities in Materials Research. She has completed several details forwarding NSF’s international efforts with Africa, increasing the advancement of women in academia, and strategic human capital analysis and planning within NSF itself. She led new cooperative activities with European researchers; was part of the driving force in program development and initiatives in nanotechnology, commercialization, manufacturing, sustainability, education, and diversity; and has an active research program. From 1999 to 2002, she was visiting/adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Before NSF, she was promoted to Docent (Associate Professor) at Linköping University, and previously she was a post-doctoral associate with Linköping University and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Earlier, she spent a decade working at Nortel Networks. Her qualifications include a B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) and a B.A. (Psychology) from the University of Waterloo, an M.Eng. (Electronics) from Carleton University, and a Ph.D. (Materials Science) from McMaster University. She has published more than 100 articles; been awarded three patents; and delivered more than 100 invited talks. She has previously received recognitions from NSF, several professional societies/organizations (Acta Materialia, AAAS, ABET, ACerS, AVS, MRS, IEEE, SHPE, and TMS), and two alma maters. She serves as an Advisory Board member for the Rosalind Franklin Society and previously served on ACerS’ Board of Directors.

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