Natalie Enright Jerger

Natalie Dana Enright Jerger (née Enright) is an American computer scientist known for research in computer science including computer architecture and interconnection networks.[2]

Natalie Enright Jerger
Born
Natalie Dana Enright[1]

Alma materKent Place School
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin
Known forComputer architecture
RelativesTony Lupien (grandfather)
Ulysses J. Lupien (great-grandfather)
John Cena (cousin)
AwardsCRA-W BECA award (2015)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2015)
ACM Distinguished Member (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
Doctoral advisorMikko Lipasti and Li-Shiuan Peh
Websitewww.eecg.toronto.edu/~enright

Education and career

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Jerger was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Kent Place School.[3] She received a BS in computer engineering from Purdue University in 2002,[1][4] and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Computer Architecture.

She joined the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2009 as an Assistant Professor.[5] She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and to Professor in 2017, becoming the Percy Edward Hart Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.[2][6] Enright Jerger co-chairs the ACM Council on Diversity and Inclusion.[7] In 2023, she was promoted as Director of the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto.[8][9]

Recognition

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Personal life

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Enright Jerger is the grand-daughter of professional baseball player Tony Lupien, the great-granddaughter of Ulysses J. Lupien and cousin of professional wrestler and actor John Cena.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Class Years - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering". Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Purdue University. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Enright Jerger N". Electrical & Computer Engineering. University of Toronto. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ Weekend Wisdom; Natalie Enright Jerger '98, Kent Place School. Accessed October 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Pelner, Laura (8 April 2002). "Women find place in Purdue engineering". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ "A Year in Review:New Faculty Members who Joined Engineering in 2008-2009 – University of Toronto Engineering News". 25 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Natalie Enright Jerger". EECS Rising Stars 2018. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Diversity and Inclusion". Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ^ Natalie Enright Jerger eecg.utoronto.ca
  9. ^ Christina Heidorn (6 July 2023) Meet Engsci's new director engsci.utoronto.ca
  10. ^ "2014 OPEA Engineering Medal – Young Engineer Winner". Professional Engineers Ontario. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  11. ^ "CRA-W BECA Award 2015". Computing Research Association. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Sloan Research Fellowships Past Winners". Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  13. ^ Mitchell, Marit (23 February 2015). "ECE Professor Natalie Enright Jerger wins Sloan Research Fellowship". University of Toronto Engineering News. University of Toronto. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  14. ^ "2018 ACM Distinguished Members Recognized for Contributions that Have Revolutionized How We Live, Work and Play" (Press release). New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  15. ^ Farrell, Carolyn (9 November 2018). "Natalie Enright Jerger named ACM Distinguished Member". Electrical & Computer Engineering. University of Toronto. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Natalie Enright Jerger". Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Spring 2019 Recipients (Cycle 2018-2)". Canada Research Chairs. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ Rodrigues, Jenny (6 October 2019). "ECE researcher and McLean Award-winner is building the future of computer architecture". Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Fellows from the IEEE Computer Society". IEEE Fellows directory. IEEE. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  20. ^ "Edith Mildred Lupien". Knight Funeral Home & Crematory. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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