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Maria Klawe
Maria Klawe | |
|---|---|
 Klawe in 2015 | |
| 5th President of Harvey Mudd College | |
| In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Harriet Nembhard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Margaret Klawe 1951 (age 73–74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Nicholas Pippenger, 1980 |
| Children | Two children |
| Alma mater | B.Sc., University of Alberta, 1973 Ph.D., University of Alberta, 1977 |
| Board member of | Microsoft, Broadcom |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Computer science |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Studies in amenable semigroups (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Anthony Lau |
Maria Margaret Klawe (/ˈklɑːveɪ/ KLAH-vay; born 1951) is a Canadian-American computer scientist and served as the fifth president of Harvey Mudd College from 2006[1] to 2023. Born in Toronto in 1951, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2009. She was previously Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. She is known for her advocacy for women in STEM fields.
- ^ "Maria Klawe Named Fifth President of Harvey Mudd College". HMC Spotlight. Harvey Mudd College. January 17, 2006. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
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