Leah Jamieson
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Leah H. Jamieson (born August 27, 1949) is an American engineering educator, currently the Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. Jamieson was a co-founder of the Engineering Projects in Community Service program (EPICS), a multi-university engineering design program that operates in a service-learning context. She is a recipient of the Gordon Prize. From 2006-2017, she served as the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue.
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Born | (1949-08-27) August 27, 1949 (age 74) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Princeton University |
Awards | Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology (2005) Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, (ASEE,1997) Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award for Social Impact (2007)[1] IEEE Fellow (1993) IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Signal processing |
Institutions | Purdue University |
Doctoral advisor | Kenneth Steiglitz |
Jamieson was elected a member of the US National Academy of Engineering in 2005 for innovations in integrating engineering education and community service. She served as the 2007 President and CEO of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).