Background
Meldrum, Deirdre Ruth was born on March 14, 1961 in Loma Linda, California, United States. Daughter of Ronald Murray and Barbara Ruth Meldrum.
Meldrum, Deirdre Ruth was born on March 14, 1961 in Loma Linda, California, United States. Daughter of Ronald Murray and Barbara Ruth Meldrum.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University Washington, 1983. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, 1985; PhDEE, Stanford University, California, 1993.
Design engineer Washington State Department of Transportation, Seattle, 1982-1983. Member technical staff Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1985-1987. National Aeronautics and Space Administration fellow, Amelia Earhart fellow Stanford University, Palo Alto, 1989-1992.
Assistant professor electrical engineering University Washington, Seattle, 1992-1998, associate professor electrical engineering, 1998—2001, professor, 2001—2006. Dean Ira A. Fulton School Engineering Arizona State University, Tempe, since 2007. Member advisory panel ILI Program National Science Foundation, Washington, 1993.
Member special emphasis panels on genome automation National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Director CEGS Microscale Life Sciences Center National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, since 2001, Center Ecogenomics Birdesign Institute Arizona State University, Tempe, since 2007.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society Women Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Married Peter Jan Wiktor. Children: Thaddeus Meldrum Wiktor, Genevieve Meldrum Wiktor.