Background
Klawe, Maria Margaret was born on July 5, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Janusz Josef and Kathleen Wreath Klawe.
academic administrator engineering science educator
Klawe, Maria Margaret was born on July 5, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Janusz Josef and Kathleen Wreath Klawe.
Bachelor of Science in mathematics, University Alberta, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Ryerson University, 2001.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Waterloo, 2003. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Queens University, 2004.
Assistant professor department mathematics science Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1977-1978. Assistant professor department computer science University Toronto, Canada, 1979-1980. Research staff member International Business Machines Corporation Research, San Jose, California, 1980-1989, manager discrete mathematics, 1984-1988, manager department mathematics, related computer science, 1985-1987.
Professor, head department computer science University British Columbia, Vancouver, 1988-1995, vice president student and academy services, 1995—1998, dean science, 1998—2002. Dean School Engineering & Applied Science Princeton University, 2003—2007, professor department computer science, 2003—2007. President Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, since 2007.
Board directors Microsoft Corporation, since 2009. Speaker in field; member advisory board university relations International Business Machines Corporation Toronto Laboratory, 1989. Member science advisory board Dimacs National Science Foundation Science Technology Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1989-1995.
Member advisory board Geometry Center, 1991-1995. Member British Columbia Premier's Advisory Council on Science & Technology, 1993—2001, Provincial Advisory Committee on Education Technology, 1993. Founder, director E-GEMS project University British Columbia, 1992-2002.
Chair for Women in Science & Engineering National Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada(Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council)-International Business Machines Corporation, 1997-2002. Co-founder, chairman board Silicon Chalk, Vancouver. Board trustees Mathematics Sciences Research Institute, Berkeley, chair board trustees Anita Borg Institute Women and Technology Palo Alto, California, 2003-2008.
Trustee Institute Pure & Applied Mathematics Los Angeles.
Director Science World, Vancouver, since 1990. Volunteer Scientists in Schools, B.C., since 1989. Member Provident Advisory Council Education Technology, since 1993.
Member American Mathematics Society ( chairman of the board of trustees 1995), Canada Mathematics Society (board directors), Canada Heads Computer Science (president 1990-1991), Association Computing Machinery, Association Women Mathematics (Executive Committee), Computing Research Association (vice chair since 1993), Society Indiana Applied Mathematics (county member).
Married Nicholas John Pippenger, May 12, 1980. Children: Janek, Sasha.
