Professor
Mary Jane Irwin
Pennsylvania State University
Computer scientist; Educator; Research laboratory administrator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Computer Sciences
Elected
2009
Emerita Evan Pugh Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Research spans computer architecture and computer-aided design. By designing novel computer structures, anticipated bottlenecks years before the industry encountered them. Many of her inventions are found in laptops. Developed heuristics that automated these design activities, which have been assimilated by the CAD tool industry.
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