Jamieson, Leah H.

Biographical Information

Jamieson attended MIT and received her BS in Mathematics in 1972. She later studied at Princeton University and received her MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She joined the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University in 1976 and has since become the most senior female faculty member in the College of Engineering. Jamieson has been the recipient of several awards including the Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, and the National Science Foundation Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars. Jamieson also co-founded and directed the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program, which allows teams of undergraduate students to earn academic credit while working on multiyear, multidisciplinary projects involving engineering and technology. She has authored more than 160 scholarly articles and conference papers and has co-edited books, including The Characteristics of Parallel Algorithms. For all of her achievements, Jamieson was named one of 15 women in the inaugural class of Women Pioneers of Purdue University by the Purdue University Council on the Status of Women in 2006.