Marie Pistilli Award Explained

The Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award is issued annually since 2000 by the Design Automation Conference (DAC) to honor the outstanding achievements of women in Electronic Design Automation. It is named after the co-founder of DAC, Marie Pistilli.^[1] Originally named as the "Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award", it is named the "Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award" since 2016.^[2]

Recipients

• 2000: Penny Herscher, then with Cadence Design Systems
• 2001: Deirdre Hanford, Synopsys, Inc.
• 2002: Ann Rincon, then senior technical staff member at IBM Microelectronics, Burlington, Vermont, "For her significant contributions in helping women advance in the field of DA technology"^{[3] [4]}
• 2003: Karen Bartleson,^[5] Synopsis, Inc.^[1]
• 2004: Mary Jane Irwin,^[6] Pennsylvania State University^[1]
• 2005: Kathryn Kranen, Jasper Design Automation^[7]
• 2006: Ellen J. Yoffa,^[8] IBM
• 2007: Jan Willis, then with Cadence Design Systems^[9] - "Jan's leadership and dedication in serving as a mentor and role model to women in EDA, and young girls and boys as they begin to consider career options, exemplifies what the Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation Achievement Award is all about."^[10]
• 2008: Louise Trevillyan^{[11] [12]} IBM Research Center^[1]
• 2009: Telle Whitney^[13]
• 2010: Mar Hershenson, Vice President of Product Development in the Custom Design Business Unit at Magma Design Automation^[14]
• 2011: Limor Fix, senior principal engineer and director of academic programs and research at Intel^[15]
• 2012: Belle Wei, then Dean of Engineering, San Jose State University^[16]
• 2013: Nanette Collins, a public relations consultant from Boston, active in EDA industry^[17]
• 2014: Diana Marculescu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University^[18]
• 2015: Margaret Martonosi, Princeton University^[1]
• 2016: Soha Hassoun, Tufts University
  • 2017: Janet Olson, then with Synopsys, Inc. 2018: Anne Cirkel, Senior Director for Technology Marketing at Mentor, a Siemens Business
• 2019: R. Iris Bahar, Brown University^[19]
• 2020: Alessandra Nardi, Cadence Design Systems Software Engineering Group Director ^[20]
• 2021: Renu Mehra, Vice President Engineering, Synopsys, Inc. ^[21]
• 2022: Michelle Clancy, President and CEO, Cayenne Global^[22]
• 2023: Xiaobo Sharon Hu, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame^[1]

See also

• List of engineering awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women in Technology . 2023-07-14 . www.dac.com.
2. https://dac.com/sites/default/files/files/2016/53dac_wwed_nomination.pdf "2016 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award Nominations"
3. Book: Proceedings 2002 Design Automation Conference (IEEE Cat. No.02CH37324). June 3, 2002. IEEE Xplore. 10.1109/DAC.2002.1012583. 1-58113-461-4.
4. https://www.edacafe.com/nbc/articles/view_weekly.php?articleid=209316&page_no=1 "EDA Week in Review"
5. Web site: Synopsys' Karen Bartleson to be Honored with Marie R. Pistilli Women in... -- re> BOULDER, Colo., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- . 2016-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306103338/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/synopsys-karen-bartleson-to-be-honored-with-marie-r-pistilli-women-in-eda-achievement-award-55550137.html . 2016-03-06 . dead .
6. Web site: Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Mary Jane Irwin Honored With Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award.
7. http://www2.dac.com/47th/mrpaward.html "MARIE R. PISTILLI WOMEN IN EDA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD"
8. Web site: Dr. Ellen J. Yoffa of IBM Research to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award; Technology Industry Leader Recognized for Contributions to EDA Industry. EDACafe.
9. Web site: Newsroom. www.cadence.com.
10. https://www.edn.com/jan-willis-to-receive-marie-r-pistilli-women-in-eda-achievment-award/ "Jan Willis to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award"
11. https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS189753+15-Apr-2008+BW20080415
12. Web site: Louise Trevillyan Receives Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA. April 15, 2008. www.businesswire.com.
13. Web site: Dr. Telle Whitney Receives Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA. June 1, 2009. www.businesswire.com.
14. https://dac.com/media-center/dac-news/dr-mar-hershenson-receive-marie-r-pistilli-award-47th-dac-contributions "Dr. Mar Hershenson to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award at 47th DAC for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA"
15. Web site: Dr. Limor Fix to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA at 48th DAC. April 18, 2011. www.businesswire.com.
16. Web site: Belle Wei to receive 2012 Marie Pistilli Award | Design Automation Conference. dac.com.
17. Web site: Nanette Collins Selected to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award | Design Automation Conference. dac.com.
18. Web site: Diana Marculescu Selected to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award | Design Automation Conference. dac.com.
19. Web site: R. Iris Bahar to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award | Design Automation Conference. dac.com.
20. Web site: Dr. Alessandra Nardi Receives Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award. Bloomberg. 10 September 2020.
21. Web site: Renu Mehra Receives Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award. www.businesswire.com. 10 October 2021.
22. Web site: Women in Technology @ DAC . 2023-07-14 . www.dac.com.