Natalie Enright Jerger Explained

Natalie Enright Jerger
Birth Name:	Natalie Dana Enright
Birth Place:	Plainfield, New Jersey, US
Fields:	Computer science
Workplaces:	University of Toronto
Alma Mater:	Kent Place School Purdue University University of Wisconsin
Doctoral Advisor:	Mikko Lipasti and Li-Shiuan Peh
Known For:	Computer architecture
Relatives:	Tony Lupien (grandfather) Ulysses J. Lupien (great-grandfather) John Cena (cousin)
Awards:	CRA-W BECA award (2015) Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (2015) ACM Distinguished Member (2018)

Natalie Dana Enright Jerger (née Enright) is an American computer scientist known for research in computer science including computer architecture and interconnection networks.^[1]

Education and career

Jerger was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attended Kent Place School.^[2] She received a BS in computer engineering from Purdue University in 2002,^{[3] [4]} and a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying Computer Architecture.

She joined the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2009 as an Assistant Professor.^[5] She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and to Professor in 2017, becoming the Percy Edward Hart Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.^{[1] [6]} Enright Jerger co-chairs the ACM Council on Diversity and Inclusion.^[7] In 2023, she was promoted as Director of the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto.^{[8] [9]}

Recognition

• 2014: Young Engineer Medal from Professional Engineers Ontario.^[10]
• 2015: CRA-W Anita Borg Early Career Award (BECA).^[11] 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.^{[12] [13]}
• 2018: Named an ACM Distinguished Member.^{[14] [15] [16]}
• 2019: Canada Research Chair in Computer Architecture.^[17]
• 2019: University of Toronto McLean Award.^[18]
• 2021: Elected as an IEEE Fellow "for contributions to networks-on-chip for many-core architectures".^[19]

Personal life

Enright Jerger is the grand-daughter of professional baseball player Tony Lupien, the great-granddaughter of Ulysses J. Lupien and cousin of professional wrestler and actor John Cena.^[20]

External links

• University of Toronto: Natalie Enright Jerger, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enright Jerger N . Electrical & Computer Engineering . . November 26, 2018 .
2. https://www.kentplace.org/weekend-wisdom?pk=1232292 Weekend Wisdom; Natalie Enright Jerger '98
3. Web site: Class Years - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering . Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering . . November 26, 2018 .
4. Web site: Women find place in Purdue engineering. Pelner. Laura. April 8, 2002. November 26, 2018.
5. Web site: A Year in Review:New Faculty Members who Joined Engineering in 2008-2009 – University of Toronto Engineering News. 25 June 2009. 26 November 2018.
6. Web site: Natalie Enright Jerger . EECS Rising Stars 2018 . . 23 February 2019.
7. Web site: Diversity and Inclusion . . 6 October 2019.
8. https://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~enright/ Natalie Enright Jerger
9. Christina Heidorn (6 July 2023) Meet Engsci's new director engsci.utoronto.ca
10. Web site: 2014 OPEA Engineering Medal – Young Engineer Winner . . November 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170124012139/http://www.peo.on.ca/index.php/ci_id/28107/la_id/1.htm . January 24, 2017.
11. Web site: CRA-W BECA Award 2015 . . November 23, 2018.
12. Web site: Sloan Research Fellowships Past Winners . . 23 February 2019.
13. Web site: ECE Professor Natalie Enright Jerger wins Sloan Research Fellowship. Mitchell. Marit. University of Toronto Engineering News. University of Toronto. 23 February 2015. 23 November 2018.
14. November 7, 2018 . 2018 ACM Distinguished Members Recognized for Contributions that Have Revolutionized How We Live, Work and Play . New York, NY . . November 23, 2018.
15. Web site: Natalie Enright Jerger named ACM Distinguished Member. Farrell. Carolyn. Electrical & Computer Engineering. University of Toronto. 9 November 2018. 23 November 2018.
16. Web site: Natalie Enright Jerger . . November 23, 2018.
17. Web site: Spring 2019 Recipients (Cycle 2018-2). Canada Research Chairs. 6 October 2019. 6 October 2019.
18. Web site: ECE researcher and McLean Award-winner is building the future of computer architecture . 6 October 2019 . Rodrigues . Jenny . 6 October 2019.
19. Web site: Fellows from the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE Fellows directory. IEEE. 2021-03-04.
20. Web site: Edith Mildred Lupien . Knight Funeral Home & Crematory . November 29, 2018 .