| Intro | Computer scientist |
| Is | Computer scientist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Technology Science |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | Plainfield, United States of America |
Natalie Enright Jerger is an American computer scientist known for research in computer science including computer architecture and interconnection networks.
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey, she attended Kent Place School and received a BS in computer engineering from Purdue University in 2002. She received an MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008.
She joined the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2009 as an Assistant Professor. She was promoted to Associated Professor in 2014 and to Professor in 2017, becoming the Percy Edward Hart Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Enright Jerger co-chairs the ACM Council on Diversity and Inclusion.
Enright Jerger is the grand-daughter of professional baseball player Tony Lupien, the great-granddaughter of Ulysses J. Lupien and cousin of wrestler John Cena.
Awards
- 2014: Young Engineer Medal from Professional Engineers Ontario.
- 2015: CRA-W Anita Borg Early Career Award (BECA). 2015 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship.
- 2018: Named an ACM Distinguished Member.
- 2019: Canada Research Chair in Computer Architecture.
- 2019: University of Toronto McLean Award.