Marie Pistilli Award

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[3]
• 2001: Deirdre Hanford, Synopsys, Inc.[3]
• 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"[4][5]
• 2003: Karen Bartleson [6]
• 2004: Mary Jane Irwin [7]
• 2005: Kathryn Kranen, Jasper Design Automation[3]
• 2006: Ellen J. Yoffa [8]
• 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]
• 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
• 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]

See also

• List of engineering awards

References

1. "Women in Electronic Design | Design Automation Conference". dac.com.
2. "2016 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award Nominations" (retrieved February 29, 2016)
3. "MARIE R. PISTILLI WOMEN IN EDA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" & 47th DAC
4. "Proceedings 2002 Design Automation Conference (IEEE Cat. No.02CH37324)". June 3, 2002. doi:10.1109/DAC.2002.1012583. ISBN 1-58113-461-4 – via IEEE Xplore. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "EDA Week in Review", May 13, 2002
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Mary Jane Irwin Honored With Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award".
8. "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. "Newsroom". www.cadence.com.
10. "Jan Willis to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievment [sic] Award" Electronic Design News
12. "Louise Trevillyan Receives Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA". www.businesswire.com. April 15, 2008.
13. "Dr. Telle Whitney Receives Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA". www.businesswire.com. June 1, 2009.
14. "Dr. Mar Hershenson to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award at 47th DAC for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA"
15. "Dr. Limor Fix to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA at 48th DAC". www.businesswire.com. April 18, 2011.
16. "Belle Wei to receive 2012 Marie Pistilli Award | Design Automation Conference". dac.com.
17. "Nanette Collins Selected to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award | Design Automation Conference". dac.com.
18. "Diana Marculescu Selected to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award | Design Automation Conference". dac.com.
19. "R. Iris Bahar to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award | Design Automation Conference". dac.com.
20. "Dr. Alessandra Nardi Receives Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 September 2020.