Mary Catherine Juhas (born September 16, 1955) is an American engineer. She is an associate vice president in the Office of Research and associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering at

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. She is a Fellow of the

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and inducted into the

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Early life

Juhas was born on September 16, 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents Lucille and William alongside two sisters. Both her father William and his father were engineers.

Education and career

After earning her

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from

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, Juhas was hired as an engineer by

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. She stayed in San Francisco for five years before completing her PhD at

. She left North America for France after receiving her PhD to complete her post-doctoral fellowship at the

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. Upon her return, Juhas was hired at the

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as a senior research engineer and aerospace team leader. In 2002, she was appointed Assistant Dean for Diversity and Outreach at College of Engineering at

. Juhas led the Diversity and Outreach in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation from 2006 until 2008. In 2011, Juhas was named chair of the President and Provost's Council on Women and elected to the

. Alongside Joan Herbers, Juhas was invited to speak at the

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regarding encouraging women to join and stay in STEM fields. Two years later, she was appointed Women in Engineering Pro-Active Network President-Elect. She was also elected a Fellow of the

. In 2017, The Ohio State University recognized Juhas as a Distinguished Alumni.

Personal life

Juhas met her husband John Lippold while studying at Carnegie Mellon University.

References

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