Belle W. Y. Wei is an American electrical engineer and educator. As of 2020 she is Carolyn Guidry Chair in Engineering Education and Innovative Learning at San José State University.
Her other positions include Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering's Don Beall Dean of Engineering at San José State University and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Chico.
Belle Wei received her B.S. in Biophysics from U.C. Berkeley, her M.S. in Engineering from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from U.C. Berkeley.
Awards and recognition
- 2012: Marie Pistilli Award. for her leadership in the promotion of engineering education. A Design Automation Conference press-release quotes Karen Bartleson, senior director of community marketing for Synopsys and chair of Women in Electronic Design saying during the award presentation: "Belle Wei, the first endowed dean at the SJSU College of Engineering, has spearheaded a long term transformation of the college to educate students to become engineers and immediate contributors in a global workplace".
References
- ^ "Belle Wei". Semi Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020.
- Gossage, Lily; Louie, Beverly. "Leading the Way: A Conversation with Belle Wei". Women in Engineering Pro-Active Network (WEPAN).
- "Belle Wei receives Marie Pistilli Award". Design Automation Conference 2020. 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020.
- Clancy, Michelle (2020). "Dr. Belle Wei to Receive Marie R. Pistilli Award for Contributions to the Advancement of Women in EDA at 49th DAC". Design Automation Conference 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020.