Eileen Kraemer Interview
Item
Title
Eileen Kraemer Interview
Description
Dr. Eileen Kraemer interviewed by Hallie Knipp for the 45th Anniversary of Computer Science at Clemson Oral History Project.
Abstract
1:10 Dr. Kraemer speaks about growing up on Long Island, attending Hofstra University, and majoring in biology. Speaks about her first computer science class around 1977. Post college, she teaches high school biology and begins taking programming courses in the evenings.
Explains that she got her Master’s Degree at Polytechnic University, and then her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech in 1995.
6:20 Kraemer explains that she came to Clemson as the Director of the School of Computing.
7:50 Kraemer speaks about the initiative to expand the School of Computing to a Charleston, SC campus.
10:17 Kraemer discusses the different divisions within the School of Computing
15:00 Kraemer discusses the changes the field of computer science has gone through since her time as an undergraduate student.
18:35 Kraemer speaks about collaborative learning in programming labs.
22:30 Kraemer speaks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact in the classroom.
25:00 Kraemer discusses her research in parallel and distributed computing, program visualization, and computer science education.
28:40 Kraemer expands on her work with K-12 educators.
30:50 Kraemer talks about her philosophy of management, “walking around talking to people.”
34:30 Kraemer discusses in more detail the Charleston expansion.
42:00 Kraemer explains that she thinks the School would benefit from having a pool of funding for incoming PhD students to have research assistantships that are more generalized, rather than incoming graduate students having to pick their specialties right away.
Explains that she got her Master’s Degree at Polytechnic University, and then her Ph.D. in Computer Science at Georgia Tech in 1995.
6:20 Kraemer explains that she came to Clemson as the Director of the School of Computing.
7:50 Kraemer speaks about the initiative to expand the School of Computing to a Charleston, SC campus.
10:17 Kraemer discusses the different divisions within the School of Computing
15:00 Kraemer discusses the changes the field of computer science has gone through since her time as an undergraduate student.
18:35 Kraemer speaks about collaborative learning in programming labs.
22:30 Kraemer speaks about artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential impact in the classroom.
25:00 Kraemer discusses her research in parallel and distributed computing, program visualization, and computer science education.
28:40 Kraemer expands on her work with K-12 educators.
30:50 Kraemer talks about her philosophy of management, “walking around talking to people.”
34:30 Kraemer discusses in more detail the Charleston expansion.
42:00 Kraemer explains that she thinks the School would benefit from having a pool of funding for incoming PhD students to have research assistantships that are more generalized, rather than incoming graduate students having to pick their specialties right away.
Date Created
July 17, 2023
Format
.mp3
interviewee
Eileen Kraemer
interviewer
Hallie Knipp
editor
Hallie Knipp