University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Computer Science

Linda Petzold

2014 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

Linda Petzold, BA, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1974 and PhD, Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1978
Linda Petzold

Past CS department chair at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Linda Petzold (BA Math & CS ’74, PhD CS ’78) is an innovative researcher who advanced new methods for computationally solving differential algebraic equations and incorporated these solutions into widely distributed software. A creative teacher and mentor, she has made pioneering contributions to computational science and engineering education.