Four Women Named to Tenure-Track Positions at Highly Rated Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

Vasanta Chaganti has been named an assistant professor of computer science. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dr. Chaganti holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Ph.D. in applied signal processing and body area networks from Australian National University.

Karen Chan has been named an assistant professor of biology. She was an assistant professor at the University of Washington. Dr. Chan holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental life science from the University of Hong Kong, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. both in oceanography from the University of Washington.

Kathryn Riley has named an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry. She has been teaching at Swarthmore since 2016. Dr. Riley holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, mathematics, and education from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Wake Forest University.

Hillary Smith has been named an assistant professor of physics and astronomy. She was a visiting scientist at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization. Before that, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Smith holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from CalTech.