Dr. Karen Marais' research focuses on developing ways to deliver value through reliability, safety, and sustainability. She is the author or co-author of several technical publications, including 24 journal papers, two reports for the National Academies, and two book chapters. She received an NSF CAREER award in 2014. Dr. Karen Marais has worked in engineering for two decades. Dr. Marais holds a B. Eng. in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Stellenbosch and a B.Sc.in mathematics from the University of South Africa. She also holds a master's degree in space-based radar from MIT. She received her Ph.D.from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT in 2005. Prior to graduate school, she worked in South Africa as an electronic engineer.

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