Leslie A. Kolodziejski completed her PhD in 1986 in Electrical Engineering at Purdue University. She joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Purdue University as an Assistant Professor. In 1988, Dr. Kolodziejski joined the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) faculty at MIT as Assistant Professor. In 1999, Professor Kolodziejski was promoted to Full Professor. Professor Kolodziejski received the Young Investigator Award from NSF, the Young Investigator Award from ONR, and is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. At MIT, Professor Kolodziejski is the founder of the Nanoprecision Deposition Laboratory and PI of the Integrated Photonic Devices and Materials Group. Professor Kolodziejski received the EECS Graduate Student Association Graduate Student Counseling Award in 2007, the Capers and Marion McDonald Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Advising from MIT School of Engineering in 2009, and the Faculty Ambassador Award from the office of Multicultural Programs at MIT in 2017. Since 2010 Professor Kolodziejski has served as the Graduate Officer of EECS working to support the graduate student body and guide the students through the graduate program. Professor Kolodziejski is the principal investigator for the University Center of Exemplary Mentoring since 2016. Currently, Professor Kolodziejski is the Chair of MIT's Committee on Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response and also serves as the Faculty Marshal in MIT's graduation exercises.