Mary Margaret Sprinkle

Special Assistant
520-626-4219
Bio5 Institute/ 4th Floor
marys@iplantcollaborative.org

Responsibilities

Mary Margaret Sprinkle joined iPlant in March 2008 as a special assistant in the University of Arizona's Bio5 Institute. Her main interest is the effective operation and management of large-scale, federally-funded research centers. Mary Margaret is primarily focused on using funds appropriately, maintaining compliance with ever-changing federal regulations, and increasing communication across a global and virtual organization.  She is also interested in the impact of interdisciplinary and international collaboration as it relates to innovation and the sustainability of a project.

Professional Experience

Prior to joining iPlant, Mary Margaret worked as a Research Support Officer and Acting Executive Director of the NSF-funded Science and Technology Center, TRUST, at UC Berkeley.

Speaking Engagements/Conference Participation:

• Women's Institute in Summer Enrichment (WISE) 2007.  Organizer. Berkeley, CA, June 10-15, 2007.
• The International Collaboration for Advancing Security Technology (iCAST)/TRUST Conference.  Organizer.  Taipei, Taiwan, January 8-10, 2007.
• Women's Institute in Summer Enrichment (WISE) 2006.  Organizer. Berkeley, CA, July 5-11, 2006.
• Joint EU-US workshop: "Long Term Challenges in High Confidence Composable Embedded Systems."  Organizer.  Helsinki, Finland, June 21-23 2006.
• Joint EU-US workshop: "Large ICT-based Infrastructures and Interdependencies: Control, Safety, Security and Dependability." Organizer.  Washington, D.C., March 16 & 17, 2006.
• Joint IST-NSF workshop: "Transatlantic Research Agenda on Future Challenges in Embedded Systems Design."  Speaker.  Paris, France, July 8th, 2005.

Education

• M.B.A., College of Business, Tennessee Technological University
• B.S., World Cultures and Business, Tennessee Technological University