BS  Ben-Gurion University of Negev
MS  Iowa State University
PhD  Iowa State University

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Dr. Elizabeth Kleiman joined the Mount Mercy community in the fall of 2010. Prior to coming to Mount Mercy, Kleiman taught courses at Iowa State University as a graduate level teaching assistant and as a teacher for Iowa State's Upward Bound program.

Kleiman holds a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science from Ben-Gurion University of Negev, located in Beer-Sheva, Israel. She earned her Master's degree in mathematics, and her PhD in mathematics and computer science.

She has extensive research experience and is published in several academic computer science journals. She has participated in the High Performance Research Group at Iowa State University since August 2007. Her experience as a research assistant focused on parallel algorithms and the evaluation of high performance computing systems.

While earning her Master's at Iowa State University, Kleiman earned multiple awards, including the GPSS Peer Teaching Award, the Instructor Professional Development Grant for developing the honor seminar "Introduction to Cryptography," and the Henry Thielman Award for outstanding research by a Master of Science student.

She is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Association for Women in Mathematics. She is fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English.

In her spare time, she enjoys playing classical guitar and making beaded jewelry. She also enjoys reading, spending time with her family, traveling, teaching, and doing math and high performance computing.