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News Release 14-040
Richard Tapia, mathematician and mentor, receives 2014 Vannevar Bush Award
Rice University professor is role model and mentor for minorities in science, engineering and mathematics
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Richard Tapia is a mathematician in Rice University's Computational and Applied Mathematics Department. His research on computational optimization is highly regarded, as is his strong support of women and minorities in the sciences.
Credit: Rice University
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