For computer scientist Valerie Taylor, director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, the seeds for her career were planted when she was a child going to work with her father, Willie Taylor, an electrical engineer. “I’m the youngest of three, and we all grew up knowing how to build circuits,” she said. “Because my father tinkered .
For computer scientist Valerie Taylor, director of the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, the seeds for her career were planted when she was a child going to work with her father, Willie Taylor, an electrical engineer. “I’m the youngest of three, and we all grew up knowing how to build circuits,” she said. “Because my father tinkered at home, he .
The annual Tapia Conference, where computer scientists from underrepresented communities share research, network, and find mentorship, has grown from 160 attendees in 2001 to 2,000 this year.
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The annual Tapia Conference, where computer scientists from underrepresented communities share research, network, and find mentorship, has grown from 160 attendees in 2001 to 2,000 this year.