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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:physicist
Mathematician Professor |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Mathematical_Association_of_America
gptkb:American_Mathematical_Society gptkb:Society_for_Industrial_and_Applied_Mathematics |
| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_Society_for_Industrial_and_Applied_Mathematics |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1931-01-01
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Richard_Tapia_Jr.
Cynthia_Tapia David_Tapia |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Mentoring young mathematicians
Research in parallel computing Promoting minority participation in mathematics Developing educational programs for underrepresented groups Advancing computational techniques in engineering |
| gptkbp:employees |
gptkb:Rice_University
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California |
| gptkbp:field |
Computer Science
Mathematics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Richard A. Tapia
|
| gptkbp:inception |
1931
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Mathematics curriculum development
Research in applied mathematics STEM education policies Public understanding of mathematics Mathematics education reform Interdisciplinary research collaborations Community outreach in mathematics International mathematics conferences Diversity initiatives in academia Mathematics and technology integration Research funding for minority scholars |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkb:John_von_Neumann |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Contributions to numerical methods
Advocacy for diversity in STEM |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
Numerical Analysis
Optimization Computational Mathematics Mathematical_Modeling |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Carmen_Tapia
|