Rice’s Richard Tapia to receive National Medal of Science from President Obama Friday

David Ruth
612-702-9473
druth@rice.edu

Rice’s Richard Tapia to receive National Medal of Science from President Obama Friday

Rice University mathematician Richard Tapia will receive the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony at 2 p.m. EDT Oct. 21. The medal is the highest honor bestowed upon a scientist by the U.S government.

Tapia is being honored by Obama “for his pioneering and fundamental contributions in optimization theory and numerical analysis and for his dedication and sustained efforts in fostering diversity and excellence in mathematics and science education.”

Who: Rice University mathematician Richard Tapia.

What: Tapia will receive the National Medal of Science from President Obama.

When: 2 p.m. EDT Oct. 21.

Where: East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

The ceremony will be carried live by satellite feed and webcast on the White House website at www.whitehouse.gov/live.

Satellite Coordinates:

Test:  1:45-2 p.m. EDT

Time:  2-2:30 p.m. EDT

C-Band digital 9 mhz:

Galaxy 19/C7 Slot B

Uplink Frequency:  6060.5 H

Downlink Frequency:  3835.5 V

Symbol Rate:  6.1113

FEC:  ¾

Ku-Band digital 9 mhz:

Galaxy 3C/K6 Slot B

Uplink Frequency:  14110 V

Downlink Frequency:  11810 H

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Additional materials:

Rice University news release with more information on Tapia’s award announcement: www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16219&SnID=1527270205

A Rice-produced video for this announcement is available at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-cLh0ImkoU

High-resolution images of Tapia (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University):

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Media note: Tapia is currently in Washington, D.C. To schedule an interview, contact David Ruth, director of national media relations at Rice, at druth@rice.edu or 612-702-9473.