Laurie Watts: Hungry to Learn
“What you learn in Computer Science at Rice is how to figure things out,”...
Category Archives: 1980s
Leslie Ann Goldberg’s Side Job
On her way to becoming a constitutional lawyer, Leslie Ann Henderson Goldberg took a...
Chris Conway: Systems, Simulations, and Saving Lives
In the fall of 1979, Christopher Conway (B.A. ’83) was a fifteen-year old National...
Eric Salituro: CS goes to the Movies
“Movies are in my blood,” said Eric Salituro. The Rice University Computer Science alumnus...
Stan Hanks: Finding and Fixing Problems
Stan Hanks wanted to build computer hardware, so he arrived at Rice University in...
Steve French: Linux and File Sharing
“Linux Weekly News named me one of the top 10 core contributors to the...
Kathryn S. McKinley: Parallel Computing Champion
Google Senior Staff Research Scientist Kathryn S. McKinley launched her career as a Computer...
John Deuel: Navigating Career Detours
John Deuel needed a break. After four years at Rice University, his academic progress...
Peter Taggart: CS and a Life Unexpected
“Math was a strong point for me in high school, but I was more...
Michael “Fuzzy” Mauldin: CS Inventor
The Rice University Computer Science alumnus and inventor of Lycos only went to college...