This person works in applied mathematics and mathematical biology; she has investigated questions about patterns in genetic variation and chaos theory.

This person is a computer scientist and engineer who aided in breakthrough technologies for IBM.  He also invented the first gigahertz computer chip and co-invented the method that allows plug-ins for printers, modems, and other items.

This is the first black man to earn a Ph.D. in math in the entire world.  He became a professor at Howard University in Washington D.C. and went on to become chairman of the Mathematics Department there.  He has a scholarship named after him to encourage young black students to pursue degrees in mathematics.

She became the first (and only, at the time) non-white, non-male member of NASA’s Space Task Force, and played a critical role in the Apollo moon landing.

This person invented the Illusion Transmitter, which became the basis for modern 3D television, video games, and movies.  She also worked at NASA, managing the team supporting the first satellite to transmit images from outer space.

This person holds over 120 patents for inventions.  He served as an engineer for the U.S. Air Force and later for NASA.  He is best known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun, and a “toy projectile gun” that became the Nerf Gun.

This person is the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics.  She advocated for students of color for over forty years, as well as becoming a math professor and managing the Division of Mathematics and Business Education department at the District of Columbia Teachers College.

This person was known for being a “human computer”.  She was a computer and rocket scientist and mathematician and was a leading member of the team that developed the breakthrough Centaur rocket.

This person is a mathematician, engineer, physician, and astronaut.  She was the first African American woman to go to outer space in 1992.  She also spent time as a general practice physician and was involved in the Peace Corps.

This person works in the area of mathematical biology.  Her research focuses on creating and analyzing new mathematical models of tumorigenesis.  She and her team have developed mathematical models to use molecular events associated with cancerous tumor growth to optimize the effectiveness of drug treatments.

This person worked as a mathematician and engineer at NASA (NASA’s 1st black woman engineer).  She researched numerous topics, mostly about air around airplanes, then she took a demotion and drastic career change to impact the hiring and promotion of the next generation of NASA’s female mathematicians, engineers, and scientists.

This person was NASA’s first black supervisor and one of the few female supervisors; under her leadership the West Computers distinguished themselves repeatedly.  She collaborated on multiple projects, including compiling a handbook for algebraic methods for calculating machines. 

This person was the 2^nd African-American woman to obtain a Ph.D.  She taught at North Carolina University; due to her advocacy, this became the 1st university aimed at Black people in the U.S. to be granted funds for National Science Foundation Institute for math teachers, and her leadership resulted in the university obtaining its first computer.

This person made major contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and Bayesian statistics.  He was the 1st African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, the 1st black tenured faculty member at UC Berkeley, and the 7th African-American person to receive a Ph.D. in math.

This programmer and data analyst was the project manager for the first satellites that could remotely sense oceans.  She created increasingly precise models of the Earth, and her work became the basis for the Global Positioning System (GPS).

This person employs trans-disciplinary research to study the transmission dynamics and control of emerging/ re-emerging diseases.  He is currently focusing on the effect of climate change on the transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases (e.g. Malaria, West Nile virus, Zika virus, etc.).

This person is a professor of pure mathematics.  His research is in the mathematical theory of gravitational lensing (the distribution of matter between a distant light source and an observer, so that the light bends around the matter).

This person says: “My research is in the field of spectral geometry, the study of how the shape of an object affects the mode in which it can resonate.  … can one hear the shape of a drum? ….can one hear the shape of the universe?”

This person published a paper titled "The geometry of optimal transportation".  He founded EcoAfrica, an association of scientists and mathematicians involved in multiple projects to realize sustainable development and good environmental practices.