The Asian American community has made many outstanding contributions to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics called STEM. There are many Asian American scientists and scholars in the STEM history of the United States that we are proud of.
It doesn't really matter where people belong racially and ethnically when all are working for the welfare of the country and the world, including Chien-Shiung Wu, known as the "First Lady of Physics". Fazlur Rahman Khan is known as the "Einstein of Structural Engineering".
A Fields Medal winner in 2006, Terence Tao was studying university-level math by age 9. Now he is breaking down his approach to everyday problem-solving—without complex equations or formulas. This is the story of this “Mozart of Math", widely recognized as one of the most brilliant mathematicians alive today.
The Nobel Prize speech, "Physical Modeling of Earth's Climate," was given by Princeton scientist Syukuro "Suki" Manabe, a physics Nobel winner in 2021. He is an American meteorologist and climatologist with a Japanese background who pioneered the use of computers to model global climate change and natural climate changes.
As of 2019, about 54.6% of Asian American adults 25+ years of age have a bachelor's degree or higher level of education, according to the American Community Survey.
In 2021, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa gave the Nobel Prize lecture in Oslo, Norway. She received the prize for her efforts to protect freedom of expression, which is a requirement for democracy and long-term peace.
Astronaut Edward Tsang "Ed" Lu holds the distinction of being the first Asian-American to travel to the International Space Station and stayed for a long time. He's a former NASA astronaut and scientist from the United States. This video is his explanation of What if self-powered robots could collect sophisticated data on anything from salinity and currents to sniffing out oil breaches and monitoring maritime protected areas?
