Conducting research can be quite daunting without technology. In this modern age, where AI can answer and solve any question within seconds, I reflect on my first research project in eighth grade. It was a basic computer course designed to familiarize students with the internet. The assignment was to use Google to find credible sources, conduct interviews, and learn how to cite them. This might seem basic to a kid born into the internet age, but it was not an easy task to put everything together. Google was the first search engine I was introduced to, and it was founded just 30 years ago.
It took some of the smartest people to build the website and search engine we know today as Google. One of those people is Marissa Mayer, a Stanford graduate with a BS in Symbolic Systems and an MS in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence. Marissa Mayer is a perfect example of a leader in STEM. She is not only a leader but also an important voice and role model for women in STEM, being one of the first female engineers on the Google team and their 20th employee. She played a crucial role as a product manager for the Google search homepage, Google Maps, and Google News. After rising through the ranks at Google, Marissa Mayer became CEO & President of Yahoo! Inc. in 2012. As CEO of a global internet service company, Ms. Mayer led a full-scale transformation, and within less than a year, Yahoo! was receiving more web traffic in the U.S. than Google, marking Yahoo’s first time outperforming Google since 2011. Marissa Mayer made Forbes America’s Self-Made Women list in 2024. She is a boss and an icon to look up to.
For more on Marissa Mayer and her life and role as a leader in STEM, a video will be posted at the end of this post, along with links to all the sources used for research purposes.
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