NASA Image Laboratory Director Tawnya Plummer Laughinghouse

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"As a young college student, it was the first time I ever faced [this situation], and it buckled me. It set me back until I realized that I could do it and that my worth wasn't based on what someone else thought of me or my abilities…If I had pulled myself out of that STEM major, I would never have been managing a technology demonstration program for NASA that launched ten technologies into space.” –*Tawnya Plummer Laughinghouse, Director of the Materials and Processes Laboratory, Engineering Directorate, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

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Tawnya Plummer Laughinghouse’s story is quite inspirational. Such a great story of the way she fought through that hard time and came away stronger. This story resonates so well with believing in yourself regardless of the demanding field you work in – STEM. There is great to watch how her diligence brought her to manage such pioneering projects at NASA. Truly a role model.