STEM Careers

  1. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Delving into dung

    Scientists uncover fascinating secrets through the study of animal feces.

    By Roberta Kwok
  2. Tech

    Science for all

    STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — makes careers blossom

    By Nancy McGuire
  3. Math

    Cool Jobs: Math as entertainment

    At DreamWorks Animation (and previously at another company called Digital Domain) Nafees Bin Zafar creates software used to make the special effects in motion pictures — and sometimes cartoons — look as realistic as possible.

    By Dana Mackenzie
  4. Chemistry

    Cool Jobs: Crime scene investigators

    These researchers don’t miss a clue.

    By Sid Perkins
  5. Tech

    Cool Jobs: Explosive pursuits

    These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!

    By Sharon Oosthoek
  6. Tech

    Cool Jobs: The science of secrets

    Researchers harness science to encode — and decode — hidden messages.

    By Susan Gaidos
  7. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Scents of science

    Better understanding of the sense of smell inspires research into everything from whales to electronic ‘noses’

    By Pippa Wysong

  8. Cool Jobs: Wild science

    Kathy Young at Toronto’s York University studies how water moves within Earth’s environment, from the air to deep underground.

    By Sharon Oosthoek
  9. Animals

    Cool Jobs: Studying what you love

    Researchers study the same animals that fascinated them as kids.

    By Roberta Kwok
  10. Environment

    Cool Jobs: Planet protectors

    Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  11. Chemistry

    Cool Jobs: People with a taste for chemistry

    Chemists contribute to food flavorings, fuel extraction and everything in between.

    By Catherine M. Cooney
  12. Tech

    Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots

    The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response.

    By Roberta Kwok