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A series exploring careers in STEM: science, technology, engineering and math

Math
This civil engineer turns to math to make energy more affordable

By Aaron TremperJanuary 29, 2024
Space
Black holes and activism inspire this astrophysicist

By Aaron TremperDecember 13, 2023
Environment
This ecologist is looking at the Amazon’s past to save its future

By Aaron TremperNovember 22, 2023
Tech
Magic, cooking and droids inspire this roboticist

By Aaron TremperSeptember 13, 2023
Humans
This archeologist reconstructs the past with animal bones

By Aaron TremperAugust 21, 2023
Health & Medicine
Stem cells can help build lab-grown organs that mimic real life

By Erin Garcia de JesúsAugust 16, 2023
Tech
Horses are inspiring this roboticist to build trustworthy robots

By Rachel CrowellAugust 7, 2023
Chemistry
This forensic scientist is taking crime science out of the lab

By Aaron TremperMay 16, 2023

Animals
This biologist uses microwave radiation to save endangered species

By Aaron TremperApril 14, 2023
Animals
A love of small mammals drives this scientist

By Aaron TremperFebruary 24, 2023
Environment
This chemist uses online videos to teach about the perils of microplastics

By Aaron TremperDecember 2, 2022
Space
Scientists Say: Astronaut

By Maria TemmingNovember 14, 2022