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STEM Stories inspires budding scientists, mathematicians

Posted at 9:13 am April 26, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Erin Webb, agricultural engineer at ORNL, answers a question from a student at ORAU Stem Stories on Thursday, April 20, 2017. (Photo by ORAU)

Erin Webb, agricultural engineer at ORNL, answers a question from a student at ORAU STEM Stories on Thursday, April 20, 2017. (Photo by ORAU)

 

Real-life scientists discuss their work, share advice with students interested in pursuing STEM careers

Be kind and show up every day.

That’s the advice Erin Webb, an agricultural engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory gave to young people during ORAU’s second STEM Stories event on Thursday, April 20. STEM Stories gives students interested in STEM careers the opportunity to learn from and interact with scientists working in the region.

Webb works in bioenergy, specifically focused on finding solutions for transporting and storing large quantities of biomass like feedstocks for commercial use so it can be converted to energy. She was joined by Jibo Sanyal, a computer scientist at ORNL whose work focuses on geo-computing, which he described as using computers to solve problems like long-term weather concerns, the resilience of environments and more.

Webb told the 30 students and their parents gathered for the event that while STEM careers are all about math and science, they should never forget to factor in the people they work with. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Erin Webb, Jibo Sanyal, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORAU, ORNL, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, STEM, STEM careers, STEM Stories

From greenhouses on Mars to sustainability on Earth: Hear STEM stories at ORAU on Thursday

Posted at 1:10 pm April 19, 2017
By Michael Holtz Leave a Comment

ORAU will host a STEM Stories event in Oak Ridge on Thursday evening.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Here is information about the event:

Who: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

What: STEM Stories, featuring live talks by two dynamic speakers and innovators in their fields. The speakers, both of whom work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), will describe their respective career journeys, who or what inspires them, and how mentors impact lives and our nation’s scientific agenda.

Speakers for the event are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Erin Webb, Jibo Sanyal, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORAU, Pollard Technology Conference Center, STEM, STEM Stories

ORAU hosts STEM Stories evening for local students

Posted at 2:50 am December 21, 2016
By Oak Ridge Associated Universities Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Lonnie Love speaking at STEM Stories. (Photo by ORAU)

 

Event aimed to inspire and educate possible STEM careers

ORAU recently hosted STEM Stories, an event aimed to inspire students of all ages to begin exploring the many careers available in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.

Hosted at ORAU’s Pollard Technology Conference Center, the event featured live talks by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Lonnie Love, pictured above, and Ian Anderson, pictured below. The two described the journey each had in achieving successful STEM careers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Energy and Transportation Science Division, Lonnie Love, Manufacturing Systems Research Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORAU, ORNL, STEM Stories, University Partnerships and Graduate Education Programs

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