DOE’s mission to address the nation’s science, energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges cannot be carried out without a diverse and well-trained STEM workforce. DOE recognizes that a wide range of expertise and talent coupled with diverse perspectives and approaches will bring about innovation. To develop the solutions to its complex mission challenges, DOE aims to train and retain a network of talented STEM professionals, whether they are performers at DOE National Laboratories or Sites, universities, colleges, non-profit research organizations, industry, or within the federal DOE program offices.
Read the stories of DOE STEM professionals below to learn how individuals are helping to solve some of the most complex challenges of our time.
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Sofia Quaglioni studies thermonuclear reactions-including the nuclear reactions that power the stars and drive the evolution of our universe. -
As a water power intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Patrick O’Byrne constructs and studies tidal energy technologies, which are still relatively new but could help the country achieve its clean energy goals. -
NNSA women continue to rise to the STEM challenge. They’re setting a new standard and forging an atypical path that other women and girls can look to for inspiration.