Women are leading major science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs and discoveries with the U.S. Department of Energy. These quotes are from our Women @ Energy series, which shares over 100 profiles of women in STEM in our agency. 

“Very few people can say that their work may help to ‘save the world’ one day. Renewable energy may do just that, providing the world with a sustainable future.” - Anne Ruffing, Bioenergy Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories

“Embrace your curiosity. If you do not know something, go learn about it.” - Shayda Maldonado Rosado, Cyber Analyst, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

“First, never, never, never give up. The world is full of idea killers; don’t listen to them and follow your instincts.” - Vi Rapp, Research Scientist, Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

“Everyone should be taught that they too can have an accomplished STEM career.” – Seemita Pal, Cybersecurity Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory