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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- Nuclear Security
- Careers
- Emergency Response
- Energy Security
- Combating Misinformation
With her strong background in counterterrorism policies on radiological and nuclear material, she's a natural fit for figuring out how NNSA should respond to specialized WMD devices using resources like the Nuclear Emergency Support Team. -
- Biotechnology
- Careers
- National Labs
- Explore Biology at DOE (Biology)
- Research, Technology, and Economic Security
Yongqin Jiao investigated how the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus survives in high levels of uranium and its potential use for bioremediation. -
If I had to characterize our status at PPPO right now, I would say it is transformative.
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- Nuclear Security
- National Labs
- Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Investing in America
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- Nuclear Security
- Careers
- National Labs
- Energy Workforce
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- Fuel Cell Technologies
- Hydrogen
- Careers
- National Labs
- Renewable Energy
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- Careers
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Energy
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- Heat Pumps
- Energy Efficiency
- Buildings Energy Efficiency
- Commercial Implementation
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- Careers
- Clean Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Security
- Investing in America
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Quantum Science
- National Labs
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- Careers
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- Hydropower
- Extreme Weather Resiliency
- Clean Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Security
- Ripple Effect
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- Clean Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Tribal Energy Access
- Energy Justice
- Energy Efficiency
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- Careers
- National Labs
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- Environmental and Legacy Management
- National Labs
- Nuclear Energy
- Clean Energy
- Energy Efficiency
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Space Exploration and the Universe
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- International Award Winners
- Careers
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- Nuclear Security
- National Labs
- Energy Security
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- Fusion
- Clean Energy
- National Labs
- Nuclear Energy
- Research, Technology, and Economic Security
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- Careers
- Environmental and Legacy Management
- Energy Security
- Federal Facility Optimization and Management
- Energy Workforce
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- Hydropower
- Marine Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Security
- Ripple Effect
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- Tribal Energy Access
- Clean Energy
- Technical Assistance
- Energy Justice
- Renewable Energy
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- Arctic Energy
- Clean Energy
- Careers
- Energy Demonstrations
- Earth Systems Modeling
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- Arctic Energy
- Arctic Cooperation
- Energy Security
- National Labs
- Energy Policy
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- Hydropower
- Marine Energy
- Clean Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Careers
- Ripple Effect
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- Biotechnology
- Careers
- National Labs
- Explore Biology at DOE (Biology)
- Research, Technology, and Economic Security
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- Tribal Energy Access
- Technical Assistance
- Energy Justice
- Clean Energy
- Deployment
Meet Our Team: Dr. Tommy Jones' Journey from Intern to Office of Indian Energy Deployment Specialist -
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Fusion
- National Labs
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- Careers
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- Nuclear Security
- Careers
- National Labs
- Energy Workforce
- Particle/High Energy Physics
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- Next-Generation Energy Technologies
- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Supercomputers
- National Labs
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- Wind Energy
- Renewable Energy
- National Labs
- Careers
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- Careers
- Environmental and Legacy Management
- Energy Workforce
- Nuclear Energy
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- Hydropower
- Marine Energy
- Advanced Manufacturing Processes
- Clean Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Ripple Effect
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- Fuel Cell Technologies
- Hydrogen
- Tribal Energy Access
- Careers
- Inflation Reduction Act
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- Hydropower
- Marine Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Clean Energy
- Careers
- Ripple Effect
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- Careers
- National Labs
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- Nuclear Security
- Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Careers
- Emergency Response
- Environmental and Legacy Management
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- Careers
- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Next-Generation Materials
- National Labs
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- National Labs
- Careers
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- Clean Energy
- Tribal Energy Access
- Renewable Energy
- Arctic Energy
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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- Wind Energy
- Careers
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Justice
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- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Space Exploration and the Universe
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
- National Labs
- Careers
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- Tribal Energy Access
- Arctic Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Clean Energy
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- Nuclear Security
- Careers
- Emergency Response
- Energy Security
- Combating Misinformation
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- Careers
- National Labs
- Research, Technology, and Economic Security
- Particle/High Energy Physics
- Explore Physics at DOE (Physics)
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- Tribal Energy Access
- Clean Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Technical Assistance
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- Nuclear Security
- Nuclear Nonproliferation
- Careers
- Energy Security
- International Meetings and Forums
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- Environmental and Legacy Management
- Public Health
- Careers
- Energy Justice
- Emergency Response
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- Arctic Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Clean Energy
- Arctic Cooperation
- Energy Security
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- Tribal Energy Access
- Solar Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Clean Energy
- Energy Justice
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- Nuclear Security
- Careers
- National Labs
- Cybersecurity
- Energy Security
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- Careers
- Environmental and Legacy Management
- Energy Workforce
- Energy Justice
- Federal Facility Optimization and Management
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- Careers
- Next-Generation Energy Technologies
- Clean Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- National Labs
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- Environmental and Legacy Management
- Careers
- Energy Efficiency
- Clean Energy
- Decarbonization