“Team Player” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#7)
ELEMENT #7 Team Player – [TP] “A person who plays or works well as a member of a team or group” I was young when I learned the value of teamwork right on the football […]
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“Confidence” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#6)
ELEMENT #6 – Confidence “A feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities.” There are two ways to look at confidence, external or internal. External confidence is building trust, belief […]
STEM in the Kitchen: Improve Your Cooking with Science!
In the traditional sense, food science is associated with the study and enhancement of food for the sake of improved nutritional quality, increased quantity, extended preservation, and in general, commercial production. While food science itself […]
“Critical Thinker” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#5)
ELEMENT #5 Critical Thinker – [CT] “The thought process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, analyzing, and evaluating information gathered from observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to action.” One of my all-time […]
“Creative/ Imagination” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#4)
ELEMENT #4 Creative/ Imagination – [CI] “The ability to transform an object within the bounds of current limitations.” “I can’t figure this out,” I remember saying to myself while trying to design ductwork routing in […]
“Communicator” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#3)
ELEMENT #3 Communicator – [C] “The ability to transfer your knowledge of subject matter in a way that can be received by any audience.” I was promoted to the project manager position and had my […]
“Persistence” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#2)
ELEMENT #2 Persistence – [P] “The ability to continue the pursuit of a goal despite any obstacles that arise.” I had the opportunity to listen to Pastor Charles Stanley’s sermon about persistence, and he used an […]
“Details” | Elements of an Elite STEM Professional (#1)
ELEMENT #1 Attention to Details – [D] The ability to concentrate and focus on information including insignificant material. As a STEM professional, you are often given tons of data to analyze. To the common man or woman this […]
[Watch ▶] Our National Academy of Engineering E4U3 Award Winning Video
Our video, Sustainable Cities through Intelligent Infrastructure [STEM Poetry] received the People’s Choice Award & Best Overall Video for the National Academy of Engineering’s E4U3 Mega-Engineering video contest. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported the […]
3 Important Reasons to Do STEM Outreach
Do you desire to pass on knowledge? -to inspire, teach, befriend and motivate others? Would you like to impact youth or work with STEM outside of work? Maybe you want to use your free time […]