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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?

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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future? Civil engineering Dr Alice Alipour is a civil engineer, working in the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of infrastructure, such as buildings, roads and bridges.

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Career Exploration Activities for STEM Students

STEM Sport

There is no shortage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) jobs in the world that need to be filled by passionate, qualified individuals. Because of the widely applicable skills connected to STEM learning, students can go on to become anything from an engineer or doctor to an educator or accountant.

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Plant polymers as plastic alternatives

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With these lessons learnt, the team is now setting up a company which will have the resources and flexibility to work with other companies on short timescales. The team will be investigating how to manufacture the plant-based packaging using fewer resources and chemicals, less energy, and with an eye on any other socio-ecological impacts.

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

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This led me to studying chemical engineering, before specialising in environmental chemistry. The skills I was using to measure traces of chemicals in the environment are very similar to those needed to analyse the chemistry of archaeological artefacts. I recommend taking as many science and mathematics courses as you can.

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Utilizing Online Resources to Find the Right STEM Job

Career in STEM

STEM is an acronym for Science Technology Engineering and Math. The focus on science and math is important because engineering and technology philosophies rely heavily on them. Chemical engineers and computer science majors are two examples of high paying entry level jobs. What Is STEM?

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The Story Continues: Announcing Version 14 of Wolfram Language and Mathematica

Stephen Wolfram

And we’ve been steadily doing the engineering to let AIs call on Wolfram Language as easily as possible. One’s not dealing with some (usually very expensive) “just for PDEs” package; what we now have is a “consumerized” way to handle PDEs whenever they’re needed—for engineering, science, or whatever. But in Version 14.0

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