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Using adsorbents to help society

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This includes increasing machine learning literacy through course design; hosting middle school STEM teachers on campus to create course materials on probability and statistics; and translating middle school course materials into Spanish for dissemination in the local community and in Puerto Rico,” explains Yamil.

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2023 Young Scholars Program: Week 1

Northeastern University

Students working on Paper Tower activity Twenty-two rising high school seniors were selected from numerous Boston area applicants to participate in summer research on the Northeastern campus. Today concluded the first week of the 2023 Young Scholars Program! Several other members of the Center for STEM staff are also actively involved.

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The engineering behind Evolutor

Futurum

We have come a long way since Darwin published his concepts, and engineers and scientists have borrowed the concept of ‘survival of the fittest’ and applied it to engineering biological systems for industrial applications. PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO BIOMANUFACTURING. It turned out that engineering suits me! OPPORTUNITIES.

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

Futurum

Materials science and process engineering requires the integration of various fields. We incorporate knowledge from chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology with chemical engineering to help address society’s most pressing challenges. “I Meet Theo My undergraduate degrees were in chemistry and chemical engineering.

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Building Bridges – Fall 2023

Northeastern University

Last Friday, (December 8, 2023) the Center for STEM Education at Northeastern University, with the College of Engineering/Admissions, hosted the fall 2023 edition of our Building Bridges event. Germain : Engineering with Fire Learn about the physics of fire and why understanding combustion is critical for green energy solutions

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

STEM Sport

Anthropologist The Role: Physical anthropologists study human evolution and variation, often working in the field to uncover how our ancestors adapted to environmental challenges. Biophysicist The Role: Biophysicists study the principles of physics that underlie all living things. Average Annual Salary: $61,570 4.

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Science Like A Girl – Inventor and Author Arlyne Simon

Smore Science

When Arlyne’s father heard physics was a struggle, he “happened” to pass a bookstore and buy a book Physics for Dummies for them to work through together. When a chemical engineer came to speak at her chemistry club, she ended up hooked. With that support, her interest and skills grew.

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