Motivation Toward a Graduate Career in the Physical Sciences: Gender Differences and the Impact on Science Career Productivity

Journal Article | February 2012

This study examines gender differences in the motivation to embark on graduate careers in physics and chemistry and whether this motivation can predict select future success outcomes for physical scientists.

Igniting Girl's Interest in Science Careers

Journal Article | September 2005

Since leaving the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a passion of Sally Ride's has been to find ways to keep girls interested in science. Recently, Sally Ride Science and NASA teamed up to produce a…

Teacher's Toolkit: STEM Career Bingo

Journal Article | August 2017

This column provides how-to strategies and practical advice for the science teacher. This month’s issue describes STEM Career Bingo, which is an activity that raises student awareness of career opportunities in STEM…

Career of the Month: Social Media Manager

Journal Article | November 2017

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Kelly Owen's career path to becoming a Social Media Manager.

Career of the Month: Fire Protection Engineer

Journal Article | February 2017

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Nancy Pearce's career path to becoming a fire protection engineer.

Preparing Undergraduate Women for Science Careers

Journal Article | February 2004

To learn more about how the barriers women in science face can be eased or circumvented, the authors examined how an undergraduate research program prepared female undergraduates for science careers. The skills,…

Career of the Month: Roller Coaster Designer

Journal Article | January 2004

Thrill rides, scream machines, loop-de-loops, colossal peaks, and heart-stopping drops—roller coasters may seem to defy all laws of physics, but don’t let that sense of danger fool you. A coaster has potential energy as…

Career of the Month: Science and Technology Librarian

Journal Article | September 2015

This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Louise Deis's career path to becoming a science and technology librarian.

Career of the Month: Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist

Journal Article | August 2005

Did you know that Salmonella and E. coli are just two of more than 250 different identified foodborne diseases? To Jack Guzewich, a Foodborne Disease Epidemiologist with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center…