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Career of the Month: An Interview With Broadcast Engineer Glenn Leffler
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Broadcast engineers maintain radio stations—their job is to keep stations on the air and making money. From rewiring a station’s equipment to fixing a transmitter on a mountaintop at 3:00 a.m., these engineers make sure…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Radiation Therapist Robert Adams
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Cancer encompasses over 125 diseases. In the United States alone, over 1 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Approximately 70 percent of the cancer patients will receive radiation therapy. The goal…
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Career of the Month: An Interview With Biomedical Engineer William Ditto
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Biomedical engineers combine biology, physics, medicine, math, communication, and engineering to solve medical and health-related problems. Through their development of everything from pacemakers to artificial organs to…
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Career of the Month: An Interview With Scientific Photographer Flip Nicklin
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Scientific photographers use special photo imaging techniques to record experiments, illustrate information, and capture both the hidden and visible world around us. This Career of the Month column features an interview…
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Careers in Science: An Interview with Forensics Technician Jason Birchfield
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue learn how Jason Birchfield became interested in forensics and how he's a working example of why science is for…
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Introducing Scientific Writing to Students Early in Their Academic Careers
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In a key activity of a scientific-writing program that has been incorporated into a 100-level chemistry course, students analyze a journal-style write-up of an experiment that requires little scientific background to…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Industrial Toxicologist Greg Allgood
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Are you ever curious about the safety of sugar substitutes, air pollution, or your city’s tap water? Chemicals may make the world go around, but some of them can be harmful. So how do know which ones are safe?…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Industrial Hygienist Mark Nicas
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As Mark Nicas was inspecting an aluminum recycling plant, he observed loads of oily scrap aluminum being dumped into furnaces to melt. Sparks shot out and clouds of black smoke billowed into the room as the scrap…
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Career of the Month: An Interview with Automotive Technician Arcadio Mora
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This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. In this month’s issue, Arcadio Mora shares his story about becoming an automotive technician—a career that is perfect for people who have…
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Sustainable Mobility Expert E.J. Klock-McCook
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Metallurgical Engineer Wendi Cooksey
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An interview with metallurgical engineer Wendi Cooksey
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Metallurgical Engineer Wendi Cooksey
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An interview with metallurgical engineer Wendi Cooksey
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Career of the Month November/December 2024
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Exemplary Science for Building Interest in STEM Careers (e-book)
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National standards encourage science teachers to help “increase student economic productivity through the use of the knowledge, understandings, and skills of the scientifically literate person in their careers.”…
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