My STEM Journey:  Dulce Maria Trejo, E.I.T.
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​Sometimes I wish I could say that I’ve always wanted to be an engineer. That would’ve saved me from endless hours (or days or weeks) of second-guessing my abilities. But it wouldn’t have helped me become the curious, self-determined, Latina in STEM that I am today.    I have always loved being a student. And as a kid I didn’t really think about my future. When I would be asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my go-to answer was a lawyer. As a child of immigrants, I was familiar with the profession by name only but that was about it. As I graduated from elementary, to middle sch ..read more
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Consejos:  Advice from a Project Manager/Construction Engineer
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Title  Project Manager at Jacobson & Company  Your current position Project Manager at Jacobson & Company  Your cultural background  1st Generation Dominican American  What inspired you to pursue this career?  What inspired me to pursue a career in construction was funny enough not really knowing what career to pursue. When I graduated high school, I took a semester off to figure out what career path to take and came across a technical course in mechanical drafting. That sparked my interest in buildings and construction overall. I then decided to ..read more
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My STEM Journey:  Daylis Fuentes
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I’ve always been fascinated with puzzles.  Crossword puzzles, logic puzzles, Rubik’s Cubes…as a child I could lose myself in these for hours at a time.  Even now, I maintain a subscription to The NY Times crossword app which I use daily.  For me, there’s a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction that comes with the process of solving these puzzles. This obsession of mine turned into a passion for technology when I took my first high school Computer Programming class.  Coding programs to solve for problems was just another puzzle to me!  And, when I realized that t ..read more
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Consejos: Advice from a Pharmacist
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Tell us about your educational background. I completed my pre-pharmacy courses for admission into pharmacy school at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, NJ. I then proceeded to complete my Doctor of Pharmacy at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy in Davie, FL. I am currently working towards the completion of my Master of Science in Health Outcomes, Policy, Economics from the Rutgers University School of Public Health.  What inspired you to pursue a degree in the pharmaceutical field? Growing up I was always interested in science and the medical field specificall ..read more
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My STEM Journal:  Jacqueline Oñoz, Pharmacist
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I was born and raised in West New York, NJ and am a first generation Cuban-American. At the age of 16, I started my first job in a popular, local, independent pharmacy as a cashier and eventually as a pharmacy technician. Pharmacy was not my first choice. I was heavily involved in music and that was my dream but alas, I decided to continue my journey in pharmacy, and it has proven to be one that I do not regret. I studied at Ernest Mario College of Pharmacy in New Brunswick, NJ and graduated in 1994. I was one of only 3 Spanish speaking students and was quickly hired to work for a large retai ..read more
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Consejos: Advice from a Chemical Engineer
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How did you know you wanted to pursue a career in chemical engineering?   When I was in high school, I became interested in chemical engineering because it was the engineering discipline that relied heavily on the combination of math and chemistry. I was very mathematically driven, but I knew I didn’t want to solely study it abstractly. I was very excited about the possibility of using math as a tool to transform chemicals because they fuel and impact our everyday lives – even if we are not conscious of it –from the biochemistry ..read more
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Resources in Chemical Engineering
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The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is a professional organization for chemical engineers.  https://www.aiche.org/     Collaborate and network with like-minded scientist near you or around the world. https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html     Mexican Institute for chemical engineers https://web.archive.org/web/20081219183516/http://www.imiq.org/     USNEWS and World Report Best Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Programs https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate-chemical   Bureau of Labor Statistics ..read more
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My STEM Journey- Camila Saez
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When I was young, I didn’t envision becoming a chemical engineer. I remember wanting to be an artist, an actor, a journalist, and a chef. Perhaps it was because I didn’t have a role model who was working in a STEM field or because I didn’t know that STEM was an exciting avenue to channel what really motivated me: to connect with and help people and make a difference. It’s likely a mix of both. I also remember loving arts and crafts, fixing things, working on puzzles, experimenting in the kitchen, organizing and measuring things, and reading fiction. For the longest time, I perceived my intere ..read more
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Careers in Chemical Engineering
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Chemical Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the design of processes to manufacture, transport, and transform materials.  Chemical Engineers accomplish this by designing the chemical reactions so the raw material can be transformed into something usable. They use knowledge from multiple disciplines like biology, chemistry, material science, physics and math to perform their jobs. ​A traditional career path for chemical engineers may start in oil and gas, specialty chemicals, or pharmaceutical industries.  Entry level jobs include positions in research and devel ..read more
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Consejos:  Advice from a Material Scientist-Yenny Cubides
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1. How did you know you wanted to pursue a career in materials science? Materials Science came to my professional career more as an opportunity rather than as a decision that I took in the first place. I was in my first year of my master’s program in chemical engineering at The University of Akron when my research advisor decided to move to the department of materials science and engineering at Texas A&M University. He offered me the opportunity to join his new research group and after some thought, I decided to take it. This was a difficult decision; by accepting this offering, I wo ..read more
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