Meet DoD STEM
Introducing DoD STEM students, alumni, educators, professionals, and mentors.
Meet some of DoD STEM Alumni and Professionals who are making impacts through the STEM fields in our communities, and even the world!
From a student in Kentucky who wondered how planes fly to an intern in California who wanted to “work on ground-breaking technologies that could change the course of history,” DoD STEM, its partner programs and affiliates offer the perfect platform for motivated individuals to explore a dream career.
Explore video interviews and articles about people from a diverse cross-section of America who all have one thing in common: their curiosity has led them to study or build a career in STEM.
150+
researchers who have received Nobel Prizes were supported by the DoD.
There are nearly
300,000
DoD STEM Professionals.
Dr. Abigail Juhl
Materials Research Engineer, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Bryn Adams
Synthetic Biologist and Environmental Microbiologist, DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory
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“I strive to encourage students to be independent learners who take risks, ask questions, and puzzle out their own world!”
Elizabeth Proctor
High School Biology Teacher, Georgia
High School Biology Teacher, Georgia
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DoD STEM Teacher Ambassador Spotlight: Elizabeth Proctor
Meet DoD STEM Teacher Ambassador, Elizabeth Proctor, and read about how she inspires young students to transform into junior scientists that are eager to explore and solve the world's problems using a few simple tools. Early exposure to simple extractions, separations and pipetting techniques can inspire a nonchalant student to pursue a future biotech profession!
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