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YSP 2024 – Open for Applications

Northeastern University

YSP offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for a hands-on research experience while still in high school. The program, which will take place on Northeastern’s Boston Campus, will culminate in final research presentations and a poster session. rising seniors).

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

Futurum

In line with global climate commitments, governments are investing in ways to reduce CO 2 emissions, and the cement industry is a prime area of interest. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research. The UK cement industry is set to cut 4.2

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Quantum Computing

STEMe

Quantum computing is the fastest way to answer questions about the quantum world, allowing researchers to run simulations of atomic interactions at a highly accelerated rate. Using this, they can conduct research that would otherwise take thousands of years in a tiny fraction of the time. How does it work?

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Are you looking for a high-paid career in STEM?

Futurum

Read: Combining medicine and research to treat children with tuberculosis. Nuclear engineer. Our reliance on fossil fuels will not vanish overnight, however, so we also still need engineers to extract oil and gas and to maintain existing power stations. Chemical engineer.

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Prostheses for people: matching the person and their new limb

Futurum

In Uganda, one of the least developed countries in the world, his team found that the absence of government support meant that the orthopaedic workshops in government-run hospitals were typically under-supplied with the equipment and materials they needed. Their findings were fed back to the mechanical engineers. Pinterest.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

STEM Sport

Biochemist The Role: Biochemists study the chemical processes and substances in living organisms. They conduct complex research projects and may isolate, analyze, and synthesize proteins, enzymes, DNA, and other molecules. They may develop forecasts or use their knowledge to advise on issues like air pollution or climate change.

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A 50-Year Quest: My Personal Journey with the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Stephen Wolfram

The year before, for example, at the Nobel Symposium conference in Sweden, a French physicist named Uriel Frisch had been summarizing the state of turbulence research. Apparently he’d called around various government contacts to help encourage open (international) sharing of scientific code, quoting this as a test case.

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