What are STEM careers?What are STEM careers?There are eight STEM disciplines identified on the U.S. There are eight STEM disciplines identified on the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET occupational database:Department of Labor's O*NET occupational database:

   1. Chemistry   2. Computer Science    3. Engineering    4. Environmental Science  5. Geosciences [Earth Sciences]   6. Life Sciences   7. Mathematics   8. Physics and Astronomy

Bureau Of Labor Statistics: 2008-2018 Predictions For New Jobs

CAREER AWARENESS - in depth understanding of career options and educational requirements to obtain the career

Identifying an interest

Linking the interest with a career path

Finding in-depth and current information about the career

• Typical tasks and duties

• “A day in a life of _________”

• Working conditions

• Opportunities for advancement

Finding information on employment projections for hiring and wages

Finding information on educational and training requirements and options

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art04.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CAREER EXPLORATION AND JOB ANALYSIS TOOL (O*NET):http://www.onetonline.org/

STEM CAREERS 101 ARTICLE FROM BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS http://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/spring/art01.pdf

CAREER ASSESSMENT TOOL (CCC)http://www.ccc.edu/departments/Documents/Career-Services/OHFocus2.pdf CAREER AWARENESS ARTICLE (for high school students + great links): http://www.iste.org/images/excerpts/STEMJB-excerpt.pdf

Internet searches to find interviews with professionals

ON-LINE RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES:

 NETWORKING, GAINING EXPERIENCE, SEEKING MENTORS

  POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:• Research Laboratories (student assistants, undergraduate 

researchers, networking, internships, scholarships)• STEM-related offices (e.g. Chemical safety, Sustainability)• STEM student clubs and programs

TEACHING HOSPITALS AND RESEARCH CENTERS (volunteering, internships, networking)

  CHICAGO:Museums, Zoos, Botanical gardens, Science and Technology 

organizations (volunteering, internships, networking)

  PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (undergraduate memberships)

Ray Tse’s Education Background

UndergraduateKnox College, Galesburg, ILB.A. in Biology and ChemistryB.A. in Biology and Chemistry

GraduateGraduateUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, ILUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, ILPh.D. in ChemistryPh.D. in Chemistry

Ray Tse’s Industrial Experience

1st JobDeSoto, Inc. – a coating company

22ndnd Job JobExxon-Mobil – oil companyExxon-Mobil – oil company

33rdrd Job JobMomentive – an adhesive companyMomentive – an adhesive company

Patents

Not a quick route to richnessInventor - you

Assignee – company, unless patent filed independently

Not all patents are used in productsRevenue goes to the Assignee

Ray Tse’s Academic Career

Taught as adjunctCity College of ChicagoOakton Community CollegeHarper CollegeHarper CollegeDePaul UniversityDePaul University

Full TimeFull TimeCity College of Chicago

EDUCATION: Ph.D. Biological Sciences   University of Illinois, Chicago

B.S. Biology (Minor: Education)         Tomsk State University, Russia

Yevgeniya (Yev) Lapik, Assistant Professor

Biology Department, Harold Washington College

Assistant Professor 2009-presentDepartment of Biology, Harold Washington College

Adjunct Instructor 2008- 2009Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Truman College

Research Instructor 2002-2007Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, UIC

Postdoctoral Researcher 2001-2002Department of Biological Sciences, UIC

Graduate Research Assistant 1997- 2001Department of Biological Sciences, UIC

Graduate Teaching Assistant 1995- 1997Department of Biological Sciences, UIC

Research Technician 1992-1995Cytology and Genetics Research Institute, Novosibirsk, Russia

Yevgeniya (Yev) Lapik

Research:Research:

1.Nuclear architechtonics • Drosophila melanogaster

• Anopheles mosquito

2.Signal transduction in plants • Arabidopsis thaliana

• Pisum sativum (grean pea)

3. Ribosome biogenesis in mammalian cells• mouse cell culture

Yevgeniya (Yev) Lapik

Aigerim BizhanovaInstructor

Biology Department, Harold Washington College

           EDUCATION:Ph. D. in Cell and Molecular BiologyNorthwestern University, Chicago, IL

MS in GeneticsClemson University, Clemson, SC

BS in BiochemistryKazakh National University, Kazakhstan

Aigerim Bizhanova

Instructor                                                                                                            2014- PresentDepartment of Biology, Harold Washington College

Lecturer                                                                                                                    2013-2014Department of Biology, Gonzaga University, WA

Postdoctoral Researcher                                                                                        2012-2013Department of Medicine, Northwestern University

Lecturer                                                                                                                           2013School of Continuing Studies, Northwestern University

Adjunct faculty                                                                                                               2012Department of Biology, Lake Forest College

Graduate Research Assistant                                                                                2006-2012 Endocrinology Division, Northwestern University

Graduate Teaching Assistant                                                                                2003-2006Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, Clemson University

Aigerim BizhanovaRESEARCH

• Iodide transport in thyroid gland• In vitro (rat thyroid cell lines)• Confocal microscopy

• Iodide deficiency• In vivo (mice)

• Genetics of thyroid disorders• Pendred syndrome• Goiter