Profiles eleven women in various engineering fields, describing their duties, education, and career paths.

'With so many career possibllities, how does one decide which path to follow? One way is to focus on the things we like to do. Problem solvers might thrive as cybersecurity analysts or biomedical engineers and people who lke social interaction might enjoy social work or sales. The 'Career Exploration' series profiles a variety of jobs and career fields that are well-suited to particular interests."--back cover.

The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately and without bias. But this trust will endure only if the scientific community devotes itself to exemplifying and transmitting the values associated with ethical scientific conduct. On Being a Scientist...

"It's not easy to get teenagers thinking about a career, especially when our schools are primarily focused on getting to the next rung in the education system. This book details an easy-to-follow road map for the conversations families, school counselors, and mentors need to have to hep young people to make informed choices about careers that will allow them to excel. This versatile guidebook takes you where you need to go with intuitive tools for...

"The Book of Majors 2017 helps students answer these questions: What's the major for me? Where can I study it? What can I do with it after graduation? Revised and refreshed every year, this book is the most comprehensive guide to college majors on the market. ln-depth descriptions of 200 of the most popular majors are followed by complete listings of every major offered at more than 3,800 colleges, including four-year and two-year colleges and technical...

Provides activities to uncover individual traits and abilities, information about careers in science, description of career planning resources, explanations for personal roadmaps, and profiles of individual scientists.

"Did you know that astronauts train for spacewalks by going underwater in their spacesuits? Or what about that engineers have programmed robots to explore space on their own? And did you know that astronomers work with huge telescopes often built on mountaintops? Astronauts, robotics engineers, and astronomers are just a few of the many people working to help us travel into space and learn more about the universe. Discover extreme facts about space...

Introduces careers working on environmental problems that utilize science, technology, engineering, and math skills.