Engineers Assemble! How Sci-Fi Led Me to STEM
Engineers are an aging lot. People prefer more lucrative careers.
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Growing up I wanted to be Peter Parker. From his sense of responsibility to his sarcastic wit, I wanted to be just like him. Spider-Man (aka Peter Parker), in the comic books, was also a scientist. He was a biophysics major in college and invented many of his own web shooters, which allowed him to swing across skyscrapers.
And while Peter Parker was my personal hero, “Engineers Assemble!†comes from another superhero: Captain America shouts this phrase to rally the Avengers. I’m using it here to illustrate how science fiction and superheroes drew me to the world of science and to ultimately become an engineer. Today, the engineering work force is experiencing a drought of young engineers. The average engineer’s age is 51 and the industry is facing a dearth of up-and-comers to replace them.
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Growing up I wanted to be Peter Parker. From his sense of responsibility to his sarcastic wit, I wanted to be just like him. Spider-Man (aka Peter Parker), in the comic books, was also a scientist. He was a biophysics major in college and invented many of his own web shooters, which allowed him to swing across skyscrapers.
And while Peter Parker was my personal hero, “Engineers Assemble!†comes from another superhero: Captain America shouts this phrase to rally the Avengers. I’m using it here to illustrate how science fiction and superheroes drew me to the world of science and to ultimately become an engineer. Today, the engineering work force is experiencing a drought of young engineers. The average engineer’s age is 51 and the industry is facing a dearth of up-and-comers to replace them.
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