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Focusing on STEM
I
recently read an article in my local newspaper about the Museum
of Math, also known as " MoMath " (New York; www.momath.org),
which piqued my interest and prompted me to learn more about
it. The gallery of photos and videos on the MoMath website reveal a
fun, " hands-on " approach to learning mathematics. Many activities
seem to be geared to children, but some of the offerings would appeal
to any age bracket - I found myself engrossed in one of the " Math
Encounters " videos on the website.
Innovative approaches to learning about science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM), such as MoMath, connect these
disciplines to our everyday experiences and garner interest in further
study. This is particularly of interest to industries, including
the chemical process industries (CPI), that depend on a technically
savvy workforce. Many have expressed concerns over the difficulty
in finding highly skilled employees, and industries are helping to
promote and fund STEM education to encourage interest.
In April of this year, for example, Siemens Corp., the U.S. subsidiary
of Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) announced
nearly $660 million of in-kind software grants to support
educational manufacturing programs at institutions from high
school through university levels in Massachusetts. The grants were
established as a result of an industry need for skilled workers that
was identified through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MassMEP; www.massmep.org) and the Manufacturing
Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC;
both Worcester, Mass.; www.macwic.org).
Also in April, Bayer Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of Bayer AG (Leverkusen,
Germany; www.bayer.com) announced an investment of
more than $400,000 to strengthen STEM education with grants and
scholarships targeted at middle and high schools in the Houston area.
And in June, the Marbles Kids Museum (Raleigh, N.C.; www.
marbleskidsmuseum.org) opened the " Kid Grid, " a hands-on exhibit
that introduces children to power-grid technology. The Kid Grid was
funded by a $1-million grant from ABB (Zurich, Switzerland; www.
abb.com) to inspire a new generation to study STEM.
The U.S. Government is also addressing the need to stimulate
STEM learning. This summer, U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lindsey
Graham introduced bipartisan legislation to help engineering schools
meet the growing demands of industry. " The Manufacturing Universities
Act of 2014 " would establish a program within the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) to designate 25 universities
as " manufacturing universities. " The designated schools would receive
funds to meet specific goals that focus on manufacturing needs of targeted
industries. According to Senator Coons' press office, the legislation
has received endorsements from a number of educational institutions,
as well as from The Dow Chemical Company
and DuPont.
There are many more programs focused on encouraging
STEM education than there is room to list here.
And in addition, there are more ways that industry
and education are interacting - see, for example our
Newsfront on Rethinking Intellectual Property Policies
on p. 19 of this issue. Learning is a continuous
process - I'm planning my visit to MoMath soon. ■
Dorothy Lozowski, Editor in Chief
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