1. Investment in Energy Workforce
 Women in STEM
 Energy Education-to-Employment
Elena Thomas-Kerr
U.S. Department of Energy
April 25, 2017

2. Women & Girls in STEM
Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy

3. U.S. Clean Energy Education Empowerment (C3E)
in partnership with MIT Energy Initiative and Stanford
C3E Ambassadors
Senior professionals in clean energy who serve as mentors and champions, as selection panel for mid-career awards, and as U.S. members of the International C3E Corps
C3E Awards for Mid-Career Leadership
Nationwide nominations across 8 categories; 36 Awardees have been recognized to date
C3E Annual Symposia
Hosted each year since 2012 by a university partner, convenes Ambassadors, Awardees, grad students (often presenting original research) and women in clean energy at all career stages.
One woman honored each year for Lifetime
Achievement
 Blog
 Events
 Groups
 Discussion
 Profiles
 Connections

4. Energy Series
 Profiles of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers
 Girls of Energy eBook and webpage
 STEM classroom lessons
 video series profiling STEM
professionals

5. STEM Mentoring Café
 Brings middle school students and their teachers together with federal STEM professionals through mentoring.
 Aimed to increase confidence for students to pursue STEM careers.
 In partnership with Department of Education, National Girls Collaborative Project, the Association of Science- Technology Centers (ASTC), a global organization supporting science centers and learning, and
the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the agency that administers AmeriCorps.

6. Professional Opportunities for Women in Energy Realized (POWER)
 Employee resource group at the Department of Energy
 Fosters connections between female employees at DOE, while supporting professional and personal growth
 Critical voice to advise leadership on policies and programs that impact women at the DOE
 Reach out to other women and girls to enter careers in energy and STEM
STEM Role Model Training
 Training STEM professionals on how to serve as role models for students
 Speak to values and ideals that will best engage young girls in STEM - teamwork, life/work balance, meaning of the job
 Interactive and lasting lesson to enable confident outreach by STEM professionals
 Official training for continuous learning credits

7. Energy Education-to- Employment
Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy

8. Energy Education & Training
 Teaching tools and resources for teachers and students
 Career visualization tools for clean energy jobs and career planning
 Energy Talks by energy specialists focused on various energy innovations
 Energy Literacy framework to promote energy education
 STEM Spark Energy News – clearinghouse of education programs, updates on technology innovations, lesson activities, career maps
 Student competitions – Opportunities for K-12, university students, professors
 Solar Decathlon
 Cleantech University Prize competition
 Internships/Fellowships
 PostDoc Research Awards
 Workforce Training/Professional Development

9. Fellowship Programs
 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program: Selects distinguished K-12 mathematics and science teachers to serve in professional staff positions for up to one year in Congress or at a federal agency.
 Diversity in Science and Technology Advances National Clean Energy in Solar (DISTANCE-Solar): Promotes innovation in the solar industry while increasing representation from members of currently underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through 3-year solar research projects.
 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Science and Technology Policy (STP) Fellowship: Supports educational and professional development of leaders in energy efficiency and renewable energy policy, providing an opportunity for scientists and engineers with relevant energy technology experience to participate in policy-related projects at DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
 Office of Science: Graduate Fellowship Program: Supports outstanding students who are pursuing graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences.

10. Fellowships (Continued)
 SunShot Science And Technology Policy Fellowship: Opportunity for scientists, engineers,
and researchers to lead and improve projects to meet the goals of the SunShot Initiative.
 SunShot Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment (GEARED) Program: Supports increased power system research and development, while growing the expertise of electric utility sector professionals.
 Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Postdoc Fellowship: Research opportunity for recent Ph.D. recipients to engage in innovative research at universities, national laboratories and other research facilities.
 Awards advance the development of clean energy technologies.
 Participants dedicate 80 percent of their time on a core research project and 20 percent of their time on an innovation project to encourage new ideas and concepts needed for the development of cutting-edge technologies.
 American Association for Advancement of Science Fellowships (AAAS) Fellowship: Provides opportunity for scientists and engineers to learn about policy-making in energy efficiency and renewable energy while contributing their knowledge and analytical skills to the federal government.

11. Key Investments for Energy Workforce
 Attract a diverse workforce to include women and minorities
 Early exposure to STEM fields and early education on range of energy topics
 Partnerships between government agencies and educational institutions (energy education and mentoring)
 Organizing student competitions to interest the next generation in the field of
energy
 Internships and fellowships at federal agencies and laboratories to work on energy research, technologies, policies, and programs
 Provide ongoing workforce development opportunities for early- to mid-career employees
 Recognize/award contributions by early- to mid-career employees to energy development, support advancement to leadership positions
 Retain highly-skilled workforce through ongoing training, mentoring and networking opportunities