Ntsib Desirée Wolfgramm, Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Tswj Xyuas Haujlwm ntawm Zog Northwest thiab Tus Poj Niam Tseem Ceeb hauv STEM

Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia rau peb tias koj ua dab tsi?

Kuv yog Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Tswj Xyuas Haujlwm rau Zog Northwest ntawm Columbia Generating Station. Ntawm Columbia, peb tsim lub zog los ntawm nuclear fission. Txhawm rau kom muaj peev xwm ua tau peb lub tshuab hluav taws xob nuclear peb xav tau kev tso cai, lossis daim ntawv tso cai, ua li ntawd los ntawm Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), ib lub koomhaum tseemfwv, thiab peb yuav tsum ua raws li ntau txoj cai, lossis cov cai. NRC xyuas kom meej los ntawm kev tshuaj xyuas tias peb ua tau raws li txhua yam kev nyab xeeb, tsim qauv, thiab kev ua haujlwm kom muaj kev nyab xeeb rau pej xeem thiab ib puag ncig. Kuv pab neeg cuam tshuam nrog NRC los ntawm cov neeg soj ntsuam uas tuaj rau ntawm qhov chaw kom paub tseeb tias peb ua tau raws li cov cai no thiab los ntawm kev thov kom hloov kho lossis hloov peb daim ntawv tso cai.

Koj txoj kev kawm thiab/lossis txoj kev ua haujlwm yog dab tsi? Koj mus qhov twg tam sim no koj nyob qhov twg?

Kuv loj hlob xav ua ib tug ballerina, astronaut, ces ib tug engineer. Kuv tau txais kuv daim ntawv kawm tiav qib siab hauv Mechanical Engineering los ntawm Brigham Young University hauv Utah. Kuv tus txiv loj hlob hauv Kennewick, WA, qhov chaw uas kuv tsis tau hnov ​​​​dua dhau los, thiab nws txiv tau ua haujlwm hauv Columbia. Peb ob leeg yog Mechanical Engineers thiab tau txais haujlwm hauv Columbia. Kuv pom tias kuv nyiam ua haujlwm hauv nuclear fais fab. Kuv pib hauv Design Engineering thiab tsiv mus rau Systems Engineering. Thaum ua haujlwm, kuv tau txais kuv daim ntawv kawm tiav hauv Mechanical Engineering los ntawm Washington State University. Kuv nyiam engineering tab sis xav sim ib yam dab tsi txawv thiab siv kuv cov neeg txawj ntse, uas coj kuv mus rau Regulatory Affairs.

Dab tsi / leej twg yog qee yam ntawm koj qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws uas coj koj mus rau STEM?

Kuv txiv yog tus txhawb kom kuv mus kawm STEM. Nws yog ib tug kws lij choj tab sis yeej ib txwm tsim thiab tsim tej yam loj hlob tuaj. Kuv nyiam pab nws thiab kuv tus kheej heev mechanically minded. Qhov kuv nyiam tshaj plaws ntawm Christmas yog kev sib sau khoom plig, kuv tus kheej thiab kuv cov kwv tij! Kuv loj hlob nyob rau sab qaum teb ntawm Detroit thiab General Motors muaj qhov Kev Tshawb Fawb Engineering rau cov tub ntxhais kawm theem siab. Kuv tau koom nrog kuv xyoo kawm ntawv qib siab thiab paub tias kuv xav ua tus engineer tom qab ntawd.

Dab tsi yog qhov koj nyiam ntawm koj txoj haujlwm?

Kuv nyiam ua ib feem ntawm kev tsim lub zog huv, txhim khu kev qha rau cheeb tsam. Nuclear fais fab yog qhov txaus nyiam heev los kawm txog thiab yuav yog ib feem loj ntawm lub ntiaj teb lub zog huv si yav tom ntej. Kuv nyiam qhov chaw tshaj lij thiab kev ua haujlwm uas peb ua haujlwm. Yeej muaj cov lus nug tshiab thiab cov teeb meem tshiab uas tshwm sim uas yuav tsum tau daws.

Koj xav li cas txog koj qhov kev ua tiav loj tshaj plaws hauv STEM?

Xyoo 2012, kuv tau mus koom ib hnub STEM rau cov menyuam yaus hauv Yakima thiab nyiam ua haujlwm ntawm tes uas nyob ntawd. Ua extroverted los ntawm xwm, kuv pom tus organizer thiab chatted nrog nws txog qhov kev tshwm sim. Kuv xav tsim qhov kev tshwm sim rau Tri-Cities. Xyoo tom ntej, kuv koom nrog Energy Northwest tshooj ntawm Cov Poj Niam hauv Nuclear thiab tau tuav peb thawj Hnub Ua Haujlwm Rau Cov Menyuam Yaus. Nws pib me me, tab sis peb tuav qhov kev tshwm sim txhua xyoo kom txog rau thaum 2020 thiab nws loj hlob txhua xyoo, nrog ntau lub tuam txhab hauv zos thiab STEM tshooj tuav cov kev ua ub no thiab ntau tus menyuam yaus thiab cov niam txiv tuaj koom. Kuv nyiam pom qhov kev zoo siab nyob rau hauv ib tug me nyuam thaum lawv nrhiav tau li cas nthuav thiab lom zem science yuav ua tau. Kuv tos ntsoov yuav nqa qhov xwm txheej rov qab rau xyoo 2023.

Puas muaj ib qho kev xav txog cov poj niam hauv STEM koj xav kom tshem tawm tus kheej?

Zoo siab tau nyob hauv STEM !!! Qee tus poj niam uas ci ntsa iab thiab zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv paub yog nyob hauv STEM teb. Ntau tus poj niam xav tias lawv tsis ntse txaus los ua haujlwm STEM. Qhov ntawd tsis muaj tseeb. Yog tias koj muaj kev mob siab rau thiab xav kawm, koj yuav ua tiav. Nrhiav tus kws cob qhia lossis ib tug poj niam hauv STEM uas koj qhuas thiab tsim koj txoj kev txhawb nqa. Tsis tas li, koj tuaj yeem muaj tsev neeg thiab nyob hauv STEM. Kuv muaj rau tus menyuam, hnub nyoog 13 txog 3 xyoos. Nws tuaj yeem nyuaj, tab sis koj tuaj yeem ua tau.

Dab tsi tshwj xeeb zoo koj xav tias cov ntxhais thiab cov poj niam coj mus rau STEM?

Cov poj niam coj qhov sib npaug rau STEM kev lag luam. Piv txwv li, kev lag luam hluav taws xob nuclear feem ntau khiav los ntawm cov tub rog qub tub rog. Yog tsis muaj lwm tus hnyav, lawv qhov kev xav tuaj yeem dhau los ua myopic. Cov poj niam muaj kev xav thiab kev xav sib txawv uas yuav tsum tau hnov ​​thiab qee zaum yuav tsis hais lwm yam. Cov ntxhais thiab cov poj niam hauv STEM yog qhov tseem ceeb rau qhov lawv coj mus rau ib lub koom haum.

Koj pom kev tshawb fawb, thev naus laus zis, engineering, thiab / lossis lej ua haujlwm ua ke hauv koj txoj haujlwm tam sim no li cas?

Txawm hais tias nws tau ntev lawm txij li thaum kuv tau ua tiav qhov tseeb engineering, kuv siv kuv cov keeb kwm engineering kom nkag siab txog cov teeb meem nyuaj uas tau tham los ntawm cov kws tshaj lij. Kuv qhov kev paub txog engineering ua rau kuv muab kuv cov kev xav thiab kev xav txog kev cuam tshuam txog kev tswj hwm.

Koj xav hais li cas rau cov ntxhais hluas xav txog kev pib ua haujlwm hauv STEM?

Pib nrog qhov koj nyiam. Nrhiav ib tus neeg uas koj tuaj yeem tham nrog leej twg ua ib yam dab tsi nthuav hauv daim teb thiab ua duab ntxoov ntxoo rau lawv, lossis txawm tias tsuas yog muaj khob kas fes nrog lawv. Paub tias kev ua haujlwm hauv STEM muaj ntau yam thiab koj tuaj yeem ua ntau yam sib txawv nrog keeb kwm yav dhau los. Sim nws. Koj yuav tsis khuv xim ua thawj kauj ruam ntawd.

Koj xav tias dab tsi yog qhov tshwj xeeb ntawm Washington thiab STEM cov haujlwm hauv peb lub xeev?

Washington muaj ntau txoj haujlwm STEM thoob plaws lub xeev. Nws yog ib qho chaw zoo, nyob rau ntawm ntug kev siv tshuab, txawm tias koj nyob rau sab hnub poob lossis sab hnub tuaj. Lub Tri-Cities, qhov twg Columbia nyob, muaj ntau tshaj plaws ntawm cov kws tshawb fawb thiab engineers ib tus neeg ntawm txhua qhov chaw hauv lub tebchaws. Ua ib tug engineer kuv tus kheej, kuv nyiam nyob ib ncig ntawm engineers thiab zaum. Kuv nyiam qhov kev xav, kev paub zoo uas lawv xav.

Koj puas tuaj yeem qhia qhov tseeb lom zem txog koj tus kheej (ib yam dab tsi uas nrhiav tsis tau ntawm Google tshawb)?

Kuv loj hlob ua suab paj nruag thiab ua yeeb yam thiab tseem muaj kev mob siab rau kev ua yeeb yam. Kuv cov phooj ywg tau pib xav tsis thoob thaum kuv kawm Engineering. Kuv tseem nrhiav tau kev ua si piano kom so, thiab kev hlub thaum kuv tau txais lub cib fim ua si, txawm tias tam sim no kuv rustier ntawm cov ivories tshaj kuv 20 xyoo dhau los.
 
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