Scientific Name(CusSTEMized My Scientific Name Illustrated by Jean Fan and Kimberlyn Bailey Written by Jean Fan, Aeja Pinto, and all contributing scientists below Edited by Kimberlyn Bailey, Aeja Pinto, and Jean Fan ‘Software developed by Jean Fan and Kamil Slowikowski Special thanks to all our contributing scientists Theron Carmichael - Astronomer, Nicole Black - Bioengineer, Oana Livia Apostu - Computer Programmer, Michka Sharpe - Developmental Biologist, Ruoran Li - Epidemiologist, Jenny Gruber - Flight Dynamics Officer, Tamara Pico - Geologist, Rutendo Gambe - Hematologist, Kelly Moynihan - Immune Oncologist, Steph Guerra = Journalist, Kim Schenkeveld - Kinesiologist, Heather Mumford - Library Scientist, Jennifer Dailey - Materials Scientist, Sonia Kim - Neuroscientist, Elise Wilkes - Oceanographer, Moiya McTier - Planetary Scientist, Jing Shi - Quantum Physicist, K. Renee Horton - Rocket Scientist, Stephanie Hicks - Statistician, Gaye Angela Ohanesian - Transmission Engineer, Natasha Ginzburg - Urologist, Rebecca Davenport - Veterinarian, Jean Fan - Web Developer, Constance (Connie) Jeffrey - X-ray Crystallographer, Subhalaxmi Nambi - Yeast Biologist, Lauren Koenig - Zoologist Additional thanks to: Outreach coordinator: Sayda Zelaya Social media director: Jessica Rice And many more volunteers, friends, and family for their support Made possible through funding and support from readers like you. CuSTEMized 2016. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0. Some rights reserved. We hereby grant permission for all personal and non-commercial, non-derivative use of the materials protected by this Creative Commons license, in any form and by any means, electronic or printed, provided attribution is given to CuSTEMized. Any use of these materials other than as authorized under this Creative Commons license or copyright law is prohibited. Made in the United States of America. CuSTEMized is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to STEM education and outreach. Please visit us at CuSTEMized.org for more resources and information.eT ory ae OMe Cn og bert by lauraMy name is Albert! It's a beautiful name! And cite sient too. Now, let me explain. — A. L. B. E. R. T. Those are the letters. They spell out ‘Albert’ when they are placed together. But would you have guessed, would you have Known, that each letter represents a scientific career of its own? It's true! Let me tell you! Now let us go find out just what all these scientific careers are about. Let us take off on an adventure! Let us get ready to explore! .And go meet some real scientists who can tell us a little more!or ESCUN acetone Bs SOC ras aA ws4 a oo Bt Milky:Way | has lots 0 ates: ‘tes have Tat : eau? pn eee iteachar re Potty on a De - Gael eae an ae 4 ow the stars are moving, : | CMa cuss rN as cle arn neal Pace ff Ss astronomers like Theron can discovers ~~ Se OAC Yol Tar a Oh - ¢ NW iaraTil ea uncover?oe jj eg __ ibrar = a) Scientist / | a= Es |r: ae | he\ Ue lee et Ua OSU Se Cua Lem mote Meter Uy BUC eM Ulam Sela oe | Pe Co Lol ULI in reports, newspapers, and facts, al in all forms, digital or paper BUY Uma Cue ae LC Crete MCMC ole the whos, whens, wheres, whys, r CU Mele CM ae Lele j Heather collects these pieces, Heather keeps everything pee well-organized and neat. _. | | | So historians can more easily find i) | the pieces that they need. Mao ed are just waiting to be told. = MY LCM OM UMM lolol nn just how these stories unfold. nm i i ial eu‘ B is for BioengineerNicole is a bioengineer. She 3D prints tissues. Her cool creations can solve lots of issues. Nicole uses her 3D printer to help those who cannot hear. She carefully mixes ingredients to create ‘inks’ for a new ear. These ‘inks’ can be made of polymers like plastics, to give structure, or squishy hydrogels to create the proper texture. Nicole’ printer lays the ‘inks’ right where she designed them to be so they grow into an ear! What powerful technology! These creations provide hearing but Nicole does not stop there. Bioengineers craft cool creations to help people everywhere!E is for EpidemiologistRuoran is an epidemiologist, a detective for disease! She finds out what makes us feverish and what makes us sneeze. When people are getting sick, but no one knows why, Ruoran can solve these mysteries! Ruoran will give it a try! Ruoran has to wear special clothes, including gloves and masks, to protect herself from infections as she works on her tasks. She studies lots of patterns to find out what makes people sick. Often the causes are viruses spread by bugs, like a mosquito or a tick. Ruoran works with doctors, to come up with a plan so we can protect everyone from sickness as best as we can!Renee is a rocket scientist. She builds rockets that go to space! Not every car or plane can go out there because space is a very demanding place. Renee uses big assembly tools to put together large pieces and parts. She carefully designs them with lots of math to make sure the pieces dont fall apart! She ensures the rocket can fly smoothly and equips it with four powerful engines. Her designs have to be just right to have successful space expeditions! Renee works with a team of engineers to make sure the rocket is alright. They tests all parts of the rocket before using it in real space flight. Thanks to rocket Pee like Renee, we have the meat=k. Bia LIS TY ONE EEA LTA OX = LS SS SSAA + YS As ad mission Engineer T is for Transm‘When you walk down the street, look up and you may see a set of overhead power lines arranged among the trees. These power lines stretch for miles through lots of different terrains. They need to be supported properly even in strong winds and heavy rains. Gaye works with a team of engineers to design the transmission towers that support the power lines so our homes can have power! Thanks to transmission engineers like Gaye and all the efforts they have made, electricity can be safetly supplied to our homes for many decades!Now we know the meaning behind my scientific name: A is for astronomer. L is for library scientist. B is for bioengineer. E is for epidemiologist. R is for rocket scientist. T is for transmissions engineer. That spells Albert!So many places to go. So many facts to uncover. What experiments will I do? What things will I discover? So many questions, but this I know: I can be anything I want to be! Because these scientific careers are for kids like me!Aa pM Co aly)Theron Carmichael Astronomer Theron Charmichael is from California and completed his degree in astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz in 2015. Now a graduate student in the astronomy department at Harvard University, Theron is studying the light from stars in the Milky Way to learn how they develop and if they have any planets orbiting them! Many telescopes have gratings that spread out light like a prism or a raindrop to form rainbows or spectrums. Depending on the source of light or what the light passed through in space, the spectrum looks different. A spectrum looks different if a star is moving or being pulled on by an orbiting planet. These difference are what many astronomers use to infer the existence of planets! Theron enjoys astronomy so much because it demonstrates how powerful our telescopes and understanding of the Universe are when he can use them to accurately know something about a star or planet that is many lightyears away from the Solar System! He is driven to share this knowledge with others through teaching and help society gain a better understanding of science and its role in everyone's lives.treather Mumford Library Scientist Heather Mumford was born and raised in Purdys, New York and was always a super curious kid! She enjoyed reading and learning about many different things, ranging From ecology to animal behavior to music and creative writing. Heather attended ‘Simmons College where she earned a Masters in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archives Management. As an information professional, Heather realized she no longer needed to focus on a single interest-she now had the freedom to explore and create better access to all types of information, and then to relate this information to communities. As a library scientist, specifically a public health archivist, at the Center for the History of Medicine, Heather works with faculty and administrators to investigate and disseminate significant achievements in public health to a global community of researchers, practitioners, and activists. As an active member of a team of information professionals at the Center for the History of Medicine, Heather participates in conversations to address the struggle to preserve and create access to digital information, and to pave the way for re-purposing historic data for modern research studies.Al Nicole Black Bioengineer Nicole Black is a bioengineer at Harvard University and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Nicole uses 3D printing to create custom medical devices. She is working on a 3D printed artificial eardrum to best capture sound. Biomaterials include polymers (plastics), hydrogels (wet, squishy gels), and ceramics (hard minerals). These can be mixed together to create ‘inks’ that allow complicated shapes to be 3D printed. Cells and proteins make up your body's natural tissues. These can be mixed into the inks to help your wounds heal even faster! Every tissue and organ in your body has a unique set of mechanical and biological properties. Thus, engineering them requires a wide variety of skills!Ruoran Li Epidemiologist Ruoran Li grew up in Shenzhen, a Chinese city bordering Hong Kong. She became acutely aware of the enormous changes economic development could bring to the social structure and life styles of the human population. Having experienced first hand the outbreak of SARS in 2003, she developed a keen interest in crisis response and public health. She became an epidemiologist, one who studies and analyzes patterns, causes and effects of health and disease conditions in populations. Her interest lies in studying the impact of social structure and policy interventions on health and behaviors. She is particularly drawn to the field of infectious disease modeling, because of its ability to predict and project evolutions of diseases and human responses in different populations. She is currently an epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.K. Renee torton Rocket Scientist K. Renee Horton is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and lifelong lover of science and NASA. A graduate of Louisiana State University with a B.S. of Electrical Engineering with a minor in Math in 2002 and a Ph.D. in Material Science with a concentration in Physics, she became the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama in 2011 with this degree. Dr. K. Renee Horton currently serves as the Space Launch System Lead Metallic/Weld Engineer in the NASA Residential Management Office at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. She is a proud mother of three - Eric, Malik, and Denise. She is the author of Sanctum of my Soul, a book of poetry and is currently working on two new books, The Adventures of Dr. H and Dr. H and her Friends. She enjoys photography and reading in her spare time. You can learn more about Renee at reneehortonphd.com or DrHscience.com.Gaye Angela Ohanesian Transmission Engineer Gaye Angela Ohanesian is a transmission line engineer and current director of gopower inc. She was previously a transmission line engineer with NSTAR, now Eversource, the largest utility in the northeast. She was responsible for about 900 miles of overhead power lines and 250 miles of underground power lines! Gaye works with a team of engineers to design the structures that support the high voltage power lines that allow electricity to be carried from the power generating plant to your home. As a transmission engineer, Gaye needs to think of all aspects of the power line design from the ground up. She checks that the ground is strong enough to support the foundation and that the structure is strong enough to support the lines. The structures must handle different climates and seasons, from hurricane winds, to blizzard snow and ice, to wildfires and floods! It's all connected and designed to work together!CuSTEMized is a not-for-profit initiative = ® that provides personalized STEM-themed storybooks in a order to foster a positive STEM identity and inspire RR ee a ayaa 2 ee eee AN OO 6S ae - AW This book was made for bert Visit us again hs CuSTEMized.org |S;