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As part of the AIChE鈥檚 Fundamentals of Success program, on January 19, The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) hosted its first virtual live meeting for FOSSI scholars. The topic was Sustainability with the goal to inform and energize students on contributions of chemistry to sustainability and potential career opportunities in the field.

Attended by more than 120 scholars and sponsors, the event kicked off with a panel discussion among industry experts from FOSSI sponsor companies.  Moderated by Anne Kolton, ACC鈥檚 Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Market Outreach, with Eunice Heath, Dow鈥檚 Corporate Director of Sustainability; Jayme Leita, Eastman鈥檚 Director of Circular Economy Integration; and Diego Di Martino, ADM鈥檚 Sustainability Manager for LatAm; each speaker shared their personal journey, 鈥渃oolest job,鈥� their perspective on the huge number of opportunities and financial reward available in sustainability, and the satisfaction of making the world a better place.

Jayme Leita told scholars that there is 鈥渘o other job I would rather be doing right now鈥 absolutely love it.  I literally wake up knowing I鈥檓 going to change the world. Knowing what I do today could really affect what happens in the future and in a positive way so that鈥檚 really exciting.鈥�

Eunice Heath shared the thrill of developing innovation products that address global challenges 鈥� 鈥渟aving the world one product at a time.鈥� She also addressed work/life balance which she characterized as really more like 鈥渨ork/life integration and communicating effectively.鈥�

I literally wake up knowing I鈥檓 going to change the world. Knowing what I do today could really affect what happens in the future and in a positive way so that鈥檚 really exciting. - Jayme Leita 

Anne Kolton pointed out that if scholars have the travel bug, 鈥渢he chemical industry operates on a worldwide basis, and almost everyone I know has had the opportunity to live in multiple places across their careers and get that extra exciting opportunity that not all industries might offer.鈥�

Diego di Martino, tuning in from Sao Paolo, Brazil, told scholars that experiencing diverse cultures will 鈥渕ake you a different person and enrich your outlook, experience and understanding鈥� and shared 鈥渢he reward of bringing different points of view to common ground.鈥�

Panelists agreed on essential need for companies to also practice 鈥渟ocial sustainability,鈥� by providing a great place to work, treating all employees fairly and a being a positive influence in their communities.

Scholars enthusiastically joined in the discussion, asking panelists how to get an edge on the job market, opportunities to see the world and work/life balance. Following the panel, scholars were invited to participate in 20-minute breakout sessions, led by over a dozen FOSSI sponsor company volunteers. 

FOSSI is a core initiative of the AIChE Doing a World of Good campaign and its All for Good: Engineering for Inclusion priority, which is driving industry-wide improvement in equity, diversity and inclusion.

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