Career Pathways
Welcome to the Career Pathways section of the PRIMRE STEM portal. This database of career and skills competency mapping, day-in-the-life professional profiles, and case studies is available to help educators learn and teach about marine energy. We want to make it easy for educators at all levels to quickly find these materials that will help energize students around a marine energy-powered future and related concepts.
Explore marine energy career pathways by clicking on Resource Type and/or Career Type below and selecting from the drop-down menus. You can also search by keyword.
Explore Day-in-the-Life Professional Profiles
Day in the Life: Robynne Murray
Career: marine energy researcher engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Day in the Life: Chong Vue
Career: research technician
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Day in the Life: Alejandro Moreno
Career: program director
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Day in the Life: Miguel Quintero
Career: ocean engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Faces of STEM: Dr. Nathan Tom
Career: mechanical engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Molly Grear
Career: ocean engineer and marine biologist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with John Vavrinec
Career: marine ecologist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Kailan Mackereth
Career: earth scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Lenaïg Hemery
Career: marine energy specialist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Nikki Sather
Career: research scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Rob Cavagnaro
Career: mechanical engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Rukmani Vijayaraghavan
Career: astrophysicist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Simon Gore
Career: technical expert
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Carrie Schmaus
Career: research fellow
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Naomi Lewandowski
Career: research fellow
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Charles Scaife
Career: research fellow
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Dana McCoskey
Career: environmental program analyst
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Hayley Farr
Career: research associate
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Jesse Roberts
Career: program lead
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Vince Neary
Career: program lead
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Mikaela Freeman
Career: marine science and policy analyst
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Shannon Bates
Career: communications
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Garrett Staines
Career: research scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Nathan Tom
Career: mechanical engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Arielle Cardinal
Career: program integrator
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Ryan Coe
Career: researcher
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Cailene Gunn
Career: earth scientist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Alicia Amerson
Career: program manager, marine biologist
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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Celebrating Ocean Month with Dorian Overhus
Career: marine renewable energy research associate
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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