In any scientific endeavor, coming up with the idea is just the first step in the journey to a breakthrough. The finish line of innovation requires the curiosity, patience and resolve to keep working through...
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Energy Factor asked ExxonMobil scientists about why they are drawn to the world of science and why they think the scientific process is essential in solving the world’s (energy) challenges.
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Energy Factor asked ExxonMobil scientists about why they are drawn to the world of science and why they think the scientific process is essential in solving the world’s (energy) challenges.
I believe in the power of ideas – and taking a few risks.
My career at ExxonMobil began in exploration, using my expertise as a geoscientist to help find the potential next big energy discovery.
As an inventor, you live a conflicted life.
On the one hand, in order to see your idea come to fruition, you must have a real passion for it. On the other hand, you can’t be married to a single approach on how...
If you had told me a few years ago that one day I’d be farming algae with the hope of creating a reliable, low-emission energy source, I probably would have been a little skeptical. But that’s exactly what I...
It’s hard not to think about the next generation of energy explorers when you see firsthand the amazing things this generation is able to do.
As operations engineering manager for XTO Energy, an ExxonMobil...
If your colleagues don’t understand your work, then how do you convince them it’s essential to their business? If you ask ExxonMobil data science manager Sarah Karthigan, it requires a lot of persistence and...
It’s not often a geoscientist like me begins her career with a major discovery. It is even rarer to have that discovery take place in her country’s backyard.
Most people don’t associate Las Vegas as the center of the car universe, but for me the city is a driving force behind some of the biggest innovations under the hood. I am a senior engineer at ExxonMobil,...
Bioscientist Jackie Heinricher was drawn to racing as a way to shut out the world and refocus her mind during the pressure-packed days of building her biotech company.
For me, overcoming professional barriers is all in a day’s – or life’s – work.
I began my career in 1976 as the first woman with advanced degrees to work at ExxonMobil’s renowned research lab in...
Ever since I was a little girl, as my grandma always reminds me, I wanted to be a scientist and wanted to help the planet.
Since those early days, I’ve had a unique life journey living and studying overseas...
