The Applied Research Center in FIU initiated the DOE Fellows lecture series with Ms. Yvette Collazo, Director for the office of D&D and Facility Engineering at DOE EM HQ.

In an effort to promote the DOE/FIU Science & Technology Workforce Development Initiative to the general engineering student population at FIU and to portray a role model for the current DOE Fellows, the Applied Research Center initiated a lecture series with Ms. Yvette Collazo. During her visit to the Applied Research Center she was able to meet with the current DOE Fellows and learn about their contributions to DOE related applied research projects which include High Level Waste, Soil/Groundwater, and the D&D and Knowledge Management Information Tools.  Ms. Collazo also gave an interesting lecture entitled "Technical Careers at DOE- A personal Perspective" where she shared her personal experience working in the government sector specifically with the Department of Energy's Environmental Management.  Ms. Collazo ended her visit by touring ARC’s laboratories. The labs visited included the Analytical Lab, the Sensors & Robotics Lab, the Soil & Groundwater Lab, and our High Bay Large Scale Testing Area. The DOE Fellows gave short presentations on their projects and explained their involvement in the applied research efforts. Ms Collazo's heartfelt lecture was an inspiration to our DOE Fellows and her DOE background made her a perfect candidate to kick off the DOE Fellows Lecture Series.

For more information about the DOE/FIU Science & Technology Workforce Development Initiative please visit the link below:
http://www.arc.fiu.edu/intern/

Figure 1. Ms Collazo (DOE EM-23), Dr Lagos (Program Director), and DOE Fellows at the first DOE Fellows Lectures Series

Figure 2. DOE Lectures Series – May 22, 2008. Miami, Florida

Figure 3. Ms Yvette Collazo, Ms Shirley Frush, DOE Fellows and ARC Staff during tour of ARC’s Sensors & Robotics Lab

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