DOE's work on STEM and workforce training is a critical part of the fight in the battle to save our planet and address the climate crisis.
January 22, 2021
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President Biden said in his Inauguration on Wednesday, “A cry for survival comes from the planet itself, a cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear,” centering the climate crisis as a top priority in this administration.
This work requires innovators who are ready to drive change, implementing the top technologies our country has to offer, and continuing to spur on advanced research and scientific discovery.
The Department of Energy supports science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach and workforce development. For over 60 years, this agency has run programs coast to coast to reach students from all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to inspire and train them to explore a STEM future.
At STEM Rising, energy.gov/STEM, you can find information about all of the agency’s programs, digital resources, events and news regarding building the future STEM workforce through education, outreach and workforce development activities.
President Biden also said we must fight “the battle to save our planet by getting the climate under control." We need equipped, trained personnel to fight this battle. Energy jobs are meaningful careers with high-paying salaries, and there are many jobs to fill. Last year alone, there were an estimated 17.3 million STEM jobs in the United States. Solar photovoltaic installers and wind turbine technicians are predicted by experts to be the top two fastest-growing occupations through 2028.
This job growth must be driven with diversity and inclusion of the STEM workforce at top of mind. The STEM workforce produces at its highest level when Americans from all races, backgrounds and walks of life are working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. At our All in STEM website, you can learn about the ways the Department of Energy ensures a diverse and inclusive energy workforce of today and tomorrow. You can sort the chart by audience level and category to find resources especially geared to you.
As we move forward together as a nation to address the climate crisis, the Department of Energy’s STEM workforce and outreach resources will continue to support innovators, scientists, researchers, engineers and policy experts to help us safeguard our planet for future generations.
AnneMarie Horowitz
AnneMarie Horowitz is the Chief of Staff for the Arctic Energy Office. She joined the Arctic Energy Office in May 2023, and previously served as the Acting Communications Director until September 2023. AnneMarie has been with the Energy Department since 2010, and was previously on the digital team of the Office of Public Affairs, where she managed digital projects and internal employee communications efforts. AnneMarie was the Digital Communications Manager from March 2023 - September 2023 for the Department of Health and Human Affairs' Public Education Campaign, We Can Do This, to share information about the COVID vaccine.
AnneMarie founded two active employee resource groups at the Department of Energy: POWER (Professional Opportunities for Women in Energy Realized) and the Emerging Professionals Group. From 2015 - 2017 she served as the Special Advisor on workforce issues for Deputy Secretary of Energy Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. She has also previously worked in the Under Secretary for Management and Performance and the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity.
AnneMarie created the STEM Rising: Women @ Energy series, featuring profiles of women from the agency who work in STEM careers. She was critical to establishing the Equality in Energy Transitions Initiative, a dual-hatted effort of the International Energy Agency and the Clean Energy Ministerial to advance the transition to a clean energy economy by engaging more women in clean energy, and is involved with the U.S. C3E Initiative as an award reviewer and communication. During the Obama Administration she was a DOE designee to the White House Council on Women and Girls. AnneMarie was a U.S. delegate to the APEC Women in the Economy Forum in 2014 in Beijing, China.
AnneMarie has a BA in Political Science from the University of Portland and a Masters of Government from Johns Hopkins University. She resides in Philadelphia.