Celebrating Women in STEM at Chemours

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2024 / The Chemours Company:

Every March, Women's History Month provides a platform to honor women whose contributions to science, politics, arts, and beyond have significantly shaped our world. This year, Chemours celebrated women within our company who are helping us create a better world through the power of our chemistry-showcasing their unique journeys toward a career in the field of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and sharing their advice for the next generation of women.

Ioana Urseanu is a Manufacturing Technology Site Leader at Chemours' Dordrecht Works manufacturing site. When asked why she chose a career in STEM, she explained, "I was fascinated by logic and ratio, and believed all phenomena can be explained."

Today, Ioana plays a critical role as a member of Chemours' Dordrecht Works Site Leadership team and is responsible for the process technology activities, engineering safety studies, sustainability developments, and new production activities at the site.

Her message to future women in STEM is that "their contribution and opinion matters, it gives more color, additional balance and more diverse thoughts to the group."

Josie Stoner is a Senior Staff Engineer based at Chemours' New Johnsonville site who found her passion for STEM early in life. "I was inspired to pursue a career in STEM at a young age due to my love for math and unyielding interest in how things worked."

She also points to the community around her for guiding her on this path, "My parents, our neighbor, and my teacher all helped foster this love for learning and match the potential career path of chemical engineering to my interests."

Josie tells future women in STEM, "Don't exclude yourself from a path STEM solely on the number of equations you have memorized, how many scientific theories you can describe, or even how fast you can solve a calculus problem. Instead, pursue a career in STEM if you have a love of learning and a tendency to ask lots of questions."

Fátima Reyes, a Finishing/Power House & Utilities Operations Manager in our Titanium Technologies business, has been using her analytical skills to solve problems from a young age. She credits her brother, a chemical engineer, for helping to inspire her career in STEM. "Since I was a child, he always taught me to analyze problems, represent them by numbers, and find solutions."