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"It's our way to articulate not only the importance of integration of teaching and research but also to communicate that the Canadian community is really making great strides in science education as well as in scientific research," explains James Gentile, President of Research Corporation.

“You build bigger, you go fainter, you go deeper, and you’ll have a shot at a major discovery.” --Ralph Pudritz, professor of physics and astronomy at McMaster University.

Although Williams had difficulties pursuing a career as a mathematical researcher, he urges young minorities to be persistent and never give up their dream.

We look into the future, to the work that still needs doing.

By age 40, a mere 20% of astronomy PhDs have astronomy faculty jobs at universities (or scientific positions at observatories) in country …

Ruiz's diverse experiences as a woman in the sciences provides a background for helping others attain their goals.

NOAA Fisheries, based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, has a long history of fostering minority development in the sciences.

The CDC seeks to increase minority participation in computer science by helping students and faculty successfully manage the transition to computing-based careers in academia, federal labs, and industry.

Out on a mountain, Mather says, "you have to work with the situation" and solve the practical difficulties as best you can.

Get out and meet fellow researchers, and never turn down an opportunity to give a talk.

Students are on a journey to discover who they are and what they can become.

Once hired, a chemist’s opportunities are limited only by his or her career ambitions and the company’s needs.

As one of the few African-American women in these fields, Wright hopes that by sharing her adventures with young women and minorities, she can convince them that studying the world's oceans can make for a rewarding career.

If successful, Jackson’s current mission of developing a more secure method of transferring information using a single photon would revolutionize information technology.

"I remember being a student in the lab, and a sales guy came to show software and I thought that I never want to be that guy. Then I became that guy, and I found that it matured me scientifically." - Chris Williams, Principal Scientist, Chemical Computing Group.