Over the summer, 2021 FOSSI scholar Elijah Muhammad, a senior at Langston University, participated in a six-week Summer Exploration Internship at CF Industries, a new FOSSI sponsor. During orientation week at CF Industries headquarters in Chicago, he shared his thoughts on why he chose STEM, the impact of the FOSSI scholarship, his excitement about the internship ahead, and more! Read more and watch the full video below.
What do you hope to gain from your CF internship?
This summer, I just hope to gain knowledge and experience. This is my first internship related to my
major so I'm thankful for that, and I just want to learn more about my field. The first week I was thankful to learn about different fields such as HR and EHS. I'm an electrical engineering major so [learning about these fields has] definitely opened up my mind and become more of an open-minded person when it comes to the career field.
What are the most significant challenges and opportunities in the STEM field today?
I would say that some of the most significant challenges will be making new innovations. There are so many things that people have already invented and innovated, so I believe that creating new innovations, making things grow, making them better, and having new ideas for how to make things more effective and efficient, would definitely be a tough thing to come across. I would consider that to be one of the toughest challenges in the STEM field.
Watch the full interview below!
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