INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Science and Technology
Science
Math
Technology
What is STEM? STEM stands for
Engineering
This acronym is typically used when addressing education
policy and curriculum choices to improve competitiveness in science
and technology development.
science careers that can be both
exhilarating and well-paying. We’re
also working closely with teachers
to provide them the training and
tools to make science more relevant
and intriguing in the classroom.”
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science demonstrates everything is bigger in Texas.
“Many Nobel Prize-winning scientists
– including Dr. Michael Brown at U.T.
Southwestern – will tell you that their
early visits to science museums are what
fueled their interest in science,” said
Colleen Walker, the Eugene McDermott
CEO of the Perot Museum of Nature
and Science. “To think that a child walking
through our doors today might someday find a
cure for cancer or create the next life-changing
discovery is pretty powerful, and it drives us
to do better every day! And, the museum also
offers adults a place to come hear National Geographic explorers discuss their fascinating work
around the globe, or learn about plans to detect
asteroids in the hopes of deflecting them from
the earth, or see the latest robotic inventions,
just to name a few.”
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Since opening in 2012, the Perot Museum of
Nature and Science has welcomed just under
three million visitors, reached more than half a
million school children through field trips and
outreach programs, and has hosted nearly 600
special events. Nearly half of the Perot’s visitors
are children under 18.
“Having strong science museums in North Texas
not only demonstrates that STEM education is
crucially important to our region, but also illustrates the key role it plays in developing our future workforce,” Walker explained. “Science has
become an essential part of our daily lives, and
the majority of future careers will be based in the
sciences. Our job, our core mission at the Perot
Museum, is to inspire excitement for science
and introduce young people to the wide array of
With a mission to inspire minds
through nature and science, the
Perot Museum focuses on earth
and space sciences, life and natural
sciences, chemistry, physical sciences and engineering. The $185 million Perot Museum of Nature and
Science, designed by 2005 Pritzker
Architecture Prize Laureate Thom
Mayne and Morphosis Architects,
opened December 1, 2012. The
name is the result of a $50 million
gift that the five adult Perot children made to the museum in honor
of their parents, Margot and Ross
Perot, allowing the institution to
carry the name and legacy of a
family well-known around the
world for business and technology.
Science and innovation are on display from the outside.