An Argonne scientist shows a group of Latino students from Joliet how to make a nuclear fuel pellet with the hopes of inspiring them to consider a career in STEM.
Nuclear chemical engineer Michael Kaminski of he Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, is helping inspire Latino students to study science."When I was going through school. I benefitted from Latino scholarships," said Michael Kaminski. "I said to myself at some point I'm going to try and give back and make sure that other kids have the same benefit."
"My mom immigrated from Mexico when she was about 17 years old and came to work on Chicago's south side where she met my dad," said Kaminski. "I see their faces light up when I mention it and they immediately identify with that."RELATED: Urgent need for Spanish-speaking, bicultural Latino nurses in Chicago, country
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