Students Gather for College STEM Day at the Chemours Discovery Hub

Chemours is committed to being a good corporate citizen, an upstanding steward of our local environmental resources, and good neighbors with Unshakable Integrity – one of our values. As part, we aim to enhance the communities where we live and operate by increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. To ensure we’re helping to find and inspire the next generation of innovators, we partner with schools in local communities to provide early access to STEM education and offer scholarships for high school and college-bound students.

In advance of the start of the new school year, we had the opportunity to host students from the University of Connecticut and Delaware State University for a day of personal and professional development and hands-on STEM experiences at our main innovation center – the Chemours Discovery Hub in Newark, Delaware.

Over 85 students joined us—including many incoming freshmen from the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, which former Chemours President and CEO Mark Vergnano and his wife Betsy founded at the University of Connecticut to increase the number of under-represented students in engineering and other STEM fields.

The students began their day with a warm welcome from Randy King, Vice President of Technology at Chemours, and then participated in a session on building self-confidence led by award-winning keynote speaker Jimmy Naraine. Next, a panel discussion about professional development with Chemours employees, including Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications and Chief Brand Officer Alvenia Scarborough, shared insight on the power of developing your personal brand and building strong networks.

The students were also treated to a tour of Chemours’ research and development labs, where they experienced first-hand the cutting-edge science and how that science is transformed into products that help the world. Engaging with Chemours’ scientists and researchers, students experienced the innovation behind advances in clean hydrogen energy, 5G communications, refrigerants that reduce global warming, immersion cooling, lithium-ion batteries, paint formulations and testing, and more.

Throughout the day, students were able to network with each other and Chemours team members and get an in-depth view of how we are creating a better world through the power of our chemistry.

For students interested in experiencing what a different kind of chemistry company can do, visit our careers page to find open internship and co-op opportunities.