STEM Fun Facts
Where sound travels faster than air
What is water?
First female to receive an engineering degree in America (1876)
Who is Elizabeth Bragg?
This is a building block of the curriculum at elf school
What is the Elf-abet?
She recently celebrated 60 years of service with EM and was the first female engineering student to graduate from the University of Mississippi
Who is Barbara Beckmann?
Oil was discovered in Texas in this year
When is 1901?
This petrochemical is used to make hand sanitizer and was produced by researchers of Esso
What is isopropyl alcohol?
This person is called the world's first computer programmer
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Snowmen will only have this for breakfast
What are Frosted Flakes?
She was one of the first female refinery managers at the Dartmouth Refinery and was recently presented with SWE's Global Leadership Award
Who is Janet Matsushita?
This material was created by researchers of Esso and is used in the creation of tires, surgical tapes, protective coatings and more
What is butyl?
EM produces this product derived from petroleum, which can fill any room or space with holiday fragrances
What is candle wax?
Her work in developing mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth served as the foundation of GPS Technology
Who is Gladys West?
How does a sheep say Merry Christmas?
What is... Fleece Navidad!
She is the first woman and external hire to join EM as Chief Financial Officer
Who is Kathryn Mikells?
This is the name for an energy source that emits low levels or almost no CO2
What is zero or low-carbon energy?
Each year, EM participates in this program designed to inspire female students to consider careers in engineering
What is 'Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day'?
This female French physicist and chemist was best known for her contributions to radioactive research
Who is Marie Curie?
How do you find the value of taking Yule the the xth power?
What is a yule log?
With over 100 patents, she is the first woman from ExxonMobil to be inducted into the National Academy of Engineering
Who is Margaret Wu?
She used Mobiloil to protect her airplane during her historic solo flight across the Atlantic
Who is Amelia Earhart?