With keen interest in additive manufacturing, GEM has aided me in establishing a promising career in both academia and industry as a resilient engineer.

Jamel H. Alexander
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2011 GEM Fellow

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the National GEM Consortium have given me the opportunity to pursue graduate education, gain broad and practical research experience, attend diversity conferences, and make significant connections with my peers and mentors.

Ranysha Ware
MIT Lincoln Laboratory

GEM means opportunity. The invaluable opportunity to work at esteemed places such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and to be affiliated with other GEM Fellows is just as meaningful as the financial package GEM provides.

Syndney Jenkins
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2014 GEM Fellow

GEM is helping me by providing the means for me to get my Master’s degree, which will help launch me into the career I have always imagined for myself. MIT Lincoln Laboratory has allowed me to see what cutting-edge research is all about and has made me want to have a career in a place like Lincoln Laboratory.

Jose Oyola
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
2014 GEM Fellow