POWER SET Visits Local Refinery

The Conoco-Phillips refinery in Sweeny, Texas hosted the POWER SET group from Palacios High School. POWER SET is an academic program sponsored by the Nuclear Power Institute at Texas A&M University that provides young women the tools and support they need to pursue educational and professional opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and math.

At the refinery, the students received overviews of careers in accounting and various engineering disciplines. The students also toured the plant site accompanied by engineers who explained the dynamics of the units and discussed career opportunities (and potential salaries) with plant employees over lunch.

(This story originally ran in the Conoco-Phillips Newsletter).