Charmayne Lonergan is a materials scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, whose work focuses on the vitrification of nuclear waste. She also is part of the PNNL STEM Ambassador program, which trains PNNL staff members on how best to convey the impact and relevance of their work to various audiences.

Lonergan talked about her experience becoming a STEM Ambassador on the seventh episode of ACerS podcast Ceramic Tech Chat, a preview of which is below.