Miner chosen as Ambassador to inspire next generation of STEM pioneers September 9, 2019 Kimberley Rain Miner, a University of Maine research assistant professor in the Climate Change Institute and a physical scientist at the Geospatial Research Laboratory, has been selected as one of 125 AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THENĀ® Ambassadors. read more Miner chosen as Ambassador to inspire next generation of STEM pioneers