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Any Chemistry Discipline
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institutes of Health
- Public health departments
Industries:
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Biotechnology
- Food
- Feed
- Cosmetics
- Agricultural
- Environmental
- Petroleum
- Consumer products
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• Product Development • Process Development • Analysis • Testing • Biotechnology (using living organisms or cell processes to make useful products) • Consulting • Quality Assurance/Quality Control • Management
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• Flexibility • Cross functional teamwork • Analytical ability • Communication skills • Time and project management • Technical and design (for research and manufacturing roles) • Engineering coursework (for manufacturing based positions)
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• Ram Consulting, Research Scientist • Perstorp Coatings, Inc., Laboratory Manager • Merck and Co., Research Scientist • Pfizer, Sr. Director, Chemistry Advisor • Standard & Poor's, Industry Analyst • BASF The Chemical Company, Market Development • The Scripps Research Institute • NASA, Research Chemist
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Agricultural Chemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Food and feed industries • Agricultural chemical companies • Plant and animal breeders and growers
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• Agricultural Production: crops and livestock • Agrichemicals Development: herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers, etc. • Agrichemicals Testing • Environmental Testing • Regulation
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• Flexibility • Cross functional teamwork • Analytical ability • Communication skills • Time and project management • Technical and design (for research and manufacturing roles) • Engineering coursework (for manufacturing based positions) • communication • complex problem solving • monitoring • judgment and decision making • coordination • critical thinking • analysis
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• Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Markets at Environmental • Defense Fund, Director • Food and Nutrition Policy
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Analytical Chemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Industries:
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Biotechnology
- Food
- Feed
- Cosmetics
- Agricultural
- Environmental
- Petroleum
- Consumer products
- Legal
- Medical
• Private Research labs and organizations • Chemical instrumentation companies • Consulting firms
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• Quantitative Analysis
• Qualitative Analysis • Instrumentation Design • Experimental Design • Separations
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• Flexibility • Cross functional teamwork • Analytical ability • Communication skills • Time and project management • Technical and design (for research and manufacturing roles) • Engineering coursework (for manufacturing based positions) • Quantitative • Analytical • Research • Detail-Oriented • Management/Organizational • Entrepreneurial • Strong Work Ethic • Presentation
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• BAS, Laboratory Manager (Analytical Chemistry)
• Wako Life Sciences, Inc., Protein and Analytical Chemistry Scientist
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Biochemistry
• Government agencies:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Industries:
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Waste Management
- Environmental
- Food
- Feed
- Healthcare
- Biotechnology
- Plant and animal breeders and growers
• Private Research labs and organizations • Public health departments • Hospital laboratories • Commercial medical laboratories
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• Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals • Environment • Agriculture • Food Science • Cosmetics • Forensics
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• Flexibility • Cross functional teamwork • Analytical ability • Communication skills • Time and project management • Technical and design (for research and manufacturing roles) • Engineering coursework (for manufacturing based positions) • organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• Illumina, Inc., Bioinformatics Scientist • BioTechLogic, Senior Consultant • Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Medical Director, Genetics • Synthetic Genomics, Consultant • Novartis Genomics Institute, Scientist
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Chemical Engineering
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Industries:
- Agrichemicals
- Industrial bulk and fine chemicals
- Food
- Biotechnology
- Pharmaceutical
- Cosmetics
- Environmental textiles
- Petroleum
- Consumer Products
- Automotive
- Pulp and paper
- Rubber
- Electronics
- Plastics
- Energy
• Private Research labs and organizations
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• Bulk Chemicals (mass produced large quantities) • Fine Chemicals (custom-produced small quantities) • Consumer Products • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Electronics • Environmental Safety and Health • Fuels and Energy Conversion • Materials
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• Lonza, Engineering Scientist • Caterpillar Inc, Engineering Specialist • Northrop Grumman Corporation, Engineering Manager • ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company, Research Assistant
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Geochemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Geological Survey
- U.S. Office of Surface Mining
• Environmental management firms • Consulting firms • Oceanographic research institutes • Mining companies
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• Analysis • Testing • Environmental Regulation • Environmental Remediation
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles • Quantitative • Leadership • Interest in Sustainability • Project Management • Problem solving
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• US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protections Specialist • United States Department of Energy, Environmental Scientist/Chemist • Elevance Renewable Sciences, Catalyst Research Advisor
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Inorganic Chemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Geological Survey
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Industries (inorganic materials):
- Mining
- Microchip
- Computer manufacturers
- Ceramics
- Superconductive metals
• Private Research labs and organizations • Environmental management firms • Consulting firms
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• Analysis • Testing • Synthesis • Environmental Remediation • Energy • Information Technology • Consumer Products
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• Desoto Inc, Project Chemist • Argonne National Laboratory, Inorganic Materials Chemist • 3M Company, Research Specialist • StartX, StartX Med Lab Lead |
Material Science
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Defense
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Industries:
- Automotive
- Appliance
- Electronic
- Aerospace equipment
- Machinery
- Biomedical
- Communications
- Sporting goods
- Security
- Paint/coatings
- Alternative energy production
• Private Research labs and organizations • Airlines, railroads and utility companies
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• Metallurgy • Ceramics • Plastics/Polymers • Composites • Semiconductors and Electronic Materials • Optical Materials • Biomaterials • Nanomaterials • Extraction/Synthesis • Processing
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• General Electric, Materials Scientist • 宅男福利导航 University - MCC - Materials Research Inst, • Research Associate • EIE Materials, Inc., Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer • Argonne National Laboratory, Inorganic Materials Chemist |
Organic Chemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Industries:
- Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- Biotechnology
- Food
- Feed
- Cosmetics
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Petroleum
- Consumer product
- Rubber
- Plastics
- Elastomers
- Detergents
- Paints/Coatings
- Dyes
• Private Research labs and organizations
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• Synthesis • Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals • Materials Science • Consumer Products • Biotechnology • Agrichemicals • Food Science • Fuels
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• Ashland Inc., Organic Chemist • Procter & Gamble Company, Organic Chemist • Ashland Inc., Organic Chemist • University of Minnesota, Director, Organic Laboratory
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Physical Chemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Defense
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Industries:
- Pharmaceutical
- Electronics
- Ceramics
- Plastics
- Surfactants and colloids
- Environmental
- Consumer Products
• Private Research labs and organizations
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• Materials Science • Chemical Biology • Nanoscale Science • Molecular Modeling • Quantum Computing • Biosensors
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• National Weather Service, Physical Scientist • RAND Corporation, Associate Physical Scientist
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Polymer Chemistry
• Government agencies:
- U.S. Department of Defense
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Industries:
- Adhesives
- Paints/Coatings
- Synthetic Rubber
- Synthetic Fiber
- Agricultural chemicals
- Packaging
- Automobile
- Aerospace equipment
- Biomedical
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• Synthetic Macromolecules • Biological Macromolecules • Analysis • Testing • Blending • Compounding • Consumer Products
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• organizational • analytical thinking/problem solving • communication • teamwork • knowledge in math, science and engineering principles
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• OHMX Corporation, Synthetic Chemist
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