Industrial chemistry careers

Nevertheless, despite the gloomy forecasts, Horrocks has shown that during the interwar period many women chemists did find employment in industry, particularly the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, textiles, and photographic industries.37 We will conclude this section with one case study, the life of Kathleen Culhane. For so many of the forgotten women chemists, scanty information remains on their life and work but for Culhane, we have a rich narrative that epitomises the struggle of women seeking an industrial chemistry career during the interwar period. 

By the mid-1960s, the ACS took particular interest in the divergent paths of academic and industrial chemistry. Students of chemistry were being trained to do highly specialized basic research. However, many of their goals included careers in research and peer recognition, which were problematic for industry because publication is limited by its proprietary nature. As the major employers of new Ph.D. chemists, companies found too many of them to be overspecialized, inflexible, and ill-prepared for the team research and economic context of industrial... 

When I was at Rohm Haas, the good B.S. chemists were encouraged to go on for the Ph.D. degree. But if they did not, we would encourage them to leave research eventually and maybe go into manufacturing, simply because nobody that I know on campus ever proposes manufacturing chemistry as a viable career. We are very unlike Europe in that way, where industrial chemistry is highly respected. 

Nikos Hadjichristidis received his B.Sc. from the University of Athens, Greece, in 1966, his Ph.D. from the University of Liege, Belgium, in 1971, and his D.Sc. from the University of Athens, Greece in 1978. He did postdoctoral research at the University of Liege with Professor V. Desreux (1971-1972) and National Research Council of Canada with Dr. J. Roovers (1972-1973). His career at the University of Athens has included being Lecturer (1973), Assistant Professor (1982), Associate Professor (1985), Full Professor (1988), Director of Industrial Chemistry Laboratory (since... 

Everyone s progress was keenly followed, and recorded. Those who encountered difficulties, or suffered stress, he took into his particular sympathetic care, whilst the gifted, of whom he demanded much, could rely on him for the furtherance of their careers. The structure of the new B.Sc. degree course in the University of London, a course-unit system, owes much to the suggestions made by Bourne. In his own Department, he laid emphasis on Industrial Chemistry and Management Science, and persuaded important companies to provide vacation courses. 

Calibration Technician Accurate and repeatable measurements are essential to chemists working in research and industry. An instrument calibration technician adjusts, troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs the instruments used in laboratories and manufacturing plants. Their jobs require an understanding of the instrument s electronics and the use of computers and calibration software. For more information on chemistry careers, visit glencoe.com. 

Materials Scientist Materials scientists synthesize new materials and analyze their properties. They work in national laboratories, in industry, and in academia. For example, scientists at NASA have developed new aluminum-silicon alloys that can be employed to build lighter and stronger engines. To learn more about chemistry careers, visit glencoe.com. 

Flavor Chemist A flavor chemist, or flavorist, must know how chemicals react and change in different conditions. A degree in chemistry is an asset, but is not required. Most flavorists work for companies that supply flavors to the food and beverage industries. A certified flavorist trains for five years in a flavor laboratory, passes an oral examination, and then works under supervision for another two years. For more information on chemistry careers, visit glencoe.com. 

Among the list of professions and occupations that involve extended study of chemistry at the beginning of this chapter are academic chemistry, industrial chemistry and chemistry teaching. The usual place for persons wishing to prepare for these careers is a chemistry department in a university. This education is thus not regarded as part of vocational education in the sectoral sense, but for these persons the curriculum of the chemistry they study is a vocational preparation in a more general sense. University chemistry departments also provide one or more years of chemistry for students in the other professions listed in the first paragraph of our introduction. 

There are few courses in academic chemistry departments that deal with drug discovery and development. Graduating students typically have scant exposure to the fascinating world of industrial chemistry. I am confident that the material will excite students interested in careers in the pharmaceutical industry. A salient feature of the book is the inclusion of several case studies that exemplify and epitomize the concepts detailed in each chapter. An instructor interested in developing a course in pharmaceutical chemistry will hnd the book useful as a teaching text for a one-semester course. 

With undergraduate research programs reinstituted into colleges and universities, and with expanded opportunities offered by National Laboratories, the one venture that had not been undertaken, except with only a handful of chemical companies as more than a local initiative, was student involvement in industrial research. The vast majority of students drawn into chemistry careers enter industrial positions, yet very few of them ever have the opportunity to experience these environments prior to entering full-time employment... 

Careers in textile production depend on a sound basic education in chemistry, physics, mathematics, and materials science. Students anticipating such a career should be prepared to take advanced courses in these areas at the college and university level, with specialization in organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and industrial chemistry. Postsecondary programs specializing in textiles and the textile industry also are available, and provide the specialist training necessary for a career in the manufacture and use of fibers and textiles. The chemistry of color and dyes is another important aspect of the field, representing a distinct area of specialization. 

I would like to thank most warmly n friends from Industrial Chemistry Research Institute and elsewhere for their support and friendship. I am fortunate to have met in ny professional career maity persons who have showed me kindness and given their help. Thank you very much. 

However, the price of all these benefits has been high. The rapid growth of industry and agriculture, for instance, has stressed the Earth and damaged our inheritance. There is now widespread concern about the preservation of our extraordinary planet. It will be up to you and your contemporaries to draw on chemistry—in whatever career you choose—to build on what has already been achieved. Perhaps you will help to start a new phase of civilization based on new materials, just as semiconductors transformed society in the twentieth century. Perhaps you will help to reduce the harshness of the impact of progress on our environment. To do that, you will need chemistry. 

John s contributions to the development of solid state chemistry are particularly noteworthy. Together with industrial and academic chemists interested in this subject, Corbett and others have encouraged and fostered this important area of chemistry. Likewise, in the role of teacher and advisor, John Corbett motivates and encourages young people towards a career in science. His influence on an entire generation of inorganic and soHd state chemists uniquely endears John to his many friends around the world. 

---