Industry|Employers
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Job|Roles
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Skills
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Alumni
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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 |
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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
• Northwestern University - MCC - Materials Research Inst, • Research Associate
• EIE Materials, Inc., Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer
• Argonne National Laboratory, Inorganic Materials Chemist |
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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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