Opportunities in Chemistry Careers

Opportunities in Chemistry Careers offers you essential information about a variety of careers within chemistry and includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

Foreword

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Introduction

xv

Basic Facets of Chemistry

1

(20)

Chemistry is properties

Chemistry is invisible

Chemistry is reshuffling

Chemistry is energy

Chemistry is unlimited

Chemistry is cooperation

Chemistry is particles

Chemistry is counting

Chemistry is labs and demos

Potential problems

Opportunities for Success

21

(10)

A sample opportunity

A second opportunity

Build a place to live and they will come

Every enemy has a weakness

Everything from smelly fish to blue jeans

The, Effects of Chemistry on Everyday Life

31

(16)

Air bags

Where chemistry scored an assist

Advantages of tempered glass

Government-sponsored opportunities

Chemistry offers unlimited opportunities

The addiction phenomenon

A happier view of chemistry

Plant cells for tomorrow's test tubes

The Educational Angle

47

(20)

Mathematics and chemistry

Computers and chemistry careers

Making proper use of computers

Chemistry in college

Personal Qualities and Success in Chemistry

67

(10)

Observational skills

Observation and explanation

Observation and imagination

Imagination and inventiveness

Chemical Career Specialties

77

(22)

Specialization can be misleading

Chemistry teachers

The organic chemist

Playing games with nature's chemistry

The analytical chemist

Inorganic chemistry Physical chemistry

Other viewpoints

Related careers

Landing a Job

99

(12)

The employer's point of view

Where will the best jobs be?

Potential employment problems

Obtaining that first job

Campus interviews

Interview basics

Additional questions

Making other contacts

Application, letters and resumes

Chemistry Facts and Figures

111

(4)

Chemistry is worldwide

Chemistry is a way to make a living

Chemistry is products

Chemistry is process

Professional Organizations

115

(6)

The code of ethics of the Chemical Institute of Canada

The American Chemical Society code of ethics

Objectives of the American Chemical Society

Chemistry Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

121

(16)

From Shakespeare to the National Institutes of Health

Tomorrow's chemistry

Professional controversy

Chemistry in the past

Development of chemistry models

Future markets

Focusing on environmental problems

Feeding humanity

Appendix A: Further Reading

137

(4)

Appendix B: Chemical Societies and Organizations

141

(2)

Appendix C: Periodic Table of Elements

143

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