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Choosing a career path
T
he past couple of months have been prime time for academic
graduations. Graduation ceremonies, aptly named commencements,
mark a time when graduates look forward to
starting a new phase of their journeys. For some, it means
moving on to a higher level of learning toward an advanced degree.
For many, it means entering the working world, which poses a whole
new set of decisions to be made about the variety of possible career
paths that are open to chemical engineers. For me, that broad range
of possible career paths is one of the reasons I pursued a chemical
engineering education.
Wide breadth of possibilities
In addition to chemical manufacturing, the basic principles learned in
the chemical engineering curriculum are applicable to jobs in energy,
food-and-beverages, agriculture, electronics, personal-care products,
mining, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biomedical work and
more. With worldwide focus on environment and sustainability, many
companies in the chemical process industries are pursuing sustainable
manufacturing practices and decarbonization, and are developing
technologies needed for the energy transition.
A report titled " New Directions for Chemical Engineering, " published
last year by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and
Medicine (www.nationalacademies.org) outlines in detail, the many
areas where chemical engineers are well-positioned to lead the way in
many of the challenges we face today. Correspondences I have had
with university professors and recent graduates indicate that today's
graduates are very interested in sustainability, and those interests can
align well with what companies are seeking (see for example the interests
of the recent recipient of the Chopey Scholarship [1]).
Where to start
Along with the variety of subject areas that employ chemical engineers,
within each of these fields there are typically jobs related to
production, process development, research, safety, environmental
regulations and more. Graduates looking for their first job are faced
with a myriad of decisions to make. When I received my B.S.Ch.E., I
was interested in research and development (R&D). I took a summer
intern job in R&D, which helped confirm my resolve to pursue this
area. I expected that a graduate level degree would be helpful, and
so continued with further education before taking a " permanent " job.
In one of our published articles [2], a senior engineer shares his experiences
and lessons-learned from his over 40-year career. Learning
from this type of experience can be invaluable when defining your own
career path. Additional references below [3-5] offer more insights in
career development that may be helpful to those starting out and those
facing " forks in the road " along the way. A career path, like life, is a
journey. There is no right or wrong path - each person makes choices
along the way. Take your time to make those choices, seek advice
when you need it and create your own path.
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Dorothy Lozowski, Editorial Director
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