CHEMICAL ENGINEERING! Anneliese Gunter

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Prospects – Many graduates have entered research organizations, public utilities and consultancies. Where You Might Work – Duracell – Kodak – Coca Cola Salary – Up to more than $100,000!!!

JOB DESCRIPTION CONT’D Duties and responsibilities – Chemical engineers must design programs, machinery, and processes which will allow the products to be manufactured.

Courses Required To be a chemical engineer, you need to take as many math and science classes as possible. Some of these courses include Trigonometry Calculus Chemistry Physics Computer Science

Areas of Specialization Activity areas include: – Energy: Conservation; improved production and use of renewable and non-renewable resources. – Materials: Minerals; fertilizers; petrochemicals; biochemicals; processed foods; paint; pulp and paper; polymers; textiles; etc. – Environment: Pollution control; recycling; environmental safety and regulations; etc. – People: Management functions; group leader, plant manager, research director, president; etc.

Courses Some courses taken include: Material and Energy Balances Directed Study, Research, and Special Problems Chemical and Engineering Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Heat and Mass Transfer Separation Processes Reaction Engineering and Design Chemical Engineering Laboratory 1,2 Problem Solving and Troubleshooting in the Workplace Polymeric Materials Applied Polymer Processing Applied Chemical Kinetics Process Dynamics and Control Colloids and Interfaces Polymer Science and Engineering Chemical Process Simulation and Design Advanced Directed Study, Research and Special problems Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Mathematical topics in Chemical Engineering Physical Polymers