aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 What exactly is the job of a chemical engineer????
YT2095 Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 to engineer molecules used for specific purposes. basicly to play Lego with atoms and build specific compounds
aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 does it involve calculations?? Are there different types? for example, one type may be just the calulations, and the other to carry it out?
Sayonara Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I would imagine it involves significant numbers of calculations, yes.
YT2095 Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 yes, because of the vast areas that can be covered in the feild of chemistry. so some may deal with Fuels, others medicines some polymers and plastics etc...
Sayonara Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 As with all careers, I would have thought at least some knowledge of areas that aren't your own would be very useful though.
YT2095 Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 foundations, Maths, English, various computer skills are a prerequisite for that feild. it will be to your advantage to have a Broad area of knowledge too, rather than just one area
Sayonara Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 I mean, if you were a chemical engineer specialising in polymer chemistry, it would still be advantageous to you to know about other areas. It would make you a better candidate for jobs, and put your knowledge of your area into some kind of context. Imagine trying to design a computer processor without any knowledge of the components it has to work with - it would be more difficult than it needs to be. The same is true of a lot of things.
aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 What sort of job does a chemical engineer have to do, does he have to work in factories, or labs, and if yes, what sort of factories or labs will they be?
YT2095 Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 yes to both, and the last part is an impossible question to answer
aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 Does the job have any hazards to health?
YT2095 Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 yes, like most jobs do if you`re not carefull and neglect to follow correct procedure. but certainly alot less dangerous that being a long distance driver, or working on a builders yard.
aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 Ok Thanks for the help and information. Keep up the good work And thanx again!
wolfson Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 There are risks with all jobs, but no not if follow the regulation’s (COSH), you should ideally, have a Bsc (Hons.) in Chemistry, but since that is not plausible, a Bsc.Ext. (Extended science, duration: 1 year) is very useful. Last year I was helping the people in that course and it is really good, it involves A-level, Math’s, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and analytical science. So if you wish to integrate an scientific engineering qualification (undergraduate), you should definitely look into enrolling for the Extended science course. And of course good luck.
Skye Posted December 12, 2003 Posted December 12, 2003 From what I know most chem eng is about putting in place and maintaining processes for producing chemicals. It is more concerned with the process (and ways of making this more efficient) than the precise chemistry involved.
aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 yeah. now, at the moment i ma doing double science GCSE I a thinking of doing physics, chemistry and maths A level
aommaster Posted December 12, 2003 Author Posted December 12, 2003 nope, it was not available for choosing. lol
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