Careers & the Chemical Sciences

What can you do with a chemistry degree?

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Areas of Chemistry

Learn how each area of training prepares you for a career in the chemical sciences.

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Academia

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Meet Real World Chemists

Find out what professionals in the chemical sciences do each day in specific roles.

Tashica Williams Amirgholizadeh

Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property, Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Brandon Chance

Chemical Safety Program Manager, Princeton University

Nader Heidari

Associate Production Editor, Chemical & Engineering News

Katie Heroux

Senior Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory

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