Kelly Brush, a research scientist at Ashland Specialty Chemicals, talks about what makes for a successful leader, and how to adapt to working for a new company
Check out the staff’s take on the fourteen most interesting questions and answers we published last year from our many What I Learned contributors. Dorothy Phillips, Chris Bodurow, Tom Lane, Kevin Edgar, Dawn Mason, Lisa Houston and eight others are back for an encore appearance
“How have your parents influenced your leadership style?” Tom Lane, Chris Bodurow, Richard Cobb, Kevin Edgar, Beth Lorsbach, and six others have interesting things to say on the topic
DuPont’s Christine McInnis explains how the lines between industry and academia are blurring, the benefits from her internships at Wyeth and AstraZeneca, a key reason why she spends so much time volunteering on behalf of ACS, and what she did to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award
Thomas H. Lane, former ACS President, provides his take on the current state of science and engineering in the U.S., lists the five things teachers need to succeed, shares some advice for mid-career chemists, and reveals the heart-warming reason he wears bow-ties.
Alexia Finotello, Dow Chemical TS&D Scientist, shares what she most likes about working at Dow, how her university years helped prepare her for a career in industry, where academia could stand to improve a bit, and the instrumental role of internships to careers in industry
Erica Ocampo, formerly with Dow and one year into her new role as Global Director of Sustainability with Sims Metal, shares some suggestions on how each of us can help reduce the 50m tons of e-waste generated each year, and identifies three fundamental learnings from Dow that are instrumental to her success at Sims Metal
Jennifer Maclachlan shares how the pandemic has impacted her family’s small business, a strategy for getting girls interested in science, and how the Cape Cod Science Café encourages chemists and others to discuss scientific topics in a relaxed atmosphere
CoorsTek’s Lynn Andrews shares 10 proven tips on successfully leading teams. MBA or PhD? Lynn tells you which to pursue. And the one business leader with whom she would like to have dinner
Katie Hunt discusses her tenure as ACS President, what it was like working for Rohm & Haas and Dow, and teaching at UVA. Katie also provides advice for younger chemists, and why it is so important to always ask questions – specifically the question “Why?”
Beth Lorsbach from Corteva explains the similarities and differences in how the agro and pharma industries discover and develop chemical compounds. She also comments on future sustainability challenges, the “one that got away,” and coping with failure
Tiffany Hoerter discusses the domestic employment outlook for the chemistry enterprise over the next three years, avoiding data-driven paralysis by analysis, and the personality trait most responsible for her career success
Dee Strand, formerly with Dow and Wildcat Discovery Technologies, explains how an internship with Chevron helped her visualize working in industry, whether she would start her career over with a large or small company, and the two-edged sword of a strong work ethic
DuPont’s Matt Grandbois shares some insights on what early career chemists value from the perspective of industry management. Matt also talks about the outsized influence his parents have on his leadership style, and the four musicians he would pick to put on Mt. Rushmore
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