I have a degree in Chemistry and currently I am doing graduate courses in Statistics. There are many interesting fields to pursue with Chemistry and Statistics. But I want to solicit from you guys any suggestion on what would be the most rewarding field of endeavor I could pursue. I would appreciate answers from the more senior and more experienced answerers. (add info: I enjoy data interpretation more than the actual laboratory work)
2007-10-01 17:12:39 · 4 answers · asked by fossegrim 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
pharmaceutical or cosmetics - they both need statistics to evaluate impact and side effects of their products, they need people to determine what type of studies are needed and how to interprete results. chemistry is needed in order to understand what should be studied, and what type of side effects to look for.
these fields are also looking for new compounds and a chemist could offer insight which cemicals may be valuable for creating new products
FDA and CDC would have a need for similar work.
Criminal investigation for chemical analysis of evidence, what to look for and how to interprete results.
Food and beverage industry: define tests and sampling rate for quality control, or consumer preference of new or improved products
Determine safety guidelines for consumption of a product. (such as shelf life)
Most chemist do not do the actual tests, lab workers in bunny suits or computerized testing. I think a chemist would only be working in the lab doind state of the art research where you cannot trust the info to be released to competitors.
so work is available pretty much anywhere a composite product is invented, analyzed, created, consumed, disposed of, or imported.
2007-10-08 14:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by realme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might try the US bureau of standards. With a little additional study, those skills would fit very well with advanced natural sciences such as vulcanology or oceanography. Those will take you to some interesting places. You might find a rewarding career in scientific writing or teaching, or in something like process controls engineering or sales.
2007-10-02 19:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your interst in chemistry and statistics makes you best suited to be a quality control or production chemist in a chemical manufacturing company.
2007-10-02 05:23:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's always the Statistical Chemist gig; keeping detailed records of side-effects to various drugs. Or the Chemical Statistician line of work; keeping detailed records of marriages as a result of two poeple meeting on one of those stupid dating web sites.
2007-10-09 12:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by geezuskreyest 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋