<p>I am a junior, interested in Chemistry. But I really can't choose between Material Science/Chemistry & Chem Engineering. I have always been interested in space,and may take a minor in Astronomy. </p>
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<li>Is there any career which involves a combination of Astronomy/Chemistry?</li>
<li>Is it possible to switch over to Chem Engineering for graduation after completing BS in Chemistry?
3.Material Sciences - highly in demand? </li>
<li>Which is a safer bet ( More possibility of getting a job)</li>
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<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Generally, with just a bachelor’s degree, job prospects are stronger for engineering than straight science majors, so chemical engineering would probably be a “safer bet” than straight chemistry. If you want to go beyond a bachelor’s degree, things can be different.</p>
<p>For #2, I’m not clear what you’re asking. Are you wondering if you can do the chemistry degree requirements, than add some extra to get a chemical engineering degree as well? Engineering majors have some very strict guidelines and requirements, and there is usually not much flexibility in courses. It would be difficult to do chemical engineering plus something else.</p>
<p>Astronomy is more closely tied to physics if anything, and it requires a PhD for any luck for any position. If you are interested in astronomy, get the bachelor’s in physics and the PhD in astronomy.</p>
<p>nanotechnology
I meant- Is it possible to pursue my BS in Chemistry and later do my postgraduation in chemical engineering?</p>
<p>Engineering would be the “safer bet” but realize that the chemist and the chemical engineer–even in the same plant–will work two different jobs because they are trained for different reasons. Remember that most engineers design or maintain production systems that are efficient and economical to the company to create the products, and chemists work on the product–not the production of it.</p>
<p>I knew a scientist at NASA and a professor at a university who did research on materials found from outer space that did involve chemistry. While I don’t know the specifics of their work, they did get to do some pretty cool stuff with asteroids. I’d like to note that this field would be extremely hard to get into because of the lack of jobs but it is not impossible. But even with this where some chemistry was involved, they did at least 100x more physics.</p>