<p>Is it feasible to major in ChemE as an undergrad/graduate and work in research?</p>
<p>It is very feasable. If you get a Ph.D in ChE, that's probably what you will be doing in your career.</p>
<p>I'm guessing he assumes most engineers are just technician and not scientists.</p>
<p>CShuck,</p>
<p>Is is COMPLETELY feasible for a ChemE to research. In fact, I bet if you talk to a few professors, they'd be happy to have you as an undergraduate researcher.</p>
<p>cheme's do research in biomed, traditional cheme stuff, matsci, alternative energy, process systems, and literally everything.</p>
<p>Chemical and electrical engineering (don't know much about the others) both have a lot of research applications. I plan on having a research oriented career in electrical engineering myself. However, you'll probably have to get a graduate degree at some point.
If you're really into research then getting the master's degree will be a no-brainer anyway... heh, as long as it keeps you away from "work" and a "boss" right?</p>
<p>Out of all the engineers I know, most of the ones that went into research were chemEs. They're going for their PhD's... I don't know of any who got an industry research position with just a bachelor's..</p>