Engineering for People Who Like Chemistry?

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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I am currently a junior in HS right now, and I have been thinking about possible career options, and college majors. For a few years, I was convinced that I wanted to be either an Electrical/Computer Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, or Computer Science major. While I have NOT ruled these fields out, I just wanted to take a look around at other engineering majors. </p>

<p>As I said in the title, I like Chemistry, and just wanted to know a little bit more about the engineering opportunities that involve chemistry. Obviously, Chemical Engineering is the first thing that jumps out at me, but I'm not really too sure what Chemical Engineering entails. Can anyone possibly give me some information about Chemical Engineering, and the typical job opportunities for a Chemical Engineering major?</p>

<p>Additionally, Materials Science/Engineering seems like it would require chemistry. Is this true, and if so, could someone provide some insight as to the job opportunities for Materials Science/Engineering majors.</p>

<p>By the way, feel free to offer any other suggestions about engineering for people who like Chemistry? However, I just want to say, that I DON'T want to be a Chemistry major. I would much rather stay in engineering. </p>

<p>Thanks for any help.</p>

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<p>I just took a Materials Engineering course and since I dislike Chemistry, I did not care for it </p>

<p>Don’t get me wrong, it is a very interesting area but I did not care for the formulas and all the calculations. I liked most of the topics they covered but the tests were horrendous, here is a typical test question:</p>

<p>“Estimate the minimum thermal conductivity for a cermet that contains 85 vol % titanium carbide (Co) matrix. Assume thermal conductivities(k) of 27 and 69 W/m -K for TiC and Co respectively”</p>

<p>If you like this kind of stuff, Mat E may be for you, I found it incredibly boring. </p>

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<p>My understanding is that Materials Science (or Materials Chemistry) is more or less Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry by another name. Therefore, MSE might just be what the doctor ordered for your career aspirations. Keep in mind that at some engineering universities Materials Chemistry is a major part of Chemical Engineering program.</p>

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<p>ChemE is good too. Check UCSB for what they do. <a href=“http://engineering.ucsb.edu/”>College of Engineering - UC Santa Barbara | The convergence of research and innovation.;

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<p>Thanks for all the replies.</p>

<p>Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding is that there is a little bit of Chemistry in Electrical Engineering. Or rather that Chemical Engineering requires a bit of Electrical Engineering (fuel cells, electrochem, etc.) Again, I’m not 100% sure on that point. </p>

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<p>Seriously, check my link and follow internal links. There’s all sorts of chemistry in there.</p>