A career in Chemistry offers the opportunity for a challenging and rewarding life. Chemistry is the central science. It bridges with physics and materials science, with the biological sciences and medicine, and with the earth and planetary sciences.
Chemistry is a fundamental driver in the business and commerce sector of our society.
Chemists and biochemists are in continual demand. Many students with degrees in chemistry or biochemistry choose to pursue an advanced degree in graduate school, or to attend medical, dental, pharmacology, or veterinary schools. Chemists, however, are important in a wide spectrum of fields. In industry, chemists and biochemists work on projects such as new product development and testing far substances important in products ranging from common household goods to exotic pharmaceuticals. Chemists and biochemists are also needed in the broad area of environmental chemistry.