C hemical Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of mathematics, chemistry, and the other natural sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop economic ways of using materials and energy for the benefits of mankind. C hemical Engineers design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, and pulp and paper. A background in chemical engineering offers a number of career options. Some chemical engineering graduates go on to medical, law, or business school. If they do, they usually use their chemical engineering knowledge to specialize-for instance, a chemical engineer with a law degree might focus on patent or environmental law.
Some chemical engineers become astronauts, computer system designers, or brewers of specialty beers.
They may come up with a new material or a better way to produce an existing products. The mass production of antibiotics, for example, was made possible by chemical engineers in research. Chemists invented the many synthetic fibers we use today, but chemical engineers designed the plants that produce them at an affordable cost. Production engineers are always answering such questions. Sales engineers answer such questions.