Can a biochemist work in an oil company?
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There are two major reasons - one is the increasing development of "biofuels" and the other is biological methods to perform site cleanup and petroleum-contaminated sites
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Many companies that make money on fossil fuels, such as petroleum. British Petroleum is one.
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Pharmacology--investigating how drugs interact with biological systems--is the gateway to a vast range of jobs. For a start, the complexity of the systems studied is such that there are many different ways in which to apply your knowledge. For example, you may have a preference for particular aspects of pharmacology--perhaps pharmacokinetics (looking at the absorption, distribution, and excretion of drugs) or toxicology (looking at the adverse effects of drugs and other chemicals). Also, pharmacologists may work for a variety of employers including universities, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, the Scientific Civil Service, and research organisations. Although you can expect to have a hands-on laboratory-based role, the specific tasks depend very much on the employer, and each sector will thus offer very different careers
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SUNCOR, HUSKY, CANADIAN NATIONAL RESOURCES, TYPE IN OILSANDS THERE IS ALOT OF COMPANIES IN NORTHERN ALBERTA
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I am a microbiologist.  I strongly recommend you go into this field and I'll tell you why.  There are many applications/jobs that a person with a Bachelors in microbiology is qualified for.  I think the field is still growing and there is much room for new microbiologists.  Here are some examples of where you could end up working:\n-a hosital's pathology lab\n-a university research lab\n-a food manufacturer\n-a pharmaceutical company\n-a consumer products company\n-a contract research organization\n\nThe stress of the job is very dependent on where you work.  It can be stressful if you are working for a company that makes something that you are responsible for testing and making decisions in a short timeframe (such as food company, pharmaceutical company).  It also depends on how much responsibility you have.  In most organizations, there are bench microbiologist who do the lab work and then there are microbiology lab managers who have more responsibility.  I think the typical working week would be 40-50 hours again dependent on who you work for.  The average income again is dependent on what field you are in (e.g., research vs pharmaceutical).  You could start out in the mid 30K and be in the 40K range for the first 5 years or so as you gain experience.  I don't know what microbiology managers make -maybe 60-70K a year?\nI definitely feel microbiology is a much more marketable major then say, biology.  There are many pharmaceutical companies, food companies, and consumer product companies that are required to have their products tested by microbiological procedures...keep that in mind.
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The field of bioinformatics produces graduates with a strong understanding of bioinformatics and computational biology. Students explore aspects of microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, genetics and the commercialisation aspects of biotechnology. \n\nEmployment Opportunities:\nBioinformatics is an expanding area and there is a worldwide need for people trained in this field, both in research institutions and industry. Work in biotechnology cuts across several industrial and service sectors including health, agriculture, aquaculture environment, forestry, law and commerce. The Bachelor of Biotechnology can lead to career paths in the following areas: \n\nPharmaceutical, chemical, food, diagnostics companies. \nLegal and consulting companies. \nGovernment agencies, Research Institutes and Universities.
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A major tool in exploration is images made from the reflections of sound waves from surface explosions.  Analysis of these images is what helps explorers figure out the existence and location of oil and gas reserves.  Any improvement in the image processing and pattern recognition would help reveal overlooked sources and deeper sources, and would reduce the waste of drilling to a false image.\n\nOn the production side, refining crude oil into its various products safely and efficiently is a set of extremely complex and sensitive chemical processes.  Some really good visualization of these processes could help run an individual refinery smoothly, efficiently, and safely, and could also help reveal parts of the process which could be improved.  The human brain has tremendous pattern recognition capability with data presented to it visually.\n\nAs an industry outsider, that's all I know.
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Are you a chemist?  Societies, such as the American Chemical Society offer job databases.  I would look to any trade gorups or organizations and see if they offer job placement sevrices.
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Simple enough; if they can find a way to get a given reaction that they use to produce a valuable compound to go more rapidly, especially if it goes more quickly with higher yeild, they save a bundle of bucks: they can produce more, faster.  If it should happen that the reaction is one that is also ecologically "greener" (which is, by the way, an area of focus for the chemical industries) then all the better.\n\nMost of the really slow stuff that they'd like to do tends to be reactions that are "green" and thus valuable to the company in terms of being able to do what they do more efficiently and cheaply.  Thus, it's worth millions to find a way to do it faster, greener and cheaper.  Even two outta three would be a great boon.
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Thats an interesting question.\nSorry to hear about ur granny's death.\nU cant say anything surely about science, but I dont think Chemists will be able to create the elexir of life.\nRather Molecular Biologists or Biochemists are better candidate, who deal with living cells and organisms and all the chemical reactions going on there.\nPersonally I think its quite impossible for us to be immortal, there is a Bioloigcal clock which regulates all the processes, but surely we can delay the date.\nAbout ur comment, "There is no reason u wanted to be a chemist if u dont have a dream......" I disagree. There r some who r fascinated with Chemistry without just any reason........(at least me, though I'm studying undergraduate course on Genetic Engineering & Biotechnoogy).
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Since you want to work in consumer goods, you may want to try thinking of companies who put out products that have some chemical component.  I know someone who recently made a move from marketing household cleaners to marketing household paints and stains.  In a large company, Marketing is sometimes split between a Brand group vs a Product group.    Someone in the Product Marketing group may work with developing new products (conveying changes to the formula or drawing out the benefits of the material characteristics) and also on developing product labeling (the material label, not necessarily the packaging which would be the brand group).\n\nOverall, if you want to get into marketing, keep in mind that solid communication and also writing skills are tremendously important.  At least, those are two of the skills that I have relied most on in my success as a Marketing Manager thus far in my career.  Another important role in Marketing, especially in larger companies, is working with cross-functional teams.  In this case, your chemical engineering background could make you a very important liaison to link sales & marketing (the more customer focused side) to product development, manufacturing, and R&D.\n\nGood luck!
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Making a domestic bio-gas is not a big problem and failure chances are less if you operate or maintain it well. I would recommend to check web pages of any Madrass based firm or kerala. lemme find a web page for you and will b back soon,
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Our Engineering Director prefer to hire those who study Mechanical Engineering if we are hiring for a Design Engineer at our Sales/Marketing/Engineering Office. Chemical Engineers are sought after for those Engineers we hire to work in the plant.  Check out an Engineering Society's website (i.e. SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers) and perhaps it will help assist you with making your decision.
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Average out of college bio/life science job starts at around USD 30K. Assuming you have three years of experience, and if you were working for the company, you'd receive a 5% raise each year for the job well done, you're looking at $35K as target range.
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Congrats on making it into such a lucrative and rewarding profession. I am not a into the subject professionally myself, and don't know anyone that is either, but I do know more than the layman about the area.\nThailand, being a developing country, is still in it's infancy on subjects like biomed engineering, but there are a select few companies that are using this lack of competition to their advantage. Approach these corporate giants with your best face, and if you make it in your set for life. If your not sure who to see or where to go, their offices will be near the top of the tallest non-finance non-residential skyscraper buildings in the biggest cities in the lap of luxury. Good luck!
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This is not a pure biology question. Should be bio-chemistry.