People
Chemical engineers come from a wide range of backgrounds and because of the diversity of the profession, no two career paths will be the same. Here you can find out about some young chemical engineers in the early stages of their careers and how they made their decision to study chemical engineering.
Alan Ingham
Keeping your options open.
Alan studied chemical engineering at university to maintain lots of career choices upon graduation. Read on to discover his story...
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Allan Rodger
A thirst for chemical engineering.
Allan was inspired to study chemical engineering after seeing a whisky distillery in action. Read on to discover his story...
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Emily Mather
Power to the people.
Emily's passion for science & maths, along with work experience at a power station, led to a career in chemical engineering...
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Gemma Bowers
A global profession.
Gemma has already spent two years working in Australia since graduating and has set her sights on a management role...
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Laura McArthur
Crossing the border.
Laura moved down south for her first chemical engineering job. Read on to find out why she thinks she made the right choice...
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Marie Taylor
Taking time out is important.
Marie works as a process engineer in the nuclear industry. Find out how she got there and why her year in industry was key...
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Matt Wootton
A year in industry becomes a career in chemeng.
Industry placements can often lead to a graduate job offer. Read on to discover Matt’s story...
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Michael Williams
A family tradition.
Michael comes from a family of engineers and scientists. Read on to find our how he became the family’s first chemical engineer...
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Naomi Jones
The glue that holds engineering together.
Naomi says that chemical engineering is the glue that brings all of the engineering disciplines together...
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Nick Campbell-Kelly
A whynotchemeng success story.
Nick chose to study chemical engineering after visiting whynotchemeng.com – read on for his story...
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Sheida Khajavi
Out of this world!
Find out how Sheida swapped her astronaut ambitions for a career in chemical engineering...
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Steven Chandler
It’s Willy Wonka style creativity with a dose of common sense.
Find out why Steven studied chemical engineering and how he swapped the hydrocracker plant for refinery economics...
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