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Berea Chemistry Interview Series: Dr. Frank Yepez Castillo
Over the course of this semester, the Berea College Chemistry Blog will be interviewing some people of interest in several fields of chemistry, and providing you, the reader, with a look into the life of a real scientist. To kick off our interview series, we decided to keep things inside the department and ask our [...]
A Brief Update on the Upcoming Blog Content
Hello everyone! I just wanted to put up a quick post introducing myself and outlining some of the great content we have coming up in the not-too-distant future. First off, I’m Eli Whitaker, I’m a junior chemistry major and T.A. here at Berea College, and I’ve accepted the challenge of helping out with some of [...]
Synthesizing a Chemistry Resume
As chemists, we have two main career tracks: academia/more education or industry/business. For each direction a critical document to have on hand is a summary of your professional experience. This document takes slightly different forms depending on your focus. For more academic directions, a curriculum vitae or CV is standard while for business, a resume [...]
Who says scientists can only do science?
Last night Mary Robert and I (along with colleagues from Biology and English) ate dinner with the convocation speaker Carol Yoon. After Dr. Yoon earned her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, she became a science writer for the New York Times. We had an interesting discussion about careers, science, and writing. Dr. Yoon recently [...]