18: Chemical Engineer Working on an Off Shore Rig – David Hughes
David Hughes earned his Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Penn State. He had no idea what he wanted to pursue in college and was debating between business and engineering. David determined that it would be difficult to go into engineering with a business degree but could go into business with an engineering degree, so he chose engineering.
He highly recommends getting as many internships, co-ops, and studying abroad even if it takes more than 4 years to get through college.
He sees protein engineering as growth field for Chemical Engineering and has many friends in this area. Also, Chemical Engineering is much more math focused that it is Chemical focused, you essentially take an output from a chemist and create a process on a vary large scale.
Book recommendations:
“The Prize” by Daniel Yergin
“The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg
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