Synthesis

When it comes to chemical engineering, people always show their awe to chemical engineers. A lot of people think that chemical engineering field must be so hard that normal people cannot reach it. However, the truth is that chemical engineering actually is not a super academic major. It doesn't like the chemistry major, which is basically, do all kinds of researches and projects. What chemical engineers do is applying chemistry knowledge we known to real life case and finding the best solution. Thus, chemical engineering is truly a common job and actually appears everywhere.

For most chemical engineers, mastering top knowledge is unnecessary. After all the overall goal is not to make breakthrough in our field. The most things we need to know are principle of chemistry knowledges. Like what chemicals will react with what chemicals and so on. We do not have to get a PhD degree, which almost touch the edge of human understanding of a certain field.

Chemical engineer is a practical job. It more focus on whether it works in real life rather than just work theoretically. Also practicality means more diverse job options. Excepting chemistry field itself, chemical engineering also can fit in biology field, medical field, material field, energy field and so on. Because chemical Engineering is a branch of science that applies physical sciences and life sciences  together with applied mathematics and economics to produce, transform, transport, and properly use chemicals, materials and energy. (Wikipedia) 

Chemical engineering is an engineering major, and soft skills also required. As engineers, we hired by our clients or companies. We not only need good at academic filed, how to being a businessman is also important for us. Communication kills, teamwork and building a budget all are indispensable. Also, the ability like how to make a poster and how to host a presentational are also vital.

Personally, I would like to describe my filed as a problem solver rather than a scientific related major. When we receive a project, it just like we get a problem to fix it. We come up with all kinds of plans and designs. Then based on our design to build a prototype and test whether it works. Next, revise it and test it again and again until it perfectly worked. A lot of people have serious stereotype of chemical engineering, even me before enter the chemical field also thought in that way. But now, I realized it is wrong. I hope these past several months posts can help people who especially have plan to enter chemical engineering field understand the chemical engineering better and not just heard from parents or follow ideas from public blindly.