Biochemical Engineers

Biochemical Engineer At work.

     While a biochemical engineer might not be a popular job, it is definitely a useful one. Biochemical engineers are involved in almost any aspect of modern life. Whether from working at your local water treatment plant, to creating the batteries in your laptops or the vaccines in the booster shot you got last month.
     The thing about being a biochemical engineer is that it's not easy. Becoming one is a challenge as it is. You need at least a masters in both biological and chemical engineering, with courses in the life sciences and chemistry as prerequisites for those majors. Then you have to find internships. These can be long and rigorous work hours. Though you may not be considered an engineer yet, you still get a feel for what it will be like when you achieve the title.
     Other things about being a biochemical engineer are that you really have to have a specific mindset, and set of skills. If you want to be successful in your career, you'll need to be highly detail oriented, able to take good notes and records of experiments, and you'll have to (of course) have a love for science. One of my favorite quotes always was "If you choose a job you love, you'll never work a day in your life."
     Overall though, being a biochemical engineer is worth the work. You'll be paid well, and if you really love science, you'll be doing something you've always had an interest in. One last thing that I find to be appealing is that your work will benefit society one way or another.
--Joseph Harding