Following on from the previous entry - 'IChemE invites entries for Innovation and Excellence Awards' - IChemE has announced that its 2010 awards entry deadline has been extended until Friday 30 July 2010.
For more information contact Matt Stalker.
Average salaries for chartered chemical engineers in the UK and Ireland have risen by 5% since 2008, according to IChemE (the Institution of Chemical Engineers).
Results of the IChem 2010 UK and Ireland Salary Survey reveal that the median salary for a chartered chemical engineer is now £60,400, compared with £57,500 in 2008. A chartered chemical engineer aged 30-39 will typically earn around £8,500/y more than a non chartered chemical engineer of the same age.
In this, the third installment, Ryan Murphy, a scientist just starting out on his career with Rhodia shares his first impressions of the chemical industry.
"So all the weeks building up to the COMPASS [Complex Assemblies of Soft Matter] ceremony, and the
event itself, were great. As I mentioned
previously, about a month before the ceremony, my short- to mid-range technical
focus was steered toward energy-related scouting work.
Over the past few weeks I have been working
side by side with postdocs and visiting scientists in our group, trying to
understand the physics behind our novel materials through mainly atomic force
microscopy and dynamic light scattering.
Even in such a short time, the results we came up with impressed the
R&D and business management, which really gives us a full head of steam to
press on.
What has also been great is the level of visibility the
COMPASS lab has received. In a
reasonably short period of time at a new job, I've taken part in numerous
meetings with two or three of the top managers within Rhodia R&D to discuss
technical feasibility issues, project direction, etc. I have even had the chance to get them
excited about some brand new product ideas, most of which are completely off
the map for the company.
Overall, I'm really impressed with the upper management of
Rhodia. It's clear they perceive the
overarching goals of the COMPASS lab as incredibly important and it's
refreshing to see a legitimate commitment to understanding the fundamental
science behind the technologies of the company.
Although there is always more to learn, I can safely say that working here is no longer mysterious. I get it and it feels good."
(pictured: Ryan Murphy and Rhodia's Larry Hough, COMPASS lab manager, at the COMPASS technical poster session last week.)
• Ryan
Murphy joined Rhodia in December 2009 and is a senior scientist at
Rhodia's Center for Research and Technology in Bristol, Pennsylvania in
the US.
Click here if you missed Ryan's second entry, first entry and introduction.
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