Sunday Catch Up
The highlights from last week, so you can be prepared for this week.
Hey there,
This is the Sunday morning catch-up with what happened in the previous week. I know people are busy during the week, but my original intent was to write something that you could read before you start your day, perhaps while you were checking your email and drinking coffee.
Last Week In The Polymerist
Tuesday- Chemical Recycling of PET - Is Now The Time It Will Work?
Chemical recycling of plastics is all over the world right now and everyone is racing to install capacity and get their plants up and running. But did you know that Eastman and DuPont were doing chemical recycling of polyethylene terephthalate in the 1990s? Neither did I till a chemist pointed it out to me on Twitter. This is where I try to answer the question on if Eastman and serious about their methanolysis plant.
Friday - Specialty Polymers- CASE and Force Majeures
The specialty polymers industry encompasses a lot of different end markets with the big ones being coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers or CASE. I also covered some recent force majeures happening in the south due to the extreme cold weather happening. I view climate change as a reality and more frequent changes to normal climate will become the new normal so we need to be prepared.
Career Focused
I’ve written about How To Get A Job As A Chemist, about Mentorship in Science, and what it might be like to be a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow. I am also trying to connect recruiters and people looking for jobs with a discussion board.
I’ve got an interview that I will release to the newsletter in the coming weeks on two career scientists on how they got to where they are and what advice they would give to their themselves early in their career. Any specific topics you want me to cover about chemistry careers? Let me know.
Job Opening of The Week
Product Development Chemist - Miraclon Corporation
Key Responsibilities
Collaboratively work with R&D team members to plan, design, and evaluate Printing Plate and Imaging Film formulations for use in Flexographic Printing plate applications.
Learn and perform lab scale coating experiments utilizing Mayer bar and other coating methods.
Learn and perform Flexographic plate making experiments utilizing imaging devices, plate processing and ancillary equipment.
Learn and perform physical and chemical characterization of the imaging film and printing plate by using microscopic and other techniques.
Provide technical support for factory scale up and evaluation as needed.
Develop understanding of the key technical challenges and develop solutions to resolve the problems by closely working with other team members.
Routinely collect and analyze data and submit technical reports.
Qualifications:
Required Skills/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Polymer Science.
Experience with Microsoft Excel for data analysis
Strong problem-solving skills
Good interpersonal skills to work with other team members.
Experience with analytical techniques, such as, spectroscopic analysis is a plus
Experience in product formulations is a plus
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Talk to you Tuesday
Tony
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