Overcoming challenges. Being challenged to overcome. This is the topic for April’s edition of Scientiae, and I received an overwhelming response of your varied tales of challenge and triumph. Further proof that all of us are capable of facing our problems head-on and growing into wiser, more competent people.
The carnival is based out of Candid [...]
Archive for the ‘passions’ Category
april scientiae – challenges!
Posted in alternative careers, passions, personal story, women on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
wandering to a career
Posted in alternative careers, passions, personal story on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a new blog (All my faults are stress related) on Science Blogs from a structural geologist – in her “about me” description she tells of the winding path she took to get to this career:
I became a structural geologist by accident. I meant to study chemistry, but chemists spent too much time inside. [...]
moving on…
Posted in alternative careers, passions on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lisa Balbes has just compiled a long list of quite famous folk who studied chemistry at some point in their lives:
http://balbes.com/Careers/majors.html
Some used their chemistry as a stepping stone for future careers such as Isaac Asimov and astronauts, Catherine Coleman and Anna Lee Fisher. Others stepped away from chemistry to pursue other passions: arts (e.g. [...]
molecular gastronomy
Posted in alternative careers, chef, passions, uncategorized on November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Use your chemistry knowledge in the kitchen?
Here are some articles on doing just that:
Food 2.0: Chefs as chemists
By Kenneth Chang Published: November 6, 2007
Chefs are using science not only to better understand their cooking, but also to create new ways of cooking. Elsewhere, chefs have played with lasers and liquid nitrogen. Restaurant kitchens are [...]
when life happens
Posted in alternative careers, passions on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a story of a chemist who is multi-talented and used those talents to help others:
Photo book raises money for Haiti
Alecia Settle just planned on helping people in Haiti with a visit to distribute donations – she did not realize that it was going to lead her down the path to publishing books (and [...]
