Thareday„ March 31, 1983
The Pendulum
Page 5
Chemistry offers job variety
DONNA CATBS told fellow ACS members to supplement
Uttlr chemistry majors with other courses. Photo by Ron
Knippa.
“I wanna be a forensic
chemist, and that’s not like
Quincy — it’s more like Sam
(Quincy’s assistant on the
television show “Quincy”),”
chemistry major Nancy Cale
said.
Cale explained that a for
ensic chemist analyzes evi
dence related to criminal
offenses and compares the
samples to discover a com- -
mon source for the evidence
samples.
“I want to run the tests
on samples and testify in
court if necessary,” Cale
said.
Students in chemistry
offer a variety of career
choices, and at the last
meeting of the Elon College
Chapter of the American
Chemical Society Student
Affiliates (ACS) meeting,
the members reviewed some
of the possibilities.
Cale, an ACS member,
also reported on the duties
of an analytical chemist,
research and developmental
chemist and a chemical
sales representative, among
others. All require a back
ground in chemistry, and
occupations range from
those that analyze products
to be sold to the general
public to those that deal
with catering to the needs of
farmers.
Other professions in
chemistry were reviewed by
Melanie Artley including
clinical chemists who exam
ine body tissue to diagnose
diseases and medicinal chem
ists who develop new thera
peutic agents.
Barry Kavanaugh and
Craig Tucker discussed pas
sive and active solar energy.
The two students explained
the differences between the
types of solar energy and
showed drawings of differ
ent solar energy systems.
People planning careers in
chemistry should consider
courses in communications,
foreign language, scientific
and technical writing and
public speaking, Donna
Cates, another ACS member
said.
Cates emphasized foreign
language studies, especially
German or Russian, because
many scientific journals are
not translated into English.
“As the scientific world
grows” Americaii chemists
may get the opportunity to
see such journals, Cates
said.
Although many job possi
bilities are open to chemistry
majors. Dr. J. Earl Dani-
eley, chemistry professor
and ACS adviser, told the
club members “to take the
job offering the greatest
challenge and analyze the
advantages and disadvan
tages of every job as if it
were an analytical
problem.”
Candidates
aeed to file
by tomorrow
cont. from p. 1
*^t've tried to talk up this
W’s election. I’m really
ipdmistic about this year’s
toions. I would be so
Jltased if we had everything
liy April 1.”
Commuters may become
candidates for Senate ofHces
Kid obtain signatures of
support from residents in the
precinct in which they
ciioose to run. Candidates
deliver their completed
ffing application to the SGA
*cretary in Long 209, no
liter than 3 p.m. on April 1.
After the applications are
'“roed in, they will be re
viewed by the Board of
Sections for eligibility. On
Tuesday, April 5, SGA
speeches will be held at 4
P m. in Whitley auditorium
for College Program Credit.
Elections will be held
"0® April 6-8 and the re
mits will be tallied by Mon-
«y. April 11.
The chairman of the
ward of Elections, Kyle
r®Pbell, says that the elec-
ons are being held earlier
^ year so that an intem-
period could be held.
^^pbell explained the
P*nod as a month where the
officers can meet with
* old officers to establish
emselves in their new posi
tions.
^e’re aiming for two
wtings before the end of
' one joint meeting
one with the new offic-
approve next
y«r s budget,” she said.
In ^ times we’ve had
” P'l* the de
histdw
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