What Does a Chemist Do? Chemistry Career Exploration Event on October 22

WHAT: The Chemistry Department will host a chemistry career exploration event on Tuesday, October 22.

Local chemist Rick Ziebell, vice president of technology at R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. will serve as the keynote speaker to kick off the event at 11 a.m. in Science 201. R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. is a chemical rubber company located in the City of Cerritos. Rick will talk about careers and opportunities in the chemistry field. Following the talk, there will be a booth fair with 20 companies including Jones Environmental, LAPD Forensics Lab, Metropolitan Water District, MP Biomedical, Northrop Grumman, and R and S Processing in the sidewalk between the Science and Business buildings. Students and guests will have opportunities to connect with representatives of companies that hire chemists. A tour of the Plastics facilities will be offered as well. Visit the event on the web for more information.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 22 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science 201 and sidewalk between the Science and Business buildings

CONTACT:Jeff Bradbury, professor of chemistry