Everything in nature – including us – is composed of chemicals. So there’s no shortage of raw materials with which chemical engineers can work to produce all manner of valuable products, including lifesaving drugs and green fuels.

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With his high school buddy, Adam Lowry created household cleaning products that are stylish, nice smelling, and kind to the environment. You may have seen his Method line at Target or Safeway stores. The cleaners are made with natural ingredients that are less toxic.

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Coffee lover Michelle Gass spends her days figuring out what others like about coffee. She got a chemical engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and now is senior vice president of marketing and category at the Starbucks Corp.

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The chemotherapy drugs that Mark Davis’ wife needed to battle breast cancer made her horribly ill. Davis, a chemical engineer at the California Institute of Technology, resolved to find a better way. Most chemo drugs attack healthy as well as cancerous cells, thus causing awful side effects.

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Fun with Chemistry! Learn about chemical elements in “Meet The Elements,” a new animated music video from They Might Be Giants.

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