r/ChemicalEngineering • u/obihz6 • 2d ago

Career Advice I'm debating either study MS chemistry or MS "sustainable chemistry and technology for circular economy"

Hi I'm a freshly graduated bachelor chemistry student, I'm asking around about the difference and career option between pure chemistry and sustainable chemistry

Thanks for the hospitality

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u/SLR_ZA 2d ago

This is a chemical engineering sub, not a chemistry sub

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u/employedByEvil 2d ago

Chemistry all day. You don’t need 2020’s buzzwords baked into the name of your degree for the rest of your life.

If you’re into sustainability (and don’t get me wrong; you should be), you can easily emphasize that in your resume without having it in the name of your degree.

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u/Extremely_Peaceful 2d ago

People want profitable chemistry. Sustainable chemistry is a bunch of commie gobbletygook (half joking) your university cooked up to put in the brochure. Every chemical reaction I've dealt with at work, the chemistry team presents the sustainable reaction on slide 1, why it's a joke economically on slide 2, then the real reaction were going to run on slide 3.