6:00 AM: My alarm goes off, it's Monday morning. I take a few seconds to remember that I'm in Lyon, France, where I've just spent a terrific weekend with my girlfriend. I have to catch an 8:30 flight to Düsseldorf, …
In the environmentalist’s ideal world there would be no such thing as hazardous waste. Everything would be pure and natural and “green.” Unfortunately, that will never happen (partially because every living thing is its own little hazardous waste factory). How …
This interview will take you through the ups and downs you can expect as an environmental scientist, what it takes to land the job, what you can expect to earn and more.
I am an environmental scientist and I work …
You might be the kid who loved being outdoors, exploring the nearby woods and collecting bugs in a jar or taking samples from the local pond to look at under your most prized possession: a microscope (you know, the one …
8:15 PM: I come in and check my e-mail then plan the day. I usually have to communicate with the Operations Group (they run the high-throughput screens) to check on the status of ongoing experiments so I can go from …