Vibranium and the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Several years ago as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemistry at Louisiana State University, I read the American Chemical Society's (ACS) publication, Careers for Chemists: A World Outside the Lab, which absolutely changed my life. Prior to reading the book, I assumed that the best career option for me was to be a chemistry professor. This book provided engaging narratives about many career pathways for chemists including, patent law, forensic science, business and science journalism. Thus, after my postdoc, I decided to pursue an opportunity as an editor and writer for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Needless to say, the opportunity with AAAS is the reason that I enjoy writing to this very day! (Honestly, every STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) major needs effective writing skills. You could make remarkable achievements and discoveries in the laboratory, but if you can't communicate your results, what i