The perception of a chemist varies. Some might imagine the "mad scientist" from old cartoons—a white-haired older man working with beakers in his lab—but as that cliche fades, the reality of what ...

Stephanie Kwolek, the chemist who invented Kevlar, was born on this day in 1923. Kwolek, whose invention has saved thousands of lives, was the daughter of two Polish immigrants. From her father, an ...

The average annual salary for chemists in the U.S. is about $30,000 more than the average salary for all occupations in the country. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Occupational ...

Medicinal chemists paly a crucial role in the drug discovery process through the selection and synthesis of compounds that establish structure–activity relationships and achieve efficacy and safety in ...