CAREERSIN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: Yasmin Ali interviews Bob hanger about his journey from playing with chemistry sets to pioneering drugs delivery systems

摘要

I'M a chemical engineer working in the energy sector.I was originally attracted to study chemical engineering because of the breadth of career opportunities it provides.To showcase this diversity,I've been talking to a range of chemical engineers to find out what they do,how they got there,and why they do it.For this instalment,I spoke to Bob Langer,the David H Koch Institute Professor at MIT,and winner of the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.Bob holds an astonishing number of accolades,achievements and prizes,including being the most cited engineer in history.When I asked him how and why he has achieved this,he said,”other people probably know the answer better than me.” “I think it's a combination of caring about people and asking big questions with a big impact on the world.But it's really hard to know.”