Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Chemical engineers develop problem-solving skills, with a strong foundation in science, engineering, and mathematics that touch every aspect of our lives–from smaller, faster computer chips to ...

Geological engineers bridge the gap between geology and civil engineering, ensuring safe, sustainable interactions with the Earth through tasks like infrastructure design, resource exploration, ...

When I was in high school, I loved my advanced science classes. Sometimes the material was tough — combustion reaction analysis takes time to understand — but I didn’t mind doing the work that it ...

Scientists and engineers collaborate to accomplish the advances that epitomise the modern world. But while science and engineering both build on each others’ achievements, they are distinct ...

Physicists study how the universe works while engineers apply this knowledge to real-world problems. These are broad professions encompassing numerous job roles. Physicists and engineers are closely ...

Safety is a controversial term. Whether it’s radiation in rainwater, or radiation itself, getting everyone to agree on a definition of safe is very, very difficult. Even for engineers. Why? Mainly, ...