I was an Applications Chemist I would take dispersant samples prepared by our synthesis team and test them in different paints and coatings formulations It would take 23 days to complete one sample set The first day I would prepare a mixture containi
Both project work and routine work lab work presentations team meeting updates extracurricular employee resource groups report writing communication with vendors
Tasks such as conducting market research and creating marketing materials for product managers to use at a multitude of meetings This role provides valuable exposure to the interaction between product management and marketing within a B2B context prepar
Put some reactions on to synthesise some potential hyperdispersant candidates After synthesis of these candidates carry out some screening tests to check the performance of these candidates Help with the day to day running of the lab ordering chemicals
My role entails working in a lab to complete routine tests as well as doing research for a project Each student is given their own project to work on throughout the year and are expected to lead the project Part of the role is to balance working on the
Working in a lab environment on corporate RampD projects Dayday typically involves setting a reaction up in the morning followed by workup and purifications in the afternoon Lab work is intermingled with data analysis meetings report writing and
Usually at least one experiment is running throughout the days Various lab duties to do Admin and paperwork on the side Meetings and presentations to prepareattend to
Customerfocused chemical regulatory work
An average day would be spent predominantly in the lab around 60 to 70 of my time this would involve running standard tests for the business units experiments on the main research project I contributed to and sometimes 3D printing objects for the dep
Involved data processing and analysis using matlab and excel project management running and reporting testing design work
My daily tasks included the formulation of pigment dispersions involving novel dispersants that would be tested versus existing Lubrizol products These would be tested in rheology colour strength and particle size versus controls to determine the viabi
Supporting and maintaining the control electrical and instrumentation systems used for engine driveline and chemical testing This included planned installation work maintenance to ensure a test can continue running and prototyping project work
Routine testing on oils for use within all types of vehicles and industrial products Along with testing on electric vehicle fluids
I pull weekly reports so that I can follow up on outstanding orders and communicate the status of orders back to my end users I also monitor the invoices discrepancies and work with suppliers and accounts to get these solved so the supplier can be paid o
A day will be composed of one or two organic syntheses and monitoring these reactions Data analysis conducted parallel to these experiments Further tasks include laboratory administration
I was part of a project in engine oils I carried out lab work on a few specialist instruments to improve fundamental understanding I presented my findings to the project group monthly I spent about half my time in the lab and the other half analysing
I was primarily responsible for devising and carrying out chemical reactions The products created were analysed using a broad range techniques The data produced then had to be transferred into appropriate presentations which were delivered on a monthly
At Lubrizol I was mainly tasked with authoring SDSs and helping to ensure that the company is in compliance with global chemical regulations
Looking at fundamental research and working on current commercial needs Formulating and testing different additive packages
Fantastic work placement with unlimited support and development throughout the year A huge variety of workload experiences and extra activities to get involved in made my time at Lubrizol incredibly valuable From presenting at team meetings taking re
