As director of new product introduction and scientific affairs for Johnson & Johnson's Noramco facility in Athens, Mat Minardi has been able to combine the two most fulfilling aspects of his profession as a research scientist.

As an attorney with the Athens-Clarke solicitor's office, Janna Landreth has found a sense of chemistry in her job, though she might not choose that terminology.

If bringing a new pharmaceutical to market were a relay race, process chemists would be the ones running the oft-overlooked middle legs.

How's it made? From moisturizing creams to solar-powered cars, some Chinese primary school students recently got a crash course in production theories and the magic of chemistry after participating in Dow Corning's Science Day, an event held by the US silicone-based technology producer.

Last year, the science rooms at West High were not organized, with equipment and supplies stored wherever teachers could find room, junior John Bourjaily said.