So Veeky Forums here's my dilema: I'm a chemistry major, and I'm two years away from graduating. I've been thinking on what I should do my PhD on and I'm honestly stumped. I've always been sure I wanted to do research on drugs and medicine, for which the obvious choices would be organic chemistry and biochemistry but to be honest these fields, at least at the undergrad level, seem way too mathless and I'll be fucked if I learn all this math (which I genuinely enjoy) not just not use it later.
So, what chemistry related fields can I enter where I can get my fill of maths and also be able to work on medication/drug development.
Help an user choose a PhD
sounds like chemical engineering would be a good path if you want more mathematics involved
Not really all that interested in CE, like I said I want to work developing medications.
>I'll be fucked if I learn all this math (which I genuinely enjoy) not just not use it later.
Freudian slip.
If you are that concerned about having a marketable PhD to employers, then its obvious you should pick a topic with practical application, ideally with a industry sponsored placement.
why not switch to pure maths and become godlike ?
That is one of the jobs for ChemE's dipshit, making pharmaceuticals in NJ and Massachusetts
Couple things.
First off, you are 2 years from graduating...meaning you probably haven't even taken many upper division classes in your field. You might not even want grad school, it's wayyyy too early to decide.
Secondly, a PhD is not for you if you can't decide what you want to do it in. You don't decide you want a phd, then pick the field. Phds are for people who love their field so much they want to give up 5+ years of their life and income to do ground breaking research in it.
Also you can do pharmaceutical research with a BS or MS, no need for a phd.
Where do you live? I am in chemistry but switching to engineering because getting into R&D requires either an masters or a bachelors (provided its in engineering)
California.
But I should let you know that my field is math, not chemistry. The last sentence I said is not from personal experience, but from friends of mine that are in that field.
Easy user, because pure maths doesn't make you godlike.