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Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work identifying and analyzing large molecules. He was the youngest winner of the chemistry award since 1934.Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images
Chemical engineers can work anywhere in the world.
Chemical engineers supervise the central pumping station at the Yukos Oil and Gas company in Nefteyugansk, Siberia. Chemical engineers can work anywhere in the world.Getty Images
Engineers check each other for chemical and biological exposure.
Engineers check each other for chemical and biological exposure during a chemical warfare training exercise supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (2002) in McGuire Air Force Base, NJ.Carlos Cintron/USAF/Getty Images