Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Environmental Studies? Hello wise people. With all this excitement and news about global warming and the energy crisis, I decided that it would be great to go into a field regarding alternative energy source development. I%26#039;m graduating high school in a few weeks, and I%26#039;ll be going to college where I%26#039;ll eventually have to decide what to focus my studies on. (BC 2012!! Go Eagles!) At first, I thought that I should major in Environmental Studies, but I want to work on developing new energy sources, so I thought why not major in Chemistry and minor in Enviro. Then I talked to my Research in Molecular Biology teacher, and he told me that with just a Chemistry degree, I will not get as many opportunities as with a BioChem degree. So, my question is: if I want to work with alternative energy sources and save Mother Earth, would majoring in BioChem and minoring in Enviro be the best combination? Thanks for all your help!

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Some of the alternatives and associated disciplines are

1. nuclear
nuclear physics, atomic and molecular physics, metallurgy, materials science, engineering, applied mathematics, physical chemistry

2. solar
solid state physics, physical chemistry, electrical engineering

3. wind%26amp;tide
physics, fluid dynamics, applied mathematics, physical chemistry, engineering

4. biofuels
biochemistry, physical chemistry, physics, molecular biology, botany, chemical engineering, biosystems engineering

As you can see, research projects in alternate energy tend to be multidisciplinary. A combination of biochemistry with physics or engineering would be a good choice. I am a scientist (PhD Physics) in charge of a biofuel project. My research team includes two engineers, a biochemist and a biologist. Two high school students will join the project this summer and participate in the research. 67% 2 Votes

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• Physics or engineering may be a better bet for energy development. I have some friends doing engineering and they learn quite a bit about different energy sources. 33% 1 Vote