Earth in a Bottle iStockPhoto.com/amphotora The list of green science jobs is as endless as the approaches. "People well versed in environmental topics, or productive in developing methods that lighten the environmental footprint, will be highly sought, key players in the development of the new economy—and well rewarded."—Mario Mettich, communications manager for environmental health and safety a...
By day, Lynda Williams teaches physics at Santa Rosa Junior College in California. On weekends, audiences laugh at "Carbon Is a Girl's Best Friend" and other technology songs she writes and performs as "The Physics Chanteuse." Like Williams, science faculty can transform their training and expertise into stimulating new professional activities, well beyond their job descriptions. While the respon...
Lead photo for July 17, 2009 istockphoto.com/-ilkeryuksel- "If you lift your head from the lab bench and look at the world, what you’ll see is the business of science," predicts Judith Kjelstrom, director of the Biotechnology Program at University of California, Davis. You might even envision a new science-based business: yours. It’s tough turning a discovery or concept into a company, yet thousa...
