Corey Williams

 

Bachelor of Science, majoring in Applied Chemistry.

 

In my current role I look after the operations of three oil and gas laboratories for Chevron. These labs are responsible for the certification and verification of LNG and condensate for sale to domestic and international markets. The laboratories also analyse process fluids from the plant to provide essential feedback on plant operation.

 

The versatility of working in oil and gas provides a changing environment where chemistry is applied to solve day-to-day problems on a large processing scale. I am inspired by seeing the theoretical translated into the practical in plant process applications. I find the challenges associated with managing process chemistry the most interesting.

 

After graduation I started out at a Graduate Chemist with an analytical company. I worked with that company for four years before moving to another analytical company. During the past seven years, I moved to various locations working on a range of different projects and laboratories before moving to Chevron.

 

The skills learnt at UTS Science prepared me for working on complex analytical equipment with a thorough understanding of theoretical principles that accelerated me into more complex work. The safety component prepared me for understanding the requirements of the workplace. In later years, the technical applications of physical and inorganic chemistry allowed me to understand chemical processing plants—I still have my text books!