Cheminformatics is at the intersection of chemistry and information technology. If you prefer the theory of chemistry to its practical applications and enjoy working with technology, a career in cheminformatics may suit you well. Your professional specialty will include using computational methods to complement laboratory experimentation. Upon graduation, you might

• Investigate chemicals and materials that are not practical for laboratory analysis.
• Model individual molecules or the behaviors of chemical compounds within the natural world.
• Create and/or work with databases to catalog, categorize, organize, and search the structures of chemicals.
• Employ computational chemistry to simplify problems and make calculations that are used in laboratory experimentation.
• Develop information-storage solutions at the molecular level.