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 Ken A. is a chemist who currently lives in Chicago. He has worked as a research and development chemist in the polymer area and as an assistant professor of chemistry. More recently, he has resigned to concentrate on his new chemical consulting business. He learned about Article One through a webinar for consultants produced by the American Chemical Society. In his work with Article One, Ken emphasizes the need for attention to detail, persistency, and “sheer diligence.”

What is your education background?

I studied for my PhD in conducting polymer chemistry, at the University of London (UK) and Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. I subsequently, pursued research fellowship in polymer electrolyte synthesis at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.

What do you like best about being an Article One Researcher?

I am often fascinated by scientific developments, and like to search for information to educate myself. I would thus, ordinarily, be searching for diverse scientific information for my business, anyways. Subsequently, this is, in a way, a case of doing something which I enjoy doing anyway, and getting rewarded for it. Besides the foregoing, it is refreshing and encouraging to know that my efforts in locating important data assist in some decision making.

How do you plan to use the reward money?

I am currently striving hard to grow my chemical consulting business (ChemCon Inc), and so this reward comes as a gratifying assistance in that pursuit. I intend to invest the entire amount in my business.

What advice would you give to a new Researcher participating in his/her first Article One Study?

I would encourage a new Researcher that the necessary information required is readily available; often online, and can be traced with diligence, and persistent search strategies. It is, however, imperative that a Researcher gains a good appreciation of what is required by doing preliminary study of the art, to help in deciding on what is relevant pertaining to the study and what is not.