When I saw Belle’s graduation on her Instagram story, I reached out to her to know her story. Despite being a fresh graduate, she is very well-versed in her field of chemical engineering. To be more exact, she is a reservoir engineer. If you are like me wondering what a reservoir engineer does, this conversation is for you.

In this episode, we dive deep into her journey from developing interest in physics and chemistry back in high school to selecting chemical engineering as her major and then being a reservoir engineer. To her, by her own words, science is everything and can explain everything. More importantly, Belle is just like me and you, trying to grasp a foothold of her career.

Timeline:

[00:00] Graduating with a chemical engineering degree

[06:57] The most valuable lesson from university

[12:16] Problem solving skills in chemical engineering

[28:11] The economics of the oil and gas industry

[37:26] The challenges in her role as a reservoir engineer and her long term career goals

[40:04] She gave her own workshop in university

[43:32] On coaching and giving her own workshop in the future

[46:00] Her bad academic history

[53:59] Her big plans on coaching

[58:44] Her advice to university students

[01:02:00] Her short term plans