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Esso Research Laboratories Baton Rouge, La. I he Esso Research Laboratories, birthplace or development ground for such petroleum breakthroughs as fluid catalytic cracking, fluid coking, and butyl rubber, offers permanent careers in an atmosphere of progress. Chemists, chemical engineers, and physicists, particularly those interested in the fundamentals of reaction kinetics, polymers, and mathematics, are needed to conduct research and development projects for Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) affiliates around the world. The Laboratories, in the heart of the world's most diversified refinery, is located in a city of culture, industry, and education. Growth and! Careers Thirty people staffed the organization when the first pilot plant started up 30 years ago. Some of them now sit on the Jersey Board of Directors and head affiliated research or manufacturing firms. Today 500 people, our technical team and supporting services, work with the latest equipment in modern surroundings. Developing their ideas from bench-scale model to large-size pilot plant, the technical men see exciting fuels and petrochemicals frontiers broaden. Rich Tradition Fluid catalytic cracking, which released extra floods of aviation fuel needed in World War II, was developed in our pilot plants. In peacetime, it is providing high-octane fuels. Butyl rubber reached commercial perfection here. Oxo alcohols were pioneered at Baton Rouge. Polypropylene is one of the latest polymers being piloted here. Important advances in analytical techniques and process automation and design have emerged. Promise—Present and Future With plans to enlarge under way, both in facilities and research fields^ 18
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we foresee even bigger achievements in the future. Current projects at Baton Rouge require fundamental and applied research. Included are processes for better fuels, for new petrochemicals, for lubricant additives—made possible by research in reaction fundamentals, in catalysis, and in new analytical techniques. Engineering Development The chemical engineer steps in where the chemist leaves off. Still more good ideas are needed to make "what looked good in glass" become practical in one piiot piant. Engineers, working closely with the research men, design these units and supervise their operation. Complete analytical facilities, equipment to get the best data from the pilot plants, the latest in IBM equipment, and an analog computer relieve the chemist or chemical engineer of routine work. Linear and nonlinear programming to soh'e equations and express data are used. Development work often projects a new process into pilot plants as high as a 10-story building. Thus, the Laboratories is one of the world's largest pilot plant centers known around the globe for its large-scale experimental work.
And Beyond the Job Employees golf, fish, or boat the year around. Area hunting grounds teem with game. Colorful country, neighboring cities, and Gulf Coast resorts beckon the week-end vacatinnor
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Moderate temperatures invite back yard barbecues and get-togethers. Ranch-style, French provincial, and colonial architecture blend in modern surroundings with an historic past. A variety of courses and activities are available through Louisiana State University for additional technical degrees or for broadening cultural backgrounds. If you would like to be part of this picture, please write our Personnel Director for details.
