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Ilovegm

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Bowling industry research requirements
« on: February 04, 2011, 03:48:49 PM »
I'm just about done with my mandatory service in the army and will be entering a university next year.
My grades are decent enough to get me into almost any course, for now I have a seat reserved for a major in physics, direct honours.
 
I have no clue what I wanna do in life, but I would be extremely happy if I could end up working as a researcher in a bowling company.
I get the impression that a chemical engineer will be valued more than a physicist. 
Does anyone know what kind of requirements these companies are looking out for? And how does one even apply, I mean, I don't live in the USA so does that mean I have no chance?
 
Sorry for posting something off-topic, but I had no luck with search engines and what not.
 
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Re: Bowling industry research requirements
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2011, 11:53:55 AM »
I'm not really sure.  Ball manufacturers get their cover stocks from other companies.  I don't know how much input the ball manufacturer provides to the cover stock provider.  If you are interested in that route, a Chem E degree would be helpful in getting a job with someone like Bayer.  I doubt they have jobs specifically for the bowling industry, however.  To them, it's just another order from a ball maker.  The physics would come more in handy in regards to core design.  I know they use CAD a lot, but don't know if an advanced degree would be a big help in landing a job.  As long as your education is from a credible university I doubt it would matter where you're from.  A lot of chemical companies (mine included) have operations all over Europe.  Germany has a ton of large chemical companies.

 

Maybe an insider (justRico, Mustang Guy...) will see this and get you in the right direction.


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Re: Bowling industry research requirements
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2011, 03:16:24 PM »
Try posting your question over at bowlingchat.net     Some of the top people in the industry as far as core design,cover stock composition,the physics of bowling ball motion,etc post there.I'm sure you will get some insight into the bowling industry there


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Re: Bowling industry research requirements
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2011, 03:56:53 PM »
Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, and that about sums it up off the top of my head.

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Re: Bowling industry research requirements
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 10:14:42 PM »
Man, you do need to raise your sights a bit on your education.  On a scale of 1-10 a bowling ball company would rank about a 2 as a focus point for an education


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