A chemical engineer in Danville is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work. Typically, a chemical engineer is one who applies and uses principles of chemical engineering to the study of the design, manufacture, and operation of plant and machinery in industrial, chemical and related processes. More recently in Danville they are getting actively involved in the development of new technologies such as fuel cells, hydrogen power and nanotechnology, as well as polymer and biomedical engineering.