This book for chemical technicians contains a variety of skills that chemical technicians and technicians who work in chemical plants should develop as part of their successful experience. Many of these competencies were unintentionally addressed in other resources in a dispersed way across chapters in various textbooks and internet resources, but many others were not.

The book also provides a brief overview of the tasks that various chemical laboratory technicians must perform as part of their employment. It also includes a thorough explanation of the sampling techniques, chemical analysis, and a description of the various tools and methods used in chemical labs.

Additionally the book covers information management systems and good practices in laboratories, as well as how these have allowed and facilitated best practices in laboratories and the gathering of data that improves technicians' experience and knowledge.

Finally, some advice on using lab glassware, laboratory emergency first aid, and a short description of the chemicals that chemical technicians frequently use are provided.

Dr. Mohamed Elzagheid

Dr. Mohamed Elzagheid is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry and was previously the Deputy of Education and Training Affairs at Jubail Industrial College.

Prior to his current job at JIC, Dr. Elzagheid worked as the R & D Director at LPS Inc. in Canada. Dr. Elzagheid also has experience working as a post-doctoral fellow, visiting scientist, and research associate at McGill University in Canada, the lab director at SynPrep Inc. in Canada, and a senior research chemist at Perkin Elmer in Finland.

Dr. Elzagheid's work at Turku University in Finland, McGill University in Canada, and JIC in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has enabled him to solidify his reputation in the organic chemistry field, and nucleoside and oligonucleotide chemistry in particular; such is evident in Dr. Elzagheid's research papers and publications (50+ peer-reviewed articles and 4 textbooks).