What edu does a chemist need?

Hi PB. If you are an high school student or a community college student in the Los Angeles you can find a REU which stands for Research Experience for Undergrads. This is an internship that will help you understand the life of being a Chemistry Researcher. For college courses you should think about majoring in Chemistry and also most Universities has programs for chemical technology.

It depends on what exactly you want to do, but for the most part it's going to be a degree (or multiple degrees) in chemistry.

Just as a warning:

Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry are two of the most difficult classes on the planet.