Graduate education in the chemical sciences : issues for the 21st century : report of a workshop

Graduate education in the chemical sciences : issues for the 21st century : report of a workshop / Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

The workshop, "Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences: Issues for the 21st Century," brought together scientific leaders in government, industry, and academia to explore and discuss the various features of graduate education in chemical science and technology. Using case histories and...

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Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Chemical Sciences Roundtable
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000.
Series:Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
Subjects:
National Research Council (U.S.). > Chemical Sciences Roundtable > Education > United States > Graduate work.
National Research Council (U.S.). > Chemical Sciences Roundtable > Chemical warfare > Study and teaching (Graduate)
National Research Council (U.S.). > Chemical Sciences Roundtable > Graduate students > Science > Chemical warfare.
National Research Council (U.S.). > Chemical Sciences Roundtable
LAW > International.
Education > Study and teaching (Graduate)
United States
Electronic book.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 The Challenges to American Graduate Education""; ""2 Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences""; ""3 Graduate Education in Chemistry: A Personal Perspective on Where It Has Been and Where It Might Go""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""4 External Research Collaborations Enrich Graduate Education""; ""5 Portals to Knowledge: Information Technology, Research, and Training""; ""6 The Graduate Student in the Dual Role of Student and Teacher""; ""7 Keeping an Eye to the Future in Designing Graduate Programs""
  • ""8 The Graduate Student Perspective""""9 The Making of a Chemist: My Adventures in Graduate School""; ""10 A Perspective from a Former Graduate Student""; ""11 New Students, New Faculty, and New Opportunities: Preparing Future Faculty""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""12 Broadening the Scientific Ph. D.: The Princeton Experience""; ""13 Across the Disciplines: Center-based Graduate Education and Research""; ""14 Training Grants in the Chemical and Biological Sciences""; ""Closing Remarks""; ""Appendix A List of Workshop Participants""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers""

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