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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council., author.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Study and teaching (Graduate)--United States--Congresses.

Chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2000.

Summary:

Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences is a summary of the December 1999 workshop, "Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences: Issues for the 21st Century." This workshop discussed the various features of graduate education in chemical science and technology. Using case histories and their individual experiences, speakers examined the current status of graduate education in the chemical sciences, identified problems and opportunities, and discussed possible strategies for improving the system. The discussion was oriented toward the goal of generating graduates who are well prepared to advance the chemical sciences in academia, government, and industry in the next 5 to 10 years.

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""

""Appendix C Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable""

Notes:

Presentations given at the workshop held Dec. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309171724

0309171725

9780309514705

0309514703

OCLC:

923256781