Despite numerous calls for reform, the early chemistry experience for most college students has remained unchanged for decades. In 2004 the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a call for proposals to create new models of chemical education that would infuse authentic research into the early stages of a student's college experience. Under this…

Reviews the New York Academy of Sciences conference on expanding the role of women in engineering and the sciences, particularly chemistry. (SL)

Described is a catalytic science center designed to incorporate academic and industrial concerns. The center combines educational and research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as for the chemical professional. (MA)

Describes the role of women in Burmese society and the quality of women within the scientific community. Data are given on the numbers of students in Burmese professional schools and the distribution of sexes among the teaching staff of the science departments of the Arts and Sciences University in Rangoon. (Author/SA)

Explains how fluctuations of emphases in the economy, job market, and supply and demand for engineers, in the past decade have influenced enrollments in engineering schools, thus creating a cyclical behavior of boom and bust in enrollments, and in the engineering labor market. (GA)

Discusses the decisions facing the English student who has completed sixth form and identifies opportunities in physics careers and further education. (MLH)

Describes petroleum engineering as one area in industry where job opportunities are few but where the worst of the declines has been seen. Discusses the causes of the decline. Lists several areas where petroleum engineers have found alternatives including environmental projects, water supply projects, and computer applications. (CW)

Discusses 1987 statistics from the College Placement Council regarding new job offers to graduating industrial engineers. Identifies trends in hiring in the field. Describes several issues that will face industrial engineers. States that the industrial engineers most likely to win jobs are those with good basic mathematics and communications…

Discusses issues related to the shortage of academic jobs for PhD graduates in science, examining industry opportunities and the differences between utilization versus employment of PhD scientists. Indicates that not only does the problem still exist but also debates about who should resolve it. (JN)

Explains the role of a building scientist as being someone who is concerned with the environment in buildings and in their immediate surroundings; describes the training necessary for the vocation and assesses career prospects in the field. (CP)

Surveys applications of physics in medicine, including the use of physical principles and techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and the use of these concepts in preventive medicine and safe clinical environments. (MLH)

An open letter to youth in which future opportunities in the space sciences are outlined. (MLH)

Lists numerous career opportunities in the area of environmental physics and programs leading to degrees in the field. (CP)

Describes a credit/no credit course which focuses on career options in chemistry. The course (consisting of 15 one-hour seminar-type sessions) includes guest speakers for several sessions and an emphasis (in introductory sessions) on graduate school in chemistry, the chemical industry, resumes, and interviews. Also briefly describes an internship…

The predicted increase in geoscience careers and research opportunities is discussed. A growing environmental concern and the need to search for oil outside the Persian Gulf has led to an educational revitalization in this area. (KR)