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7 Attracting and Preparing Chemists and Chemical Engineers for a Global Workforce
Pages 53-56

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... According to data from the National Science Board, the We should continue to focus on improving the quantity and fraction of science and engineering doctoral students in the quality of U.S. students so that there is no need to worry United States who are U.S.
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... In the past, a large fraction of audiences at these As Mary Good pointed out at CHEMRAWN X, chemistry at the undergraduate level is taught as a disciplinary subject in the expectation that students will either go to graduate school or work for a chemically focused industry. 1National Science Foundation.
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... In exchange, students from the United States could learn from the experience and acquire publishable Existing Programs work. It would help if people were aware of NSF funds avail Donald Burland, of NSF, agreed that a lot of existing able for such projects.
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... In ad- Michael Doyle, of the University of Maryland, observed dition, training people to go into industry helps only indus- that 30 years ago, various nations had resources that they try, so industry should not be participating in the educational were willing to give to undergraduate students to spend time process. There have to be more ways for Ph.D.s to gain ex- in the United States to learn something in another laboratory perience that makes them more global.
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