Preparing chemists and chemical engineers for a globally oriented workforce : a workshop report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable

Preparing chemists and chemical engineers for a globally oriented workforce a workshop report to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.) Chemical Sciences Roundtable (-), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Burland, Donald M. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press c2004.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Chemists > Congresses.
Chemical engineers > Congresses.
Chemists > Vocational guidance > Congresses.
Chemical engineers > Vocational guidance > Congresses.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Introduction and Summary
  • Context and Overview
  • 1 How Do National Labor Forces Become Global, and Who Should Care?
  • The Industrial Perspective
  • 2 Major Trends Shaping the Future Workplace
  • 3 Boundary-Crossing Technology Networks at Degussa
  • 4 Evolving Opportunities- Building a Global, Technical Workforce
  • The Academic Perspective
  • 5 Does the U.S. Style of Chemical Engineering Education Serve the Nation Well?
  • 6 The Itinerant Chemist-Where Will the Jobs Be in 2020?
  • 7 Attracting and Preparing Chemists and Chemical Engineers for a Global Workforce
  • The International Perspective
  • 8 Seeing the World Through a Different Window
  • 9 Expanding Boundaries to Advance Medical Research- Lessons Learned at the National Institutes of Health and Ways Forward
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A Workshop Participants
  • Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers
  • Appendix C Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable.

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