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gineering slid 1.7% from 952 to 936, but 885 Ph.D. degrees were awarded in 2007–08, a rise of 0.8% compared with 878 in 2006–07 and just shy of the record 890 in 2005–06. The increase in chemistry bachelor’s degrees maintains a six-year trend that seems to be growing stronger. From a recent low of just 9,923 bachelor degrees in 2001–02, the yearly total has grown by 40.3%, or about 7% per year. Trends in graduate degrees are less dramatic. Master’s degrees in chemistry have been rather stagnant for a decade, hovering around 2,000 degrees per year, with a low of 1,614 in 2003. The number of chemistry Ph.D. degrees had also languished at around 2,000 until 2006, when it began a slow rise.
GAINS IN CHEMISTRY GRADS PERSIST Strong trend of rising BACHELOR’S DEGREES continues, graduate awards slow DAVID J. HANSON, C&EN WASHINGTON
U.S. UNIVERSITIES and colleges with the same number that reported in 2006–07, chemistry programs approved by the awarded 2,051 master’s degrees in chemAmerican Chemical Society Committee istry, up 0.4% from the previous year. And on Professional Training (CPT) conferred 200 institutions, again the same number a record high of nearly 14,000 bachelor’s as in 2006–07, reported granting 2,362 new degrees in chemistry during the 2007–08 chemistry Ph.D.s., down 4.1% from the preacademic year. The number of chemistry viously reported high of 2,462 doctorates master’s degrees awarded by these schools given in 2006–07. rose slightly during the same period, but The data for chemical engineering the number of chemistry Ph.D.s fell more graduates are similar. The total of 4,708 than 4% from a 2006–07 peak. Chemical bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering engineering bachelor’s degrees and Ph.D.s represents a significant 5.7% rise from the rose in 2007–08, while chemical engineerprior year. Master’s degrees in chemical ening master’s degrees fell a bit. BIG PRODUCERS OF These are the key CHEMISTRY GRADUATES findings in the latest Seven schools made the top 25 list at all report of graduates three degree levels in 2007–08 submitted by the 647 schools with ACSNO. OF GRADUATES BACHELOR’S MASTER’S PH.D. approved chemistry California, U of, Los Angeles 238 17 28 bachelor’s programs. Florida, U of 104 20 47 In 2007–08, they Minnesota, U of, Twin Cities 100 40 27 granted 13,921 bachCalifornia, U of, Irvine 96 20 36 Illinois, U of, Urbana-Champaign 90 17 32 elor’s degrees, an 8.0% North Carolina, U of, Chapel Hill 84 18 34 increase from the preMichigan, U of, Ann Arbor 83 43 44 vious academic year. Chemistry departSOURCE: Report of the ACS Committee on Professional Training, 2008 ments at 307 schools, WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
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CHEM ENGINEERING GRADUATES Top 10 producers for 2007–08
BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10
Texas, U of, Austin Puerto Rico, U of, Mayagüez Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor Minnesota, U of, Twin Cities Pennsylvania State U California, U of, Berkeley North Carolina State U Georgia Institute of Technology Texas A&M U, College Station Colorado School of Mines
109 103 102 102 98 94 89 88 81 80
MASTER’S GRADUATES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 10
Lamar U Massachusetts Institute of Technology Southern California, U of South Florida, U of Texas A&M U, Kingsville Illinois Institute of Technology Florida, U of Stanford U Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor Lehigh U Washington, U of
34 30 29 27 25 20 19 19 17 16 16
DOCTORAL GRADUATES
1 2 3 3 5 5 7 8 8 10 10 10
Georgia Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology California, U of, Berkeley Wisconsin, U of, Madison Purdue U Texas, U of, Austin Minnesota, U of, Twin Cities Northwestern U Florida, U of Carnegie Mellon U Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
SOURCE: Report of the ACS Committee on Professional Training, 2008
31 30 26 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 18
GRADUATE CHEMISTRY STUDENT ENROLLMENTS
CHEMISTRY GRADUATES BY GENDER
Number of first-time doctoral students makes a big jump NO. OF DEPARTMENTS
FIRST-YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Men makes slight gains at the Ph.D. level
ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS FULL-TIME PART-TIME
MASTER’S
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
121 121 114 110 108 110 108
447 446 464 526 574 529 563
167 160 149 141 133 165 149
1,192 1,188 1,192 1,351 1,406 1,345 1,462
644 636 604 549 597 606 583
192 193 196 195 195 200 200
3,729 3,827 3,777 3,859 3,870 3,795 3,936
180 176 319 161 161 138 193
16,092 16,588 17,258 17,543 18,167 18,576 18,656
811 823 1,095 941 948 823 952
PH.D.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
NOTE: Master’s departments are those offering the master’s as the highest degree. SOURCE: Annual reports of the ACS Committee on Professional Training
ACS COUNT OF CHEMISTRY GRADUATES Bachelor’s degrees rise, but advanced degrees level off TOTAL
BACHELOR’S CERTIFIED % CERTIFIED
MASTER’S
PH.D.
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
8,435 8,800 9,443 9,947 10,902 11,184 11,219 10,979 10,669
3,604 3,605 3,912 3,971 4,309 4,253 4,247 4,406 4,150
42.7% 41.0 41.4 39.9 39.5 38.0 37.9 40.1 38.8
1,617 1,683 1,803 1,878 2,098 2,086 1,980 1,925 1,796
2,202 2,140 2,202 2,127 2,127 2,174 2,208 2,093 1,982
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
10,323 9,923 10,068 10,155 10,945 12,120 12,888 13,921
3,917 3,713 3,739 3,622 3,924 4,252 4,517 4,865
37.9 37.4 37.1 35.7 35.9 35.1 35.0 34.9
1,832 1,701 1,614 1,840 1,748 1,989 2,042 2,051
2,028 1,955 2,007 1,963 2,064 2,321 2,462 2,362
NOTE: Counts are of graduates from schools with an ACS-approved bachelor’s degree program in chemistry. Certified degrees are determined by the chairs of ACS-approved chemistry departments and are considered to be a more rigorous course of study. SOURCE: Annual reports of the ACS Committee on Professional Training
For chemical engineering, the nearly 6% increase in bachelor’s degrees combined with a jump in Ph.D. degrees in 2005–06 may indicate increasing interest in a degree that has always led to nearly full employment at wages considerably higher than corresponding chemistry degrees (C&EN, Nov. 3, 2008, page 44). These data come from the latest report
on degrees granted in chemistry and chemical engineering from CPT. Under the direction of Cathy A. Nelson since 1992, the society’s Office of Professional Training collects the reports from ACSapproved colleges and universities across the U.S. The office’s technology specialist, Gary Woods, has compiled the data for the past several years. WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
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TOTAL MEN BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
WOMEN % WOMEN
1983 1988 1993
10,043 8,271 8,800
6,731 5,033 5,228
3,312 3,238 3,572
33.0% 39.1 40.6
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
11,219 10,979 10,669 10,323 9,923 10,068 10,155 10,947 12,120 12,888 13,921
6,134 6,012 5,746 5,409 4,958 5,100 4,987 5,264 5,829 6,472 6,979
5,076 4,967 4,923 4,914 4,965 4,968 5,168 5,683 6,291 6,416 6,942
45.2 45.2 46.1 47.6 50.0 49.3 50.9 51.9 51.9 49.8 49.9
MASTER’S GRADUATES
1983 1988 1993
1,569 1,584 1,683
1,125 1,054 1,003
444 530 680
28.3% 33.5 40.4
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1,980 1,925 1,796 1,832 1,701 1,614 1,840 1,745 1,989 2,042 2,051
1,087 1,097 1,036 1,092 922 873 976 897 1,025 1,058 1,091
893 828 760 740 779 741 864 848 964 984 960
45.1 43.0 42.3 40.4 45.8 45.9 47.0 48.6 48.5 48.2 46.8
DOCTORAL GRADUATES
1983 1988 1993
1,759 1,955 2,140
1,459 1,504 1,523
300 451 617
17.1% 23.1 28.8
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2,208 2,093 1,982 2,028 1,955 2,007 1,963 2,051 2,321 2,462 2,362
1,509 1,454 1,339 1,335 1,307 1,368 1,314 1,346 1,492 1,554 1,509
699 639 643 693 648 639 649 705 829 908 853
31.7 30.5 32.4 34.2 33.2 31.8 33.1 34.4 35.7 36.9 36.1
NOTE: Counts are of graduates from schools with an ACS-approved bachelor’s degree program in chemistry. SOURCE: Annual reports of the ACS Committee on Professional Training
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Established by the society in 1936, CPT assesses, approves, and monitors undergraduate chemistry programs. ACS does not approve master’s or doctoral programs. College and university chemistry departments apply to ACS for approval of their bachelor’s programs. To be approved, the
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CHEMISTRY GRADUATES Top 25 producers for 2007–08
TOTAL BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
1 2 3 4 5
Washington, U of California, U of, Los Angeles Texas, U of, Austin California, U of, San Diego California, U of, Berkeley
256 238 200 191 148
6 7 8 9 10
Temple U Florida, U of North Carolina State U Minnesota, U of, Twin Cities California, U of, Irvine
105 104 103 100 96
11 12 13 14 15
Illinois, U of, Urbana-Champaign Arizona State U Colorado, U of, Boulder Virginia, U of North Carollina, U of, Chapel Hill
90 88 86 85 84
16 Florida State U 16 Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor 16 State U of New York, Buffalo 19 California, U of, Santa Barbara 20 Maryland, U of, College Park
83 83 83 79 78
21 22 23 23 23
75 74 73 73 73
Indiana U, Bloomington Oklahoma, U of City U of New York, Hunter C Emory U Pittsburgh, U of
11 12 13 13 15
Delaware, U of Georgia Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon U U.S. Naval Academy California, U of, Irvine
42 40 38 38 37
18 18 23 23 23
36 36 31
23 Southern Illinois U, Edwardsville 23 Villanova U
16 California, U of, Davis 16 Texas, U of, El Paso 18 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 18 William & Mary, C of 20 California State U, Northridge
31 30
20 U of Houston 20 Illinois State U 20 C of New Jersey 24 Truman State U 24 U.S. Air Force Academy
30 30 30 29 29
MASTER’S GRADUATES
1 2 3 4 5
Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor Minnesota, U of, Twin Cities Columbia U Harvard U Cornell U
43 40 39 37 35
6 6 8 9 10
Lehigh U Rice U Yale U Washington U Oregon, U of
31 31 28 26 24
CERTIFIED BACHELOR’S GRADUATES
1 2 3 4 5
Texas, U of, Austin California, U of, San Diego North Carolina, U of, Chapel Hill Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor Virginia, U of
200 116 84 83 64
11 12 13 14 14
Chicago, U of Georgia State U Rochester, U of California, U of, Irvine Florida, U of
23 22 21 20 20
6 7 8 9 10
North Carolina State U California, U of, Santa Barbara Utah, U of Illinois, U of, Chicago North Carolina, U of, Wilmington
53 51 49 46 44
14 17 18 18 18
Wisconsin, U of, Madison North Carolina, U of, Chapel Hill Brandeis U California, U of, Los Angeles Illinois, U of, Urbana-Champaign
20 18 17 17 17
Johns Hopkins U Oklahoma, U of Arizona, U of Eastern Michigan U New York U
17 17 16 16 16 16 16
DOCTORAL GRADUATES
1 2 3 4 5
California, U of, Berkeley Purdue U Florida, U of Michigan, U of, Ann Arbor Northwestern U
75 50 47 44 41
5 Wisconsin, U of, Madison 7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8 Texas, U of, at Austin 9 California, U of, Irvine 10 Texas A&M U, College Station
41 39
11 11 13 13 15
Harvard U North Carolina, U of, Chapel Hill California Institute of Technology Illinois, U of, Urbana-Champaign Pennsylvania State U
34 34 32 32 31
16 16 18 19 20
Cornell U Pittsburgh, U of California, U of, San Diego California, U of, Los Angeles Minnesota, U of, Twin Cities
30 30 29 28 27
20 22 22 22 25
Stanford U Princeton U Utah, U of Washington, U of Columbia U
27 26 26 26 25
25 Georgia Institute of Technology 25 Michigan State U
37 36 35
25 25
SOURCE: Report of the ACS Committee on Professional Training, 2008
programs are evaluated against specific criteria established by the committee. Departments with approved chemistry programs must report annually to CPT all the degrees they award at all three degree levels. For the 2007–08 reporting year, 647 departments had approved bachelor’s degree programs. OF COURSE, some schools with chem-
istry departments have not applied to ACS to have their programs approved; however, CPT estimates that more than 90% of bachelor’s degrees in chemistry
come from colleges and universities that offer programs approved by ACS. CPT also uses data from chemical engineering departments that are accredited by ABET Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology. These departments are not required to respond to CPT surveys, but most of them do. For 2007–08, 149 out of 154 chemical engineering departments responded, Nelson says. School-by-school data for 2007–08 chemistry and chemical engineering graduates are listed in a table beginning on page 42; they are also available at www.acs.org/cpt. WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
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Two types of bachelor’s degrees are reported: ACS-certified and noncertified. The determination of how many degrees granted by a chemistry department are ACS-certified versus noncertified is made by the head of the chemistry departments and not by ACS. Before January of this year, only graduates with an ACS-certified bachelor’s degree were qualified for immediate full membership in ACS. Those without a certified bachelor’s degree had to have three years of professional experience in chemistry or a higher degree in a chemical science
to be full members. In January, however, the society opened full memberACS COUNT OF CHEMICAL ship to anyone with an associate’s or a ENGINEERING GRADUATES bachelor’s chemistry degree, certified Number of bachelor’s degrees rises slightly or not (C&EN, May 5, 2008, page 50). BACHELOR’S MASTER’S PH.D. Chemistry department policies on 2002 5,154 900 562 ACS certification vary considerably 2003 4,964 1,036 574 among colleges and universities. For 2004 4,759 1,128 638 example, the University of Washing2005 4,418 1,242 798 ton was the top producer of bachelor’s 2006 4,523 1,132 890 2007 4,456 952 878 degrees in chemistry last year, award2008 4,708 936 885 ing 256 degrees, but just 15 of those were ACS-certified. At the University NOTE: Chemical engineering departments are not required to report their data to ACS. For 2007–08, 149 of 154 departments responded. of Texas, Austin, on the other hand, SOURCE: Annual reports of the ACS Committee on Professional 200 bachelor’s degrees in chemistry Training were conferred, and all of them were ACS-certified. year that the percentage of bachelor’s According to Nelson, the committee degrees awarded to men increased after does not anticipate any change in the profalling for a number of years, the number of portion of students pursuing certified demen receiving bachelor’s degrees rose 7.8% grees because of the changed requirements to 6,979 from 6,472 in 2006–07. for ACS membership. Most students pursue Doctorates were awarded to 853 women a certified degree because it is a more dein 2007–08, a decline of 55, or 6.1%, from manding course of study, she says. Even so, 2006–07. Women received 36.1% of all there has been a long, slow decline in the chemistry Ph.D.s in 2007–08, marking proportion of certified degrees relative to the first time since 2002–03 that both the total chemistry bachelor’s degrees awarded. number and the percentage of women getFrom a high of about 43% certified in 1991– ting Ph.D.s decreased. 92, the percentage has dropped to 35% in The list of colleges and universities pro2007–08, the same as it was in 2006–07. ducing the most chemistry graduates shifts from year to year, but the same schools THE STEADY UPSWING of bachelor’s dealways seem to stay near the top. The grees in chemistry is reflected in the similar University of Washington, which awarded rise in enrollments in chemistry Ph.D. prothe most bachelor’s chemistry degrees in grams, according to CPT. First-year chem2006–07, did the same in 2007–08, awardistry doctoral students increased to 3,936 ing 256 degrees. The four other schools at the start of the 2007–08 academic year, a in the top five in 2006–07 remained there 3.7% gain from 3,795 the previous year. The in 2007–08. Temple University made the total number of full-time Ph.D. students largest jump in 2007–08 among the toprose a modest 0.4% as a result, to 18,656. producing schools, awarding a total of 105 Enrollments in chemistry programs bachelor’s degrees and moving from 20th offering master’s degrees, however, have place to sixth. New schools on the mostflattened over the past four years. CPT reproductive list include the University of ports that the number of first-year master’s Oklahoma, with 74 bachelor’s degrees students rose slightly last year, to 563. But awarded; City University of New York, that did not make up for the 7.8% loss the Hunter College, with 73 bachelor’s degrees; year before. The total number of chemistry and Emory University, with 73. master’s students did rise in 2007, reaching The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1,462, an 8.7% gain from 2006 numbers. awarded the most master’s degrees in Women continue their strong preschemistry in 2008, with 43. The University ence in the chemical sciences, but the rate of Minnesota, Twin Cities, was second, of increase in the percentage of women with 40 master’s degrees, a big increase receiving degrees in chemistry has levfor a school that was not even among the eled off. Women receive almost exactly top 25 in the previous year. half—49.9%—of all bachelor’s degrees in Repeating as the top producer of chemchemistry, a proportion that has changed istry Ph.D’s in 2007–08 is the University little over the past six years. The number of California, Berkeley, with 75 doctoral of bachelor’s degrees awarded to women graduates, followed by Purdue University, rose to 6,942 in 2007–08, a significant 8.2% with 50; and the University of Florida, jump over 2006–07. In 2007–08, the fourth with 47. New schools among the top 25 in WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
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this category include Cornell University, Princeton University, and Columbia University. For chemical engineering, the University of Texas, Austin, awarded the most bachelor’s degrees in 2007–08, with 109, followed by the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, with 103, a school that wasn’t on the list last year but is usually a top producer. Lamar University awarded the most master’s degrees in chemical engineering in 2007–08, with 34 degrees. In second and third place were Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with 30 degrees, and the University of Southern California, with 29. Georgia Institute of Technology graduated the most Ph.D. chemical engineers in 2007–08, with 31 doctorates awarded. MIT was a close second, with 30. Breaking into the top-producers list for chemical engineers were the University of Wisconsin, Madison, which awarded 23 degrees; Northwestern University, which awarded 20; and Carnegie Mellon University, which awarded 18. ■
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CHEMISTRY BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
A Abilene Christian U Agnes Scott C Akron, U of Alabama, U of Birmingham Huntsville Tuscaloosa Alaska Fairbanks, U of Albion C Albright C Alfred U Allegheny C Alma C American U Amherst C Andrews U Appalachian State U Arcadia U Arizona State U Arizona, U of Arkansas State U Arkansas Tech. U Arkansas, U of Fayetteville Little Rock Armstrong Atlantic State U Ashland U Auburn U Augsburg C Augustana C Illinois South Dakota Austin C Austin Peay State U B Baldwin-Wallace C Ball State U Barnard C Bates C Baylor U Beloit C Bemidji State U Benedictine U Berry C Bethel U Birmingham-Southern C Bloomsburg U Boise State U Boston C Boston U Bowdoin C Bowling Green State U Bradley U Brandeis U Bridgewater State C
M.S.
PH.D.
26 8 11
3 4 9
– – 6
– – 9
32 7 30 6 17 9 10 18 14 9 17 6 24 3 88 33 22 9
15 3 1 3 5 2 7 0 2 9 13 1 4 2 4 21 4 2
3 4 6 6 – – – – – 3 – – – – 7 16 6 –
2 – 17 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – 10 18 – –
33 10 9
21 0 0
0 6 –
12 1 –
4 16 4
2 10 2
– 0 –
– 6 –
7 8 13 24
1 4 0 1
– – – –
– – – –
9 29 22 5 48 10 12 9 16 8 11
0 14 22 3 5 4 0 8 2 6 1
– 3 – – 2 – – – – – –
– – – – 6 – – – – – –
10 8 16 24 20 14 17 6 7
4 5 9 20 3 4 4 0 6
– – 7 14 – 1 0 17 –
– – 16 16 – 7 – 3 –
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
15
6
6
15 35
2 4
– 3
35 21
4 1
1 3
32
5
4
32
3
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Brigham Young U Brown U Bryn Mawr C Bucknell U Butler U
55 32 14 22 48
C California Inst. of 19 Tech. California Polytech. 57 State U California State 26 Polytech. U California State U Bakersfield 12 Chico 12 Dominguez Hills 9 East Bay 29 Fresno 24 Fullerton 34 Long Beach 64 Los Angeles 37 Northridge 38 Sacramento 25 San Bernardino 33 San Marcos 14 Stanislaus 10 California, U of Berkeley 148 Davis 38 Irvine 96 Los Angeles 238 Riverside 40 San Diego 191 Santa Barbara 79 Santa Cruz 29 Calvin C 15 Canisius C 24 Capital U 4 Carleton C 23 Carnegie Mellon U 43 Carroll C 15 Carthage C 10 Case Western Reserve 42 U Catholic U of America 9 Centenary C of 15 Louisiana Central Arkansas, U of 18 Central C 8 Central Connecticut 2 State U Central Florida, U of 53 Central Michigan U 17 Central Missouri, U of 3 Central Oklahoma, U of 31 Central Washington U 22 Centre C 29 Charleston, C of 36
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
M.S.
PH.D.
17 0 12 8 3
7 9 2 5 –
10 7 0 – –
44 6
2 3
3 5
23
2
–
19
4
32
6
6
10
20
0
–
6
3
–
21
–
–
3 7 8 6 9 0 5 9 30 5 3 13 5
– – – 7 3 7 4 11 3 2 – – –
– – – – – – – – – – – – –
25
15
–
0 36 37 20 17 116 51 7 4 1 0 4 38 2 5 10
14 2 20 17 4 13 5 3 – – – – 7 – – 4
75 19 36 28 16 29 20 9 – – – – 12 – – 18
94 51 0 46 20 19 27
12 2 12 10 4 0 4
26 5 3 7 12 5 17
58
13
18
28
1
9
2 5
0 –
0 –
11 1 2
– – –
– – –
17 15 3 4 9 7 27
5 8 – – 3 – –
3 – – – – – –
CHEMISTRY BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
Chatham U Chicago State U Chicago, U of Christian Brothers Cb Cincinnati, U of Citadel, The City U of New York Graduate Center Brooklyn C City C Herbert H. Lehman C Hunter C Queens C C of Staten Island Claflin U Clarion U Clark U Clarkson U Clemson U Cleveland State U Coe C Colby C Colgate U Colorado C Colorado School of Mines Colorado State U Colorado State U, Pueblo Colorado, U of Boulder Colorado Springs Denver & Health Sciences Center Columbia U Concordia C Connecticut C Connecticut, U of Cooper Unionb Cornell C Cornell U Creighton U D Dartmouth C Davidson C Dayton, U of Delaware State U Delaware Valley C Delaware, U of Delta State U Denison U Denver, U of DePaul U DePauw U Detroit Mercy, U of Dickinson C District of Columbia, U of the Drake U Drew U Drexel U Drury U Duke U Duquesne U
M.S.
PH.D.
7 9 33
2 1 24
– – 23
– – 24
38 3
18 0
9 –
23 –
– 30 29 4 73 9 18 8 5 22 26 13 6 4 17 17 13 18
– 0 2 3 7 8 18 2 2 2 10 10 6 2 4 7 4 18
0 0 14 – – 1 – – – 1 6 3 6 – – – – 6
21 – – – – – – – – 5 2 12 7 – – – – 2
31 12
15 1
6 1
86 37 17
7 11 12
29 19 14 27
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
4 21
– 2
– 7
27
6
7
26 24 5
5 1 9
4 7 5
80
6
5
14 –
20
5
3
5 – 6
19 – –
48
8
12
6 4 5 17
39 – 0 7
25 – – 13
29
10
7
21 53 40
1 21 25
– 35 –
– 30 –
44 18
4 3
4 –
71
15
8
28 5 9 9 7 50 11 14 12 15 33 16 21 2
0 0 1 8 7 42 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
0 – 4 7 – 7 – – 5 7 – 2 – –
1 – – – – 19 – – 2 – – – – –
8 6 9 22 44 13
2 0 9 1 6 4
– – 2 – 5 2
– – 3 – 19 6
43
7
–
45
6
7
46
11
BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
E Earlham C East Carolina U East Stroudsburg U East Tennessee State U Eastern Illinois U Eastern Kentucky U Eastern Michigan U Eastern New Mexico U Eastern Washington U Eckerd C Elizabethtown C Elmhurst C Elon U Emory U Emporia State U Evansville, U of
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M.S.
PH.D.
20 33 16 36 15 50 33 2 31 7 4 4 5 73 12 17
2 6 1 5 3 2 7 1 2 3 2 2 4 1 4 6
– 5 – 5 4 4 16 3 – – – – – 6 0 –
– – – – – – – – – – – – – 16 – –
15 3
14 3
– 3
– –
F Fairfield U Fairleigh Dickinson U, Madison Fisk U Florida A&M U/Florida State Ub Florida A&M U Florida Atlantic U Florida Inst. of Tech. Florida International U Florida State U Florida, U of Fordham U Fort Lewis C Framingham State C Francis Marion U Franklin & Marshall C Furman U
4
4
1
–
25 27 5 52 83 104 14 10 4 7 12 25
2 7 2 20 6 1 2 4 0 1 5 25
6 5 2 6 6 20 – – – – – 1
– 6 2 3 19 47 – – – – – –
G Geneva C George Mason U George Washington U Georgetown U Georgia Inst. of Tech. Georgia Southern U Georgia State U Georgia, U of Gettysburg C Gonzaga U Goucher C Governors State U Grambling State U Grand Valley State U Grinnell C Gustavus Adolphus C
4 27 21 21 44 28 28 23 22 7 8 6 9 14 39 23
2 1 9 8 40 22 1 7 8 4 2 2 0 6 8 6
– 3 0 5 15 – 22 5 – – – 10 – – – –
– – 2 8 25 – 10 20 – – – – – – – –
H Hamilton C Hamline U Hampden Sydney C Hampton U Hartford, U of Hartwick C Harvard U Harvey Mudd C
24 4 6 7 9 5 41 10
5 3 5 7 3 2 0 7
– – – 0 – – 37 –
– – – – – – 34 –
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25
2
3
7
4
0
65
19
19
88
5
31
5
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–
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Haverford C Hawaii, U of, Manoa Hendrix C Hillsdale C Hiram C Hobart & William Smith C Hofstra U Holy Cross, C of the Hope C Houston, U of Houston, U of Clear Lake Downtown Howard U Humboldt State U
M.S.
PH.D.
24 10 7 9 5 10
7 6 6 9 0 3
– 2 – – – –
– 3 – – – –
10 24 44 40
10 22 5 30
– – – 10
– – – 12
9 0 12 12
3 0 1 3
5 – 1 –
– – 5 –
21 26 15 52 10
15 9 15 30 1
3 6 10 13 –
– 3 3 – –
68 5 90 11
46 3 22 2
11 – 17 –
21 – 32 –
75 5 6 0 9
9 0 3 0 3
8 – – – 5
11 – – – –
3 36 17 21 18
2 18 14 15 18
– 11 11 7 –
– 2 22 18 –
J Jackson State U James Madison U John Carroll U Johns Hopkins U Juniata C
9 23 21 11 16
2 8 3 11 9
5 – – 17 –
3 – – 13 –
K Kalamazoo C Kansas State U Kansas, U of Kean U Kennesaw State U Kent State U Kentucky, U of Kenyon C King’s C Knox C Kutztown U
21 7 41 10 57 15 32 7 9 9 8
3 6 41 4 5 2 14 4 3 1 6
– 5 2 – – 2 6 – – – –
– 7 16 – – 4 11 – – – –
L La Salle U Lafayette C
8 26
4 7
– –
– –
I Idaho State U Idaho, U of Illinois Inst. of Tech. Illinois State U Illinois Wesleyan U Illinois, U of Chicago Springfield Urbana-Champaign Indiana State U Indiana U Bloomington Northwest South Bend Southeast Indiana U of Pennsylvania Indiana U-Purdue U Fort Wayne Indianapolis Iowa State U Iowa, U of Ithaca C
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
43
11
9
19
2
–
23 19
6 20
1 4
19
6
10
63
14
15
75 28
67
5 5
5
M Macalester C Maine, U of Manhattan Cc Mansfield U Marietta C Marist C Marquette U Marshall U Maryland, U of Baltimore County College Park Eastern Shore Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Massachusetts, U of Amherst Boston Dartmouth Lowell McDaniel C McNeese State U Memphis, U of Mercer U Merrimack C Metropolitan State C of Denver Miami U Miami, U of Michigan State U Michigan Technological U
9
4 3
1 1
20
1
7
–
Lake Forest C Lamar U Lawrence Technological U Lawrence U Lebanon Valley C Lehigh U LeMoyne C Lewis & Clark C Lincoln U Lipscomb U Lock Haven U Long Island U Brooklyn Campus C.W. Post Campus Loras C Louisiana State U Baton Rouge Shreveport Louisiana Tech. U Louisiana, U of Lafayette Monroe Louisville, U of Loyola C in Maryland Loyola Marymount U Loyola U, Chicago Loyola U, New Orleans Luther C Lycoming C
6 9
25 18
13
BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
–
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NOV E M BE R 2 3, 20 0 9
M.S.
PH.D.
9 11 0
5 7 0
– 8 –
– – –
7 17 11 6 9 3 4 3
2 6 2 4 4 1 1 2
– – 31 – – – – –
– – 3 – – – – –
4 4 0
3 3 0
6 – –
– – –
30 15 7
23 1 2
3 – 9
16 4 25 7 14
4 1 3 4 7
26 15
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
24
34
2
36
16
9
18 – –
49
4
7
– – 11 – –
– – 5 – –
11
6
–
21
8
2
25 3
0 –
1 –
7 7
0 3
– –
– –
17 4 3 7 7 7 3 23
9 4 3 3 1 3 3 2
– 2 – – – – 3 2
– 1 – – – – 8 –
22 21
6 7
5 –
64 78 5 31
10 7 5 31
5 11 – 9
6 14 – 39
28 35
4 10
8 10
76
30
30
17 19 5 8 7 7 25 7 8 35
6 0 5 8 0 7 0 5 2 10
10 2 4 15 – 7 3 – – –
15 2 – 6 – – 3 – – –
32
2
7
12
10
1
51 13 44 24
5 0 19 24
5 2 8 3
10 5 25 3
41 44
2 4
8 2
a
CHEMISTRY BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
Michigan, U of Ann Arbor Dearborn Flint Middle Tennessee State U Middlebury C Midwestern State U Millersville U Millikin U Millsaps C Minnesota State U Mankato Moorhead Minnesota, U of Duluth Twin Cities Mississippi C Mississippi State U Mississippi, U of Missouri State U Missouri, U of Columbia Kansas City St. Louis Missouri U of Science & Tech. (formerly Missouri, U of, Rolla) Missouri Western State U Monmouth U Montana State U Montana Tech., U of Montana Montana, U of, Missoula Montclair State U Montevallo, U of Moravian C Morehouse C Morgan State U Mount Holyoke C Mount Saint Joseph, C of Mount Saint Vincent, C of c Muhlenberg C Murray State U Muskingum C N Nazareth C of Rochester Nebraska Wesleyan U Nebraska, U of Kearney Lincoln Omaha Nevada, U of Las Vegas Reno New Hampshire, U of New Haven, U ofb New Jersey Inst. of Tech.b New Jersey, C of
M.S.
PH.D.
83 39 11 43
83 12 6 4
43 – – 5
44 – – 1
9 3 20 21 11
2 0 13 0 0
– – – – –
– – – – –
17 19
4 4
– –
– –
42 100 12 2 39 21
27 19 3 0 5 5
7 40 2 10 1 4
– 27 – 2 2 –
22 102
– 1
– 20
25 11
2 2
4 0
20 64 33 8
3 11 10 6
6 1 10 3
17 1 4 5
31
1
3
39
8
3
11
0
–
–
8 18 7
1 18 3
– 2 0
– 4 –
31
2
3
19
0
3
4
33 2 10 8 13 17 6
4 0 2 8 5 1 1
9 – – – 1 – –
– – – – – – –
2
1
–
–
12 22 2
4 1 0
– 4 –
– – –
7
4
–
–
17
5
–
–
11 13 8
4 0 1
– 4 –
– 5 –
18 3 6
2 1 4
6 3 5
0 7 3
30
30
–
–
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
102
17
BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
New Mexico Highlands U New Mexico Inst. of Mining & Tech. New Mexico State U New Mexico, U of New Orleans, U of New York U Niagara U Nicholls State U Norfolk State U North Alabama, U of North Carolina A&T State U North Carolina Central U North Carolina State U North Carolina, U of Asheville Chapel Hill Charlotte Greensboro Pembroke Wilmington North Central C North Dakota State U North Dakota, U of North Florida, U of North Texas, U of Northeastern Illinois U Northeastern U Northern Arizona U Northern Colorado, U of Northern Illinois U Northern Iowa, U of Northern Kentucky U Northern Michigan U Northwest Missouri State U Northwestern State U Northwestern U Notre Dame, U of
18
22
2
2
8 14 6 26
2 4 – 4
0 0 – 2
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M.S.
PH.D.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
2
1
3
–
9
9
2
3
11
–
–
20 24 5 58 7 3 10 13 7
12 0 1 0 1 3 9 1 7
7 8 0 16 – – – – 3
3 8 7 20 – – – – –
18 17
5 4
2 2
17
5
–
8
4
6
–
103
53
4
12
89
13
14
14 84 31 17 28 65 18 12 10 12 15 11 6 34 21
7 84 5 0 5 44 2 12 2 12 5 2 6 5 8
– 18 5 9 – 12 – 4 1 – 4 9 8 4 4
– 34 – – – – – 6 5 – 6 – 8 – 1
0
5
2
27 12 11 11 9
24 5 3 2 6
6 4 – 2 –
5 – – – –
8 41 44
6 4 14
– 9 9
– 41 24
32 38
3 3
20 14
O Oakland U Oberlin C Occidental C Ohio Northern U Ohio State U Ohio U Ohio Wesleyan U Oklahoma State U Oklahoma, U of Old Dominion U Oregon State U Oregon, U of Otterbein C
21 18 18 5 48 43 7 7 74 20 31 40 3
7 10 3 3 9 6 1 6 6 8 11 0 0
8 – – – 10 4 – 5 17 4 7 24 –
1 – – – 19 9 – 4 18 0 15 17 –
49 11
6 7
9 1
18 53
8 5
4 6
53
10
2
P Pace U New York Pleasantville Pacific Lutheran U Pacific, U of the
16 1 12 15
2 0 6 3
8 – – 3
– – – 1
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a
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Pennsylvania State Erie, Behrend C Pennsylvania State U Pennsylvania, U of Philadephia U Pittsburg State U Pittsburgh, U of Polytechnic U Pomona C Portland State U Portland, U of Prairie View A&M Ub Princeton U Providence C Puerto Rico, U of Mayagüez Rio Piedras Puget Sound, U of Purdue U Purdue U, Calumet R Ramapo C of New Jersey Randolph C Randolph-Macon C Redlands, U of Reed C Regis U Rensselaer Polytech. Inst. Rhode Island C Rhode Island, U of Rhodes C Rice U Richard Stockton C of New Jersey Richmond, U of Rider U Roanoke C Rochester Inst. of Tech. Rochester, U of Rockford C Roger Williams U Rollins C Roosevelt U Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech. Rowan U Russell Sage C Rutgers U Camden Newark New Brunswick S Saginaw Valley State U St. Anselm C St. Benedict, C of/St. John’s U St. Catherine, C of St. Cloud State U St. John Fisher C
M.S.
PH.D.
3
3
–
–
39 36 3 7 73 13 20 22 10
11 8 3 1 13 1 1 0 9
9 14 – 4 7 2 – 2 –
31 22 – – 30 1 – 3 –
34 12
3 8
1 –
26 –
38 58 27 48 8
0 23 8 26 3
15 1 – 9 –
1 10 – 50 –
14
3
–
–
3 9 9 14 7 16
1 2 1 0 5 16
– – – – – 2
– – – – – 11
4 17 15 13 19
2 11 3 9 2
– 13 – 31 –
– 5 – 18 –
27 3 11 36
3 3 5 14
– – – 6
– – – –
27 5 13 3 10 10
19 0 4 0 9 10
21 – – – – –
12 – – – – –
17 3
5 2
– –
– –
8 17 51
0 5 14
5 3 7
– 5 7
15
1
–
–
3 26
1 2
– –
– –
10 23 5
5 8 5
– – –
– – –
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
98 38
6 12
16 14
51 21
2 9
10 3
18 34
– 0
– 12
103
4
3
75
4
22
45
14
18
3
6
a 18
23
34
4
1
5
–
a
43
6
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BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
St. John’s U Saint Joseph C St. Joseph’s U St. Lawrence U St. Louis U Saint Mary’s C St. Mary’s C of Maryland St. Michael’s C St. Olaf C St. Thomas, U of Saint Vincent Cd Salem State C Salisbury U Sam Houston State U San Diego State U San Diego, U of San Francisco State U San Francisco, U of San Jose State U Santa Clara U Savannah State U Sciences in Philadelphia, U of Scranton, U of Seattle U Seton Hall U Seton Hill Ud Shippensburg U Siena C Simmons C Skidmore C Smith C Sonoma State U South Alabama, U of South Carolina, U of South Dakota School of Mines & Tech. South Dakota State U South Dakota, U of South Florida, U of Southeast Missouri State U Southeastern Louisiana U Southern California, U of Southern Connecticut State U Southern Illinois U Carbondale Edwardsville Southern Indiana, U of Southern Methodist U Southern Mississippi, U of Southern Oregon U Southern U and A&M C Southwest Minnesota State U Southwestern Oklahoma State U Southwestern U Spelman C Stanford U
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M.S.
PH.D.
19 1 5 11 26 8 19
19 0 4 4 5 2 6
9 2 – – 7 – –
– – – – 2 – –
5 40 39 8 16 12 12 18 20 62 6 24 7 6 21
0 5 10 4 0 3 3 18 0 3 2 15 1 4 17
– – – – – – 3 0 – 6 3 4 – – 1
– – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 3
23 24 10 3 7 13 19 9 23 16 10 50 12
4 2 4 3 6 6 2 0 1 5 8 21 11
7 – 13 – – – – – – – – 5 –
– – 3 – – – – – – – – 15 –
8 14 63 9
0 3 17 2
3 3 7 4
0 – 11 –
4
1
–
–
30
25
10
15
6
6
3
–
21 20 8 18 15
1 7 5 4 2
5 16 – 1 1
4 – – 0 4
7 12 8
3 6 3
– 1 –
– – –
5
2
–
–
11 13 19
0 0 7
– – 5
– – 27
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
14
15
–
10 24 12
5 5 1
– 12 0
29
27
9
22
29
7
18
19
12
CHEMISTRY BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
State U of New York Albany Binghamton Buffalo New Paltz Stony Brook C at Brockport C at Buffalo C at Cortland C at Fredonia C at Geneseo C at Old Westbury C at Oneonta C at Oswego C at Plattsburgh C at Potsdam C at Purchase Stephen F. Austin State U Stetson U Stevens Inst. of Tech. Stonehill C Suffolk U Susquehanna U Swarthmore C Syracuse U T Temple U Tennessee State U Tennessee Technological U Tennessee, U of Chattanooga Knoxville Martin Texas A&M U College Station Commerce Kingsville Texas Christian U Texas Southern U Texas State U, San Marcos Texas Tech. U Texas Woman’s U Texas, U of Arlington Austin Dallas El Paso Pan American San Antonio Tyler Thiel C Toledo, U of Towson U Tri-State Ub Trinity C Trinity U Truman State U Tufts U Tulane U Tulsa, U of Tuskegee U
M.S.
PH.D.
19 56 83 4 35 8 30 2 11 29 4 8 16 9 7 1 6
17 1 10 3 3 1 1 1 3 8 0 0 11 2 4 0 0
1 1 4 – 12 – 0 – 0 – – – 4 – – – 0
3 10 22 – 15 – – – – – – – – – – – –
6 18 8 17 10 12 31
2 4 3 2 7 6 10
– 6 – – – – 5
– 3 – – – – 10
105 17 25
25 0 5
2 4 4
8 – –
25 14 1
9 2 0
– 3 –
– 13 –
49 2 8 4 10 28
19 0 8 2 3 17
6 1 2 1 1 12
35 – – 2 – –
55 11
15 0
5 0
4 –
26 200 37 36 13 13 6 3 12 30
22 200 15 36 11 10 6 1 6 3
8 8 5 5 – 4 – – 12 –
5 37 7 0 – – – – 3 –
15 21 29 32 10 18 5
5 8 29 0 0 7 1
– – – 6 2 7 4
– – – 5 4 – –
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
34
8
BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
U Union C Union U U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Naval Academy Ursinus C Utah State U Utah, U of
6
25
10
2
11
4
0
18
4
2
18
5
2
81
11
16
10
25
–
24
2
6
109
10
21
21
4
7
5
–
–
22 19 12 6
12 3 5 –
3 4 0 –
WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
V Valdosta State U Valparaiso U Vanderbilt U Vassar C Vermont, U of Villanova U Virginia Commonwealth U Virginia Military Inst. Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State U Virginia, U of Viterbo U W Wabash C Wagner C Wake Forest U Washburn U Washington & Jefferson C Washington & Lee U Washington C Washington State U Washington U Washington, U of Wayne State U Waynesburg U Weber State U Wellesley C Wesleyan U West Chester U West Florida, U of West Georgia, U of West Virginia State U West Virginia U West Virginia Inst. of Tech.b Western Carolina U Western Connecticut State U Western Illinois U Western Kentucky U Western Michigan U Western Washington U Westminster C Wheaton C Illinois Massachusetts Whitman C Whittier C Wichita State U Widener U Wilkes U Willamette U
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M.S.
PH.D.
17 5 29 38 9 25 60
3 5 29 38 3 7 49
– – – – – 1 14
– – – – – 2 26
34 11 21 21 4 25 49
0 5 2 3 4 18 1
– – 4 0 2 16 2
– – 15 – 4 – 10
7 38
5 23
– 10
– 14
85 2
64 1
8 –
13 –
5 15 31 6 13
3 5 12 0 3
– – 6 – –
– – 0 – –
17 5 9 28 256 33 5 13 32 14 22 14 25 2 32
1 5 9 0 15 22 2 3 6 0 10 10 16 0 11
– – 4 26 13 9 – – – 2 0 – – – 5
– – 2 16 26 19 – – – 1 – – – – 8
17 7
6 3
2 –
– –
10 51 27 46 16
0 3 3 20 5
4 3 14 4 –
– – 7 – –
11 13 15 4 41 4 12 14
2 0 7 0 9 1 4 2
– – – – 4 – – –
– – – – 4 – – –
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
22
7
8
30
0
5
37 7
6 0
– 2
48
1
6
25
11
11
25 20 45 a
2 10 16
3 11 7
17 4
1 –
3 –
30
–
–
6
7
–
ACS NEWS
CHEMISTRY BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
William & Mary, C of Williams C Winona State U Winston-Salem State U Winthrop U Wisconsin, U of Eau Claire Green Bay La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Parkside Platteville River Falls Stevens Point Superior Whitewater Wittenberg U Wooster, C of
M.S.
PH.D.
39 33 13 9 9
31 0 6 0 3
3 – – – –
– – – – –
40 6 28 56 28 7 3 15 9 19 4 6 16 23
6 3 3 23 2 7 2 8 2 6 0 4 4 5
– – – 20 4 – – – – – – – – –
– – – 41 5 – – – – – – – – –
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
BACHELOR’S TOTAL CERTIFIED
Worcester Polytech. Inst. Wright State U Wyoming, U of
65
7
23
WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
M.S.
PH.D.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING B.S. M.S. PH.D.
33
8
0
0
29
4
1
19 18
12 8
9 3
– 7
12
0
0
X Xavier U Xavier U of Louisiana
14 48
6 2
– –
– –
Y Yale U Youngstown State U
15 24
15 12
28 15
21 –
6 12
12 0
10 –
13,921
4,879
TOTAL
2,051 2,362 4,708 936 885
NOTE: For brevity, B.S. and M.S. are used to denote all bachelor’s and master’s degrees, respectively, in each column. – = Institution does not offer degree program. Certified degrees are determined by the chairs of ACS-approved chemistry departments and are considered to be a more rigorous course of study. a Data not submitted. b Listed on basis of accreditation by AIChE/ABET. c The chemistry program at Mount Saint Vincent and Manhattan C are integrated into a combined department with instruction in chemistry located at Manhattan C. d Saint Vincent C and Seton Hill C are integrated into a combined department.
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ACS PRESIDENT OPENS DIALOGUE WITH HIGH SCHOOL
ACS, RSC COLLABORATE ON SYMPOSIUM The ACS Northeastern Section (NESACS) and the U.S. Section of the Royal Society of Chemistry sponsored the inaugural “Bench to Pilot Plant” symposium late last month in Cambridge, Mass. The event was attended by 170 scientists from across New England and included an exhibition that attracted 16 vendors. “For several years now the medicinal chemistry population of NESACS has held a one-day symposium in the spring. It seemed a logical extension to begin a complementary fall symposium focused on process R&D
LATREASE GARRISON
After a successful day of hands-on activities celebrating National Chemistry Week last month at Ballou Senior High School, in Washington, D.C., ACS President Thomas H. Lane returned to the school on Nov. 9 to explore a sustainable partnership between Ballou and ACS. The school was the site of the kick-off for National Chemistry Week’s Merck Index donation project, which put more than 12,000 copies of the familiar resource into the hands of teachers and students around the U.S. More than 450 Ballou students participated in a daylong program of hands-on activities to mark the occasion. “When we visited Ballou for National Chemistry Week, we had more than 70 volunteers turn out to work with the students
optimistic about forming a partnership. “It might even become a model for ACS local sections and the schools in their communities,” Lane says.
Robert Norrie of AMRI in Albany, N.Y., delivered the talk “Adventures in ScaleUp—Case Studies and Lessons Learned.” Norrie illustrated some process R&D chemistry dos and don’ts in his presentation, which featured scale-up results for a new nucleoside drug. After lunch, Joel M. Hawkins of Pfizer in Groton, Conn., presented a lecture titled “Case Studies of Heterocyclic Chemistry Highlighting Flow Chemistry and Reaction Profiling.” His presentation focused on the utility and power of continuous-flow systems and their value in helping control production costs and save space. Sheila G. Magil of BioProcess Technology Consultants, in Acton, Mass., provided an overview of the many challenges and opportunities associated with developing biological products in her talk, titled “From Clone to Clinic: Developing a Biotechnology Product.” The final talk of the day was by Karl Hansen of Amgen in Cambridge, Mass., and was titled “Process Research & Development: Searching for the Ultimate Synthesis.” His presentation walked the audience through a process R&D quest to improve the synthesis for a new drug.
PUT GREEN CHEMISTRY ON THE MAP
PRESENTATION As Ballou Director of
Research Development Ruth Jones (standing, from left) and ACS Director of Public Affairs Glenn Ruskin look on, Lane presents a Ballou chemistry student with a $1,000 donation earmarked for the science department. The donation comes from the Dow Corning Foundation and Lane’s ACS presidential funds.
and share their own personal passion for chemistry with these young people. It was phenomenal,” Lane says. With a local section and the society’s headquarters located in Washington, D.C., Lane believes there is a “unique and sustainable contribution that ACS can make to science education at Ballou and perhaps at other schools in Washington or elsewhere in the country.” He and ACS staff members are exploring these options and are
chemistry,” says Donald Walker, chair of the symposium’s organizing committee. Merck & Co. chemist R. P. (Skip) Volante opened the technical component of the symposium with a talk titled “Innovation as the Driver of Green Chemistry Advances in the Pharmaceutical Industry.” He focused on a key step in a large-scale synthesis and showed how it is possible, using an enzymatic reaction, to improve reaction yield and dramatically reduce process cost in an environmentally friendly way. Dean Toste of the University of California, Berkeley, presented his work, titled “Gold(I) Catalysts for Organic Synthesis.” His presentation focused on the synthetic versatility of various Au(I) catalysts for synthesis of diverse structural motifs, their use in asymmetric reactions, and research directed toward the use of immobilized Au(I) catalysts in flow cells for large-scale synthesis. WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG
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The 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (www.gcande.org) returns to downtown Washington, D.C., on June 21–23, 2010. Its theme will be “Innovation & Application.” For the chance to win a free conference registration, and to help create a map of the green chemistry community, please add yourself to the Green Chemistry Google Map by Dec. 15. To enter the contest, visit greenchem.uoregon.edu/Pages/MapDis play.php, select the “Instructions” link located at the top of the map page, and add your information. The University of Oregon and the ACS Green Chemistry Institute are sponsoring this contest to increase the number of people and organizations listed on the Green Chemistry Google Map. The map’s purpose is to connect local and regional practitioners of green chemistry in education, industry, government, and organizations to strengthen the green chemistry community and provide contacts for resources for regional projects and outreach activities. ■
