Symposium: Education of Chemists for Careers in Industry Introduction Brenda W. Hill, Symposium Director This symposium developed as a sequel to a similar conference held in 1974 during which representatives from the chemical industry were invited to address educators and make recommendations concerning college curricula that could improve the education of today's graduates who will serve the chemical industry (1974 Symposium Report in J. CHEM. EDUC., 52,224 (1975)l. Thus, the object of this second Symposium was to consider some specific means through which the recommendations of the industrial chemists could he accomplished. Chemists from both colleges and industries who are currently involved in educational programs emphasizing applied chemistry described these projects and their plans for future work. The majority of the 140 conferees in attendance were academic chemists with a relatively new interest in applied chemistry, and a determination to hridge a gap hetween their departments and the chemical industry in their locale. It seems quite natural that college and university chemists, classically considered educators and pure scientists, should become involved in applied chemistry. After all, we recognize that chemistry enjoys a unique position among the sciences in that there is a chemical industry. No such counterpart can be claimed by scientists in other disciplines-such as biology, geology, and physics. (The industries loosely associated with them-like agrichemicals and pharmaceuticals, petroleum and mining, energy production and electronics-are actually as closely akin to chemistry as to these sciences.) Perhaps chemistry has an allied indostry because the chemical "industry" existed before the science of chemistry existed; we recall that modern chemistry had its rudiments in medieval metallurgy and medicine. Since the industrial revolution and scientific awakening of the 1700's, the industry and the science have grown up together. Applied and pure chemistry have never since existed exclusive of each other-in spite of the fact that there are some in each domain who would deny the other. "That these two facets of chemistry continue to complement and benefit each other through mutual cooperation" well summarizes the professional commitment of those who participated in the Symposium. Several of the programs which the Symposium participants learned about are summarized by the speakers in a series of abstracts which follow. Actually many of the conferees who did not deliver papers reported projects which are worthy of mention. Interesting projects reported by conferees include:
A general chemistry course for business and economies majors was reported by P. L. Bayless of Wilmington College in Ohio. Special courses for students planning health careers were mentioned by Elliott Greenberg of Pararie State College, M. B. Bishop of Clemson, and B. E. Gusshee of Hollins College in Virginia. Even a consumer chemistry course for high school students is offered by St. Pius X High School in Atlanta. (2) Enuironmental Science Programs. An internship program at both the undergraduate and graduate level for environmental chemistry majors was described by D. A. Shirley of the University of Tennessee. Industrially oriented computer experiments in environmental science were noted by W. H. Hartford of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. (1) Courses for non-chemistry majors.
(3) Couwea Emphasizing Industrial and Economic Considerations. Seminar courses with speakers from industry are being initiated hy J. B. Davis of Winthrop College in South Carolina and Brenda Hill of the University of Georgia. Courses dealing with business and management were re-
ported by several, including Sister St. Francis Delgen of St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn, Ned Heindel of Lehigh University, and C. M. Greenlief of Emporia Kansas State College. Many "industrial topics" courses such as polymer chemistry, chemistry of dyeing, and plastics chemistry were mentioned. (4) Continuing Education for Industrial Chemists. Seminars, short courses, and regular courses at special times were reported by several conferees including J. W. Happ of Shensndoah College in Virginia, W. H. Hartford of Belmont Abbey College, and E. D. Watts of Middle Tennessee State University. ( 5 ) NPW Degree Programs and Curricula. Dozens of programs in which entire curricula are being oriented toward applied chemistry were noted. These programs, which are found in universities as well as technical colleges, range in scope from two-year Associate degree programs to Ph. D. programs, and often include on-the-job internships. The CHEMTEC Currieulum recently developed by the American Chemical Society was frequently mentioned hy participants. ( 6 ) The American Chemical Society Task Force on Work Programs. In addition to a discussion of the general work of
this committee by D. A. Shirley: it was reported by Bonnie Blaser of the Office of Prafessionsl Training that the ACS will consider establishing a clearing house to disseminate information on cooperative education programs in chemistry. Readers may obtain a list of participants and their projects by writing to Brenda Hill of the University of Georgia, Department of Chemistry, Athens, Georgia 30602. Full length manuscripts of the papers abstracted in this report can also be obtained from Dr. Hill or by contacting the individual authors.
Abstracts of Papers The Industrial World of the Younger Chemist Karen Andrews The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 27514 The "Industrial World of the Younger Chemist" is a symposium evolving from the Younger Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society to bridge the communication gap that exists between the academic and in-
dustrial communities for the majority of younger chemists today ( I ) and to identify and develop the concepts necessary for this bridge. In 1973, an ACS councilor first suggested that the Younger Chemists Committee might look into the possibility of creating a traveling educational symposium or "traveling road show." The symposium would visit the chemistry departments of academic institutions not only to present information, i.e., facts and figures, but to also give a milieu of the industrial life younger chemists Volume 53.Number 3, March 1976 / 145
