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Chem 409 ProseminarSpring 2013
Dr. Frank Chenghttp://www.chem.uidaho.edu/faculty/ifcheng/default.htm
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Chem 409 Dr. Frank Cheng26A Renfrew [email protected] Hours: M&W 2:30-4:30 This course will introduce you into aspects of chemistry not covered in formal courses. Among those topics will be how to give a scientific presentation.
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Grades
Attendance 50% (-5% for each absence),
Participation 10%, Seminars 40%
A - 90-100%, B - 80-89%, C - 70-79%
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8744cover.html
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Chemical & Engineering News
November 2, 2009 Volume 87, Number 44 p. 45
A New Normal
Record unemployment requires a realistic attitude and creative thinking
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/88/8844cover.html
November 1, 2010 Volume 88, Number 44p. 37
Hint Of Hope
Job outlook for 2011 will likely be similar to 2010's, perhaps even slightly better
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C&E News September 24, 2012
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http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i39/Salary-Employment-Survey-Chemists.html
Chemists continue to struggle with the lingering effects of the poor economy, despite the fact that the Great Recession officially ended more than three years ago in the U.S. Salaries for chemists have fallen slightly in 2012…….
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C&E News Volume 90 Issue 23 | pp. 36-38Issue Date: June 4, 2012
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i23/Starting-Salaries.html
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UI Starting 44,900 Mid –Career 82,000
Boise State 40,800 69,500
Idaho State 44,900 73,400
UW 48,800 85,300
WSU 45,300 84,700
U. Oregon 42,200 78,400
Oregon State 45,100 83,300
Montana State 46,600 77,500
U. Montana 37,300 71,900
Note - UI BS/BA Grads Earn More than BSU and ISU Grads
Wall Street Journalhttp://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Salaries_for_Colleges_by_Region-sort.html
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•Unemployment Rates for Chemists
2007 – 2.4%2008 – 2.3 %2009 – 3.8%2012 – 4.2%
Source: C&E News
•Unemployment Rates for US Labor Force
2007 – 5.0%2008 – 7.4%2009 – 10.0% (recession)2012 – 7.9%
Other Recession Years for total work force
1982 – 10.8%1992 – 7.4%2001 – 5.7%
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Unemployment Data For Chemists Improve Slightly
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Volume 90 Issue 30 | p. 6 | News of The WeekIssue Date: July 23, 2012 | Web Date: July 19, 2012
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i30/Unemployment-Data-Chemists-Improve-Slightly.html
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Unemployment Rate for New College Graduates Continues to Drop
• National Association of Colleges and Employers
• September 2012, the unemployment rate for new college graduates—defined as college graduates ages 20 to24
• Fell to 6.3 percent
• 8.3 percent in September 2011 and
• 9.4 percent in September 2010.
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http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/07/june-employment-report-80000-jobs-82.html
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“number of applicants for the Ph.D. program in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “We had 750 applicants this year,” 77 of whom were accepted, says Stephanie Nagle, career services coordinator for the UW chemistry department”
C&E NewsNovember 2, 2009 Volume 87, Number 44, pp. 46 - 52
Down But Not Out
Chemistry jobs took a beating this year, prompting out-of-work chemists to reinvent themselves
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Advantages of Chemistry Graduate Programs
Stipend + Tuition = $16-30K/year
MS from 2-4 yearsPh.D. 4-7 years
Usually Graduate Debt-Free vs. Law Medical School Debt
Careers in Industry & Government vs. Academia
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Forbes Magazine – 11/12/2012
• Chemistry Job Market Likely to Rebound Before Biosciences. http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkroll/2012/11/12/chemistry-job-market-likely-to-rebound-before-biosciences/
• Chemistry PhDs May Fare Better– Supply Biosciences 3000/yr to 15,000 1970-2012– Chemistry constant 2000/yr 1970-2012– Chemistry offers more industrial employment– Biosciences dependent on NIH.
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Government Work
• Working for Uncle Sam November 2, 2010 C&E News– http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8744cover4.html
• PNNL• INL• State Forensics Labs
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Job Hunting• ACS members -
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_CAREERS&node_id=87&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=2e1d5155-d047-425e-81b6-7e546240babf
• UI Career Center - http://www.uidaho.edu/careercenter
• Chemjobs - http://www.chemjobs.net/ • Check Google – “chemistry
employment”
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