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Chem 409 Proseminar

Chem 409 Proseminar. Spring 2013 Dr. Frank Cheng http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/faculty/ifcheng/default.htm. Chem 409 Dr. Frank Cheng 26A Renfrew Hall 5-6387 ifcheng@uidaho.edu Office Hours: M&W 2:30-4:30

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Chem 409 Proseminar

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  1. Chem 409 Proseminar Spring 2013 Dr. Frank Cheng http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/faculty/ifcheng/default.htm

  2. Chem 409 Dr. Frank Cheng 26A Renfrew Hall 5-6387 ifcheng@uidaho.edu Office 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.

  3. Grades Attendance 50% (-5% for each absence), Participation 10%, Seminars 40% A - 90-100%, B - 80-89%, C - 70-79%

  4. Chemical & Engineering News November 2, 2009 Volume 87, Number 44p. 45 A New Normal Record unemployment requires a realistic attitude and creative thinking November 1, 2010 Volume 88, Number 44 p. 37 Hint Of Hope Job outlook for 2011 will likely be similar to 2010's, perhaps even slightly better http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/88/8844cover.html http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/87/8744cover.html

  5. C&E News September 24, 2012 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…….

  6. C&E News Volume 90 Issue 23 | pp. 36-38 Issue Date: June 4, 2012 http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i23/Starting-Salaries.html

  7. Note - UI BS/BA Grads Earn More than BSU and ISU Grads Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Salaries_for_Colleges_by_Region-sort.html

  8. 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

  9. Unemployment Data For Chemists Improve Slightly Volume 90 Issue 30 | p. 6 | News of The Week Issue Date: July 23, 2012 | Web Date: July 19, 2012 http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i30/Unemployment-Data-Chemists-Improve-Slightly.html

  10. 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.

  11. http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/07/june-employment-report-80000-jobs-82.htmlhttp://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/07/june-employment-report-80000-jobs-82.html

  12. C&E News November 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 “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”

  13. Advantages of Chemistry Graduate Programs • Stipend + Tuition = $16-30K/year • MS from 2-4 years • Ph.D. 4-7 years • Usually Graduate Debt-Free • vs. Law Medical School Debt • Careers in Industry & Government vs. Academia

  14. 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.

  15. 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

  16. 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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