Despite the growing use of nuclear medicine, the potential expansion of nuclear power generation, and the need to protect the nation against nuclear threats, the number of students studying nuclear and radiochemistry has decreased significantly in recent years. Now, with many experts in these topics approaching retirement age, action is needed to avoid a workforce gap. Please submit your questions about the report to the committee chair, Dr. C. Bradley Moore.
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The National Academy of Sciences’ Chemical Sciences Roundtable will be holding a one-day workshop addressing the chemistry and chemical engineering opportunities to Scaling Sustainable Transportation Fuels from Biomass.
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The Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST) of the National Research Council will examine the status and goals of graduate education in chemistry in the context of current societal challenges and employment opportunities for Ph.D. chemists.
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Basic Research to Advance Sustainable Chemistry Meeting, webinar sessions listed.
On January 6-7, 2010, the National Academies’ Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, held a workshop on Research Frontiers in Bioinspired Energy.
Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security A Guide to Prudent Chemical Management and accompanying toolkit will assist chemists in developing countries to overcome the barriers they face and increase the level of safety and security in their labs through improved chemicals management and following the best laboratory practices possible.
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Award No. DE-FG02-08ER15932
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.CHE-0740356
NOW AVAILABLE: Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards. To order a copy, please visit the National Academies Press.
The Chemical Sciences Roundtable (CSR) was established in 1996 by the National Research Council (NRC) and its Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST). It now meets three times annually, and holds one to two workshops each year.
- Nuclear and Radiochemistry Expertise
- Methyl Isocyanate
- Bioinspired Energy
- BCST Newsletter
- Scaling Sustainable Transportation Fuels from Biomass
- Chemistry Graduate Education Workshop
- Glycosciences Study
- Critical Resources Workshop
- Sustainable Chemistry Meeting
- Bioinspired Energy Workshop
- Chemical Management
- Prudent Practices Report
- Chemical Sciences Roundtable Page