Research has shown that a professional skills gap exists between undergraduate coursework and the students’ next steps. Chemistry and biochemistry programs might not be aware of what skills are important to employers and thus are not teaching them in their courses. This talk will include representatives from three of the major tracks students take once leaving their undergraduate institutions: academia, industry, and government. Each representative will speak for ten minutes discussing what professional skills are important and/or unique to their work, whether recent graduates seem to be coming to them with these skills, and what are the consequences of not having these skills. The three speakers will also participate in a 20 minute panel with other speakers from the morning session to extend the conversation on professional skills scaffolded within the undergraduate curriculum.

Tales from the frontline: Conversation about professional skills gaps in academia, industry, and government positions

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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