Many small public institutions and private liberal arts colleges have only one physical chemist in a department.  Those of us in that position enjoy the responsibility and autonomy guaranteed by this situation; however, this isolation prevents easy camaraderie with others that share our passions.  In this talk, we will address some of the challenges of being a PChem Lone Ranger and how physical chemists in various settings have overcome those challenges.  One method, of course, is to gather at ACS National Meetings, so we look forward to making new acquaintances during this symposium.

Adventures of the Lone Rangers: The benefits and challenges of being the sole physical chemist in a chemistry department

242nd National Meeting (2011)

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