NEWSLETTER   - Vol. IX Number 2 September 1989

NEWSLETTER – Table of Contents:

Vol. IX Number 2 January 1989

Editor: Michael P. Doyle, Dept of Chemistry, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 78284

Editorial – Encouraging research with undergraduate students 1

1988 American Physical Society Award for Research in Physics and Astronomy at an undergraduate institution awarded to Bruce Partridge 4

Replacing science and engineering faculty in the 1990’s by Betty M. Vetter 5

Crisis in graduate education: a case history from chemistry by Paul G.Gassman 22

NSF Chemistry Division seeks reviewers for proposals 25

The GAIA Hypothesis as a paradigm for attracting women and minority students To the sciences by Jeffrey B. Noblett 26

Interinstitutional collaboration in undergraduate geological research: the consortium Approach by Reinhard A. Wobus 32

Analytical chemistry at Bucknell University by Hans Veening 36

Laser chemistry by Lon B. Knight, Jr. 46

Lasers in undergraduate physical chemistry by Patrick L. Holt 47

Travel awards to the Organic Chemistry Symposium 51

Visiting Scientist Program in Physics (VSPP) BY Neal Abraham 52

Third Annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research 54

Workshop opportunities in chemistry for faculty at Undergraduate Institutions 55

High Field NMR at Grinnell College by Martin Minelli 60

Collaboration in undergraduate research by Robert J. Kempton 63

American Chemical Society Science Policy Fellowship by Paul D. Graves 67

Sources of research funding 70

Rotator position at the NSF 74

NIH-Area Awards 79

Selected sources of research funding primarily for geoscientists 81

Selected sources of research funding primarily for chemists 94

Positions Available (Lamar University, Research Corporation, Arkansas College) 98

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