Questions tagged [chemistry]
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Where do graduates in Chemistry from small PhD programs in the U.S go?
I am gathering information about the universities I intend to apply later this year and I've noticed that even in small graduate programs, most faculty members come from top universities such as ...
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Getting scooped and is it appropriate to volunteer to write a highlight?
To solve a long-unknown crystal structure, we were scooped by another group using the same state-of-the-art technique. A peer-reviewed top journal article was published online in the past few days.
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switching fields from experimental chemistry to theoretical chemistry after PhD?
I am currently a second year PhD student in a 5 year direct-entry PhD program, studying experimental chemistry. Another important consideration is that I am on the first year of a 4 year top-tier ...
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Should I take the GRE physics subject test for a chemistry PhD?
I plan on applying to top chemistry graduate programs (MIT, Caltech etc.)
I took the Chemistry subject test, score isn't in yet but I think it's with high expected value (because I knew everything) ...
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How to write a paper where a chemical compound's name cannot be disclosed?
I am currently working with a certain chemical compound whose name its very well known and largely studied. However, due to my findings that relate this compound with an industrial procedure (that ...
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Is chemistry needed for graduate programs in material science?
I am a third year undergraduate in a physics program at a US university. I am in quantum and enjoy it, I also enjoyed a quantum chemistry course I took. I am looking to do work quantum computing (...
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Which are the main funding routes for university research in chemistry in Switzerland?
I was wondering where university group leaders in Switzerland obtain funding from other than the Swiss National Science Foundation now that ERC grants are out of reach for this country.
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Changing fields from Mathematics to Biology/Chemistry
I’m currently in my penultimate year of an undergraduate degree in mathematics. I’ve been thinking about changing fields completely. I love maths, so I intend to graduate with this degree and I’m ...
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