Minority representation in chemical education: Comprehensive comparison to other scientific disciplines

CHED 433

Alana Donaldson, djnelson@ou.edu1, Christopher N. Brammer2, and Donna J. Nelson, djnelson@ou.edu1. (1) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, (2) School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019
Minorities are a significant and increasing fraction of the US population. We report BS attainment (nationally for 15 science and engineering disciplines; by race and by gender), attrition from graduate school (nationally for chemistry; by gender), PhD attainment (nationally for 15 science and engineering disciplines; by race and by gender), and faculty (100 top ranked departments in each of 15 science and engineering disciplines; by race, by rank, and by gender). One goal of our research is to illustrate demographic disparities between PhD attainment versus faculty hired, by discipline. A second goal is to compare demographics of BS recipients versus all faculty, by discipline. A third goal is to compare demographics of chemistry PhD attainment versus attrition from graduate school in chemistry. Science and engineering disciplines studied were chemistry, physics, astronomy, math, computer science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, biological sciences, economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and earth sciences.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Chemical Education
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster

Division of Chemical Education

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007