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| Thirty-five years ago, I interviewed for a position as an assistant professor at two universities within a matter of days. At one institution, the faculty were interested in the work I had done as a visiting assistant professor in general chemistry at UIUC, but they were nervous about my interest in continuing my research on the application of FT NMR to organometallic compounds. At the other institution, the faculty were interested in my FT NMR research but they were nervous about my interest in undergraduate instruction. This paper will describe the on-the-job evolution of a classically trained chemist into someone interested in research on epistemological issues and provide a metaphor for others interested in following that relatively high-energy pathway. |
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Faculty Development in Chemical Education
8:30 AM-11:45 AM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Oak Alley, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |