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Identifying the Knowledge and Skills that Doctoral Chemists Require in the Workplace 

Cui, Qi (2021-04-16)  ETD File Embargoed
In 2012, the National Research Council and the American Chemical Society reported many critiques of graduate education in the chemical sciences that do not adequately prepare students for the interdisciplinary careers for ...

Investigating Faculty Perspectives on Written Qualifying Exams in Physics 

Basir, Shiva (2024-03-12)  ETD File Embargoed
Doctoral qualifying exams are considered essential in assessing a student's readiness for research and advanced studies. Despite their significant role in many physics’ programs, questions have been raised about their ...

Investigation of Advisor-Advisee Conflict Communication in U.S. Chemistry Graduate Education 

Qu, Tingting (2023-11-28)  ETD File Embargoed
The central component of a chemistry Ph.D. program is the research group, where advisors have significant impact on students’ professional development and career path. Current literature indicates that communication issues ...

Investigations of the Counter-Intuitively Short Lifetimes of the Visible Emission from Laser-Induced Plasma from RDX 

McMullan, Daniel (2020-05-18)
Abstract Through multiple studies on laser generated plasmas of materials, four phenomena have been curious and unexplainable regarding the non-energetic material polycarbonate (PC) and energetic material ...

Teaching Science Thinking: Examining the Effect of Daily Science Thinking on Post-Secondary Students 

Brenneman, Mark (2024-04-24)
This dissertation examines the effect of science journal writing on student scientific thinking skills in one private Christian university in the southeastern United States. The participants’ scientific thinking skills ...