Abstract

IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, A GROUP OF young chemists took a trip of a lifetime as part of an exchange program established last year between the German Chemical Society Ifoung Chemists Forum (GDCh JCF) and the ACS Northeast Section's Younger Chemist Committee (NES YCC). Last year, 10 JCF members and several GDCh escorts traveled to Boston, where they were hosted by NES YCC for a week filled with scientific and cultural exchange (C&EN, May 28, 2001, page 42). This year, it was NES's turn to send 12 YCC members—11 graduate students and one undergraduate student—to Germany The students spent a week in Cologne and Aachen learning about everything from job opportunities in Germany to German culture. After getting settled in Germany, the students attended a two-part symposium. First, they learned about the German educational system and the changes under discussion in the system to increase its international compatibility This was followed by an overview ...

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