Curricular Development Workshops in Analytical Sciences

摘要：本基金申请支持1997年匹兹堡会议的两个工作坊和两个为期半天的会议。这两个研讨会的目的是讨论和推荐课程发展，以满足未来分析科学家的教育需求。Pittcon会议被提议作为一个机会，让更多的科学家参与讨论分析科学的现状和未来方向。将成立一个由6-8人组成的指导委员会，就内容提供建议，并帮助选择讲习班和匹兹堡会议的参与者。该委员会将由2、4年制大学、研究生院、技术型产业企业的活跃的知名科学家、教育家和领导人组成。这两个讲习班将于1996年秋季和1997年春季在华盛顿特区的一个地点举行。每次讲习班将邀请大约24-30名代表分析科学家教育和培训方面的利害攸关者，主要是本科生。这个项目的产品是两份报告。第一份将以“执行摘要”的形式撰写，描述第一次研讨会的内容和结果。第二份报告将更为广泛，并将以背景资料说明问题，以及讲习班所界定和确定的建议解决办法。这些建议的目的是为“改组”分析科学家的教育和培训提供框架，以满足当前和未来的需要。课程改革的实施需要学术机构、技术型产业、政府机构和专业协会的合作和支持。

PROPOSAL ABSTRACT Proposal Number: 9615091 Proposal Title: Curricular Development Workshops in Analytical Sciences Abstract: The grant proposal requests support for two workshops and two one-half day sessions at the 1997 Pittsburgh Conference. The purpose of the two workshops is to discuss and recommend curricular developments to meet the educational needs of tomorrow's analytical scientists. The Pittcon sessions are proposed as opportunities to engage a larger audience of scientists in discussions of the current status and the future directions in analytical sciences. A 6-8 member steering committee will be formed to provide advice on the contents and help select participants for the workshops and the Pittcon sessions. The committee will be comprised of active and well-known scientists, educators and leaders from 2- and 4-year colleges, graduate level institutions, and technology-based industrial companies. The two workshops will be held in the Fall of 1996 and the Spring of 1997 at a location in the Washington, DC area. Some 24-30 participants, representing stakeholders in the education and training of analytical scientists, mainly at the undergraduate level, will be invited to each workshop. The product of this project will be two reports. The first one will be written in the style of an "executive summary" to describe the contents and outcome of the first workshop. The second report will be more extensive and will state the problems with background information, and the recommended solutions, as defined and determined by the workshops. These recommendations are intended to provide the framework for the "restructuring" of the education and training of analytical scientists to meet current and future needs. Implementation of curricular changes will require the cooperation and support of academic institutions, technology-based industry, government agencies, and professional societies.