The Future of Chemistry Education

The Analytical Wavelength

The pharmaceutical and chemical industries have changed a lot in recent decades – has chemistry education kept up?

What skills are industry looking for now? Are universities and high schools meeting those needs? What do students need to do to be competitive in the chemistry workforce of tomorrow?

Join us in Episode 4 for insightful perspectives on the future of chemistry, as well as stories of how Lego can be used to teach programing.

Links

Learn more about Spectrus JS – enjoy a 50% discount until August 31, 2021 https://www.acdlabs.com/products/spectrus/spectrus-js/
Read more about Michelle’s research into transferrable skill recognition: Undergraduate recognition of curriculum-related skill development and the skills employers are seeking - Chemistry Education Research and Practice (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C8RP00105G

Article about ROAR from C&EN: https://cen.acs.org/synthesis/Automation-people-Training-new-generation/97/i42
Information about the rEaCt CDT programme: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/next-generation-synthesis-reaction-technology/the-cdt-programme/

Details about the ROAR facility: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/rapid-online-analysis-of-reactions

Video introduction to ROAR’s work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k9SgkRUIi0

People

• Charis Lam
• Jesse Harris
• Sarah Mathers
• Mimi Hii (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/mimi.hii)
• Michelle Hill (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-hill-74181a156/)

Chapters

1. The Future of Chemistry Education (00:00:00)

2. Michelle's favorite chemical substance (00:01:57)

3. Transferable skills (00:04:59)

4. Improvements we can make to education (00:12:52)

5. Advice for students (00:16:27)

6. Mimi's favorite chemical (00:20:34)

7. Is there a skills gap? (00:21:18)

8. How can we fill the gap? (00:25:08)

9. How else can industry help? (00:32:33)

10. Spectrus JS (00:38:42)