Reviews actions of the American Chemical Society (ACS) council meeting held in March 1978 in Anaheim, California. Actions included adoption of a definition of the terms chemist and chemistry. (SL)

Black students desiring to become engineers are benefited by a five-year, two-degree program started in 1969 by the Olin Corporation Charitable Trust. Percentage figures are given concerning black students receiving engineering degrees. (JP)

Presents a profile of George Pimentel, the deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). (SL)

Discusses a report commissioned for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare entitled National Policy and Higher Education.'' Examines, in particular, that portion of the report dealing with the credentials monopolies'' of organized professions which control the entry of personnel into their ranks. (JR)

Using 1972 statistics, examines the following job characteristics of chemists, chemical engineers, and other technical professionals: type of job, tenure in 1972 jobs, status prior to obtaining those jobs, tendency to hold a second job, and basic salary level in the primary job. (MLH)

Presents a profile of doctoral scientists and engineers in the United States constructed from data collected by the National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council. The survey shows that the overall unemployment rate for scientists and engineers was 1.2 percent and the median annual salary was $20,890. (JR)

Analyzes trends in the column inches of position open'' advertising carried in this magazine every week in terms of the unemployment rates of chemists and technical and professional personnel published since 1965. Indicates a positive relationship among the calculation results. (CC)

Discusses the industry's increasing interests in in-house continuing education of employees to avoid technical obsolescence. Included are sample courses, a description of criteria for topic selection, and a summary of the educational techniques used in continuing education programs. (CC)

Presents an extended annual review of employment for chemists and chemical engineers. Includes 1975 employment statistics, a discussion of what employers are seeking, salaries of professional chemists, the status of U.S. spending in research and development, and a variety of aids available to both new and experienced chemical professionals in…

Reports recent statistics on professionals in chemistry, including the fact that a high percentage of new Ph.D. chemists take postdoctoral positions and that a declining percentage of new B.S. chemists are finding jobs in the chemical area. (MLH)

Reported are the results of a survey of the economic status of members of the American Chemical Society. Included are employment, salaries, satisfaction, and the status of women in chemical occupations. (CW)

Reports that recent studies indicate the demand for and salaries of chemical engineers is rising and is ahead of most other engineering disciplines. (SL)

Highlights a National Science Foundation (NSF) assessment which determined whether there will be an adequate supply of science, engineering, and technician personnel for meeting defense/nondefense needs between 1982 and 1987. Indicates that personnel shortages may occur in a few science/engineering employment categories, but chemists/chemical…

Summarizes current trends in the number of BS, MS, and PhD graduates of chemical education programs on a nationwide basis. The data are from the report of the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training. A halt in the decline of PhD graduating chemists is reported. (SA)