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Graduate School
ACS Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist Magazine
Contains career advice, science news, awards, and other relevant topics.
Achieving Excellence in Graduate Research: A Guide for New Graduate Students
Essay published in Advanced Science.
Careers
Concise guide on graduate school and career related topics. Very enjoyable read.
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry
I highly recommend reading this book early in your graduate school studies. There are many career options!!!
Writing
How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper
Concise guide with many reminders of essential components to include within scientific writing.
Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations
Excellent discussion of writing and presentation principles. Includes practice problems with answer key. I find this text highly effective when working through the example problems.
The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information
Essential text to use for chemical style guidelines.
Classic text to improve the style and clarity of your writing.
Presentations
Craft of Scientific Presentations
Includes tips and strategies for delivering great oral presentations.
Written for business documents, but very applicable to scientific communication. This book includes fantastic techniques and examples of how to layout tables, figures, and presentation slides.