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Professional Development
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.
Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas in Chemistry
There are many career options for Chemists.
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
Discussion of writing and presentation principles. Includes practice problems with answer key.
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 presentations.
Written for business documents, but can be applicable to scientific communication. This book includes techniques and examples of how to layout tables, figures, and presentation slides.