Industry environment, academic preparation

Academic and industrial environment employs a large set of techniques for preparation of magnetic composites based in vulcanized NR and other... 

One way to examine the problem that academia faces in preparing one of its products, students for industry, is to compare the preparation in terms of the environment found in industry today. In Table III, I attempt to compare the academic preparation students receive to what they will find in industry. 

Table m. Academic Preparation versus Industry Environment... 

Friary s book is a much-needed treatise for those chemists, or for that matter any scientist, about to enter or contemplating entry into the pharmaceutical industry. Experience has shown that academe does not prepare us for the culture shock of moving into the multifarious environment of the pharmaceutical industry. 

A synthetic chemist, either an industrial or an academic one, often finds himself searching the literature for specific chemical reactions. In a typical literature search in the library, there are no good methods for finding the type of chemical transformation he is searching for, especially in a specific structural environment. If he is lucky, he may stumble upon a review of relevant chemistry. If not, he has a great deal of work to do. He must wade through a tremendous amount of information and, in a sense, prepare his own review. After he is done, he may as well write up his review and save someone else the trouble in the future. 

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