A perspective of gender differences in chemistry and physics undergraduate research experiences

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1364-1370

  Harsh, Joseph A ^a   Maltese, Adam V ^a   Tai, Robert H ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate Education Research; Undergraduate Research; Women in Chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867460136     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed200581m     Document Type: Review

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