03073nam 2200577 a 450 991078088760332120230725041506.01-282-76367-99786612763670981-4304-01-8(CKB)2490000000001819(EBL)731289(OCoLC)694144309(SSID)ssj0000436641(PQKBManifestationID)12156035(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000436641(PQKBWorkID)10428305(PQKB)10509147(MiAaPQ)EBC731289(WSP)00007706(Au-PeEL)EBL731289(CaPaEBR)ebr10422508(CaONFJC)MIL276367(EXLCZ)99249000000000181920100603d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFollow the chemistry[electronic resource] lure, lore, and life : an autobiography of Goh Lai YoongSingapore ;Hackensack, N.J. World Scientificc20101 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4304-00-X Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Early Memories; Chapter 2. Start of School; Chapter 3. On The Move - An Unsettling Two Years; Chapter 4. Back To Normalcy; Chapter 5. Pre-University and University; Chapter 6. In the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur; Chapter 7. Postgraduate Studies in London; Chapter 8. Beyond the Ph.D. and Chicago; Chapter 9. A Beginning in Academia; Chapter 10. Sabbatical Leaves; Chapter 11. Research Reality in the Home Environment; Chapter 12. Overseas Conference Participation and a Bit of Travel; Chapter 13. In Service of the ProfessionChapter 14. My First Retirement and a Doctor of ScienceChapter 15. A Second Retirement and Beyond; Chapter 16. Family; Epilogue -- Reflections; Appendix I List of Acronyms; Appendix II Selected List of Journal Publications; Appendix III Published Conference Abstracts and ProceedingsThis autobiography presents a personal account of the life of a woman academic, over a span of 60 years, from incidents in her childhood, through the education process from primary to pre-university education in British Malaya to two doctorates from University College London. As the story unfolds, it is immediately apparent that her journey in academia has been far from ordinary. She gives credit to the excellent early education she received in Ipoh - a medium-sized town in Malaya - from highly qualified and dedicated nuns and teachers in the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. Hers was a careerChemistryBiographyChemistry540540.92Goh Lai Yoong1573783MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780887603321Follow the chemistry3849674UNINA