LEADER 03073nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910780887603321 005 20230725041506.0 010 $a1-282-76367-9 010 $a9786612763670 010 $a981-4304-01-8 035 $a(CKB)2490000000001819 035 $a(EBL)731289 035 $a(OCoLC)694144309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000436641 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12156035 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000436641 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10428305 035 $a(PQKB)10509147 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC731289 035 $a(WSP)00007706 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL731289 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10422508 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL276367 035 $a(EXLCZ)992490000000001819 100 $a20100603d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFollow the chemistry$b[electronic resource] $elure, lore, and life : an autobiography of Goh Lai Yoong 210 $aSingapore ;$aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (176 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4304-00-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; 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 Profession 327 $aChapter 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 Proceedings 330 $aThis 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 career 606 $aChemistry$vBiography 615 0$aChemistry 676 $a540 676 $a540.92 700 $aGoh$b Lai Yoong$01573783 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780887603321 996 $aFollow the chemistry$93849674 997 $aUNINA