Follow the chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : lure, lore, and life : an autobiography of Goh Lai Yoong

• Autore: Goh Lai Yoong
• Pubblicazione: Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Disciplina: 540; 540.92
• Soggetto topico: Chemistry
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Profession ; Chapter 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Follow the chemistry
• ISBN: 1-282-76367-9; 9786612763670; 981-4304-01-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780887603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II