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Prioritizing Mentorship as Scientific Leaders

Journal Article · · ACS Central Science
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  1. Univ. of Ottawa, ON (Canada)
  2. Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
  3. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA (United States)
  4. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)
  5. Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
  6. Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
  7. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  8. California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
  9. Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena (Germany)
  10. The Scripps Research Inst., La Jolla, CA (United States)
  11. TU Dortmund University (Germany)
  12. Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States)
  13. Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) (Switzerland)
  14. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States)
  15. Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  16. Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
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Scientific careers are rarely straight paths. This article emphasizes the crucial role of mentorship in navigating scientific careers and sustaining innovation in STEMM fields. Effective mentorship can have a positive impact on graduate students' research productivity, research self-efficacy, degree completion, and program satisfaction. Despite its importance, mentorship is often an overlooked and underappreciated component of scientific training. As members of the 2022 CAS Future Leaders class, representing ten countries and various chemistry subdisciplines, we share our mentorship experiences to suggest actions to promote healthy and inclusive mentor-mentee relationships in chemistry. The article explores the importance of mentorship, outlines impactful strategies, and offers insights into how to create a scientific community that values and prioritizes effective mentorship.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
2282423
Report Number(s):
LLNL--JRNL-848416; 1071453
Journal Information:
ACS Central Science, Journal Name: ACS Central Science Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 10; ISSN 2374-7943
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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