The Tour of Collective Wisdom presents:
A Day in the Life of a Successful Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow
Average statistics for Laboratory Success.
37 Ph.D. chemists polled since August 1, 2004.
A Day in the Life of a Successful Synthetic Organic Chemist
11.1 hours spent in the lab
3.1 reactions run
4.3 NMRs taken
13.4 TLCs run
2.3 columns run
7.6 uses of the rotovap
17.1 pieces of glassware washed
7.6 pairs of disposable gloves consumed
A Week in the Life of a Successful Synthetic Organic Chemist
10.5 weekend hours spent in the lab
1.6 seminars attended
11.7 papers read
12.5 searches run on Beilstein or Scifinder
10.8 consultations with coworkers
3.3 trips to the library
A Year in the Life of a Successful Synthetic Organic Chemist
2.8 presentations given
1.9 papers published
Charter Contributors
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