"Industrial-Academic Relationships in the Chemical and Molecular Sciences"

The fourth international conference of the Commission on the History of Modern Chemistry (CHMC) of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science will take place 3-5 October 2002. The Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia (USA) will host this meeting,

"Industrial-Academic Relationships in the Chemical and Molecular Sciences."

The general theme of the conference is the interactions between the chemical and molecular sciences, technologies, and related industries since 1900. Traditionally, studies in this area have employed a linear approach to the science-technology relationship. However, it is well established that such transfers are rarely uni-directional. We hope to encourage further a shift in emphasis toward multi-directional transfers. Knowledge, practices, transfer successes and failures, technology, materials, organizational networks, management of R&D, and labor are all potential objects of study within these exchanges. Related themes include interactions with other research centers beyond the academy-e.g. national laboratories, military centers, experimental stations, NGOs, and colonial institutions. Papers are invited on and around this theme. Comparative and international perspectives are strongly encouraged.

For more information, please contact:
Leo B. Slater
Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702
Phone: (215) 873-8224
Fax: (215) 925-1954
E-mail: lslater@chemheritage.org