TEACHING NUCLEAR AND RADIOCHEMISTRY AT UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES

A large fraction of the potential graduate students in chemistry come from undergraduate colleges. The exposure of these students to the fie ld of nuclear and radiochemistry is limited by the fact that few profe ssionals actively involved in the field teach at these schools. There is also increasing competition for the limited number of chemistry stu dents by other chemical specializations. Innovative approaches such as a short course to introduce students to nuclear and radiochemistry an d some of the needs for undergraduate teaching are discussed.