322. Laboratory Safety Training in the Academic Research Laboratory

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sharpe
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Laboratory Safety

Learning experiences from digital laboratory safety training

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Panu Viitaharju ◽  
Kirsi Yliniemi ◽  
Minna Nieminen ◽  
Antti J. Karttunen
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Laboratory Safety

scholarly journals Otto Maass, 1890-1961

1963 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 183-204 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Strong Feeling ◽  
War Effort ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Scientific Research Laboratory

Probably to the great majority of English speaking people, the expression ‘O.M .’ has no very definite connotation. Certainly no strong feeling of affection, no marked sense of loyalty, is conjured up by saying ‘O.M .’. Yet for more than thirty years, in almost every scientific research laboratory in Canada, ‘O.M .’ had one well-known and very definite meaning: Otto Maass. The expression was used not frivolously, but with a sense of very real esteem and affection. It is, of course, not uncommon for young men to refer to their chiefs as ‘the Master’, ‘the King’, etc. whether these chiefs be artists or generals, directors of academic research laboratories or directors of theatrical productions. Such nicknames usually have a variety of connotations, but among Maass’s former students, the intense loyalty and depth of feeling of personal friendship that were implied by ‘O.M .’ was quite exceptional. While Dr Maass’s contributions to Canadian science and to Canada’s war effort were indeed remarkable, perhaps even more remarkable was the highly personal and enduring character of the veneration which he inspired in his students and close associates.

Midstream Modulation of Nanotechnology in an Academic Research Laboratory

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Fisher ◽  
R. L. Mahajan
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Academic Setting ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Nanotechnology Research ◽  
Potential Capacity ◽  
Societal Influences

No clear implementation methods exist for US legislation on integrating societal considerations into nanotechnology research and development. An empirical study was thus undertaken to investigate the possibility and utility of "sociotechnical integration" during nanoscale engineering research in an academic setting. For twelve weeks, an "embedded humanist" interacted with three graduate engineering researchers to identify and assess opportunities for influencing research decisions in accordance with societal concerns. The study focused not on the nature of societal concerns, but on the nature of engineering decisions, and on the potential capacity of researchers to perform integration by "modulating" their decisions. Engineering research decisions were found to be subject to societal influences, and researchers were found to become aware of the possibility of modulating their decisions accordingly. The interactions were not found to hamper research and were found to add value to research. No attempt was made to alter research decisions, only to stimulate awareness of the possibility of doing so. Still, one researcher did alter several decisions as a result of the study. Midstream modulation represents a promising approach for implementing US nanotechnology policy.

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