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Books

Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: New Formulas for Chemistry Careers, Lisa M. Balbes, published by Oxford University Press, October 2006.

"The Spirit Within," history of the Greater St Louis Area Council from 1976-2012, published May 2014, by Tim O'Donnell and a team of dedicated Scout leaders.

The Role of Conformation and Residues 35-46 in the Binding of Prothrombin to Phospholipid Membranes, Ph.D. Dissertation, UNC-CH, October 1989.

Book Chapters (4)

"Things I Wish I Had Known Earlier (Or, You Can Learn From My Mistakes)," Building Your Best Chemistry Career Volume 1: Academic Perspectives, 2020, Chapter 3, pp 17-25. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2020-1366.ch003.

"From Permission to Poise: Five decades of career advice for women", chapter in Addressing Gender Bias in Science and Technology, Edited by Samina Azad, with Michelle Francl, an ACS Symposium Series book, published 2020 August.

A Perspective of Modern Methods in Computer-Aided Drug Design, Lisa M. Balbes, S. Wayne Mascarella and D. B. Boyd, invited chapter in Reviews in Computational Chemistry, Vol. 5, K. B. Lipkowitz and D. B. Boyd, Eds., VCH Publishers, New York, 1994, Chapter 7, pp. 337-380.

Bovine Prothrombin Fragment 1: Conformational Studies and the Role of Residues 35-46. Lisa M. Balbes, Lee G. Pedersen and Richard G. Hiskey, in Peptides: Synthesis, Structure and Function, J. Rivier, G. R. Marshall, Editors, Escom Press, 590-591 (1990).

Career Development for Scientists Articles

Physics Today

Professional societies and you, published 2022 September 29.
- Corresponding video
Stepping Off the Tenure Track, published 2022 August 10.
- Corresponding video
When (and when not) to volunteer at work, published 2022 April 11.
- Corresponding video

Social media for career enhancement: An introduction, published 2022 March 15.
Transferring your transferable skills, published 2021 Oct 15.

Eos articles for the American Geophysical Union

Ten Steps to a Successful Career Launch, published 2018 July, By Makeda Waterman, Lisa Balbes, and David Harwell. Selected as one of the 101 Best Career Tips From Industry Experts [2020 Edition]

On the Job blog for the American Geophysical Union (16)

Finding Jobs in the Government, published 2019 May 13
Polishing Your Profile, published 2019 April 15
Soft Skills, published 2019 March 11
Survey Says.... published 2019 Feb 12
What do you value? published 2019 January 14
Evaluating An Offer, Part I: Financial Considerations, published 2018 May 25
Breaking Out of the Analysis Loop, published 2018 April 19
When It’s Time To Say Goodbye: Knowing When to Leave Your Employer, published 2018 Feb 27
It’s Never Too Early: Starting on your 2018 Fall Meeting Abstract, published 201 Dec 15
Guardian of the Gate: Conquering your fear of online job applications, published 2017 Nov 15
Converting a short-term position into a long-term career, published 2017 Sept 15
Planning for Serendipity: Successfully networking at Fall Meeting (or other conferences), published 2017 August 31
Volunteering: Help others while helping yourself, published 2017 July 18
Starting Off Right: Tips for navigating new workplaces, published 2017 June 29.
Salary Negotiations: The First Steps, published 2017 May 09
Wherever you go, there you are , published 2017 April 12

Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist (21)

Crafting Clear Communications, Graduate and postdoctoral Chemist, 2021 Nov.
How Not To Network, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, 2020 September.
Three "R"s for Thriving through Unexpected Transitions: Regroup, Reassess, and React, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, 2020 July.
From Conflict to Collaboration, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, May 2020.
Advice: You Asked for It; You Got It. What Are You Going to Do With It? Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, April 2020.
Asking About Asking for Advice, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, December 2019
Trying Out Teamwork, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist2019 August.
How to Succeed By Failing, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, March 2019, Issue 1, Volume 6, page 4-6.
Maintaining Your Mental Health, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, December 2018, Issue 4, Volume 5, pages 4-6.
Setting Goals That Increase Success, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, 2018 August.
Where do I go from here? Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, June 2018, Issue 2, Volume 5, pages 4-6.
What is an ATS, and Why Should I Care?, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, March 2018, Issue 1, Volume 5, pages 4-6.
On Becoming a Mentor, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, December 2017, Issue 3, Volume 4, pages 8-10.
When You Need a Mentor, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, April 2017, Issue 1, Vol 4, pages 6-8
10 Career Tips from Pokemon Go, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, December 2016, Issue 4, Vol 3, pages 12-14.
Transferring Your Transferable Skills, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, July 2016, Issue 2, Vol 3, pages 4-6.
What Career Path is Right for You?, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, March 2016, pages 6-8.
The Best Nontraditional Careers for Chemists: Popular, Unusual, or Growing Fields, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, December 2015, pages 8-10.
15 Myths about Nontraditional Careers in Chemistry, and the Realities Behind Them, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, July 2015, pages 6-8.
How to Market Your Chemistry Degree in Another Field, Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist, 2014 June.
Transferring Your PhD Skills to a Nontraditional Career, Graduate and Postdoctoral Chemist, 2014 March 11.

InChemistry (11)

Career Advice from Mark Twain, Nov/Dec 2014, pages 16-17.
College to Career: Explore Careers in Materials Science, Sept/Oct 2013, pages 20-22. Contributor.
Profiles in Chemistry: Paul Andrusyszyn, Product Development Chemist, InChemistry, January/February 2013, page 20-22.
I'm Graduating and Don't Have a Job. What Should I Do? InChemistry, April/May 2012. pages 8-10.
Set Yourself Up for Professional Success, InChemistry, November/December 2011, page 2.
Permanent Temporary Employees, InChemistry, April/May 2011, pages 23-25.
Which Job Sector is Best for You?, InChemistry, February/March 2011.
A Career Involving Problem Solving, Relationship
Building, and Much More!, InChemistry, April/May 2010, page 16-18.
Networking: It’s Not Who You Know, It’s Who Knows You, InChemistry, Feb/Mar 2010, page 16.
ACS Career Consultants: Career Advice Is Yours for the Asking, InChemistry, Feb/Mar 2010, pages 18-19.
Career Options Beyond the Bench, InChemistry, November/December 2007, pages 15-16.

Chemical and Engineering News, ACS Industry Matters (3)

Take a Different Approach to Building and Maintaining Your Network, ACS Industry Matters, 2022 April07.
Helping Chemists Find Jobs And Create Jobs, Volume 90 Issue 14, April 2, 2012, p. 49
Networking for Life, C&EN, Volume 89 Issue 33, August 15, 2011, p. 38

ACS Career Tips, published in Chemical & Engineering News

How to prepare for a panel, Volume 102, Issue 36 . Published 2024Nov18.
How to succeed at failing, Volume 102, issue 32, page 38. Published 2024 Oct 14.
Taking a break from traditional employment, Volume 102, Issue 29, page 78. Published September 16/23. (#242)
Going Up? Prepare your elevator pitch, Volume 102, Issue 25. Published 2024 Aug 15.
Keeping disagreements constructive, Volume 102, Issue 21. Published 2024 July 8/15. Page 38.
Habits to tame your email inbox, Volume 102, Issue 18. Published 2024 June 14. Page 38. (#239)
Reenergize your career, Volume 102, Issue 11, published 2024 Apr 08. Page 30.
How to optimize for a conference, from a distance, Volume 102, Issue 7, published 2024 March 04. Page 61.
Make intentional changes for yourself with a SWOT analysis, Volume 102, Issue 4, published 2004 Feb 04. Page 37.
Interviewing: Can do the job, will do the job, fit for the job, Volume 102, Issue 2, published 2024 January 18. Page 46.
Reach out - it's good for you, Volume 101, Issue 40, page 37, published 2023 Dec 04.
Feedforward, not feedback, Volume101, Issue 38, page 37, published 2023 Nov 20.
Supporting grieving colleagues, Volume 101, Issue 32, page 38. Published 2023 Sept 25.
How to find mentors, Volume 101, Issue 29, page 34. Published 2023 September 04.
How to Measure Career Success, Volume 101, Issue 26, page 54. Published August 7, 2023.
How to master the art of expense reports, Volume 101, Issue 21, page 38. Published 2023 July 03.
The importance of backing up, Volume 101, Issue 18, published 2023 June 4.
AI-assisted writing: Friend or foe?, Volume 101, Issue 14, page 30. Published 2023 April 30.
Linking up on LinkedIn: Follow or Friend, Volume 101, issue 11, page 38. Published 2023 April 03.
Talent, luck, or a little of each?, Volume 101, Issue 8, page 54. March 4, 2023.
Thinking of returning to a previous employer? Volume 101, Issue 5. Published 2023 February 06.
Working with colleagues with disabilities, Volume 101, issue 2. Published 2023 January 13.
Making it easier to connect with colleagues, Volume 100, issue 43. Published 2022 Dec 05.
How to Prioritize Tasks, Volume 100, issue 39. Published 2022 Nov 07.
To assemble a diverse team, start early, Volume 100, Issue 35, page 29. Published 2022Oct 03.
H ow to take meeting notes, Volume 100, issue 31, page 38. Published 2022 Sept 01.
Did you make a mistake? Volume 100 (27), page 37. Published 2022 Aug 08.
Inclusive Language, Volume 100(24), page 38. Published 2022 July 04.
Creating Creative Solutions, Volume 100, Issue 20, page 29. Published 2011 June 06.
Cover letters: Essential or outdated?, Volume 100, issue 15, 2022 May 02, page 29.
Is there enough space in your schedule?, Volume 100, Issue 12, 2022 April 07, page 77.
How to kill a zombie (project), Volume 100, Issue 9, 2022 Mar 07, page 37.
Evaluating Volunteer Opportunities, Volume 100, Issue 5, 2022, Feb 07, page 30.
Making a great resignation, volume 100, issue 1. Published 2022 Jan 03.
Optimize your schedule, Volume 99, Issue 44, page 53. Published 2021 Dec 06.
How to do something you don’t want to do, Volume 99, Issue 40, page 37. Published 2021Nov 01.
Be prepared for opportunity to knock, Volume 99, Issue 36, page 37. Published 2021Oct04.
Know how to say no, Volume 99, Issue 32, page 37. Published 2021 Sept 06.
Is it time for a change?, Volume 99, Issue 28, page 30, published 2021Aug02.
Reemerging after COVID-19, Volume 99, Issue 25, page 38, published 2021July12.
Networking for Introverts, Volume 99, Issue 16, 2021 May 02. Commentary.
How To Delegate, Volume 99, Issue 12, 2021April05.
How to maintain a positive attitude, Volume 9, issue 7, 2021 March 01, page 37.
How to have difficult conversations at work, Volume 99, Issue 4, published 2021 January 30.
Take Steps Towards Your Dreams, Volume 99, Issue 1, published 2021 Jan 04. (#200)
Being Present to Present Virtually, Volume 98, Issue 47, published 2020 Dec 06.
Take Time and Take Charge, Volume 98, Issue 42, page 37, published 2020 Nov 02.
How to build your references before you need them, Volume 98, Issue 38, published 2020 Oct 05.
Taming your to-do list, Volume 98, issue 34, published 2020 Sept 04.
Zoomed out? Here’s how to manage expectations, Volume 98, Issue 30, page 38. published 2020 Aug 03.
Finding Your Affinity Group, Volume 98, Issue 26, published 2020 July 06.
Business Cards in the Time of COVID-19, Volume 98, Issue 21, published 2020 June 01, page 38.
Turning Worry Into Work, volume 98, Issue 17, published 2020 May 02, page.
Tips for Working Remotely, Volume 98, Issue 13, page 37, published 2020 April 03.
How to answer difficult interview questions, Volume 98, Issue 9, page 77, published 2020 March 02.
How to evaluate opportunities and not get scammed, Volume 98, Issue 5, page 45, published 2020 Feb 01.
How the periodic table can help you organize your career, Volume 98, Issue 1, page 61, published 2020 Jan 06.
Get out of here. It's for your own good. Volume 97, Issue 47, page 45, published 2019 December 02.
Does your career need a side gig?, Volume 97, Issue 39, page 36, published 2019 Oct 07.
Breaking Habits of Bias, Volume 97, Issue 34, published 2019 Sept 02.
How to prepare for career transitions, volume 97, Issue 31, published 2019 August 05.
How do you solve a problem?,Volume 97, Issue 27, published 2019 July 05.
Give me a break: The art of hitting pause to recharge, Volume 97, Issue 22, published 2019 June 01.
Crafting a résumé for the world, Volume 97, Issue 18, published 2019 May 5.
How to cultivate ideas from a conference, Volume 97, issue 13, page 44, published 2019April01.
Finding joy in your career, Volume 97, issue 9, page 45, published 2019 March 04.
On being an excellent host, Volum 97, issue 5, page 37, published 2019 February 04.
Moving on up, Volume 97, issue 1, page 45, published 2019 January 07.
9 Ways to Motivate Others, Volume 96, Issue 44, published November 3, page 51.
Overcoming overqualification, Volume 96, Issue 39, published 2018 Sept 30, page 44.
Optimize your business travel, Voume 96, Issue 35, page 45, published 2018 Sept 03.
Poster presentations that pop, Volume 96, Issue 32, page 45, published 2018 August 06.
How to foster a diverse workplace, Volume 96, Issue 27, page 37, published 2018 June 29.
Continuing education for your career, Volume 96, issue 23, page 36, published 2018 June 04.
How to fit in when you’re in a new environment, Volume 96, Issue 19, published 2018 May 06
Finding a Mentor, Volume 96, Issue 14, page 37, published 2018 April 02.
Making the most of an exposition, Volume 96 Issue 10, p. 45, published 2018 March 5
Look beneath the surface when job searching, Volume 96 Issue 6, p. 37, published 2018 February 5.
Working with recruiters, Volume 96 Issue 1, p. 37, published 2018 Jan 2018.
Start pursuing your career dreams, Volume 95, Issue 48, p. 46 published 2017 December 4.
Closing the doors, Volume 95 Issue 44, p. 45, published 2017 November 6.
How to say goodbye, Volume 95 Issue 39, p. 36, published 2017 October 2.
When the Party's Over, Volume 95 Issue 35, p. 43, published 2017 Sept 4.
Share a love of chemistry, Volume 95 Issue 32, p. 37, published 2017 August 7.
E-mail etiquette, Volume 95 Issue 27, p. 37, published 2017 July 3.
Looking ahead to your career goals, Volume 95 Issue 23, p. 37, published June 5, 2017.
Working with difficult people, Volume 95 Issue 18, p. 38, published May 1, 2017.
Experimental Error, Volume 95, Issue 14, p. 52, published April 3, 2017.
25 ways to stay in touch with former colleagues, Volume 95 Issue 10, p. 44, published 2017 March 6.
Telling your boss big news, Volume 95 Issue 6, p. 77, published 2017 February 6.
Looking backward to move forward, Volume 94 Issue 48, p. 50, published 2016 December 5.
Getting it all done, Volume 94 Issue 44, p. 44, published 2016 November 7.
How to be a better leader, Volume 94 Issue 39, p. 2016 October 03.
Are you a planner or a reactor?, Volume 94 Issue 3, p. 58, 2016 September 05.
Change can be good for your career, Volume 94 Issue 31, 2016 August 01. (#150)
Four questions to resolve conflicts, Volume 94 Issue 27, 2016 July 04.
Building Consensus, Volume 94 Issue 23, page 50, published 2016 June 06.
Just ask, Volume 94, Issue 18, p. 37, published 2016 May 2.
Can you hear me now?, Volume 94 Issue 14, p. 38, published 2016 April 4.
Tame your technology, Volume 94 Issue 10, p. 68, published 2016 March 7.
Talkin’ ’Bout My Generation, Volume 94 Issue, p. 44, published February 1, 2016.
A Pedometer For Your Professional Life, Volume 94 Issue 1, p. 44, published 2016 January 4.
A Tale Of Four Volunteers, Volume 93 Issue 48, p. 51, published 2015 December 7.
Look Back On The Big Picture, Volume 93 Issue 4, p. 50, published 2015 November 2.
Are You Diverse Enough?, Volume 93 Issue 39, p. 56, published 2015 October 5.
Attitude Makes All The Difference, Volume 93 Issue 35, p. 50, published 2015 September 7.
Returning to Work after a Break, Volume 93 Issue 3, p. 44, published 2015 August 03.
Leaning On A Community Of Colleagues, Volume 93 Issue 27, p. 52, published 2015 July 6.
The Two-Body Opportunity, Volume 93 Issue 22, p. 36, published 2015 June 1.
Learning to Lead, Volume 93 Issue 18, p. 36 published 2015 May 4.
How To Do The (Nearly) Impossible, Published in online edition edition 2015 Mar 02. Published in print Volume 93 Issue 14, p. 34, April 6, 2015.
Don’t Recycle Your Résumé, Refresh It, Volume 93 Issue 5, p. 42, published February 2, 2015.
Write It Right, Volume 93 Issue 1, p. 34, published January 5, 2015.
Not Enough Time? Schedule More Things, Volume 92 Issue 48, p. 34, published December 1, 2014.
Finding Your Emotional Anchor, Volume 92 Issue 44, p. 48, published November 3, 2014.
How to Make Bad Decisions, Volume 92 Issue 40, p. 50, published October 6, 2014.
Educate Yourself—Over & Over, Volume 92, Issue 35, p. 72, published September 1, 2014.
Making a Case for Conferences, Volume 92 Issue 31, p. 34, published August 4, 2014
Should I Stay, Or Should I Go?, Volume 92 Issue 27, p. 36, published July 7, 2014.
Do You Have Any Questions for Me?, Volume 92 Issue 22, p. 36, published 2014 June 02.
And Today's Speaker Is, Volume 92 Issue 18, p. 36, published May 5, 2014
Stranger in a Strange Land,Volume 92 Issue 14, p. 52, published 2014 April 07
Getting the Most Out of Conferences, Volume 92 Issue, p. 58, published 2014 March 03.
Making Meetings Meaningful, Volume 92 Issue 5, published 2014 Feb 03.
Are You A Professional? Volume 91 Issue 48 p. 36, published 2013 Dec 02.
Just Tell Me What You Want, Volume 91 Issue 44, published 2013 Nov 04.
Job Searching 2.0, Volume 91, Issue 40, p. 66. published 2013 October 7.
Negotiate Like a Pro, Volume 91 Issue 35, p. 64, published September 2, 2013
It’s On The Internet … It Must Be True, Volume 91 Issue 31, published 2013 Aug 05.
Do You Still Love Your Job?, Volume 91 Issue 26, p. 52, published 2013 July 01
Preparing for Your Vacation, Volume 91 Issue 22, p. 44, published 2013 June 03.
Writing A Winning Award Nomination, Volume 91(1), p. 50, published 2013May 06
Expect the Unexpected, published 2013April 01
Five Tricks For Expanding Your Job Search, published 2013 March 04
What Is Your Body Language Saying—Or Not Saying?, published 2013 Feb 04
Looking Backward to Move Your Career Forward, published 2013 Jan 07
Volunteering for Success, published 2012 Dec 03
Is Your Resume Out of Style?, published 2012 Nov 05
Dealing with Deadlines, published 2012 Oct 01
Perfect Your Presentations, published 2012 Sept 03
Managing Your Online Image, published 2012 August 06
Refreshing Your Resume, published 2012 July 02
Interviewing: Set the Stage for Success, published 2012 June 04
Five Steps To Successful Networking, published 2012 April 02

American Chemical Society Careers Blog

Should I Stay or Should I Go?, published 2014 July 07.
Do You Have Any Questions for Me?, published 2014 June 02.
Do More When You Have Less, published 2014 May 26.
And Today's Speaker Is, published 2014 May 05
Chemistry Lessons from Art, published 2014 April 14
Where Do You Fall?, published 2014 April 07
What is Your Story?, published 2014 March 24, reprinted in Optics and Photonics News, 2014 May 01.
Career Preparation for Conferences, published 2014 March 03
Fail Early, Fail Often, published 2014 March 03
Career Advice from Mark Twain, published 2014 Feb 24.
Simple Options, Complex Choices, published 2014 Feb 10.
Making Meetings Meaningful, published 2014 Feb 03.
Pour Some Water on Your Career, published 2014 Jan 20
Do You Have the Right Attitude? published 2013 Dec 30. Reprinted in Optics and Photonics News, 2014 Jan 28.
Are You a Professional? published 2013 Dec 02.
Expanding the Niches, published 2013 Nov 18.
Just Tell Me What You Want, published 2013 Nov 04.
Updates on Online Career Tools, published 2013 Oct 07.
Your Career as a Tourist, published 2013 Sept 16. Reprinted as How to Plan a Vacation (and Your Career) in Photonics.
Negotiating, published 2013 Sept 02.
It’s on the Internet; It Must be True, published 2013 Aug 05.
Are You Engaged? published 2013July22.
Culture Shock, published 2013July15. Edited and reprinted as Career Culture Shock in Optics and Photonics News, December 2013.
Stuck Between a Pillow and a Soft Place, published 2013 July 08
Have You Fallen Out of Love?, published 2013 July 01.
Being There, Even When You're Not, published 2013 June 3. #100
Interview Etiquette, published 2013 May 27.
Do You Have Any Idea What You’re Getting Into? Survey Says, Probably Not, published 2013 May 20.
Are You Asking the Right Questions?, published 2013 May 13, reprinted in Optics and Photonics, 2013 July 22.
Writing Winning Recommendation Letters, published 2013 May 06.
Who Is Your Control Group?, published 2013 April 28
Expect the Unexpected, published 2013April01
Five Tricks For Finding Employment Opportunities, published 2013 March 04
Do You Need a NOT To Do List?, published 2013 Feb 18
How to Write a Research Paper, published 2013 Feb 11
What Are You Saying – Or Not Saying?, published 2013 Feb 04
Looking Backward to Move Your Career Forward, published 2013 Jan 07
Volunteering for Fun and Profit, published 2012 Dec 03
Are Your Communications in Context?, published 2012 Nov 22
What You Should be Doing? , published 2012 Nov 12
Is Your Resume Out of Style, published 2012 Nov 05
Where Do You Want to Go From Here, Really?, published 2012 Oct 08
Do You Know How to Deal with Deadlines?, published 2012 October 01
Are Your Presentations Perfect?, published 2012 Sept 03
When Does the Intervew Start, published 2012 Aug 27
Polishing Your Social Media Profile, published 2012 August 20
Do You Agree with Your (online) Self?, published 2012 August 06
It's the Little Things that Matter, published 2012 July 16
Refreshing Your Resume, published 2012 July 02
Interviewing: Set The Stage For Success, Volume 90 Issue 23, June 4, 2012, p. 44
How to Run a Successful Meeting, published 2012May 28
Working from Home: It is the best of places; it is the worst of places, published 2012 May 21
The Two-Body Opportunity, published 2012 April 30.
Are You An Entrepreneur? published 2012 April 23,
reprinted by The Optical Society 2012 Sept 25
When Connecting Isn’t A Connection: 21 Ways to Build Relationships, published 2012 March 19
Myths and Tricks from the Hiring Professional, published 2012 March 12,
reprinted by the Optical Society 2012 September 19
Is there really a shortage of STEM workers?, published 2012 Feb 06
The Times They Are A-Changin', published 2012 Jan 30
Who is Your Ground Buddy?, published 2011 Dec 05
Recent Changes in Patent Law, published 2011 Nov 28
Are You Allergic to Your Dream Job?, published 2011 Nov 21.
Writing Small: When Less is More, published 2011 Nov 14
What Makes You Happy, published 2011Sept 12.
Do You Need a Plan? A Business Plan, That Is, published 2011Aug22.
Interviewing Lessons from Apple Inc., published 2011 Aug 15.
The Globalization of Science, published 2011 August 01.
I Love Parking Lots!, published 2011 July 05.
Planning a Scientific Career in Industry, published 2011 May 23.
You Have to Earn the Liz, published 2011 May 16.
Tips for Telephone Interviews, published 2011 May 09.
Five Tips for Better Online Networking, published 2011 Feb 28
You Have to Have Been There, published 2011 Feb 21.
Organization of Resumes: When vs What, published 2011 Feb 14.
Take Charge of Your Training, published 2011 Feb 07, reprinted 2013 June 24.
Motivations, published 2011 Feb 01.
Keeping Up with the Trends, published 2011 Jan 24.
How to Fill a Hole, published 2011 Jan 18.
How to Ask for Help, published 2011 Jan 10; reprinte 2013 June 10.
Who Are You Following?, published 2011 January 04.
Negotiating: Do You Want Lemons or Lemonade?, published 2010 Dec 27.
Hiring in China – Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region, published 2010 Dec 07.
Oral Presentations: Preparation is Everything!, published 2010 November 29.
Lessons from the ACS National Meeting, published 2010 October 18.
A Chemist By Any Other Name, published 2010 October 11.
How to Really Prepare for a Virtual Career Fair, published 2010 October 08, reprinted 2013 June 17.
An Interview about Interviewing, published 2010 July 21
Trends in Interviewing? You Bet!, published 2010 July 07
The Background on Background Checks, published 2010 June 29.
Second Careers in Teaching – An Interview with Jennifer Anastasoff, published 2010 June 21.
Change Your Career in Seven Easy Steps, published 2010 June 15.
Green Opportunities for Your Chemistry Career, published 2010 May 31
Are Great Networkers Born or Made?, published 2010 May 09.
Is It Time for a Career Checkup?, published 2010 May 02.
The Evolution of Work – Portfolio Careers, published 2010 April 09
How to deal with change – An interview with Dr Price Pritchett, audio entry, published 2010April04.
Preparing for a Career Fair, published 2010 Mar15
Workplace Stress – How to Reduce it for You and Your Employees, published 2010 Mar 08
Want a Career in Sales? Guess What – You Already Have One, published 2010 Mar 01
What Water Do You Live In?, published 2010 Feb 22
Misery Loves Company – So Find Some Company, and Get Rid of the Misery, published 2010 January 19.
Hidden Work of a Different Kind, published 2010 January 11
Work-Life Balancing Act, published 2009 December 29
Introduction Etiquette, published 2009 November 30
What Have You Learned Lately? published 2009 November 09
Too Many Scientists?, published 2009 November 02
Doing Your Due Diligence, published 2009 October 26
What are the Chickens in Your Life?, published 2009 October 20
Cultural Differences Provide New Opportunities, published 2009 September 28
Networking, It's Not a Numbers Game, published 2009 September 21
In Demand and Growing Green, published 2009 September 14
Getting the Most from Social Networks, published 2009 September 02
Evaluate Your Values, published 2009 August 03
Resume Don'ts from Hiring Managers, published 2009 July 27
Job Interviews...Trust Your Instincts, published 2009 July21
Challenge Yourself, published 2009 June 23
How About Some Good News, published 2009 June 15
Clean Up Those Cards, published 2009 June 09
The Value of Virtual Career Fairs, published 2009 May 26.
The Art of the Thank You Note, published 2009Apr01
Say Yes to Networking!, published 2009Feb24
Technology Changes Everything - Including Interviewing, published 2009February10.
Where are the Chemists? And Where Should You be? published 2009Jan25
Academia to Industry...or the other way around? published 2009Jan09.
Women Don't Ask - Negotiation Strategies, published 2007 December 10
Project Management - is Your Goal to Set Goals?, published 2007 October 22
Danger in the Comfort Zone by Judith M. Bardwick, published 2007 October 07

Take a Different Approach to Building and Maintaining Your Network, One Minute Mentor, ACS Industry Matters, published 2022 April 07

Careers in Perspective: Chemists Can Do Anything, 2008 May 09, Science.org career articles.

Philanthropic Gesture Leads to International Friendship, The Nucleus, Summer 2007, pages 15, 24, 26.

Career Profiles of Chemists, series of 12 articles, American Chemical Society, December 2006.

What a Chemist should consider before becoming a Consultant, published by the American Chemical Society, July 2004.

Careers in Chemical Information, published 03 December 2001 in ACS's JobSpectrum.

Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Clinical validation of the novel fluorescent glomerular filtration rate tracer agent relmapirazin (MB-102), Richard B. Dorshow, Martin P. Debreczeny, Stuart L. Goldstein, Jeng-Jong Shieh. Kidney International, Volume 106, Issue 4P679-687October 2024. Editorial support.

Transdermal Detection of MB-102 and Correlation to Meropenem Pharmacokinetics During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: In Vivo Results. Dorshow, Richard B.; Johnson, James R.; Shieh, Jeng-Jong; Riley, I. Rochelle; Rogers, Thomas E.; Pino, Christopher J.; Johnston, Kimberly A.; Tang, Peter; Nolin, Thomas D.; Humes, H. David; Goldstein, Stuart L. ASAIO Journal April 2023. DOI: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001945. Editorial support.

Adsorption and Clearance of the Novel Fluorescent Tracer Agent MB-102 During Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: In Vitro Results, Soo M. Jang,* Jeng-Jong Shieh,† Ivan R. Riley,† Richard B. Dorshow, and Bruce A. Mueller, ASAIO Journal April 2023. Editorial support.

A dynamic systems analysis of factors affecting success of identity-preserved products: the case of high-oleic soybeans, Charles F. Nicholson, Keenan C McRoberts, Besir Suleyman Öz, Birgit Kopainsk, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, in press, DOI: 10.22434/IFAMR2021.0132. Editorial support.

The health effects of soy: A reference guide for health professionals, Mark Messina, Alison Duncan, Virginia Messina, Heidi Lynch, Jessica Kiel and John W. Erdman Jr. REVIEW article, Front. Nutr., 11 August 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.970364 Editorial Support.

Novel Chiral High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) Determination of MB-102, A New Fluorescent Tracer Agent Enabling the Measurement of Point-of-Care Glomerular Filtration Rate, Jeng-Jong Shieh, I. Rochelle Riley, Thomas E. Rogers & Richard B. Dorshow. Published online: 27 Jul 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2022.2102645 Editorial Support.

Evaluation of Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity in Rabbits for MB-102, a Fluorescent Tracer Agent Designed for Real-Time Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate, Joseph E. Bugaj, Richard B. Dorshow, International Journal of Toxicology, 2022, Vol. 0(0) 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1177/10915818221111331 Editorial Support.

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion in Professional Athletes: Allograft Versus Autograft, Hotchkiss, William R. MD; Clavenna, Andrew L. MD; Nimmons, Scott J.B. MD; Dossett, Andrew B. MD. Clinical Spine Surgery: May 16, 2022 - Volume - Issue - 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001343. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001343. Editorial Support.

Perspective: Soybeans Can Help Address the Caloric and Protein Needs of a Growing Global Population, Mark Messina, Front. Nutr., 06 May 2022 https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.909464. Editorial Support.

Assessing Rodent Gnawing of Elastomers Containing Soybean Oil Derivatives. Richard P. Heggs, Brian C. Pierce, Lisa M. Balbes, Keenan C. McRoberts, Michael A. Streicker, and Keith B. Cockerline. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8, 49, 18015-18022 (Research Article). Published December 4, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c05868

Characterization of MB-102, a New Fluorescent Tracer Agent for Point-of-Care Renal Function Monitoring. Jeng-Jong Shieh, I. Rochelle Riley, Thomas E. Rogers, Lung-Fa Kao, Richard B. Dorshow. Volume 109, Issue 2, February 2020, Pages 1191-1198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2019.11.002 Editorial Support.

Transdermal fluorescence detection of a dual fluorophore system for noninvasive point-of-care gastrointestinal permeability measurement, Richard B. Dorshow, J. R. Johnson, Martin P. Debreczeny, I. Rochelle Riley, Jeng-Jong Sheih, Thomas E. Rogers, Carla Hall-Moore, Nurmohammad Shaikh, L. Colleen Rouggly-Nickless, and Phillip I. Tarr, Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 10(10), 1 October 2019, 5103 - 5116. Editorial Support.

Effectiveness of MB-102, a novel fluorescent tracer agent, for conducting ocular angiography in dogs, Christopher G. Pirie DVM, Thomas E. Rogers PhD, Richard B. Dorshow PhD, Am J Vet Res 2020;81:428–436. Editorial Support.

Next tier in vitro and in vivo nonclinical studies further elucidating the safety
and toxicity profile of MB-102, a novel fluorescent tracer agent for measurement of glomerular filtration rate
Richard B. Dorshow*, Joseph E. Bugaj, Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 107 (2019) 104417. Editorial Support.

Clinical analysis and quantitation of MB-102, a novel fluorescence tracer agent, in human plasma. Jeng-Jong Shieh, I. Rochelle Rileya and Richard B. Dorshow, Anal. Methods, 2018, 10, 2376-2383. Editorial Support.

Faraldos, J.A.; Giner, J-L.; Smith, D.; Wilson, M.; Ronhovde, K.; Wilson, E.; Clevette, D.; Holmes, A.; Rouhier, K. “Enzymatic Resolution of 1-Phenylethanol and Formation of a Diastereomer: An Undergraduate 1H NMR Experiment to Introduce Chiral Chemistry” J. Chem. Educ. (2011) 88(3): 334-336. Editorial Support.

Strength in Numbers: The St Louis Area AMWA/Society for Technical Communication Freelances' Luncheons, Joanne M McAndrews, PhD, and Lisa M. Balbes, PhD., AMWA Journal, 2009, Vol 24, No 1, pages 45-46.

International Reach of the American Chemical Society, The Nucleus, Nov. 2008, pages 9, 10, 11 and 15.

Alcance internacional de la American Chemical Society. Daniel J. Eustace, y Lisa M. Balbes, (2007) Revista Industria y Química, 356, pp 41-45. (article in Spanish)

Career Options Beyond the Bench, inChemistry, November/December 2007, pages 15-16.

Raman Chemical Imaging for Ingredient-specific Particle Size Characterization of Aqueous Suspension Nasal Spray Formulations: A Progress Report
Doub, William H., Adams, Wallace P., Spencer, John A, Buhse, Lucinda F., Nelson, Matthew P. and Treado, Patrick J. Pharmaceutical Research, (May 2007) Vol. 24, No. 5, 934 - 945.

Stability, Dose Uniformity, and Palatability of Three Counterterrorism Drugs - Human Subject and Electronic Tongue Studies. Nakissa Sadrieh, James Brower, Lawrence Yu, William Doub, Arthur Straughn, Stella Machado, Frank Pelsor, Emmanuelle Saint Martin, Terry Moore, John Reepmeyer, Duckhee Toler, Agnes Nguyenpho, Rosemary Roberts, Donald J. Schuirmann, Moheb Nasr, and Lucinda Buhse, Pharmaceutical Research (2005), 22(10), 1747-1756. Editor.

Quality assessment of internet pharmaceutical products using traditional and non-traditional analytical techniques, Benjamin J. Westenberger, Christopher D. Ellison, Andrew S. Fussner, Susan Jenney, Richard E. Kolinski, Terra G. Lipe, Robbe C. Lyon, Terry W. Moore, Larry K. Revelle, Anjanette P. Smith et al., International Journal of Pharmceutics, (2005), 306, 56-70. Editor.

Predicted Secondary Structure of Bovine Prothrombin Fragment 1 and Related Proteins in Different Environments by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy, Lisa M. Balbes, Lee G. Pedersen and Richard G. Hiskey, International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research, (1992), 40, 127-133.

Modeling and Dynamics of Human Synovial Fluid Phospholipase A2, Lisa M. Balbes and F. Ivy Carroll, Med. Chem. Res. (1991) 1, 283 - 288.

Molecular Modeling of PLA2, Lisa M. Balbes and F. Ivy Carroll, NCSC Flyer, March/April 1991, Volume 3, Number 2, pages 1,7.

The Influence of Type A and B Behavior Patterns on the Perceived Quality of Dating Relationships, Lisa M. Rosenberger (Balbes) and Michael J. Strube, J. Appl. Soc. Psychol., (1986) 16, 277. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1986.tb01140.x. Summary published in Psychology Today magazine.

Trade Publications (11)

Operational vision: Adoption of in-line monitoring and real-time release, BioPhorum, 2022 June.

The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts, STC Intercom, June 2013, pages 19-20.

Strength in Numbers: The St Louis Area AMWA/Society for Technical Communications Freelancer's Luncheons, by Joanne McAndrews and Lisa M Balbes, AMWA Journal, 2009, Volume 24(1), 45-46.

"St Louis: Over 100 Years of Chemistry", by Lisa M. Balbes and Lucinda F. Buhse, Chemical Bond, October 2007, pages 8 - 11. Archived by the Academy of Science of St Louis.

Speeding Drug Discovery by Predicting Pharmacokinetic Properties in Silico, published in Drug Discovery and Development.

"High Throughput Screening: Speeding up a Crucial Process" published in British magazine sp2, April 2002.

"Combinatorial Chemistry: Managing the Information Flood", published in Specialty Chemicals Magazine, September 2001, pages 16-17.

"Application of Protein Modeling in the Elucidation of Enzymatic Catalysis", published in September/October 2001 issue of American Genomic/Proteomic Technologies.

From Target to Drug in the Virtual Discovery Lab, by Lisa M. Balbes, Malcolm Cline, and Denise D. Beusen, Drug Discovery and Development, April 2001.

Drug Discovery Tutorial: Protein Sequence to Lead Compounds, by Lisa M. Balbes, Malcolm Cline, and Denise Beusen, Genetic Engineering News, Volume 21, Number 6, March 15, 2001.

Managing Chemical Structure and Property Data in Oracle for Scientific Computing and Instrumentation, March 2001.

Online Publications (19)

Outsourcing your Pharmaceutical Project?, published 2015 May.

Careers in Perspective: Chemists Can Do Anything, published in ScienceCareers.org, 2008May08.

Book review of "Introduction to Chemoinformatics", to be published in the Alchemist.

Profile of Theodore Gray, published in the Alchemist, September 2003.

World's Largest Water Clock, published in Alchemist, 03 October 2001.

Symbolic Logic and Artificial Intelligence, published in Alchemist, 5 October 2001.

Chemistry of Glass, published in November, 2001 issue of Chemistry.

Four Steps in One: Synthesis, Separation, Screening and Analysis of Combinatorial Libraries on a Single Media, published in the Alchemist, 7 April 2000.

Charleston Conference Travel Awards , published by Network Science, March 2000.

New Technique Simplifies Analysis, published in The Alchemist, 23 Sept 1999.

Travel Award Winners Reap Many Benefits, a profile of the winners of the first annual Charleston Conference Travel Awards, published in Network Science, March 1999.

So You Want a Web Site....What Now?, published in Chemical Web Marketing and Technology, September 1998.

How to Work with Children Around, published in Career Magazine, June 1997. Reprinted in West County Kids.

Analyzing Website Traffic, first published in Chemical Web Marketing and Technology, Volume 1, Issue 3, April 1997. Reprinted in Web Developer's Journal in May 1997.

Repetitive Stress Injuries - Personal Stories
Published in Network Science, the WWW Journal of Science and Technology, December 1995. Followup article was published in the February 1997 issue.

How to Get Free Home Office Equipment
The Next Best Thing
Dealing with the IRS
Commisioned three part series published in January and February 1995, on Global Network Navigator, a WWW magazine published by O'Reilly & Associates.
Entire series reprinted in Columbus Computer Society News, April-June 1995; The Younger Chemists Committee Newsletter, Spring, 1996; The Secretary, 1995, and Career Magazine in 1996.

My own world famous Guide to Rational (Computer-Aided) Drug Design, first published on the Computational Chemistry Discussion list in February 1992.

Book Reviews for the Alchemist (8)

An Introduction to Chemoinformatics, by Andrew Leach and Valerie J. Gillet, review published 16 March 2004.

Careers with the Pharmaceutical Industry, second edition, Peter D. Stonier, Editor, review published 10 Dec 2003.

Modern Methods in Drug Disovery, Edited By: Hillisch and Hilgenfeld, review published 2 Dec 2003.

Handbook of Combinatorial Chemistry: Drugs, Catalysts, Materials, edited by K. C. Nicolaou, R. Hanko, W. Hartwig, 2 volumes, review published December 2002.

Combinatorial Library Design and Evaluation: Principles, Software, Tools, and Appplications in Drug Discovery, edited by Arup K. Ghose & Vellarkad N. Viswanadhan, review published July 2002.

Job$ in the Drug Industry by Richard Friary, review published 15 December 2000.

Career Management for Scientists and Engineers by John K. Borchardt, review published 8 September 2000.

Pharmacophore Perception, Development and Use in Drug Design, edited by Osman F. Guner, review published 28 July 2000.

Miscellaneous

"Teaching chemistry outdoors: The BSA National Jamboree 2010"
Rein U Kirss, Lisa M Balbes, Arlene Garrison, Matt Lasater, Barry Streusand, Michael J Verschoor-Kirss. Oral Presentation at the ACS National Meeting in Denver, CO, 2011 Sept 01.

"Mountmellick Work: The embroidery that saved a town -- twice." by Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D. published in Needle Pointers, Vol. XXIX, Number 5 -- September 2001, pages 9 - 13.

"Mission Accomplished", By Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D., published in Needle Pointers, Vol. XXIX, Number 3-- May 2001, pages 24 - 30.

Molecular Modeling of PLA2, Lisa M. Balbes and F. Ivy Carroll, NCSC Flyer, March/April 1991, Volume 3, Number 2, pages 1,7.