?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Student+Startups%3A+A+Problem-Based+Learning+Approach+to+Teaching+Sustainable+Chemistry&rft.creator=Sonmez%2C+Buse&rft.creator=Palomas%2C+David&rft.description=In+a+rapidly+evolving+chemistry+job+market%2C+it+is+essential+to+prepare+students+to+understand+the+nature+of+roles+available+for+chemistry+graduates.1+This+presentation+introduces+a+Problem-Based+Learning+(PBL)2+strategy+implemented+in+a+sustainable+chemistry+module%2C+designed+to+equip+students+with+the+confidence+and+familiarity+needed+to+navigate+industry-specific+language+when+applying+for+jobs.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+PBL+approach+simulates+the+hierarchical+structure+of+a+startup+company%2C+where+lead+academics+take+on+executive+roles+like+chief+executive+officer+(CEO)+or+chief+scientific+officer+(CSO)%2C+introducing+real-world+sustainability+challenges+while+allowing+students+to+devise+solutions.+Postgraduate+Teaching+Assistants+(PGTAs)+are+Project+Managers%2C+guiding+students%E2%80%99+team+discussions+and+maintaining+professional+group+dynamics+without+providing+direct+answers.+Students+work+in+teams+to+solve+real-world+industry+problems+while+assuming+roles+inspired+by+actual+job+postings%2C+such+as+Research+Scientist%2C+Sustainability+Officer%2C+and+Patent+Attorney.&rft.subject=Problem-Based+Learning%2C+Biomass%2C+Sustainable+Chemistry%2C+Chemistry+careers&rft.date=2025-03-04&rft.type=Poster&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++Presented+at%3A+%23RSCPoster+2025%2C+Online+conference.+(2025)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10205682%2F1%2FRSCPoster_2025_David%2520Palomas.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10205682%2F&rft.rights=open