CRS Mentor/ProtÉgÉ Subcommittee

CRS Mentor/Protégé Program

The CRS Young Scientists Mentorship Program is designed to advance personal and professional development of its young scientists through the establishment of meaningful relationships between them and experienced members of the CRS.

The CRS Young Scientists Mentorship Program is an outcome of a successful one-year pilot program that involved four mentor-protégé pairs in 2007-2008. After it was observed that the 4 young scientists’ career development significantly benefited through their mentorship relationships, the CRS Board and the subcommittee decided to expand the program and offer it as a member benefit to any and all members of CRS. The program was officially launched at the 2008 CRS Annual Meeting.

Mentors

The role of the mentor is to facilitate the personal and professional development of the protégé. The mentor achieves this by being a guide, rather than a provider of knowledge, who encourages and counsels when it is required. In essence, the mentor provides a supportive function. The mentor provides such support to the Protégé by implementing strategic actions as opposed to a formal training activity.

Apply to Be a Mentor

Protégés

To be eligible to be a Protégé in the CRS Young Scientists Mentorship Program, you have to be 40 years of age or less or have worked in the controlled release area for less than 5 years.

Apply to Be a Protégé

Who is the Mentor/Protégé Subcommittee?

The CRS Young Scientists Mentor/Protege Program is run by the CRS Mentor/Protégé Subcommittee. Members of the subcommittee are:

Member: Padma V. Devarajan, Inst of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, INDIA
Member: Pirthi Pal Singh, Panacea Biotec Ltd, Navi Mumbai, INDIA
Ex-Officio: Ruth B. Schmid, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Trondheim, NORWAY

Maintaining and Expanding the Mentor/Protégé Program

Current and future activities associated with the Young Scientists Mentorship Program include:

• Development of induction workshops to provide protégés with guidance and information that support their year of involvement.
• Provision of mechanisms for online support so that protégés are aware of their responsibilities and requirements.
• Design of web-based material to provide further mentorship advice.
• Development of exciting and innovative CRS Annual Meeting and Exposition activities, specifically for protégés on topics related to mentorship.
• Provision of regular CRS Newsletter articles on topics of interest to mentors and protégés.
• Design of a Coaching Program to be delivered at a future CRS Annual Meeting and Exposition.