This respected resource is a biographical directory of the significant players in the physical, biological and related sciences. This edition includes biographical entries on nearly 170,000 living scientists, providing birthdate; birthplace; field of specialty; education; honorary degrees; current position; professional and career information; honors and awards; memberships; research information; and email, fax and mailing address for each entrant where available. Volume 17 of the set is a comprehensive index listing scientists by field, and by state under field.Feature & BenefitsPrimary users include fellow scientists seeking collaborators or grant opportunitiesstudents researching mentors and information on scientific program participantsbusinesspersons who must build relationships within the scientific community or who require scientific expertise, professional researchers, journalists to check credentials, personnel recruiters.Listees may be nominated by peers or leaders of academic, government, and private research programs and associations.