Chemists Working Overtime

Author(s)
Matt Torhan
Parent Collection
Authoring Institution
Center for Ethics in the Professions at the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez (CE-PRO)
Publisher
Center for Ethics in the Professions at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Year
2000
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18130/9pm9-7355
Rights
Use of Materials on the OEC
Discipline(s)
Chemistry
Computer, Math, and Physical Sciences
Description

A student stumbles upon something unexpected in the chemistry lab.

Body

You are a sophomore undergraduate student taking an organic chemistry class. Working late in the lab late one day you have a question about your experiment. While looking for someone who can answer your question, you overhear a professor and two graduate students talking about methamphetamines. They also appear to be in the process of preparing to make them. You quickly leave the room before they noticed you.

  • What should you do, if anything? 
Notes

Author: Matt Torhan (UPR Chemistry REU 2000).

Citation
Matt Torhan. . Chemists Working Overtime. Online Ethics Center. DOI:https://doi.org/10.18130/9pm9-7355. https://onlineethics.org/cases/chemists-working-overtime.