The Princeton University Materials Academy (PUMA) is a 3-week summer program that seeks to engage under-represented minority students in STEM, from underserved communities in Mercer county such as Trenton, to the cutting edge materials science and engineering at the Princeton Center for Complex Materials – an NSF-funded MRSEC. Over the years, this program has undergone several iterations, touching on different themes and exploring different possibilities to enhance inclusion. Inspired by the Impact of Materials on Society course, we are currently exploring the socio-scientific approach which is favored within education research as more inclusive by allowing multiple points of entry for students. In this presentation we discuss the successes, challenges and learnings from 2 years of implementing this approach, and potential future directions.

Princeton University Materials Academy (PUMA): Inclusive informal education via a socio-scientific approach

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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