The Primarily Undergraduate Nanomaterials Cooperative (PUNC) is an organization for research-active faculty studying nanomaterials at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), where undergraduate teaching and research go hand-in-hand. PUNC works to support, highlight, and advance the impressive nanomaterials research at PUIs by establishing a national network of collaborative faculty, and leveraging our collective voice and research efforts. Currently consisting of 38 members from across the United States, PUNC has created an online community consisting of its website (nanocooperative.org), a weekly online summer group-meeting program for faculty and students, and a Discord server for informal conversations. In this talk we will discuss the active work of PUNC, focusing on our community building efforts, instrument sharing, and facilitation of new collaborations.

Introducing PUNC: The primarily undergraduate nanomaterials cooperative

ACS Spring 2022

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