1. 1 Postdoctoral fellows at primarily undergraduate institutions: The mentor’s perspective Julio de Paula Department of Chemistry Haverford College

2. 2 Outline The view of the faculty mentor The view of the postdoctoral fellow Postdoctoral fellows at Haverford College Haverford’s Nanoscience Program Emerging models

3. 3 The view of the faculty mentor Challenges: staying current and competitive, doing interdisciplinary science, maintaining complex instrumentation, lack of continuity, daily interaction with non-peers, time. Rewards: infusion of new knowledge, moving into emerging areas, additional technical expertise, enhanced continuity, daily interaction with a peer, more time for research.

4. 4 The view of the postdoctoral fellow Benefits: exposure to scholarly life at a PUI, teaching experience, interaction with undergraduates. Disadvantages: less vibrant research environment, fewer publications, impact on job placement.

5. 5 Postdoctoral fellows at Haverford Teaching postdoctoral fellows in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Placement: Union College Calvin College Marshall University Involvement in interdisciplinary science: Study of supramolecular light-harvesting complexes (with Swarthmore and Goucher Colleges) Haverford’s Nanoscience Program

6. 6 Interdisciplinary team: Karin Åkerfeldt and Julio de Paula (Chemistry) Robert Fairman and Karl Johnson (Biology) Suzanne Amador-Kane and Walter Smith (Physics) Robert Manning (Mathematics) Postdoctoral fellows: Alexander Schwab and Bala Tanjore Funding: David and Lucile Packard Foundation Focus areas: molecular photonics artificial photosynthesis protein-based biomaterials biosensors Web site: http://www.haverford.edu/biology/Nanoscience_Program/nanoscience.htm

7. 7 Haverford’s Nanoscience Program Alexander Schwab

8. 8 Haverford’s Nanoscience Program Potential / V Current / pA -0.50.00.51.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 6.0 Alexander Schwab and Deirdre Smith

9. 9 Emerging models Impact on productivity of faculty at PUIs Impact on teaching at colleges and universities The DeGrado/de Paula Proposal: Capitalize on growing interest in careers at PUIs Tap into talent and resources at prestigious research institutions Offer teaching opportunities at PUIs Enhance research and curricular partnerships between Ph.D.-granting and primarily undergraduate institutions