Professor Mike Curry of the North Carolina Agricultural & Technological State University (NCAT) is a scientist, inventor, mentor, and advocate with a passion for bringing attention to the great research that happens at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). In this episode we share an interview between Dr. Curry and Dr. Bob Hamers, Director of the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, discussing Dr. Curry's nanocellulose research and the process of bringing HBCUs and Primarily White Institutions (PWIs) together for meaningful collaboration.

image shows Mike Curry (above) and Bob Hamers (below) during their Zoom call to record this interview

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Related links:

• Mike Curry:  CSN profile, LinkedIn
• Bob Hamers:  CSN profile, Lab website
• Accounts of Chemical Research: Special Issue on Advancing Research at HBCUs
• NCAT Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering,
• Podcast episode 12: Making Sustainable Nanoparticles from Plants with Mike Curry
• Podcast episode 7: What Do Glaciers Have to Do with Nanoscience? with Bob Hamers
• CSN & Curry group alum Dr. Donald White
• Binghamton University Emerging Science & Technology Summit
• NSF Ideas Lab: Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation (ARC-HBCU)
• Recent patent: High-throughput synthesis of metallic nanoparticles
• The NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology

Interviewee: Mike Curry

Interviewer: Bob Hamers

Producer/Host: Miriam Krause

Music: PC III and Dexter Britain

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, grant number CHE-2001611. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this podcast are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the participating institutions.