<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear LabNetwork Community,</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">This is a friendly reminder that the UGIM survey on workforce development (WFD) and education is still open through June 30th.  </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">If your facility runs WFD and educational programs (workshops, bootcamps, research experiences, internships, courses, etc.) or participates in these activities in any manner, please consider filling out the following survey. Approximate or estimated numbers are acceptable, and you should feel free to skip any question that applies to programs that you are not currently running. The survey should not take more than 20 min to complete.</span></div><br style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(11,83,148);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHCaJcXbNiHVYolGrZWb8ffwK_PINoQfFUqCwyS7CvmhNQ7Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>WFD Survey Link</b></span></a></p><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">During the UGIM conference, the results of the survey will be presented and will be used to facilitate a panel discussion, as well as the future resource guide.  Even if you are not attending UGIM, please consider participating in the survey.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best Regards,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 2026 UGIM WFD Team<br></span></p><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM Matthew Moneck <<a href="mailto:mmoneck@andrew.cmu.edu" target="_blank">mmoneck@andrew.cmu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"><span id="m_-2977258652058354100m_-3810484283757768217gmail-docs-internal-guid-61795840-7fff-093d-9adb-d5b68daff897"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"></span>Dear LabNetwork Community,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The upcoming </span><a href="https://ugim2026.stanford.edu/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UGIM 2026 conference</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will include reports from a working group recently formed on workforce development (WFD) and education.  The goal of this working group is to help facilitate connections and to provide a resource guide to the broader community supporting such efforts. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"></span>If your facility runs WFD and educational programs (workshops, bootcamps, research experiences, internships, courses, etc.) or participates in these activities in any manner, please consider filling out the following survey. Approximate or estimated numbers are acceptable, and you should feel free to skip any question that applies to programs that you are not currently running. The survey should not take more than 20 min to complete.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHCaJcXbNiHVYolGrZWb8ffwK_PINoQfFUqCwyS7CvmhNQ7Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>WFD Survey Link</b></span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(11,83,148)"></span>During the UGIM conference, the results of the survey will be presented and will be used to facilitate a panel discussion, as well as the future resource guide.  Even if you are not attending UGIM, please consider participating in the survey.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap">We would like to have all submissions completed by the end of the day on June 30th.  Thank you in advance for your participation!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best Regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 2026 UGIM WFD Team</span></p></span></div></div>
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Matthew T. Moneck, Ph.D<br>
Executive Director, Claire & John Bertucci Nanotechnology Laboratory<br>
Electrical & Computer Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University<br>
5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890<br>
Phone: 412-268-5430<br>
<a href="http://ece.cmu.edu" target="_blank">ece.cmu.edu</a> <br>
<a href="http://nanofab.ece.cmu.edu" target="_blank">nanofab.ece.cmu.edu</a> </p></div></div></div>
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