 PUMA is Purdue's chapter of material advantage. It's a national student organization catered to those pursuing careers in material science. In addition to offering networking opportunities, scholarships, and career development, PUMA is actively engaged in materials competitions. One of the examples of the competitions that we have to offer is our blacksmithing or forging competition which happens in the spring. There's a bladesmithing one. There's also a tuning fork one that we did recently. Coming up this spring we're going to be forging a halogen bar and that'll be tested and compared to other schools in a competition up in Wisconsin. What truly sets us apart is our commitment to service. One way we do this is by organizing a lab cleanup in which we clean up all the MSc lab spaces that are utilized by undergraduates and graduate students. My favorite part of PUMA is connecting with the MSc community, growing professionally, and contributing to make a difference.