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Dr. Ashok Puri is a University Research Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of New Orleans. Puri works to support the retention and matriculation of minority students at University of New Orleans (UNO) as well as K-12 outreach activities and the recruitment of students through participation in science fairs and through classroom visits and science demonstrations in public schools.