Finding the Time, the Money and the Students: Building an Undergraduate Research Group in Chemistry from the First Day of an Academic Career

Building an effective research group with undergraduate students almost exclusively is an extensive endeavor. Herein can be found the agglomerated ideas and lessons learned about this unique research style by three faculty (the authors) at different points in their academic careers: assistant, associate, and full professor. The authors aim to help new faculty from the first day of their careers who wish to pursue this style of research work. The authors discuss how to find and allocate the time to accomplish original research, how to procure funding during financially challenging times for academic institutions, and how to attract and retain good students to meaningful research projects.