Monthly Archives: April 2013

Communicating Science with Erin Iski

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Erin Iski, a postdoc at the CNM, who is interested in a career in teaching, recently gave a guest lecture at Governors State University. She found out through Argonne’s Postdoctoral Program Office that Governors State has agreed to host guest … Read More »

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Communicating Science with Lily Asquith

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Lily Asquith works in the High Energy Physics (HEP) Division. She completed her Ph.D. at the University College London and moved last August to Argonne for her first postdoc position. She currently is working on jet physics and boosted particle … Read More »

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Postdoc Spotlight: Lt. Col. Krystal Murphy & Maj. Matt Michaud

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Lieutenant Colonel Krystal Murphy and Major Matthew Michaud are United States Air Force (USAF) Fellows performing research at Argonne. The two serve as liaisons between the Department of Defense (DoD) and Argonne. They are part of a unique fellowship program … Read More »

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Postdoc Spotlight: Gary Koenig

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Gary Koenig has been working at Argonne for two years now in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division. He is a part of the Electrochemical Energy Storage Group and has focused his research on the synthesis and understanding of new … Read More »

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Video: Flip 4 Physics

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Joe Bernstein (LCF), postdoc researcher, discussed what Dark Energy is with students Jordan Shepherd and Darren Bui from the Mattea Valley High School. Joe’s research expertise is in computational hydrodynamics and analysis of observational X-ray data. He is part of … Read More »

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What is a mentor?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

by Tina Henne, Postdoctoral Program Coordinator I remember when I first met Sonja (named changed). She was a new graduate student in the Biological Sciences Department and I was assigned to be her “big sister” and help welcome her to … Read More »

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The Art of Effective Negotiation

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

The Women in Science and Technology (WIST) Office will host a special workshop “The Art of Effective Negotiation” Tue., May 21, from approximately 1:30 to 5 p.m. (exact time frame to be confirmed) in Building 440 CNM, Rms. A105/A106. The … Read More »

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2013 Annual Postdoctoral Reception

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

The Office of the Laboratory Director invites all postdoctoral researchers and their mentors to the 2013 Annual Postdoctoral Reception Monday, May 13, at 4 p.m. in the APS Lower Level Gallery. A special “Speed Networking and Mentoring Event” begins at … Read More »

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Communicating Science with Daniel Smith

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Science seeks to understand the world that we live in. Scientists are often characterized as denizens of the laboratory, but the most crucial part of scientific work is observing and taking samples from the environment. When the scale of the … Read More »

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Postdoc Spotlight: Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

    This quarter’s Postdoc Spotlight is on Brittany Nelson-Cheeseman (MSD), how she landed her dream job and how you can too. Brittany’s passion is in teaching and performing research in materials science and engineering (MSE), and recently she landed … Read More »

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