Monthly Archives: April 2013

Postdoc Newsletter

The Postdoctoral Program Office offers a seasonal newsletter called the Postdoc Journal. This newsletter details the activities of Argonne’s Postdocs. Each issue features articles highlighting the achievements of the laboratory’s Postdocs. Winter 2013/2014 Summer 2013 Fall-Winter 2012/2013 Summer 2012 Spring … Read More »

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Communicating Science with Kyler Kuehn

Postdoc Kyler Kuehn (HEP) recently hopped on a plane for Washington, D.C. and attended the 5thInternational Canada-American-Mexico (CAM) Physics Conference. The conference, which is held every other year, is organized by and for graduate students from Canada, the United States … Read More »

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Communicating Science with Joseph Bernstein

Former postdoc Joseph Bernstein recently accepted a position as the Communications Lead for Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) with the Communications, Education and Public Affairs (CEPA) Division at Argonne. This is a new position at the laboratory created in 2012 along … Read More »

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The Postdoctoral Society of Argonne

The PSA’s mission is to enhance the individual postdoctoral educational experience at Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne will benefit from the society since the engagement of individual postdocs will prepare them better for future accomplishments. Learn more about the PSA.  

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Postdoc Jobs

Have a useful career website in your field? Share it with us! Email [email protected] to have it posted here. Career Transition Checklist: Moving to the next stage of your career takes planning and thinking ahead. Download the checklist and timeline for … Read More »

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Mentoring, networking and navigating careers

Laura Zamboni (MCS) and Diego Fazi (CSE) are two postdocs who recently navigated some major career changes. As a dual career couple from Italy, their story is akin to a game of “tag and chase.” Their career paths have led … Read More »

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Mentoring success stories

by Tina Henne (CEPA), Postdoctoral Coordinator This past spring, we asked the postdocs and mentors to participate in a survey for the Postdoctoral Mentoring Program. As a fairly new program, it is important to periodically assess how satisfied participants are … Read More »

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Daniel Smith featured in Chicago Tribune

Postdoc Daniel Smith (CELS) and his research were recently featured in the Chicago Tribune. Smith is part of a large, multidisciplinary effort to catalog all of earth’s microbes. Microbes flourish on every surface of our bodies — both inside and … Read More »

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Making scientists happier through math

Carolyn Phillips, Aneesur Rahman Postdoctoral Fellow in the Computing, Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) Directorate, presented her work on “Exploring the Design Space of Material Systems with Emergent Complex Structures” at the Computation Institute’s December Data Lunch Seminar. Phillips’ work centers … Read More »

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Postdoctoral Society of Argonne

Learn more about your fellow Postdocs by visiting the Postdoc Profiles Webpage.    

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