Monthly Archives: June 2013

Argonne Named Fellowship Program

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Kristene Henne

Argonne National Laboratory has a long-standing tradition of attracting top early career talent through the Named Fellowship Program. These special fellowships are awarded internationally on an annual basis to outstanding doctoral scientists and engineers who are at early points in promising … Read More »

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New But Not Alone!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Kristene Henne

Moving to a new city and starting a new job can be both exciting and stressful. It doesn’t have to be, though. Argonne National Laboratory is committed to helping new postdoctoral researchers and their families make a smooth transition to … Read More »

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Heo receives IBPSA Award

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Argonne Today

Postdoctoral researcher Yeonsook Heo (DIS) was recently awarded the 2013 IBPSA Outstanding Young Contributor award. The award recognizes an individual at the beginning of their career who has demonstrated potential for significant contributions to the field of building simulation. The … Read More »

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Postdocs Build Community Through Skyway STEM Conference

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

For the second year in a row, the Illinois Collegiate Skyway Conference reached out to Argonne postdocs to be the exclusive judging team for their STEM Poster Competition. The Skyway Conference is a group of eight regional community colleges that … Read More »

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Alumni News: Aeraj ul Haque

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

Alumni News Catching up with Alumni Aeraj ul Haque Aeraj ul Haque was a postdoctoral researcher in the Energy Sciences Division and took part in the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge. Today Aeraj is working as a patent technical … Read More »

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Alumni News: Deepkishore Mukhopadhyay

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

Alumni News Catching up with Alumni Deepkishore Mukhopadhyay Deepkishore Mukhopadhyay was a postdoc at the Center for Nanoscale Materials and former Postdoctoral Society of Argonne president. Today he is working at Bruker Nano., Inc., a division of Bruker Corporation, a … Read More »

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Mission Possible — Environmental Science Division

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

Mission Possible is a new Postdoc Journal feature highlighting the vibrant diversity of mission-driven science across the laboratory. Postdocs at Argonne perform world-class research that seeks to address the grand challenges of energy, the environment, technology and national security. One striking … Read More »

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Notes from the PSA – June 2013

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

The Postdoctoral Society of Argonne closed out the first half of 2013 with the Annual Postdoctoral Reception hosted by the Office of the Director on May 13.  A speed networking/mentoring activity kicked off this year’s event. Postdocs and Argonne staff learned of … Read More »

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Mentoring Q&A With Shalaka Desai

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Argonne Today

Shalaka Desai has been a postdoc in the Biosciences division for eight months. She received her graduate training in Biology at West Virginia University where she received training in plant biology, physiology and characterized the effect of a plant-fungal association — … Read More »

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Career Corner with Sunshine Silver and Erin Iski

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Argonne Today

Postdocs Sunshine Silver and Erin Iski recently attend a workshop entitled “Postdoc to Primarily Undergraduate Institution (PUI) Professor” at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. The workshop was geared to preparing postdocs for navigating the application and interviewing process for academic … Read More »

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