The National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) is approaching, and the NPAW committee has been hard at work to organize a great series of events. Please check the schedule below to see the details for each event and sign up!
2024 NPAW Event Schedule
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10:30am – 11:30am ERG Panel Bldg. 241, D172 |
9:00am – 10:00am IP Session Bldg. 203, D120 |
11:00am – 1:00pm ORNL Cross-lab lightening talks Virtual (Zoom) |
11:00am – 12:00pm “Research Stand-off” Challenge Bldg. 201, 190T Click [here] to register and submit your topic
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2:00pm – 3:00pm Peer Resume Session TBA Click [here] for registration
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12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Mixer Bldg. 201, Cafeteria Click [here] to register
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12:00pm – 1:30pm ANL Resource Fair Bldg. 201, Cafeteria
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4:00pm – 6:30pm Picnic Potluck Argonne Park
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| Scavenger Hunt (Sep 17-20) |
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Peer Resume Session
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Sep.16 (Mon.)
Location: TBA
Informal meet-up to help you take some time and update your resume with those all those new publications. Plus, find a peer to help you review!
Click [here] for registration
Scavenger hunt!
Time: Ongoing from Tuesday to Friday (Sep.17-20)
Locations: You will have to find
Perfect excuse to explore with friends and enjoy the artistic styles of the vending machines around our campus! Clues will be sent out during NPAW
Panel: “Strengthening Connections Between ERGs and Postdocs at Argonne”
Time: 10:30 am– 11:30 am, Sep.17 (Tue.)
Location: Bldg. 241, D172
We will have four panelists representing the WIST, AAA, Spectrum, and ABLED groups, who will share their insights and experiences on how their ERGs contribute to Argonne’s DEIA mission and vision
Lunch mixer with ANL staff
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Sep.17 (Tue.)
Location: Cafeteria
Join Argonne staff for research and career discussions over lunch!
Click [here] to register
Panel: “Intellectual Property Management”
Time: 09:00 am – 10:00 am, Sep.18 (Wed.)
Location: Bldg. 203, D120
Argonne’s Science and Technology Partnerships and Outreach (S&TPO) directorate will present on topics including: knowing how to identify when you’ve created IP, IP management for building programs/careers, and more
ANL Resource Fair
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Sep.18 (Wed.)
Location: Cafeteria
There are a variety of lab resources joining us, including the LDRD office, Communications and Public Affairs, HEW, Immigration Services and more!
ORNL Cross-Lab Lightening Talk Competition
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Sep.19 (Thur.)
Location: Virtual (Zoom link to be provided)
ORNL in partnership with the University of Tennessee (UTK) will host a cross-lab lightning talk competition. Talks will be limited to 2 content slides, with a 2-minute “elevator pitch”.
Please visit their event website for the registration!
“Research” Stand-Off challenge
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Sep.20 (Fri.)
Location: Bldg. 201, 190T
Present a hot take/proposal irrelevant to research as scientifically as possible! Practice your creativity, logic, and presentation skills and also have some fun
Click [here] to register and submit your topic
PSA Picnic Potluck!
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm, Sep.20 (Fri.)
Location: Argonne Park
Cornholes, Jenga, sunshine (hopefully), and other people… Pets, family, your lab group, all welcome!
Food/Items sign-up sheet [here]