Category Archives: Distinguished Fellowships and Divisional Postdoctoral Appointments

Argonne offers three types of appointmets for postdoctoral scientists and engineers: Divisional Appointments, Director’s Fellowships and Named Fellowships.

Director’s Fellowship Applications Now Being Accepted

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Kristene Henne

Deadline for submission of all application materials is February 11, 2014. In 2007, Argonne established the Director’s Fellowships to attract top scientific and engineering talent to the lab. Director’s Fellows show promise for leadership in their fields and make significant … Read More »

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Call for Nominations for the PSA Officers!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Kristene Henne

Check your inboxes! The 3rd full-term general elections for the PSA officers are scheduled for November 20, 2013 at noon in Bldg. 203 Auditorium. All Argonne postdocs are encouraged to attend. For 2014, the PSA-team is looking for new faces … Read More »

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National Postdoc Appreciation Week!

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Kristene Henne

The fourth annual celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) will be held September 16 – 20, 2013. Next week institutions across the country will honor the contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to advancing their fields by celebrating National Postdoctoral Appreciation … Read More »

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Talking the Talk — How to Sell Research For Industry

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Kristene Henne

This article was originally posted in the March 2012 Postdoc Journal Newsletter. We interviewed one of the Industry representatives after the 2011 Postdoctoral Symposium and Career Fair about how postdocs should frame their science during such events. Here’s what he … Read More »

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Mentor, Supervisor or Both?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Kristene Henne

This week, we issued a call for nominations for the Inaugural Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor and Outstanding Postdoctoral Supervisor Awards. Why is it important to make this distinction? Aren’t they one in the same? I’m glad you asked. It is true … Read More »

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Postdoc Research Seminar August 21

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Kristene Henne

When: August 21, 2013 Noon Where: Building 223, Room S105 Presenter: Allen Liao (NE) Doppler radars have broad applications like velocity monitoring of cars, human tracking, building vibration monitoring, and even human heart rate non-contact sensing. Conventional Doppler radars at … Read More »

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2013 Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Kristene Henne

Symposium Program & Abstracts Company Presentation Schedule Thursday This year’s Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium will be held on October 10-11 at Argonne Advanced Photon Source and Theory and Computing Sciences center. The Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium is an … Read More »

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Flynn receives Certificate of Merit

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Argonne Today

Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow Theodore Flynn (BIO) from Argonne’s Molecular Environmental Science Group was recently awarded a “Certificate of Merit” from the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Division of Environmental Chemistry. The certificate was in recognition of Flynn’s presentation “Geochemical Explanation for … Read More »

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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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