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Lessons from NPA 2023 – Career Event Recap

Posted on December 30, 2023 by Yi Ran Lu

Rakesh Kamath The Professional Development Committee (through event leads – Rakesh Kamath and Kumar Neeraj) hosted a hybrid event on November 13th to discuss the learnings from the NPA (National Postdoctoral Association) 2023 conference with Argonne postdocs. The event was … Read More »

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Looking Back with Former Argonne Postdocs who Continued to Staff: Advice for Today’s Postdocs*

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Kristene Henne

  This year, as part of our celebrations of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, the PSA prepared a video series featuring former Argonne postdocs reflecting on their experiences. You can watch the final version of these videos in the linked tweets, … Read More »

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NPA Annual Meeting an Opportunity to Learn, Network

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Kristene Henne

On March 13-15th, two Argonne Postdocs who are active in the PSA attended the 13th Annual Meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association, along with Postdoctoral Program Lead, Tina Henne. The Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for postdocs and program administrators from across … Read More »

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Guest Column — Ask the Academic with Walter Henne

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Argonne Today

Many postdoctoral researchers are interested in pursuing an academic career, but unsure on how to navigating the academia application process. To help assist we spoke with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Walter Henne who presides at Governors State University (GSU).

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Guest Column: Ask the Academic

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Tim Marin is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Departments of Chemistry and Physics at Benedictine University in Lisle. For nine years, he has worked as an academic. Navigating these waters, he has accumulated a wealth of experience and … Read More »

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