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7th Annual Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Argonne Today

 Meet our 2014 Sponsors! View the 2014 Program, Abstracts and Company Profiles in the Program Book! The Postdoctoral Society of Argonne and the Postdoctoral Program Office of Argonne National Laboratory are pleased to announce the 2014 Postdoctoral Research Symposium and … Read More »

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Career Corner: 2014 National Postdoctoral Association Meeting

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Argonne Today

Bachir Aoun (XSD), a postdoctoral physicist, attended the 2014 National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) meeting as a representative of Argonne for the Midwest Postdoctoral Forum (MWPDF), a collaborative platform for postdocs who are in the Midwest. More than 320 postdoctoral scholars, … Read More »

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Notes From PSA for Winter 2013/2014

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Argonne Today

The PSA was very busy this past fall helping with planning and facilitating the 6th Annual Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium in October. Volunteers served as industry greeters, session chairs, panel moderators among many other tasks needed to keep the … Read More »

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2013 Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium Recap

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Argonne Today

The 2013 Postdoctoral Research and Career Symposium were held October 10-11, 2013 at Argonne. The event, now in its sixth year, is unique. Postdocs are given the opportunity to showcase their current research to their peers, mentors, scientific organizations and … Read More »

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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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Safety Impacts Your Career: Nancy VanWermeskerken

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

Argonne has recently begun a new program in safety known as the Observation Conversation. This is a technique where a supervisor and a staff person hold regular, informal conversations. These conversations should not center solely on the supervisor pointing out … Read More »

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Safety Impacts Your Career with Walter Henne

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

When a postdoc applies for a position, safety experience might not end up in the curriculum vitae he or she submits, but it should. It likely will help land them the job. How is this possible? It all stems from … Read More »

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Safety Impacts Your Career with Leon Reed

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

A safety culture doesn’t just happen:  it takes time to cultivate and grow. One of the dedicated “safety agronomists” at the laboratory is Leon T. Reed. He has worked at Argonne for more than 20 years in a variety of … Read More »

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Career Corner with Maxim Nikiforov

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

After the 2011 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting Maxim Nikiforov, a Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM), was speaking with his mentor Daniel Lopez (CNM). He talked about the new ideas, which had arisen after … Read More »

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Mentoring matters

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Argonne Today

by Tina Henne (CEPA), Postdoctoral Coordinator and Giselle Sandi-Tapia (CSE), Chemist This article has been re-posted from the Minority Postdoc Blog. It can be found here. When Giselle Sandi-Tapia stepped off the bus for her first day of undergraduate schooling … Read More »

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