Postdoctoral student Jens Schmidt works on his cancer research at the Cech Lab in the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building in 2016.
Sept. 18–22 marks the eighth annual (NPAW). In light of the significant contributions made by postdocs, the Ìý²¹²Ô»å would like to thank Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder postdocs during NPAW by highlighting their research during Postdoc Appreciation Day events Sept. 21.
Who: Postdocs, mentors and family members
What:
When: Thursday, Sept. 21, 2 to 6 p.m.
Where: Koenig Alumni Center
RSVP:
Community members and postdoc alumniÌýare invited to attend the networking hour from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Institutions across the nation use NPAW to raise awareness and acknowledge the hard work and substantial contributions that postdocs make to the national (and international) research and teaching enterprise.
The postdoctoral training period allows researchers to focus on their research and career development, transforming them into major drivers of research productivity.
Postdocs at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder are impacting the research landscape not only by growing the body of knowledge in the social, physical and biological sciences, as well as engineering and mathematics, but also by making significant contributions advancing technology, infrastructure and policy worldwide.
Postdoc Appreciation Day events, awards
Postdocs and their mentors and family members are invited to attend Postdoc Appreciation Day events, including a networking hour, two-minute flash talks of postdoc research, presentation of Outstanding Postdoc and Mentor awards, lawn games and dinner.
Postdocs canÌý. The top two talks will be selected by secret ballot of those present, andÌýcompetition winners will each recieve a $50 Visa gift card.
Two postdocs will be awarded with the 2017 Outstanding Postdoc Award, which comes with a $250 Visa gift card. Postdocs are encouraged to nominate their mentors for the 2017 Outstanding Mentor Award. The awards will be announced during Postdoc Appreciation Day.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder postdocs making waves
Ed Marti helped develop the most accurate atomic clock built to date as a JILA postdoc. and in as one of the top 10 tech stories of 2015, the Sr-based optical lattice clock will remain accurate to the second for 15 billion years:Ìýthe approximate age of the universe. Marti’s technological advancement could be used to improve global navigation systems like the global positioning system (GPS), global computingÌý²¹²Ô»å quantum physics research.
Kimberly Rogers, a postdoctoral scholar at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), is investigating the . Rogers’ research has far-reaching implications for infrastructure governance and responses to climate-related coastal floodingÌý²¹²Ô»å has been and .
Aaron Palumbo, a postdoc in Chemical andÌýBiological Engineering, developed a new method for extracting magnesium metal from ore—the first revamping of magnesium extraction beyond a World War II-era process. Palumbo's research led to the foundation of , and he currently serves as its CEO as well as the executive vice presidentÌýat .
