Postdoc and mentor awards headline postdoc appreciation week
Honors presented to postdocs Cattau and Elmansouri, mentor Heinz
欧美口爆视频 Boulder celebrated last week鈥檚 National Postdoc Appreciation Week听(NPAW) in style, with a weeklong slate of recognition, professional development and social activities spotlighting the importance of postdoc contributions to the university.
Outstanding postdoc and mentor awards
Highlighting the week were postdoc and mentor prizes awarded by the Office of Postdoc Affairs (OPA) during Monday鈥檚 鈥渢own hall鈥 event.
For excellence in research, communication, and leadership, Megan Cattau of CIRES/Earth Lab鈥攏ominated by Carol Wessman鈥攁nd Mohammed Elmansouri, of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering鈥攏ominated by Dejan Filipovic鈥攖ook home Outstanding Postdoc Awards.
The Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award鈥攆or providing exceptional mentoring, training, and leadership to postdoctoral scholars鈥攚ent to Hendrik Heinz of Chemical & Biological Engineering, who was nominated by Juan Liu.
Additionally, the town hall featured president of the听Postdoctoral Association of 欧美口爆视频 Boulder听(PAC Boulder), Ben Nault, who highlighted the volunteer organization鈥檚听travel award听program and winners Leah Hitchcock (ICS), Ashley Rowland (EBIO), Leonie Koban (Psychology/Neuroscience), Teisha Rowland (Biochemistry) and Natalie Mendoza (History).
Foundations for the future
Besides recognizing key leaders from the previous year, the week鈥檚 events also served to set the stage for the coming year and strengthen bonds across the postdoc community.
During Monday鈥檚 town hall, Nault also shared information about the upcoming听听(FRIPS) and social activities organized by PAC Boulder. Sarah Banchefsky of Institutional Research presented findings from 欧美口爆视频 Boulder鈥檚 first ever听climate survey听earlier this year.听
On Tuesday, about 50 postdoctoral scholars waited in line for free professional portraits. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs offered this service in partnership with Strategic Relations. For any postdoc who has not received their photo, please email opa@colorado.edu.
Around 20 postdocs learned about leadership during Wednesday鈥檚 workshop presented by Lauren Harris, a Training and Development Manager in Human Resources, exploring qualities of leaders in organizations ranging from academia to industry to nonprofit work.
Dr. Christine Wiedinmyer, Associate Director of Science for CIRES, led Thursday鈥檚 Building Your Network of Mentor workshop, stressing the benefits of developing a team of mentors rather than relying on a single mentor.听
Top:听Megan Cattau,听CIRES/Earth Lab
Middle:听Mohammed Elmansouri,听Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
Bottom:听Hendrik Heinz,听Chemical & Biological Engineering,听with nominator Juan Liu
Dr. Wiedinmyer founded the Earth Science鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Network, an international network of women that promotes mentoring and career development, and works closely with postdocs and graduate students in CIRES.
PAC Boulder organized a fitting end to the week鈥檚 festivities with a social at the Rayback Collective for postdocs and their families and friends.
Please visit the OPA and PAC Boulder websites to explore the resources, programs and services available to postdocs throughout the year.