A time for thanks
and a time for
giving
by
Kristene Henne, Postdoctoral Program
Coordinator (CEPA)
 This issue of the Postdoc Journal arrives
at the height of the holiday season, and is a
perfect opportunity to thank those who have given
so much over the last quarter.
Since
the last issue of the Postdoc
Journal, we held our Fourth
Annual Postdoctoral Research
Symposium.
I would like to thank
Peter Littlewood (PSE), Andrew Skipor (CEPA) and
Deep Mukhopadhyay (CNM) for giving the
welcoming remarks and Giselle Sandi-Tapia (CSE)
for delivering the keynote address at this year’s
symposium.
There is so much that goes
into these events and it would not have been
possible without our colleagues in CEPA,
Conference Services, Facilities Management, the
APS and CNM staff, Guckenheimer Enterprises and
the Argonne Guest House.
Special thanks
also to our corporate sponsors and contributors
Nalco, UOP/Honeywell, Euchlid Techlabs and MDI for
their generous donations and time.
 We also saw the success
of our First
Postdoctoral Career Fair. It was a long
journey to bring this event to light.
Twelve companies exhibited and four others
contributed by submitting key openings for
promotion and attending the research
symposium. More than a hundred postdocs
attended the fair. Feedback was quite positive
from both the postdocs and companies.
 We are looking forward to
bringing our postdocs this opportunity again next
year, on a bigger and better scale.
Again, this was a team effort, with the PSA,
CEPA, Talent Acquisition, Technology and
Development and Commercialization, laboratory
leadership and scientific staff all working
together to attract companies to see Argonne’s
postdoctoral talent first-hand.
Thanks
to all who went the extra mile! Your contributions
paid great dividends and will definitely be an
asset as we plan next year’s career fair.
Lastly, what you will find in
this issue is a new feature: the Guest
Column, with this month’s issue focused
on safety outside of Argonne.
We have a Career Corner, featuring Sarah
O’Brien (BIO) on organizing a professional
conference. Kyler Kuehn (HEP) will tell us how he Communicated Science at a recent
graduate student conference.
And you
will meet this year’s Air Force fellows in the Spotlight section. Our latest
CSI-SPU presenters are featured, expanding the
safety dialogue to include ergonomics. Please
enjoy and continue to share your successes with
the rest of the laboratory! -
Tina
Postdoc initiates
manuscript review
group
 Yuki Hamada (EVS) recently initiated the Manuscript Development and
Review Group (MDRG) in the Environmental Science
Division.
The aim of this group is to
create a encouraging environment for active
publications on peer-reviewed scientific
journals.
Some of the benefits of
participating in the MDRG include increasing your
chances of acceptance by improving the quality of
your manuscript prior to submission, encouraging
completion of manuscripts and learning more about
your colleagues’ recent work.
For more
information on how to get involved, contact
Yuki Hamada.
Best
Places to Work for Postdocs
2012
 The Scientist is
holding a survey of the best places for postdocs
to work. Take a few moments to fill
out the survey. |
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 Science and the Air
Force
Lieutenant Colonel
Krystal Murphy and Major Matthew Michaud are
United States Air Force (USAF) Fellows performing
research at Argonne. Read
more »
Guest
Column
 Safety impacts your
career
When a
postdoc applies for a position, safety experience
might not end up in the curriculum vitae, but it
should. It likely will help land the job. How is
this possible?
Communicating
Science
 CAM Physics
Conference
Postdoc
Kyler Kuehn (HEP) attended the 5th International
Canada-American-Mexico (CAM) Physics Conference in
Washington, D.C. Read
more »
Career
Corner
 Soil Metagenomics
Workshop
Postdoc Sarah O’Brien
(CELS) recently took the initiative to organize
and chair the Annual
Argonne Soil Metagenomic
Workshop learning
new skills that will advance her career. Read
more »
CSI:
Postdoc Edition
The
Argonne Commitment
to Safety Innovation (CSI) is a new safety
program for postdocs.
 CSI
presentation winners
Joe
Bernstein (HEP/LCF) and Deep Mukhopadhyay (CNM)
were this quarter's CSI-SPU presentation
winners.
Postdoc
Publications
Recent
publications by your fellow postdocs:
Jennifer
L. Steeb, Carol J. Mertz, Giselle Sandi,
Dean A. Bass, Donald G. Graczyk and Margaret M.
Goldberg. "Microseparations
of cesium and barium in glass." Journal of
Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry.
Online First, 15 November
2011.
Shaolin Liao. "Multi-frequency
beam-shaping mirror system design for high-power
gyrotrons: Theory algorithms and methods." ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing: Ann Arbor,
MI, 2011.
Sarah L. O’
Brien, Julie D. Jastrow, Karis J.
McFarlane, Thomas P. Guilderson, Miquel A.
Gonzalez-Meler. "Decadal
cycling within long-lived carbon pools revealed by
dual isotopic analysis of mineral-associated soil
organic matter." Biogeochemistry.
Online First, 16 November
2011.
Sarah
L. O’ Brien, Elizabeth M. Glass, Jennifer
M. Brulc, Jack A. Gilbert, Dionysios A.
Antonopoulos, and Folker Meyer. "Meeting
Report: The 2nd Annual Argonne Soils
Workshop." Argonne National Laboratory,
Chicago Illinois, USA, October 6-8, 2010. Standards in Genomic
Sciences. In
Press.
Yuki
Hamada, Stow, D. A., and Roberts, D. A.
2011. "Estimating
life-form fractions in California sage scrub
communities using multispectral remote sensing." Remote
Sensing of Environment, 115(12):
3056-3068.
Yuki Hamada and
Stow, D. A. 2011. "Assessing
and monitoring conditions of Mediterranean-type
shrublands using remote sensing: California sage
scrub communities." The
12th International MEDECOS Conference. Los
Angeles, California, September 6-9,
2011.
Congrats
and Farewell
Several
postdocs have recently found full-time positions.
We wish them well in their new
careers.
Gary Koenig
(CSE)
Assistant Professor,
University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering
Department
Michelangelo D’Agostino
(HEP)
Data Analyst and
Statistical Modeling, President Obama Re-Election
Campaign
Swati Pol
(CSE)
Assistant Materials
Scientist, Argonne National
Laboratory
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Postdocs elect
new PSA officers
 The
Postdoctoral Society of
Argonne (PSA)
held its general assembly meeting in
November. Please join us in congratulating newly
elected officers Martin Bettge (CSE), president; Prasanna
Balaprakash (MCS), vice president; and Milind Malshe (CSE), liaison. Read
more »
Postdoc
Office and PSA Upcoming
Events
 Postdoctoral Research
Seminar
Prasanna Balaprakash (MCS)
presents "Model-based Optimization Algorithms for
Empirical Performance Tuning" Friday, Dec. 9, at
noon, Building 240, Room 1406/1407. Bring your
lunch and join us for some
science!
Postdoc Journal
Club and holiday luncheon
Kurt
Frey (CSE) will present at the Postdoc Journal
Club and holiday luncheon Wednesday, Dec.
14. Watch your inbox for
details.
Topics* for the 2012
Spring Postdoctoral Events
Calendar
January
Postdoc Journal Club
Date and
location will be
announced.
Entrepreneurship
and intellectual property seminar
Mark Hilliard (LEG), Will Elias (LEG) and
Andrew Skipor (CEP) will present "Entrepreneurship
and Intellectual Property" Wednesday, Feb.
15.
 Laboratory Directed Research and
Development (LDRD) seminar
Elton
Kaufmann (OTD) and David Tiede (CSE) will present
"The LDRD Process and Proposal Writing" Wednesday,
March 21.
Commitment
to Safety Initiative (CSI)
The
next CSI-SPU meeting is Wednesday, April 18. Start
thinking about your safety ideas
now.
Lunch
time postdoc seminars
The monthly
lunch time postdoctoral seminars will feature Matt
Michaud and Krystal Murphy (Air Force Fellows),
Yaohua Liu (MSD), Kyler Kuehn (HEP) and Sebastian
Peukert (CSE). Stay tuned for venue time and
place.
*Locations
will be decided. Additional topics may be added as
opportunities arise.
Job Opportunities and
More
Battery
researcher wanted
Héctor R. Colón-Mercado from Savannah River National Laboratory is seeking
a graduate or postdoctoral researcher with
experimental experience in battery assembly,
including electrode making and coin cell assembly,
testing and analyzing data. Funding is secure for
a year.
Contact: Héctor
R. Colón-Mercado, Alternative Energy
Programs, Savannah River National Laboratory,
1-803-645-7819.
 Postdoctoral Job Web
sites:
Science
Careers from the journal Science
(HERC)
Jobs Higher Education
Recruitment Consortium
Postdoc
Jobs.com
Argonne's Postdoc
Jobs site
Free
conversational English classes
Educational Programs offers free
conversational English classes.
Classes are held Wednesdays from 9:30 to
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