Katie Shulenberger has been named as one of two “Outstanding Postdocs of the Year” at CU Boulder. The university-wide award recognizes postdocs who excel in research, productivity, innovation, communication, leadership, and advocating for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Congrats Katie!
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator Program, open to faculty from Stanford University, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley, funds innovative, visionary research with the goal of building engaged, collaborative scientific communities to help solve critical challenges in biomedicine.
The 86 awardees in our new cohort, who were chosen from nearly 700 applicants through a competitive process judged by nationally recognized external reviewers and a blue-ribbon Selection Advisory Committee, represent a diverse range of disciplines, including basic biological sciences, clinical biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, engineering, computer and data sciences, statistics, and public health.
Charles A. Desoer was a professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. An endowed chair in Desoer’s name has been established in the College of Engineering. Laura Waller has been named the Charles A Desoer Endowed Chair in Engineering as of July 2022.
The Ordway visitor program brings in distinguished, well-known mathematicians with a record of major accomplishments. The Distinguished Ordway Lecturer spends one week in residence. Professor Stan Osher from UCLA will visit during October 31–November 3, 2022.
Atharva Kulkarni, an undergraduate student in Pietro Musumeci’s research group at UCLA, received the Best Student Presentation Award for “Dual Radiofrequency Cavity Based Monochromatization for High Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy” at the 2022 North American Particle Accelerator Conference.
Congratulations to Dan for receiving an M&M Student Scholar Award! These awards are a joint effort with MSA’s sister society, the Microanalysis Society (MAS), and are judged on the quality of the two-page proceeding papers submitted to the M&M meeting. Between the two societies, approximately 30 of 200 annual student submissions are given the award. The award package provides complimentary registration to the M&M meeting, travel and lodging reimbursement up to $1,000, and an invitation to the Presidents’ reception. Awardees are recognized during the awards portion of the opening plenary session.
Ethan Anderson won the best poster award for “Fabrication of a physiologically relevant novel lung on a chip device to quantify extracellular matrix deposition” in Spring 2022 at Fort Lewis College. Ethan also received a Diversity Supplement from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for “Utilizing biodegradable porous silicon membranes as a novel design for lung-on-a-chip microfluidic devices to investigate extracellular matrix interactions.” Congratulations, Ethan!
Job Description
An experimental Postdoctoral position is now available in the Department of Physics of the
University of Basel, Switzerland. This project will use time- and frequency-resolved
spectroscopies, such as thermoreflectance or transient thermal grating experiments, in synergy
to further the understanding of nanoscale thermal transport and elastic properties of advanced
materials. This research will be focused on phononic crystals, which are highly nanostructured
artificial materials that are ideal candidates for smart heat management or/and energy
harvesting applications. In this exciting role, you will work under the direction of Dr. Begoña
Abad, within the Nanophononics group, led by Prof. Ilaria Zardo, at the Department of Physics
of the University of Basel (Switzerland). This position is funded by the PRIMA grant of Dr.
Begoña Abad from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Required qualifications:
• Ph.D. in Physics, material science, or related field.
• Proven track record in thermal characterization of materials.
• Hands-on experience with lasers and optical instrumentation.
• Experience with data analysis using tools such as Matlab, Python, etc.
• Excellence in research and strong communication skills.
• High degree of independence together with the ability to work in a collaborative group
environment.
• Good knowledge of written and spoken English.
Preferred qualifications:
• Experience with pump-probe experimental setups.
• Experience with finite element analysis (COMSOL).
• Experience using software to automate control of experiments.
Your role:
• Thermal conductivity characterization of phononic crystals by time-domain
thermoreflectance and transient thermal grating.
• Measurements of thermal transport deviations from macroscopic models by laser-based
techniques.
• Develop thermal and elastic models for new techniques and materials.
• Draft manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
What we offer:
• Interdisciplinary, collaborative, and diverse team.
• Highly competitive salary.
• Cutting-edge experiments using state-of-the-art ultrafast, and modulated laser sources.
The postdoctoral appointment is initially for one year with the possibility of renewal for two
more depending on mutual agreement. Interested postdoctoral candidates should send their CV
(including completed degrees and list of publications), two reference letters or contacts, and a
motivation letter (briefly summarizing qualifications and interest in the position) to Dr. Begoña
Abad (b.abad@unibas.ch). The starting date is flexible.
The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.
Professor Dollar is now recognized as a 2022 Kavli Fellow, a joint endeavor by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine and the Kavli Foundation. He presented his work on high intensity laser matter interactions at the 2022 Kavli Frontiers of Science U.S. Symposium. Attendance to the symposium is by invitation only, and attendees are selected from among award winners for early career scientists in the U.S. and abroad. Attendees include Sloan Fellows, Packard Fellows, MacArthur Genius Grantees, Pew Fellows, Searle Scholars, and Presidential Early Career Awardees for Scientists and Engineers. Since the inception of the program in 1989, over 5,000 distinguished young scientists have attended a Kavli symposium and are designated Kavli Fellows.