Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang

Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. His presentation is titled “Online Optimization under Random Time Arrivals”. BIO: Dr. Lê Nguyên Hoang joined MIT as a postdoctoral research associate with Patrick Jaillet in 2015. Before that, he obtained an engineering degree at the École Polytechnique ParisTech in 2010…

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Elizabeth Sterner

Dr. Elizabeth Sterner is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on May 21st. Her presentation is titled “Sensing Trace Benzene in Humid Air”. BIO: Dr. Elizabeth S. Sterner is a Postdoctoral Associate in Prof. Timothy M Swager’s group in the chemistry department.  She earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Creighton University, where she worked…

RSVP for Get Out Docs: Field day/Sports Mixer (Friday May 15, 2015, 4:30 pm Barry Fields MIT)

Hey Docs its TOMORROW, Hope you are enjoying the sun everyday. The trees and plants have finally turned green and colorful! Some of you have been outdoors, while others have been watching the nice weather through their office/lab windows.  So that the PDA gives you more reason to be outdoors, we’re inviting you to a ‘GET OUT DOCS’…

This week at MIT (May 10th – 16th)

May 13, 2015 AMCAS Q & A Session (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 4-163 Time: 7:15pm –8:45pm   May 15, 2015 AMCAS Q & A Session (Webinar) (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Time: 3:30pm –5:00pm Get Out Docs Kick-Off Event (organized by the MIT Postdoctoral Association) Location: Jack Barry AstroTurf…

Next Postdocs Sharing Science Seminar & Happy Hour – May 21st

The next round of our casual seminar series, Postdocs Sharing Science, will take place on Thursday, May 21, at 5:00pm in Harvard’s NW243. Even if you can’t make the seminar, please join us at the same location afterward for a Happy Hour and to continue the discussion. Speakers will be announced soon….

PDA Spring Outdoor Mixer

Hi Postdocs, . It’s getting warmer and it’s time to think about spring sports for your health and wellness! The MIT PDA is making it easier for postdocs and their families to get outside and to get active. . To kick things off, we’re holding an Outdoor Mixer! Date and Time: Friday, May 15, 4:30 PM –…

This week at MIT (Apr 26th – May 2nd)

April 28, 2015 Creating Effective CVs for the Academic Job Search (organized by the MIT GECD, registration required) Location: 3-333 Time: 3:00pm –4:00pm   April 29, 2015 Make the Leap from Academia into a Consulting Career (organized by Consulting Club at MIT, registration required) Location: 1-190 Time: 5:30pm   April 30, 2015 Postdoc 2.0: Exciting…

This week at MIT (Apr 19th – Apr 25th)

April 21, 2015 Before You sign the Lease: Laws, Landlords, and Living with Roomates (organized by the MIT Work Life Center, registration required) Location: 32-141 Time: 4:30pm –8:30pm Company presentation:  Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Location:  1-150 Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm Careers Paths in Research and Development I Location: MassBio Offices, 300 Technology Square,…

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Agnis Stibe

            Dr. Agnis Stibe is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on April 15th. His presentation is titled “Socially Influencing Systems for Behavior Change”. BIO: Dr. Stibe is a Postdoctoral Associate at MIT Media Lab. His research is focused on persuasive engineering of socially influencing systems (SIS) for behavior change….

Featured Postdoc (Seminar speaker): Dr. Ozan Aygun

            Dr. Ozan Aygun is presenting at the Postdoc Seminar Series on April 15th. His presentation is titled “Spatially-resolved live-cell proteomics to probe human health and disease”. BIO: Dr. Aygun obtained his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara. During his undergraduate research…