Our PROMISE Postdocs come from UMBC, UMB, and UMCP. In addition,
through our events and activities, we host postdocs from the National
Institutes of Health and the Army Research Lab.
2009 Postdocs UMB Dr. T. Sean Vasitis University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Ph.D. - Pharmacology - University of Maryland Baltimore Dr. Jocelyn Reader Greenebaum Cancer Center Ph.D. - Human Genetics- University of Maryland Baltimore UMBC Dr. Elaine Lalanne (Lead) Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research (CASPR) Ph.D. - Physics - New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Dr. Idalis Villanueva NIH - Neurobiology National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering - University of Colorado Boulder Dr. JaMaine Davis NIH - National Cancer Institute Ph.D. - Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Dr. Laura Dykes Mechanical Engineering Engineering Education (Spence Group) Ph.D. Chemical Engineering - Northwestern University Dr. Josh Jones Computer Science MAPLE Lab - Multi-Agent Planning and Learning (DesJardins) Ph.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Laura Zavala Computer Science MAPLE Lab - Multi-Agent Planning and Learning (DesJardins) Ph.D. - University of South Carolina Dr. Eric Adles Physics Army Research Lab CASPR Ph.D. - North Carolina State University Coming soon ... Ruben Delgado Physics UMBC Atmospheric Lidar Group, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) Ph.D. (expected 2009) University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | PROMISE Maryland's AGEP is expanding to include Postdocs! Thank you to UMB PROMISE for designating the first PROMISE Postdoc Peer Mentors during the 2008-2009 year: Dr. T. Sean Vasaitis and Dr. Jocelyn Reader. Dr. Elaine Lalanne, now a Research Associate having finished her postdoc at UMBC, is working with our lead institution on initiatives for postdocs. We also thank affiliates who are doing postdocs in other locations but partner with UMBC and have participated in events on campus. Events Fall 2009 Fall Opening Meeting at UMBC: Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, PUP 206, 4:30 PM Postdoc Committee Meeting: October 9, 2009, PUP 105, 3:30 PM UMBC Postdoc Networking Lunch: Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2009, Skylight Room, 11:30 AM Next Event: PROMISE Fall Harvest, UM College Park. There will be two sections for Postdocs. Please plan to join us for the annual PROMISE Fall Harvest (Pre-Thanksgiving) Dinner! This is always a great event. Delicious food (turkey, cakes, pies, etc.), good conversation, and great opportunities to connect with one another! Families are invited, however, you must R.S.V.P. by registering (see below). Location: Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union (#044) Directions: http://www.union.umd.edu/visitorInfo/directions.shtml ( http://www.cvs.umd.edu/downloads/2009fallmap.pdf ) Parking: Please park in Lot 1, or Z. No parking pass required after 4 p.m. http://www.cvs.umd.edu/downloads/2009fallmap.pdf RSVP/REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/yjea6r7 Coming Soon ... Grant Proposal Writing: A seminar for Grad Students & Postdocs Part of the Professors-in-Training (PROF-it) 2009-2010 Seminar Series Friday, February 12, 2010 12 noon - 2 PM UMBC Commons 331 Dr. Ralph Pollack, professor of Chemistry and former director of the Chemistry-Biology Interface program at UMBC will facilitate a grant writing program for grad students and postdocs. Dr. Pollack is also a part of PKAL: http://www.pkal.org/people/index.cfm?person=22976 This session is co-sponsored by PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP and IGERT |