NMSU Postdoc Association
The New Mexico State University Postdoc Association (PDA) originated by Postdocs for Postdocs. The PDA hosts professional development and social opportunities for Postdoctoral Researchers and their supervisors. Browse this site to meet our Postdocs, learn about our events, and to check out additional resources. Contact Maryanne Long (long2@nmsu.edu), Postdoc Representative, for questions about our website.
Upcoming Events
The NMSU Postdoc Association is hosting a New Mexico Postdoc Symposium on Friday, September 20, 2024 on the NMSU main campus in Las Cruces, NM at the Corbett Center. It is currently being sponsored through generous donations from our sponsors: NMSU's Office of the Vice President for Research, Creativity and Economic Development, the Innovative Media Research and Extension Department, the Southwest Outreach Academic Research (SOAR) Evaluation and Policy Center, and the Colleges of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), Arts & Sciences, Engineering, and Health, Education & Social Transformation (HEST). The symposium is open to all postdocs, doctoral students, and mentors across New Mexico and El Paso. There will be several opportunities to network and engage in professional development as well as a catered lunch.2024 National Postdoc Appreciation Week
September 16-20
read the PDA's NPAW newsletter here
From the Desert to Mountains: Launching Your Academic Career
Date: Tuesday, September 17
Time: Noon - 1:00pm
Location: Zoom
https://utah.zoom.us/j/93067761706
Meeting ID: 930 6776 1706
Celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) at the inaugural event from the Intermountain West Postdoc Alliance, titled “From Mountains to Desert: Launching Your Academic Career.”
Learn of academic job types, application strategies, interview tips and negotiation tactics. Benefit from the expertise of current and former associate deans and postdocs from New Mexico State University, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the University of Utah as they share best practices for faculty interviews. Gain advice from an emerging postdoc who recently secured a faculty role and navigate the landscape of academic employment for your future success.
Panelists include:
- Isabel Moreira, University Distinguished Professor in History, University of Utah
- Michèle Shuster, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University
- Richard Ortiz, Assistant Professor in Neuroscience and Behavior in the Psychology Department at Northern Illinois University (former postdoc at New Mexico State University)
- Michael Gooseff, Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering & Applied Science, University of Colorado Boulder
The Intermountain West Postdoc Alliance is comprised of the NMSU PDA and the postdoc support offices at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Utah.
Faculty Fellow
NMSU Postdocs
Meet some of our current and former postdocs!
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Maryanne Long PDA Representative Department: SOAR Evaluation and Policy Center Supervisor: Dr. Rachel Boren
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Ruth Torres Castillo PDA Representative Department: Innovative Media Research and Extension Supervisor: Barbara Chamberlin |
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Reza Eslami Department: New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Supervisor: Alexander G. Fernald |
Silvia Salinas Lopez Department: Public Health Sciences Supervisor: Rebecca Palacios |
Md Shariful Islam Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry Supervisor: Dr. Erik Yukl |
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Arvind Kumar Department: Mathematical Sciences Supervisor: Louiza Fouli |
Chatura Kuruppu Department: Physics Supervisor: Prof. Stephen Pate-Morales |
Abu Saleh Md Tayeen Department: Computer Science Supervisor: Dr. Satyajayant Misra |
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Hui Yang Department: Plant & Environmental Sciences Supervisor: Manoj Shukla |
Mohammed Omer Department: Extension Plant Sciences Supervisor: Dr. John Idowu |
Charles Miller Department: Astronomy Supervisor: Jason Jackiewicz |
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Yang Hu Department: Mathematical Sciences Supervisor: Prasit Bhattacharya |
Pramod Acharya Department: Agricultural Experimentation Station (Clovis) Supervisor: Rajan Ghimire |
Himali Delanka-Pedige Department: Civil engineering Supervisor: Dr. Pei Xu |
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Jingyu Dai Department: Plant and Environmental Sciences Supervisor: Niall Hanan |
Guru Yadahalli Department: Plant and Environment Science Supervisor: Dr Sangu Angadi |
Department: Jornada Experimental Range Supervisor: Brandon Bestelmeyer |
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Cynthia Wise Department: Borderlands & Ethnic Studies Supervisor: Dulcinea Lara |
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Past Events
The PDA hosted a Meet and Greet with our Faculty Fellow on Monday, April 29 at 3:30 pm in O’Donnell Hall room 301. Richard Ortiz and Maryanne Long shared their experiences from attending the National Postdoc Association conference.
On Wednesday, March 27, Drs. Barbara Chamberlin and Matheus Cezarotto from the Department of Innovative Media Research & Extension offered a Zoom workshop, “Creating an Individual Development Plan (IDP).” Watch the recording here.
Thank you to the postdocs who participated in the 3 Minute Lightning Talks during the February 2024 Research and Creativity Week. Review the full program here and congratulations to the winners:
More Resources
- Read our past newsletter here.
- Join the National Postdoctoral Association
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