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 NMSU's Office of the Vice President for Research, Creativity and Economic Development, The Southwest Outreach Academic Research (SOAR) Evaluation and Policy Center, and the Colleges of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES), Arts & Sciences, and Engineering. The symposium is open to all postdocs across New Mexico and El Paso. There will be several opportunities to network and engage in professional development as well as a catered lunch.
Faculty Fellow
NMSU Postdocs
Meet some of our Postdocs!
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Maryanne Long PDA Representative Department: SOAR Evaluation and Policy Center Supervisor: Dr. Rachel Boren
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Richard Ortiz PDA Representative Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry Supervisor: Dr. Christopher A. Baker |
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 |
Cynthia Wise Department: Borderlands & Ethnic Studies Supervisor: Dulcinea Lara |
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 |
Luci LuPast 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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