Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD, beginning his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor!
September 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD, beginning his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor!
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2023 #AOBPostdoc Christian Oswood, PhD, beginning his independent career at City College of New York as Assistant Professor!
September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2023 #AOBPostdoc Christian Oswood, PhD, beginning his independent career at City College of New York as Assistant Professor!
For #NPAW2026, here’s a great read from 2024 #AOBPostdoc Hayden M. Carder, PhD, recently published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society: "Enantiodivergent Carbon-Phosphorus Bond Formation via Enzymatic Carbene Insertion." https://ow.ly/2BIX50ZPOJI
September 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM
For #NPAW2026, here’s a great read from 2024 #AOBPostdoc Hayden M. Carder, PhD, recently published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society: "Enantiodivergent Carbon-Phosphorus Bond Formation via Enzymatic Carbene Insertion." https://ow.ly/2BIX50ZPOJI
Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc Richard Kang, PhD! At Princeton University, Dr. Kang’s research focus is “Nuclear Quantum Effects for Computational Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts.” #NPAW2026
September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc Richard Kang, PhD! At Princeton University, Dr. Kang’s research focus is “Nuclear Quantum Effects for Computational Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts.” #NPAW2026
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2023 #AOBPostdoc James Law, PhD, beginning his independent career at University of West Florida as Assistant Professor!
September 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2023 #AOBPostdoc James Law, PhD, beginning his independent career at University of West Florida as Assistant Professor!
Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc MaKenna Koble, PhD! At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Koble is researching “Simultaneous conformation and molar mass characterization of polymers using MicroCavity Mass Photometry (MicroCaMP).” #NPAW2026
September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc MaKenna Koble, PhD! At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Koble is researching “Simultaneous conformation and molar mass characterization of polymers using MicroCavity Mass Photometry (MicroCaMP).” #NPAW2026
Meet the Program Administrator for the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Dani Jessee, MPA! Dani’s favorite Dr. Beckman Rule for Success: "Acquire new knowledge and always ask why." #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc
September 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Meet the Program Administrator for the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Dani Jessee, MPA! Dani’s favorite Dr. Beckman Rule for Success: "Acquire new knowledge and always ask why." #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc
Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc Allison Smith, PhD! At the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Dr. Smith’s research focus is “Expanding Feedstocks for Sustainable CO2-Derived Polymers Through Metal-Catalyzed Telomerizations.” #NPAW2026
September 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc Allison Smith, PhD! At the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Dr. Smith’s research focus is “Expanding Feedstocks for Sustainable CO2-Derived Polymers Through Metal-Catalyzed Telomerizations.” #NPAW2026
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2024 #AOBPostdoc Megan Steves, PhD, beginning her independent career at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as Assistant Professor!
September 21, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2024 #AOBPostdoc Megan Steves, PhD, beginning her independent career at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as Assistant Professor!
Beckman Foundation is a sustaining member of the National Postdoctoral Association. Follow the NPA on X + Instagram: @nationalpostdoc and LinkedIn: @national-postdoctoral-association. #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc
September 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Beckman Foundation is a sustaining member of the National Postdoctoral Association. Follow the NPA on X + Instagram: @nationalpostdoc and LinkedIn: @national-postdoctoral-association. #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc
The #AOBPostdoc Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars w/in the core areas of fundamental chemistry or the development + building of chemical instrumentation. https://ow.ly/VjWO50ZQfKv #NPAW2026
September 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The #AOBPostdoc Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars w/in the core areas of fundamental chemistry or the development + building of chemical instrumentation. https://ow.ly/VjWO50ZQfKv #NPAW2026
For #NPAW2026, here’s a great read from 2015 #AOBPostdoc (and 2022 #BYI!) Anthony M. Mustoe, recently published in Current Opinion in Structural Biology: "Probing
the complexity of cellular RNA folding: Ensembles, intermediates, and isoforms." https://ow.ly/H3hL50ZQg8H
the complexity of cellular RNA folding: Ensembles, intermediates, and isoforms." https://ow.ly/H3hL50ZQg8H
September 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
For #NPAW2026, here’s a great read from 2015 #AOBPostdoc (and 2022 #BYI!) Anthony M. Mustoe, recently published in Current Opinion in Structural Biology: "Probing
the complexity of cellular RNA folding: Ensembles, intermediates, and isoforms." https://ow.ly/H3hL50ZQg8H
the complexity of cellular RNA folding: Ensembles, intermediates, and isoforms." https://ow.ly/H3hL50ZQg8H
Thanks to #AOBPostdoc Alex Hurben, PhD for sharing this image with us for #NPAW2026 (used with permission): “Had a wonderful time attending the #BeckmanSymposium with my very young investigator!”
September 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Thanks to #AOBPostdoc Alex Hurben, PhD for sharing this image with us for #NPAW2026 (used with permission): “Had a wonderful time attending the #BeckmanSymposium with my very young investigator!”
2017 #AOBPostdoc Freddy Nguyen, MD/PhD (c) is joined by 2024 #BeckmanScholars Emily Wang (l) and Aashay Mardikar (r) in Chicago during the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting (for physician-scientists) and the American Association for Cancer Research meeting. #beckmancommunity
August 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
2017 #AOBPostdoc Freddy Nguyen, MD/PhD (c) is joined by 2024 #BeckmanScholars Emily Wang (l) and Aashay Mardikar (r) in Chicago during the AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting (for physician-scientists) and the American Association for Cancer Research meeting. #beckmancommunity
The wait is nearly over! Who's ready for poster presentations and technical talks from our #BYI, #AOBPostdoc, and #BSP awardees?
#BeckmanSymposium #conference #meeting #networking #careertips #researchfindings #beckman #science #career #scientist #beckmanscholars #comingsoon
#BeckmanSymposium #conference #meeting #networking #careertips #researchfindings #beckman #science #career #scientist #beckmanscholars #comingsoon
July 23, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The wait is nearly over! Who's ready for poster presentations and technical talks from our #BYI, #AOBPostdoc, and #BSP awardees?
#BeckmanSymposium #conference #meeting #networking #careertips #researchfindings #beckman #science #career #scientist #beckmanscholars #comingsoon
#BeckmanSymposium #conference #meeting #networking #careertips #researchfindings #beckman #science #career #scientist #beckmanscholars #comingsoon
That’s a wrap on our online celebration of #NPAW2026! Learn more about the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship by visiting our program info page (featuring 2022 #AOBPostdoc Dr. Alex Bredar):
https://ow.ly/MEU950ZQNIA
https://ow.ly/MEU950ZQNIA
Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship
Polymer networks mimic the nuclear pore by allowing specific proteins to “walk” between binding sites. Reprinted with permission from Y. J. Yang,* D. J. Mai,* T. J. Dursh, and B. D. Olsen, Biomacromolecules. Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society.
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September 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
That’s a wrap on our online celebration of #NPAW2026! Learn more about the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship by visiting our program info page (featuring 2022 #AOBPostdoc Dr. Alex Bredar):
https://ow.ly/MEU950ZQNIA
https://ow.ly/MEU950ZQNIA
2023 #AOBPostdoc Kelsie Wentz, PhD talks about making new silicon containing polymers, the formation of free electrons & the Beckman research experience in our latest “Five Questions” feature.
www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/...
@kek-kelsie.bsky.social
www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/...
@kek-kelsie.bsky.social
Five Questions with Kelsie Wentz, PhD
2023 AOB Postdoc Kelsie Wentz, PhD talks about making new silicon containing polymers, the formation of free electrons & the Beckman research experience in our latest “Five Questions” feature.
www.beckman-foundation.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
2023 #AOBPostdoc Kelsie Wentz, PhD talks about making new silicon containing polymers, the formation of free electrons & the Beckman research experience in our latest “Five Questions” feature.
www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/...
@kek-kelsie.bsky.social
www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/...
@kek-kelsie.bsky.social
Meet more of our 2026 #AOBPostdoc Fellows in #ChemicalSciences:
Megan Bentley, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder
Megan Bentley, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder
April 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Meet more of our 2026 #AOBPostdoc Fellows in #ChemicalSciences:
Megan Bentley, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder
Megan Bentley, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder
2023 #AOBPostdoc Matthew Kessinger, PhD accepted a Staff Scientist role at Savannah River National Lab. Congratulations! #justhired
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
2023 #AOBPostdoc Matthew Kessinger, PhD accepted a Staff Scientist role at Savannah River National Lab. Congratulations! #justhired
Dr. Pamela Cai talks about engineering fully recyclable plastics from biopolymer-derived polyelectrolyte complexes & the #AOBPostdoc experience in our latest “Five Questions” feature: www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/... #uchicago
May 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Dr. Pamela Cai talks about engineering fully recyclable plastics from biopolymer-derived polyelectrolyte complexes & the #AOBPostdoc experience in our latest “Five Questions” feature: www.beckman-foundation.org/latest-news/... #uchicago
Good news to share during #NPAW2025: 2020 #AOBPostdoc Charles Markus, PhD is starting a new position as Assistant Professor at University of Texas, San Antonio!
September 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Good news to share during #NPAW2025: 2020 #AOBPostdoc Charles Markus, PhD is starting a new position as Assistant Professor at University of Texas, San Antonio!
Thanks to 2025 #BYI (& 2020 #AOBPostdoc) James Gaynor, PhD for this great pic with #BeckmanSymposium #Keynote #Speaker and fellow #BYI (1992) Chad Mirkin, PhD and so many #BeckmanScholars
August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thanks to 2025 #BYI (& 2020 #AOBPostdoc) James Gaynor, PhD for this great pic with #BeckmanSymposium #Keynote #Speaker and fellow #BYI (1992) Chad Mirkin, PhD and so many #BeckmanScholars
Congratulations to our 2025 #AOBPostdoc Fellows in Chemical Instrumentation and Chemical Sciences – Fourteen Research Fellows to Receive $4.3M+ in Science Funding.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
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@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
April 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 #AOBPostdoc Fellows in Chemical Instrumentation and Chemical Sciences – Fourteen Research Fellows to Receive $4.3M+ in Science Funding.
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
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@caltech @UofIllinois @Princeton @harvard @UMich @cornell @UCBerkeley @columbia
Ashley Arcidiacono, PhD, (2023 #AOBPostdoc), Camille Bridgewater (2022 #BSP) and Sarah King, PhD, (2020 #BYI) jointly #published in JACS: "Watching Polarons Dance: Coherent Carrier Phonon Coupling in Hematite Revealed by Transient Absorption Spectroscopy." https://ow.ly/T3Ea50XHV77
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ashley Arcidiacono, PhD, (2023 #AOBPostdoc), Camille Bridgewater (2022 #BSP) and Sarah King, PhD, (2020 #BYI) jointly #published in JACS: "Watching Polarons Dance: Coherent Carrier Phonon Coupling in Hematite Revealed by Transient Absorption Spectroscopy." https://ow.ly/T3Ea50XHV77
Light-driven materials are changing the world…
In this video, 2022 #AOBPostdoc Tracy Schloemer, PhD discusses 3D printing and manufacturing and how we can deliver light where it is needed:
youtu.be/tzXYdvAGEBU?...
In this video, 2022 #AOBPostdoc Tracy Schloemer, PhD discusses 3D printing and manufacturing and how we can deliver light where it is needed:
youtu.be/tzXYdvAGEBU?...
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August 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Light-driven materials are changing the world…
In this video, 2022 #AOBPostdoc Tracy Schloemer, PhD discusses 3D printing and manufacturing and how we can deliver light where it is needed:
youtu.be/tzXYdvAGEBU?...
In this video, 2022 #AOBPostdoc Tracy Schloemer, PhD discusses 3D printing and manufacturing and how we can deliver light where it is needed:
youtu.be/tzXYdvAGEBU?...