2024 #AOBPostdoc Daniel Laorenza, PhD shares how materials chemistry shapes our world, and how leveraging the phase changes in materials enables the development of environmentally friendly alternatives to modern-day refrigerants. #scisky #chemsky https://youtu.be/-7kr6DEwWUY?si=hNq2N_BHo_Q_kjAe
October 29, 2026 at 4:49 PM
2024 #AOBPostdoc Daniel Laorenza, PhD shares how materials chemistry shapes our world, and how leveraging the phase changes in materials enables the development of environmentally friendly alternatives to modern-day refrigerants. #scisky #chemsky https://youtu.be/-7kr6DEwWUY?si=hNq2N_BHo_Q_kjAe
2019 #AOBPostdoc Dayne Swearer, PhD receives 2026 DARPA Young Faculty Award
October 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
2019 #AOBPostdoc Dayne Swearer, PhD receives 2026 DARPA Young Faculty Award
2025 #AOBPostdoc Ryan Leighton, PhD awarded for their poster at the Vibrational Spectroscopy Gordon Research Conference
October 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
2025 #AOBPostdoc Ryan Leighton, PhD awarded for their poster at the Vibrational Spectroscopy Gordon Research Conference
2016 #AOBPostdoc Danielle Mai, PhD selected to receive 2026 NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Early Stage Investigators Award
October 22, 2026 at 10:46 PM
2016 #AOBPostdoc Danielle Mai, PhD selected to receive 2026 NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Early Stage Investigators Award
2026 #AOBPostdoc Ryan P. McDonnell, PhD published in The Journal of Chemical Physics: "Non-resonant background response in nonlinear spectroscopy." pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti... #scisky
October 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
2026 #AOBPostdoc Ryan P. McDonnell, PhD published in The Journal of Chemical Physics: "Non-resonant background response in nonlinear spectroscopy." pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti... #scisky
2024 #AOBPostdoc Paul Robinson, PhD published in Physical Review X: "Ab Initio Auxiliary-Field Quantum Monte Carlo in the Thermodynamic Limit." journals.aps.org/prx/abstract... #scisky #chemsky
October 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM
2024 #AOBPostdoc Paul Robinson, PhD published in Physical Review X: "Ab Initio Auxiliary-Field Quantum Monte Carlo in the Thermodynamic Limit." journals.aps.org/prx/abstract... #scisky #chemsky
In this video 2023 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, Christian Oswood, PhD talks about ways to detect chemicals using quantum sensing, designing and making molecules, and the Beckman research experience. https://ow.ly/t05s50ZW1qL #AOBPostdoc
October 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
In this video 2023 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, Christian Oswood, PhD talks about ways to detect chemicals using quantum sensing, designing and making molecules, and the Beckman research experience. https://ow.ly/t05s50ZW1qL #AOBPostdoc
In this video, Dr. Megan Steves, currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign discusses her work as a 2024 #AOBPostdoc in Chemical Instrumentation at UC Berkeley, where she “developed new ways to watch single molecules move faster than...
October 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In this video, Dr. Megan Steves, currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign discusses her work as a 2024 #AOBPostdoc in Chemical Instrumentation at UC Berkeley, where she “developed new ways to watch single molecules move faster than...
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!
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
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
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 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 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!
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 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
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
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
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
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!
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
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!”
Congratulations to Beckman Awardees Making Career Advancements:
• 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD will begin his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor
• 2014 #BYI Prashant Jain, PhD was named Senior Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry
#chemsky #academicsky #scisky
• 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD will begin his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor
• 2014 #BYI Prashant Jain, PhD was named Senior Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry
#chemsky #academicsky #scisky
September 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Congratulations to Beckman Awardees Making Career Advancements:
• 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD will begin his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor
• 2014 #BYI Prashant Jain, PhD was named Senior Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry
#chemsky #academicsky #scisky
• 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD will begin his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor
• 2014 #BYI Prashant Jain, PhD was named Senior Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry
#chemsky #academicsky #scisky
Coming soon: Get ready for National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This celebration will take place Sept. 21-25. We'll showcase the research of our amazing Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows via our online community platforms - make a plan to check it out! #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc
September 10, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Coming soon: Get ready for National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This celebration will take place Sept. 21-25. We'll showcase the research of our amazing Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows via our online community platforms - make a plan to check it out! #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc
2022 #AOBPostdoc Tracy Schloemer, PhD shares her #career journey to Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center and a #motivational message for those looking to try something new in #episode 20 of our Career Conversations #podcast, available now: https://ow.ly/rNlo50ZGh51
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August 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
2022 #AOBPostdoc Tracy Schloemer, PhD shares her #career journey to Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center and a #motivational message for those looking to try something new in #episode 20 of our Career Conversations #podcast, available now: https://ow.ly/rNlo50ZGh51