The University of Arizona Postdoctoral Affairs congratulates 2022 Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Emily Bray! She was nominated by her mentor for her extraordinary contributions to research and mentorship.

Congratulations to Drs. Melissa Flores (Psychology) and Stefano Nerozzi (Lunar & Planetary Laboratory) for winning the 2022 Galileo Circle Postdoc Award! This award recognizes remarkable faculty and staff who help advance the College of Science mission for inclusive excellence in teaching and research.

The University of Arizona President’s Office officially recognized the winners of the 2021 Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award and the 2021 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award on January 19, 2022. Read more about the wonderful winners!

Last Fall, postdocs at UArizona gathered to share food and conversation. On December 9th, a few dozen of the university’s brightest minds and their families gathered for a potluck hosted by the UArizona Postdoctoral Association (UAPA) with support from the office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

Postdoctoral Research Development Grants (PRDG) were established to support University of Arizona (UA) postdoctoral scholars in the development of their independent research skills to advance their career goals. Applications are open!

Dr. Lila Wollman is a postdoc at the Department of Physiology.

UAPA invites you to bring a dish from your country, hometown, or something that you associate with winter, and spend time with your fellow UArizona Postdocs before the holiday break. Families and significant others are welcome!

Lydia Jennings, a postdoc at UArizona, completed a 50-mile honor run in March of this year dedicated to Indigenous scientists past, present and future. She has since been featured in a short documentary by Patagonia. Congratulations, Dr. Jennings!

Postdoctoral Affairs would like to congratulate Dr. Li Zheng on the publication of her co-authored article that explores spatial cognition, specifically using fMRIs to understand the brain’s contributions to temporal and spatial representation. 

Dr. Karen Olsen is an astrophysicist and Computer Vision scientist. As a postdoc at the UArizona, her research focused on galaxy evolution and on the generation of synthetic observations of simulated galaxies.