2022 UMN Postdoc Awards

Congratulation to the 2022 UMN Postdoc Award recipients! 

The University of Minnesota is proud to train, support and promote its postdoctoral researchers, who are active members of the University's Twin Cities and Duluth communities. To recognize the postdoctoral researchers' valuable contribution to the University’s mission, the Postdoctoral Association has provided awards for outstanding contributions in each of the following areas:

The PDA thanks the following groups for their financial contributions to the awards: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Initiatives, Office of Professional Development in the Medical School, College of Biological Sciences, and College of Science and Engineering.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our Academic Community

Dr. Shahrin Upoma

Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Impactful Research

Dr. Jay Hou

Biomedical Engineering
School of Science and Engineering

Dr. Tzia-Ming Onn

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

College of Science and Engineering)

Dr. Joseph Sushil Rao

Department of Surgery
Medical School

Dr. Thu Truong

Masonic Cancer Center

 Medical School

Honorable Mentions

Dr. Beatriz Baselga Cevera (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; College of Biological Sciences)

Dr. Saikat Mukherjee (Mechanical Engineering; College of Science and Engineering)

Dr. Neetu Singh Yadav (Chemistry; College of Science and Engineering)

Outreach and Communication with the Non-Academic Community

Dr. Beatriz Baselga Cevera

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

College of Biological Sciences

Dr. Miles Wischnewski

Biomedical Engineering

College of Science and Engineering

Teaching and Mentoring

Dr. Matthew Berens

Natural Resources Research Institute

University of Minnesota-Duluth

Dr. Benjamin Messerly

Physics

College of Science and Engineering

Dr. Sarah Tarullo

 Laboratory Medicine & Pathology

 Medical School

Honorable Mentions

Dr. Luke Erber (Medicinal Chemistry; College of Pharmacy)

Dr. Dustin Ray (Biology; Swenson College of Science and Engineering; University of Minnesota-Duluth)

Service to our Academic Community

Dr. Tori Osinski

Department of Pediatrics

Medical School

Honorable Mentions

Dr. Beatriz Baselga Cevera (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior; College of Biological Sciences)

Dr. Julia Willett (Microbiology and Immunology; Medical School)