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Congratulation to the 2026 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:
Impactful Research
Outreach and Communication with Non-Academic Community
Teaching and Mentoring
Service to our Academic Community
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our Academic Community
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.
Impactful Research
Impactful Research
Dr. Aarti C. Bhat
Laboratory of Structural Biology of Disease
Minnesota Population Center
Life Course Center
Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation
Institute for Social Research and Data Innovation
Dr. Fan Bu
Laboratory of Structural Biology of Disease
Department of Pharmacology
Medical School
Dr. Lakshya Gangwar
Bioheat and Mass Transfer Laboratory
Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Dr. Lun Gao
Knowledge Initiatives
Institute on the Environment
Research and Innovation Office
Outreach and Communication with the Non-Academic Community
Outreach and Communication with the Non-Academic Community
Dr. Nicholas Maurice
Jameson Lab
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Medical School
Teaching and Mentoring
Teaching and Mentoring
Dr. Lewis Dominguez
Mathematics
Center For Educational Programs
College of Science and Engineering
Dr. Heather Cihak
Mathematics
Center For Educational Programs
College of Science and Engineering
Dr. Yiming Zhang
Institute for Rock Magnetism
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Service to our Academic Community
Service to our Academic Community
Dr. Megan Freiler
Mesce Lab
Department of Entomology
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Dr. Lata Kalra
Xu Lab
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
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