{"678359":{"#nid":"678359","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Winners of the 10th Annual Postdoc Research Symposium Announced ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the 10th annual Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Research Symposium, seven postdoctoral scholars were awarded conference travel awards for their outstanding presentations. Hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Services on Nov. 8, the symposium featured 21 postdocs presenting innovative and diverse research through 10-minute research talks and 5-minute lightning talks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to the following winners:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHuanqi He, Best Research Talk Overall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBuilding plumbing influences the microbial diversity and turnover patterns of the drinking water microbiome\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHannah Youngblood, Best Lightning Talk Overall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnderstanding the biochemistry of glaucoma-relevant protein LOXL1\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKunal Datta, Best Research Talk from the College of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENanoscopic structural control in lower-dimensional metal halide perovskite semiconductors through physical vapor deposition\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Materials Science and Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Benkeser, Best Lightning Talk from the College of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUtilizing machine learning to optimize limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) mix designs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYinghao Wen, Best Research Talk from the College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFundamental understanding and sequential recovery of critical metals from solid wastes\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Earth \u0026amp; Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChi-Ho Chan, Best Lightning Talk from the College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectromagnetic signatures of massive black hole binaries heading for merger\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMilka Trajkova, Best Talk from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EaiDance: How can we quantify a pli\u00e9?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFranziska Roscher, Best Talk from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHow clientelist party mobilization closes the gender turnout gap: Theory and evidence from India\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you to the\u0026nbsp;Executive Vice President for Research, the Deans of Engineering, Sciences, the\u0026nbsp;Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education for sponsoring the awards.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAppreciation is extended to the following judges for the event:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESarah Brackmann, Director of Community-Based Learning,\u0026nbsp;Office of Experiential and Engaged Learning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELaura Carruth, Associate Vice Provost for Transformative Teaching and Learning and Executive Director, Center for Teaching \u0026amp; Learning\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJay Forrest, Assistant Dean for Content Strategy and Development, GT Library\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAndrew Hummel, Lecturer, Nuclear \u0026amp; Radiological Engineering \u0026amp; Medical Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJordan Moore, Faculty\/User Experience Librarian, GT Library\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELakshmi Raju, Director of Student Engagement and Well-Being, Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHaley Steele, Academic Professional,\u0026nbsp;Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlison Valk, Multimedia and Emerging Technologies Librarian, GT Library\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe are thankful to the following postdocs who assisted with abstract reviews:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEduardo Gigante, Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMridula Nandi, Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EJimin Lee,\u0026nbsp;George W. 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