{"686403":{"#nid":"686403","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Winners of the 11th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium Announced","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt the Fall 2025 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. 7, the symposium featured 23 postdocs presenting innovative and diverse research through 10-minute research talks and 5-minute lightning talks. Congratulations to the following winners:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESamuel Jones, Best Research Talk Overall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELowland biotic attrition and elevational shifts in a tropical bird community\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIshant Tiwari, Best Lightning Talk Overall\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShake it off: The science behind untangling your headphone cables\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGyeol Han, Best Research Talk from the College of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeothermal powerplant: From a gamble to engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDaniel Rodriguez Jorge, Best Lightning Talk from the College of Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPersonalized exoskeleton control for optimization gait economy post-stroke\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKathy Bui, Best Research Talk from the College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen chemotherapy misfires: Motoneuron hyperactivity in oxaliplatin treatment\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYichi Zhang, Best Lightning Talk from the College of Sciences\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIs test bias problematic? 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