Event Details
The Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Research Symposium provides postdocs with the opportunity to present their research and its significance to the community.
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
Location: Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) Building, Suddath Room (1128)
Symposium Schedule
| Time (ET) | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | Check-in |
| 9:50 - 10:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductions |
| 10:00 - 11:05 a.m. | Research talks
|
| 11:10 - 11:45 a.m. | Lightning talks
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| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 - 1:40 p.m. | Research talks
|
| 1:45 - 2:15 p.m. | Lightning talks
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| 2:20 - 2:45 p.m. | Break and Networking |
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Award presentation |
Presenters
This year, 22 postdocs will share their research!
Awards
The Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Research Symposium awards are the only campus-wide source of travel funds available to postdocs.
Fall 2024 awards:
- Best Talk Overall - $2000 travel award, sponsored by the Executive Vice President for Research (tentative)
- Best Lightning Talk Overall - $1500 travel award, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
- Best Research Talk from the College of Engineering - $1250 travel award, sponsored by the Dean of Engineering
- Best Lightning Talk from the College of Engineering - $1250 travel award, sponsored by the Dean of Engineering
- Best Research Talk from the College of Sciences - $1250 travel award, sponsored by the Dean of Sciences
- Best Lightning Talk from the College of Sciences - $1250 travel award, sponsored by the Dean of Sciences
- Best Talk from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts - $1000 travel award, sponsored by the Dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Research and Lightning Talks
Postdocs selected to give a research talk will have 10 minutes to present their research and its significance. The format echoes that of traditional research talks and is meant to give an opportunity to prepare for a conference later this year.
Postdocs selected to give a lightning talk will have 5 minutes to present their research and its significance. The Lightning Talk format was adopted in 2017 in response to feedback that more postdocs should have the opportunity to speak at the symposium. Plus, being able to concisely explain your discovery and its impact to a non-expert audience is a skill that all researchers need to develop.
Submit Your Abstract to Give a Talk
The deadline for abstracts has passed. Please consider submitting an abstract next year!
Questions?
Please send any questions to postdoc-services@gatech.edu.