At 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.
At 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:
Samuel Jones, Best Research Talk Overall
Lowland biotic attrition and elevational shifts in a tropical bird community
School of Biological Sciences
Ishant Tiwari, Best Lightning Talk Overall
Shake it off: The science behind untangling your headphone cables
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Gyeol Han, Best Research Talk from the College of Engineering
Geothermal powerplant: From a gamble to engineering
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Daniel Rodriguez Jorge, Best Lightning Talk from the College of Engineering
Personalized exoskeleton control for optimization gait economy post-stroke
School of Mechanical Engineering
Kathy Bui, Best Research Talk from the College of Sciences
When chemotherapy misfires: Motoneuron hyperactivity in oxaliplatin treatment
School of Biological Sciences
Yichi Zhang, Best Lightning Talk from the College of Sciences
Is test bias problematic? A practical framework for evaluating fairness
School of Psychology
Ankita Rathour, Best Talk from the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
The forgotten women of Bollywood
Writing and Communication Program in Literature, Media, and Communications, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Thank you to the executive vice president for Research, the deans of Engineering and Sciences, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and the vice provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education for sponsoring the awards.
We are especially thankful to Laura Cadonati, associate dean for Research in the College of Sciences, and Aaron Levine, associate dean for Research and Outreach in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, for attending and distributing awards for their colleges.
Appreciation is extended to the following judges for the event:
- Onur Birol, Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences
- Paul Joseph, Principal Extension Professional, Quadrant-i
- Jordan Moore, User Experience Librarian
- Tom Rosenmayer, Senior Extension Professional, Quadrant-i
- Ian Krout, Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences
- Jacki Rohde, Academic Professional, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Haley Steele, Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences
We are thankful to the following postdocs who assisted with abstract reviews and event planning:
- Zeineb Bouzid, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Anderson Romerio A Cerqueira, School of Biomedical Engineering
- Chih-Yuan (Frank) Chiu, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mridula Nandi, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Oindrila Sinha, School of Biological Sciences
To view the photos taken at the Symposium, please click here.