MSE Postdoc, Dr. Anupma Thakur, is the 2024 Postdoc Mentor Award Winner!

MSE Postdoc, Dr. Anupma Thakur, is the 2024 Postdoc Mentor Award Winner!

The 2024 Postdoc Mentor Award selection process included a peer review panel of 24 postdocs who rated up to 7 mentoring statements from nominees in a college different from their own. Statements were rated on 6 categories of mentoring ideals, including individual student impact, organizational/cultural impact, mentoring advice to postdocs, mentoring ideas, mentoring commitment, and communication of mentoring practices and ideals. Reviewers then ranked their 7 nominees on 3 categories: Best Mentoring Statement, Strongest Testimonial, and Most Deserving of the Award. Out of 38 nominees for this award, Dr. Thakur placed “top” in 4 of the 9 scoring categories, including best mentoring statement, strongest testimonial support for the mentoring statement, and most impact on organizational culture. Dr. Anupma Thakur is a part of the Anasori Lab. Congratulations again to Dr. Anupma Thakur on this outstanding award!