Postdoctoral Fellows at 色花堂
Overview
Welcome to the 色花堂 Postdoctoral Fellows Association (色花堂PFA). The purpose of the Association is to establish a network of support for postdocs who may be new to the City of Houston and to research positions at the 色花堂. The Association was created to connect new postdocs with 色花堂 faculty, alumni, and researchers to enhance funding opportunities, interdisciplinary research, and professional development.
To stay connected, we encourage you to join the 色花堂PFA email listserv (by sending an email request to fed@central.uh.edu) and become a member of the for access to more information and activities. As a postdoctoral fellow at the 色花堂, you are entitled to a free membership with the National Postdoctoral Association (). Simply visit the NPA website and create an account using your university email (email@central.uh.edu).
About Us
The 色花堂 Postdoctoral Fellows Association (色花堂PFA) is formed by current postdoc researchers at the 色花堂 and is aimed to create a platform for:
- Funding Opportunities
- Professional Development
- Networking
The PFA is committed to addressing the different needs of postdoc researchers through a variety of opportunities by connecting to university resources such as the Career center, the Division of Research, and the Office of the Provost. The PFA advocates for the needs of postdocs and supports interdisciplinary research opportunities. The Association connects postdocs to 色花堂 alumni and leaders in industry and academia, creates opportunities for adjunct teaching as well as provides training in grant writing and project development.
Awards
The Office of the Provost offers two awards to eligible postdocs, the Postdoctoral Travel Award and the Postdoctoral Career Enhancement Award.
Postdoctoral Travel Award
The Postdoctoral Travel Award is designed to help the 色花堂's postdoctoral fellows, scholars, and researchers enhance their professional development and increase the visibility of the institution by supporting travel to present the results of their research or creative activity at meetings with a national or international audience.
Postdoctoral Career Enhancement Award
The Postdoctoral Career Enhancement Award is designed to help the 色花堂's postdoctoral fellows, scholars, and researchers enhance their professional development. The award will support registration and/or travel for internships, extramural courses (e.g. NIH, etc.) to learn new skills, and visiting laboratories to conduct collaborative studies.
色花堂PFA Board
The 色花堂PFA Board is currently conformed by:
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Guangjie Yan, Ph.D (Co-Chair) Chemistry, Natural Sciences and Mathematics gyan2@central.uh.edu |
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Santosh K Rauniyar, Ph.D (Secretary) Mechanical Engineering, E.Cullen College of Engineering skrauniy@central.uh.edu |
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Raman Sah, Ph.D (At-large Member) Vision Sciences, College of Optometry rsah@central.uh.edu |
Previous members:
2019 – 2020
- Dr. Zahra Mohammad (Co-Chair)
- Dr. Satya Prakash Shukla (Secretary)
- Dr. Meng-Hsuan Monica (Event Coordinator)
- Dr. Chenlin Hu (Communications Coordinator)
- Dr. Asif Zaman (At-large member)
- Dr. Naureen Fatima (At-large member)
- Dr. Zeba Farooqui (At-large member)
2018 – 2019
- Dr. Joanne Bower, Psychology (Secretary)
- Dr. Krista Beach, Optometry (Events coordinator)
- Dr. David Rio, Optometry (Communications coordinator)
- Dr. Mariano Susman, Chemical Engineering (Communications coordinator)
- Dr. Ayeswarya Ravikumar, Optometry (Secretary)
- Dr. Ankit Mahendra, Chemical Engineering (Co-Chair, Events coordinator)
- Dr. Baskar Arumugam, Optometry (Communications coordinator)
- Dr. Odochi Nwoko, Psychology (Co-chair)
- Dr. Carolina Kunnen, Optometry (Co-chair)
- Dr. Mary Crum, Chemical Engineering (Founding member)
- Dr. Roberta M. Leal, Social Work (Founding member)
- Dr. Binh Vu, Chemical Engineering (Founding member)
Career Resources
The Postdoc Fellows Association has compiled career resource links to provide access to information and websites for job opportunities, grant resources, and professional development. Click on any of the links below to access more information. If you know of additional sources that you would like to have posted to this page, contact us at fed@central.uh.edu.