In this video 2023 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow, Christian Oswood, PhD talks about ways to detect chemicals using quantum sensing, designing and making molecules, and the Beckman research experience. https://ow.ly/t05s50ZW1qL #AOBPostdoc

In this video, Dr. Megan Steves, currently Assistant Professor of Chemistry at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign discusses her work as a 2024 #AOBPostdoc in Chemical Instrumentation at UC Berkeley, where she “developed new ways to watch single molecules move faster than...

That’s a wrap on our online celebration of #NPAW2026! Learn more about the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship by visiting our program info page (featuring 2022 #AOBPostdoc Dr. Alex Bredar):
https://ow.ly/MEU950ZQNIA

Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2023 #AOBPostdoc Christian Oswood, PhD, beginning his independent career at City College of New York as Assistant Professor!

Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc Richard Kang, PhD! At Princeton University, Dr. Kang’s research focus is “Nuclear Quantum Effects for Computational Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts.” #NPAW2026

Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2023 #AOBPostdoc James Law, PhD, beginning his independent career at University of West Florida as Assistant Professor!

Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc Allison Smith, PhD! At the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Dr. Smith’s research focus is “Expanding Feedstocks for Sustainable CO2-Derived Polymers Through Metal-Catalyzed Telomerizations.” #NPAW2026

Meet the Program Administrator for the Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Dani Jessee, MPA! Dani’s favorite Dr. Beckman Rule for Success: "Acquire new knowledge and always ask why." #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc

Get to know 2026 #AOBPostdoc MaKenna Koble, PhD! At the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Dr. Koble is researching “Simultaneous conformation and molar mass characterization of polymers using MicroCavity Mass Photometry (MicroCaMP).” #NPAW2026

Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD, beginning his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor!

For #NPAW2026, here’s a great read from 2015 #AOBPostdoc (and 2022 #BYI!) Anthony M. Mustoe, recently published in Current Opinion in Structural Biology: "Probing
the complexity of cellular RNA folding: Ensembles, intermediates, and isoforms." https://ow.ly/H3hL50ZQg8H

The #AOBPostdoc Fellowship in Chemical Sciences or Chemical Instrumentation supports advanced research by postdoctoral scholars w/in the core areas of fundamental chemistry or the development + building of chemical instrumentation. https://ow.ly/VjWO50ZQfKv #NPAW2026

Beckman Foundation is a sustaining member of the National Postdoctoral Association. Follow the NPA on X + Instagram: @nationalpostdoc and LinkedIn: @national-postdoctoral-association. #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc

Good news to share during #NPAW2026: Congratulations to 2024 #AOBPostdoc Megan Steves, PhD, beginning her independent career at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign as Assistant Professor!

For #NPAW2026, here’s a great read from 2024 #AOBPostdoc Hayden M. Carder, PhD, recently published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society: "Enantiodivergent Carbon-Phosphorus Bond Formation via Enzymatic Carbene Insertion." https://ow.ly/2BIX50ZPOJI

Thanks to #AOBPostdoc Alex Hurben, PhD for sharing this image with us for #NPAW2026 (used with permission): “Had a wonderful time attending the #BeckmanSymposium with my very young investigator!”

Congratulations to Beckman Awardees Making Career Advancements:
• 2022 #AOBPostdoc Jaehyeok Jin, PhD will begin his independent career at Yale University as Assistant Professor
• 2014 #BYI Prashant Jain, PhD was named Senior Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry
#chemsky #academicsky #scisky

Coming soon: Get ready for National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This celebration will take place Sept. 21-25. We'll showcase the research of our amazing Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows via our online community platforms - make a plan to check it out! #NPAW2026 #AOBPostdoc