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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:red">The MIT PDA 2018 -2019 General Elections will be held on Wednesday (August 1<sup>st</sup>) at 12.00-2.00 PM in 68-181.</span></b><span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Dear MIT Postdocs,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Next
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Wednesday August 1<sup>st</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:maroon">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">you will be electing the next group of officers for the MIT PDA that will represent you for the 2018-2019 academic year. We have a lot of great candidates running. Please
take a look at their statements below.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Election details</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Elections will take place Wednesday August 1st from 12:00-2:00 pm in 68-181.</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Please review the candidate statements below and you may contact them directly with any questions.
</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Note that the candidates were self-nominated or nominated by someone else through the publicly announced and an open process.</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Candidate eligibility was subject to the constitution and bylaws of MIT PDA.
</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">All MIT Postdocs (Associates and Fellows) are eligible to vote.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Please bring MIT ID</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">
You have to be present at the polling site to cast your ballot. No proxy voting is allowed.</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">On election day paper ballots will be handed out upon eligibility verification and you will have the opportunity to cast your vote by secret ballot to the candidate of your choice. (Link to
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x2xxbETvgw2JWxhWVrWTR7yoZQa8_Gq5/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
Bylaws</a> and <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aMuZ51Xmrl5ahdweY1kNjjC7O_57E0re/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
Constitution)</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Candidates will need to secure a simple majority to be elected for a position. Results will be announced by email later that evening and advertized on the PDA website, twitter and Facebook accounts
as well.</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">Please send any questions or comments about the election to</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
<a href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank">pda-elections@mit.edu</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in helping to verify eligibility of voters, counting the votes, and to assisting with the polling stations please contact the election
committee <a href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank">pda-elections@mit.edu</a>.
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">We are always welcoming volunteers!
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">The election committee is responsible for independently running the general election.
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Note that to ensure a completely transparent and fair election process none of the election committee members are running for office in this election cycle.
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:red">The members of the election committee are Taeyoon Kyung(Chair), Mohammed Azad, Lai Tse Tso, Wei Sun Leong and Nannan Mao.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">(No nominations were recieved for
<span style="background:white">Alumni, Fundraising, Human Affairs, Orientation, and Postdoc Initiative Grants Committees during the nomination period. Elections for filling these open positions will be arranged by the incoming 2018-2019 PDA leadership in accordance
with our bylaws and constituition)</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Ahmed Fazly</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">President, MIT-PDA</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">on behalf of election committee
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#4472C4"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#4472C4">Candidate for President,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#4472C4">Rozzeta Dolah,
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#4472C4">Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT Dept. of Mechanical Engineering,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#4472C4"><a href="mailto:rozzeta@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">rozzeta@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Rozzeta Dolah is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA with expertise in renewable
energy for biomass conversion into aviation fuel using experimental design and optimization. She has led the design and build of a pyrolysis reactor for second generation biomass of oil palm wastes for biofuels. Prior to her training at MIT, she was a process
engineer involved in Black Belt Six Sigma projects for process optimization, data analysis and quality improvement in science and engineering.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">My goals in running for MIT PDA 2018/2019 President:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">To continue to advocate for the interests and well-being of postdoctoral scholars such as for increased salary and benefits</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">To foster more diversity and inclusiveness, supporting expanded opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">To ensure MIT Postdocs have expanded professional development opportunities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">4.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">To extend MIT Alumni privileges to all postdoctoral scholars for life-long networking with MIT Alumni</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Achievements in MIT PDA session 2017/2018:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Outgoing Chair of MIT PDA Human Affairs Committee</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> 2017/2018, Represented MIT Postdoctoral community
as a <b>member of Committee on Race and Diversity (CRD),</b> <b>Awarded CRD grant</b> to organize
<b>Race for Diversity</b> (RFD 2018) </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">to foster diversity and inclusion at MIT.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Trainer for MINITAB® statistical software short course</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">: Experimental Designs for Robust Product/
Process Optimization held during IAP 2018. Positive feedback from participants allowed MIT to make the software available to all students, postdocs and staff.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#342822">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Organized “Women Entrepreneurs: Challenges and Opportunities” event</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> at Martin Trust featuring
Nicole Stata – Founder and Managing Director of Boston Seed Capital, LLC.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#342822">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Organized volunteer recruitment for</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">
<b>Samaritans</b> – suicide prevention organization. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#342822">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Organized Coffee Hour and Conversation</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> series by inviting industry guests for networking and experience
sharing with MIT postdocs: Guests included :- <i>Dr. Rajesh Jugulum</i>, Global Director, Data Strategies (Informatics Director) at
<b>CIGNA</b>, Boston, <i>Elizabeth Stevens Nafai</i>: <b>Occupational Therapist</b>, Health and Wellness Co-Founder OT Morocco,
<i>Dr. Michele Ostraat</i> from Advanced Materials Leader, ARAMCO Research Center, Boston,
<i>Bihua Chen</i>, Founder and Portfolio Manager of <b>Cormorant Asset Management, LP</b>,
<i>Ms. Moha Desai</i>, <b>The Desai foundation</b>; non-profit involved in crafting programs including those that improve social, health, and economic life in the villages of India,
<i>Dr. Sadik Kassim</i>, Chief Scientific Officer, <b>Mustang Bio</b>, Worcester, MA,
<i>Mr. David Hoyme</i>, Associate<b>, Goldman Sachs</b>, Boston, Guest at Upcoming event:
<i>Dr. Sushma Gurumurthy</i>, Principle Scientist, <b>Moderna Therapuetics</b>, Cambridge.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#342822">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#342822">
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Spearheaded implementation of PdREFs program</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black"> through the MIT PDA; Postdoctoral REFS are a group of
post docs trained in conflict management.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Vice President,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Jette Lengefeld,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:ljette@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">ljette@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">My name is Jette, I’m a postdoctoral fellow in the Amon lab at the Department of Biology and the co-chair of the PDA sports. When I started
at the MIT, the PDA helped me to integrate myself into the MIT community. Now, I would like to keep this community of postdocs active by supporting the organisation of events like coffee hours, sport events and professional development courses. Thus, I hope
to be elected as Vice President. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for: Corresponding Secretary</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Anish Paul Antony,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate, D-Lab,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:anishp@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">anishp@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I am Anish Paul Antony, postdoc at MIT D-Lab. I currently serve in the postdoc association (PDA) as the Co-chair of the MIT Human Affairs
Committee. In this role I help organize networking events through coffee conversations between MIT postdocs and the Industry. In order to further serve the MIT postdoc community, I am standing for the post of Corresponding Secretary. My goal for the coming
year in this post will be to carry on the MIT PDA’s correspondence within MIT and the external community through advertising of weekly events on and off campus, and by having an open line of communication through email with other postdocs on campus. While
in graduate school, I performed a similar role as the Vice President of the Electrical Engineering Graduate Student Association (EEGSA) where I acted as a liaison between students, faculty and administrators resulting in increased networking and social programs
for the students. I hope to use this experience to better serve both the MIT PDA and the larger MIT postdoc community in the coming year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for: Recording Secretary,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Tanimul Alam,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Fellow,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:tanimul@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">tanimul@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">My name is Tanimul Alam from Department of Biology (Koch Biology Building 68). I am a postdoctoral research fellow at Prof. Leonard Pershing
Guarente’s lab. I have been engaged in research of molecular biology for 6 years and I also have enough experience of teaching students and hosting events. As I was born in Bangladesh and raised in Japan, I can speak 3 languages; Bengali, Japanese and English.
I believe that I can use these experiences and skills to understand a wide variety of demands from members of PDA. I have participated in almost all of the events hosted by PDA since I started to work at MIT. Therefore, I know many members of PDA including
the current executive committee members. If I am elected as a Recording Secretary, I would like to support the president and vice president so that every decision making of executive boards becomes successful. Also, I want to make sure all the PDA meeting
enjoyable and fruitful by taking care of details. For these reasons, I will nominate myself for the Recording Secretary position.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Treasurer,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Yu-Ja Huang,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Engineering,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:yuja@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">yuja@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I am currently a Postdoc in the Department of biological engineering. I am interested in running for the Treasurer position at the MIT PDA to gain the opportunity to
interact closely with every functional unit inside the organization and help allocate resources efficiently to better serve the postdoc community. For the past 1.5 years since I stated my postdoc at MIT, I have enjoyed the variety of social and professional
events offered by the MIT PDA and want to make sure those opportunities continue to be available to the broader postdoc community. The Treasurer position is exciting to me not only because it is a critical role that helps ensure that the PDAs resources are
deployed most efficiently, but it will also allows me to make personal connections with talented postdocs within the MIT community. I look forward to serve and meet every one of you in the future.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Professional Development Committee,
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Qasim Bukhari,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:qbukhari@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">qbukhari@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I am a computational neuroscientist at McGovern Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT with a background in Electrical Engineering,
Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence. In my research work I use artificial intelligence tools to help further our understanding of the human brain. My unique contribution to research is the integration of sophisticated engineering tools to ask translational
and basic neuroscience questions by combining my expertise in neuroscience and engineering. At MIT, the goal of my research is to develop personalized treatment/medicine for psychiatric patients using neuroimaging data. I use different neuroimaging techniques
(fMRI, MEG, EEG, and DTI) to better predict the treatment response outcome for psychiatric disorders from many alternate treatment options by using machine learning algorithms. I aim to develop a system that can predict the optimal treatment option from alternate
therapies for psychiatric disorder patients. I also use these tools to investigate the relationship between cognitive skills and brain measures.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Agenda</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">As a PDA board member, I would like to use my skills to contribute to the professional development of the postdocs at MIT. I aim to organize
events that may build good collaborations between the industries and MIT postdocs to help them later in their job search.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Advocacy Chair,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Mohamed T. Ghoneim, </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Media Lab.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:mghoneim@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">mghoneim@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I have been an international postdoc at MIT since Feb. 2017, and I am interested in serving at the MIT PDA as Advocacy Committee Chair</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">
(<span class="xmsohyperlink"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-t-ghoneim-phd-58a72523/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-t-ghoneim-phd-58a72523/</a></span>).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Like many of you, I wear many hats including international scholar, lab researcher, and family man. This has given me a very good perspective on the issues postdocs commonly
face during their training at MIT. As postdocs, we contribute significantly to the research output of MIT while forgoing salaries paid for equivalent positions in industry. In addition, we face the pressure of maintaining an adequate living standard. We, therefore,
must advocate for a <b>fairer compensation system that takes into consideration our contribution to the MIT community</b>. We also need to advocate for more professional development opportunities during our training and more institutional support for transitioning
into positions that are optimal for our training. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">For leaving international postdocs, training visa and sponsorship issues are continuing problems. Uprooting our families from their familiar lives in the Greater Boston
area is a ritual many international postdocs go through because of visa issues. We need to make sure postdocs are given resources and are made aware of not just visa regulations but also given information about
<b>opportunities and options to change their visa status to one that supports long-term employment opportunities in the US</b>.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Another developmental aspect that would help in advocacy
<b>is preparing the postdoctoral community for post-training transition. </b>Learning about transferable skills in high demand early on could smoothen a postdoc’s transition. Postdocs who understand the dynamics that await them at the end of their training
are more likely to prepare for it in advance and effectively advocate for their own success.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Finally, we also need
<b>a formalized institutional mechanism for conflict management for postdoctoral trainees and mentors.</b> Although entities such as the ombuds office deal with general conflicts; there is no institute-wide mechanism specifically for postdocs that I am aware
of that can mediate in these situations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xdefault"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I believe the advocacy committee, through interactions with fellow postdocs/faculty/MIT administration, can bring about a much needed positive change in the lives of
the postdoctoral scholars at MIT. I can assure you that I will be a passionate advocate to maximize our postdoctoral experience at MIT.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Community Building Committee Chair,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Satish Kumar Iyemperumal,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:satishki@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">satishki@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I cofounded and served as the secretary of chemical engineering graduate organization (CEGO) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). As a newly formed organization,
I actively participated in various roles in CEGO at WPI. I co-organized several cool and fascinating science exhibits open to the public every summer that attracts all ages of people from elementary school kids to those who have grand-kids. I was also involved
in holding other activities for girl scouts with hands on science workshops and organizing networking events for graduate students with professionals from industry and academia. I enjoyed working with people and organizing events that benefit the target community.
I would like to continue this interest of mine by running for the community building committee chair for the postdoctoral association at MIT.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I would first actively communicate with the current chair to get familiar with the logistics and any other necessary details related to this position. I propose to
start off this role (if elected) by sending out a small survey to postdocs to get some data on the kind of events they are more likely to attend based on their past participation and current interests. Besides the current activities such as Music-and-munchies
and Barbeque, some of the other potential events can be (i) Beer Fridays – there is no need for explanation I presume. (ii) Holiday-themed events - this can include costume contest on Halloween, and other activities on Thanksgiving, Valentine’s day, etc. (iii)
Monthly Karaoke night. I would like to note that these events will be tailored as per the interests of the postdocs at MIT. Actively involving the postdocs in various events and getting their suggestions can greatly facilitate connections between fellow postdocs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Bio:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I joined the chemical engineering department at MIT as a postdoctoral associate in July, 2018. I graduated with a PhD in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, where I worked on improving the catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to useful fuels using quantum mechanical simulations. At MIT, my research involves molecular dynamics simulations of the water transport of one-dimensional nanomaterials like
carbon nanotubes and solvent assisted exfoliation of two-dimensional materials like molybdenum disulfide. Outside research, I enjoy hitting the gym, playing squash, and hanging out with friends.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Community Building Committee Chair,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Sonal Keshawrao Thengane</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:sonalt@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">sonalt@mit.edu</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">No bio was provided,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Community Building Committee Chair,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Sara Mina</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:smina@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">smina@mit.edu</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">No bio was provided,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for Sports Committee Chair,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Xiaoxue (Snow) Zhou,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Associate,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:xiaoxue@mit.edu" target="_blank">xiaoxue@mit.edu</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I am a Postdoc from Angelika Amon’s lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. Since coming to MIT a year ago (July, 2017), I have enjoyed the Friday
night volleyball games hosted by the PDA. I found it to be a great way to get out of the lab and meet other postdocs, and it helped me to get settled in at MIT. So I hope to serve the community in return as the Sports Committee Chair to continue this tradition
and to help organize and facilitate sports-related activities for postdocs.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Running for IT/Information Flow Committee Chair,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Man Ho Wong,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0">Postdoctoral Fellow in Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences since Nov 2017,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:manho@MIT.EDU" target="_blank">manho@MIT.EDU</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Do you want to meet other postdocs? Are you seeking career advice... or simply looking for free food?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">There are lots of resources and events for MIT postdocs, but many of us are unaware of them. Being benefited from PDA's social events, I
am motivated to help you to make the most of your training at MIT through enhancing the information flow in the postdoc community. I see the IT/Information Flow Committee Chair as an important role in ensuring good communication among more than 1550 postdocs
at MIT, bringing us together and making information sharing more efficient.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">Why me…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:#342822">I have organized international conferences and have been involved in building and optimizing conference websites. These experiences will
help me to serve MIT's postdoc community, specifically as the IT/Information Flow Committee Chair. More importantly, I think life is more than doing research. We should make good use of MIT’s resources for our personal growth during our stay at MIT. Let me
keep you informed, help you to enrich your MIT experience… or at least make it worth mentioning!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please vote for me!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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