1. 6th Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium February 5, 2016 Office of the Provost, Beckman Institute, and the Graduate College

2. Thank you to the Office of the Provost and the Graduate College (Drs. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko and Peter Schiffer) This year, they provided us with a grant of $5,000.00 for the Symposium Thanks to Beckman Institute for providing the venue and assistance for the symposium for the past six years and their continuous support to our organization

3. Thank you to the Office of the Provost and the Graduate College (Drs. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko and Peter Schiffer) This year, they provided us with a grant of $5,000.00 for the Symposium Thanks to Beckman Institute for providing the venue and assistance for the symposium for the past six years and their continuous support to our organization Thank you to several Postdoctoral volunteers whom helped with Symposium Organizing and other Logistics Bradly Alicea, Roberto Andresen Eguiluz, Ilaria Berteletti, Jia Dong, Brian Mosby, Brian San Francisco, Maryam Shakiba, Qian Wu, Jun Wu

4. Thank you to the Office of the Provost and the Graduate College (Drs. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko and Peter Schiffer) This year, they provided us with a grant of $5,000.00 for the Symposium Thanks to Beckman Institute for providing the venue and assistance for the symposium for the past six years and their continuous support to our organization Thank you to several Postdoctoral volunteers whom helped with Symposium Organizing and other Logistics Bradly Alicea, Roberto Andresen Eguiluz, Ilaria Berteletti, Jia Dong, Brian Mosby, Brian San Francisco, Maryam Shakiba, Qian Wu, Jun Wu Thank you to the Graduate College and Beckman Institute staff who helped with technical support and administrative issues Thank you to all talk and poster submissions for your contributions

5. Today, we are featuring 18 speakers and 24 posters from a variety of disciplines. This is SOPS biggest event and serves to highlight the broad range of research being conducted in the postdoc community here at UIUC.

6. Today, we are featuring 18 speakers and 24 posters from a variety of disciplines. This is SOPS biggest event and the highlight of researches in the postdoc community here at UIUC. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Adam Kruse from the College of Music. His talk is titled: “Bring the Noise: Challenging the Relationships Between Hip-Hop and School Music”

7. Today, we are featuring 18 speakers and 24 posters from a variety of disciplines. This is SOPS biggest event and the highlight of researches in the postdoc community here at UIUC. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Adam Kruse from the College of Music. His talk is titled: “Bring the Noise: Challenging the Relationships Between Hip-Hop and School Music” This Symposium is also about highlighting research diversity. We tried to select in part on the basis of topical diversity and accessibility to a broad audience. We will cover a wide range of topics today, and hopefully you’ll find something that captivates you. Maybe you’ll even find your next inter-disciplinary collaborator.

8. Selection Process Algorithm Abstracts rated by panel (n = 7) Ratings averaged, ranked (threshold at r = 18) Abstracts above threshold got talk, below got poster (unless poster was requested or submitting author is graduate student) Six-item scale used to evaluate each abstract Selection criteria weighted for abstracts that were written for a general audience, submissions that represented various fields, and overall perceived quality. Minimized (but did not eliminate!) selection bias.

9. 33% 22% 6% 11% 28% One morning session and three afternoon sessions.

10. 4% 28% 16% 40% 12% Poster Session: 12:30 to 2:00 pm

11. What does SOPS do? A biannual appreciation BBQ at Hessel Park An annual Research Symposium (every February) Special Events: practice job talks, happy hour A chance to meet colleagues and gain service entries on your CV. Fall BBQ (September 2015) at Hessel Park pavilion

12. We will award two Audience Choice talk prizes and two Audience Choice poster prizes Please don’t forget to vote for your favorites and submit your vote before the end of the last session.

13. We will award two Audience Choice talk prizes and two Audience Choice poster prizes Please don’t forget to vote for your favorites and submit your vote before the end of the last session. We have also have a Twitter Hashtag for the conference: #SOPSymposium Feel free to live-tweet about interesting talks, posters, interactions, or pictures using this hashtag

14. We will award two Audience Choice talk prizes and two Audience Choice poster prizes Please don’t forget to vote for your favorites and submit your vote before the end of the last session. We have also have a Twitter Hashtag for the conference: #SOPSymposium Feel free to live-tweet about interesting talks, posters, interactions, or pictures using this hashtag Enjoy the Symposium!

15. Group photo with the Keynote speaker