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Results from the Postdoc Pitch 2025

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The 2025 Postdoc Pitch was held Friday, March 7, from 4 to 7pm. Eight postdocs presented their research to a panel of judges and a crowd of attendees. Our judges for the competition were:

  • Madhu Dhar, PhD—Research Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Marcin Nowicki, PhD—Research Assistant Professor, UTIA
  • Kusum Rathore, PhD—Vice President, UT Research Foundation
  • Rosie Sasso, PhD—IT Manager, Teaching & Learning Technologies, OIT

All the presenters did very well, making the job of choosing the winners as difficult as possible. They were clear, passionate, and demonstrated the high level of impactful work being done by Postdocs at UT.

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs would like to introduce you to the winners of this year’s competition. Winners were presented by Javiette Samuel, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Access and Engagement & Director, Office of Community Engagement & Outreach.

First Place
Kendra Hutchens, PhD
Post-Dobbs Pregnancy-Related Prosecutions: A Mixed Methods Study
Second Place
Ling-Fang Lin, PhD
Insight into the Superconductors
Third Place
Sara Maxwell, PhD
Paper verses Digits
People’s Choice (chosen by audience)
Bernard Asare-Bediako, PhD
Decarbonizing the Skies: Waste CO2 to Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Alcohols
From Left to Right: Sara Maxwell, PhD; Ling-Fang Lin, PhD; Kendra-Hutchens, PhD; and Bernard Asare-Bediako, PhD

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs would like to thank all of the presenters who participated this year, all of our judges, and all of the faculty, staff and students who came out to support these fantastic scholars. And if you missed it, you can still view the postdoc pitch event. You may also access the postdoc pitch program.