Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring
Satish Manandhar, Ph.D., 2025 Postdoc Mentoring Awardee
Satish Manandhar is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering working with Ramin Motamed. His research aims to understand how soil-structure systems respond during earthquakes using physical model testing in large-scale experiments. For the last two years, Satish has mentored graduate and undergraduate students in the lab, fostering both the professional and personal growth of his mentees. Ramin Motamed notes, "As a result of his exceptional mentorship, the students have made great progress in their research and have consistently praised Dr. Manandhar for his passion, patience, and dedication as a mentor."
Not only has Satish offered his time to mentor those around him, but he has also served on the executive board of the University of Nevada, Reno Postdoctoral Association. Congratulations Satish on this outstanding award!
About the Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring
The Graduate School’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is pleased to announce the University of Nevada, Reno’s Mentoring Award for Postdoctoral Scholars. Postdocs play a vital role in our research, teaching, and outreach missions at the University, and exceptional postdocs can play a transformative role in developing the next generation of researchers.
Nominations now open
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs currently seeks nominations for exceptional postdocs who dedicate time, energy, and effort to mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. The Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring recipient receives a one-time honorarium of $1,000 and a certificate of achievement presented at the “Honor the Best” ceremony.
Nominations are evaluated on the quality and impact of the postdoc’s mentoring contributions, so specific examples are encouraged with particular attention to the following attributes:
- Demonstrated record of mentoring and serving as a role model for students.
- Ability to balance excellence in mentoring with excellence in research and scholarship, including strengths in collaborative efforts, publication, and presentation records.
- Contribution toward supporting traditionally underrepresented groups within the postdoc’s discipline.
Nominations are due March 1, 2024 by 11:59 p.m.
Questions? Contact Loren Pietsch, Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives at lpietsch@unr.edu.