 A Product of the SEBS and NJAES Office of Public Outreach and Communication  Post-doc Deepangsu Chatterjee is with the Xiaomeng Jin Lab in the Department of Environmental Sciences. The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) is among three schools at Rutgers University-New Brunswick to benefit from a $1.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support 37 postdoctoral researchers.
The funding strengthens research in SEBS, the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, advancing discovery in areas such as astrophysics, quantum and condensed matter physics, materials science, molecular and cellular biology, and microbiology.
The Postdoctoral Fellowship Commitment supports scholars across 12 scientific fields at Rutgers-New Brunswick. The grant award is administered by the Rutgers–New Brunswick Office for Research and led by Dr. Sheila Borges Rajguru, executive director for Research Development & Strategy, who serves as principal investigator and collaborates with the respective school research deans.
 Post-doc Da Guo is with the Chi Chen Lab in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources. “Investing in our early-career research workforce is critical, particularly for postdoctoral researchers who are building independent careers while advancing scientific discovery,” said Josh Kohut, dean of research at SEBS and director of research for the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
At SEBS, the grant will support researchers who are investigating volcanic carbon emissions, tracing the chemical history of Earth’s mantle and studying how ecosystems respond to environmental stress, and include:
- Deepangsu Chatterjee of the Xiaomeng Jin Lab, Department of Environmental Sciences
- Da Guo of the Chi Chen Lab, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
- Dr. Liang’s Lab, Department of Food Science
- Dr. Maddamsetti’s Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Dr. Roy’s Lab, Department of Environmental Sciences
- Dr. Shmarakov’s Lab, Department of Animal Sciences
This award provides a valuable opportunity to complement and strengthen support for postdoctoral researchers who have invested many years in rigorous training. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s investment supplements faculty-supported postdocs while also creating opportunities for strategic new hires.
Rutgers-New Brunswick is one of 30 research universities in the United States selected to receive support through the foundation, which is investing $55 million nationally in natural science research. Read an in-depth article about the grant award at Rutgers Today.
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