View the Society’s Constitution here.
COMMITTEE
President – Laura Oxley
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My research is in psychology and education, with my postdoctoral work focussing on mental health and wellbeing in childhood and schools. Recent and ongoing studies I have worked on include researching teachers’ experiences of student conduct problems; exploring the long-term effectiveness of an early mental health intervention, to reduce children’s challenging behaviour; and investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on teacher wellbeing.
As President of the Trinity College Postdoctoral Society, I aim to maintain, and expand upon, an engaging programme of events throughout the year to appeal to our diverse membership.
Treasurer – Xuan Trung Nguyen
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My name is Xuan Trung Nguyen. After finishing my PhD in physics at the University of Oldenburg in Germany, I joined Di Martino group at Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy in West Cambridge to study the optical properties of high-temperature superconductors.
After joining the Trinity college postdoc society in 2023, I started playing tennis organised by our former Events officer Adrian and rowing, after a loooong break, with the senior club of Trinity college.
Secretary – Adrian Ionescu
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I have two degrees in physics from the RWTH Aachen (MPhys) and Cambridge University (PhD) and work currently part-time at the Physics and Materials Science and Metallurgy departments. My research interest is in the field of nano-scale magnetism and its many applications ranging from (superconducting) spintronics to bio-sensing. Currently, I am working on spin-polarised low-energy electron interactions. If I am not looking after my kids, my hobbies include hiking, tennis, football and guitar.
Events Officers
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Vice-president &
Catering officer
I am a Research Associate with the Cavendish Laboratory of the Department of Physics and with the Grey Group in the Department of Chemistry. Before joining the university I gathered research experience in Singapore, Italy and the US, working on nanophotonics, biointerfaces, and electron microscopy. Currently, I am conducting research funded by the Faraday Institution, using fibre optics to monitor Li-ion battery degradation.
Fellows Liaison Officer
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Psychiatry. I have used a wide range of approaches from neuropsychology, through brain imaging and experimental research, to meta-analyses in a variety of conditions, including dementia, depression, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and autism. My research interest also includes the Medical Humanities. I also have a keen interest in education and have worked as Deputy Director of Undergraduate Psychiatry at the Department and Training Programme Director at Health Education England, EoE. I take great pleasure in working on the Committee as Fellow Liaison Officer.
Catering Officer
Family & EDI
My research is at the interface of earth sciences and applied mathematics. I am a McDonnell Foundation Research Fellow based in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. I thoroughly enjoy giving back to the Postdoc Society by serving on
the Committee: to make the Society as inclusive and welcoming as possible, and formerly as Secretary and co-Catering officer.
Position available from September/October 2024 – please contact Laura Oxley [email protected] if you may be interested and would like further details
Film and Social Media
I am an Affiliated Lecturer in Film Studies in the Centre for Film & Screen Studies, University of Cambridge. My research interests include women’s cinema, the onscreen representation of childhood and adolescence, Italian-Austrian cinematic relations, African cinemas, transnational cinema.
Sports and Social
My research focuses on DNA chemistry, with a special interest in sequencing technologies and innovative applications for DNA sequencers. When I am not in the lab, chances are high that you will find me spending time with my two beloved ponies. As the Events Officer for Sports and Social Events, I strive to organise fun events for everyone to enable networking and socialising in informal settings.
Academic & Networking
I am a Medicine Postdoc Fellow, and my research area focuses on the discovery of novel antibiotics against lung-infection-causing pathogens. Apart from engaging myself in finding solutions for the rapidly emerging antibiotic resistance, I enjoy engaging myself in intellectual, social, and cultural exchanges with others to foster cross-disciplinary relationships beyond lab walls. Before my postdoc at Cambridge, I was a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Seal-of-Excellence awardee, Newton Bhabha UK-India International Fellow, Sakura Science Exchange and Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Fellow, and DST-SERB Senior and Junior Research Fellow, India
Academic
My research focuses on unobtrusive health monitoring and signal fusion to detect diseases at an early stage. I work on the Meerkat project, a collaboration between the Departments of Engineering and Paediatrics. The primary objective is to create a non-contact, camera-based monitoring system tailored for infants in intensive care. The project aims to leverage advanced machine learning, signal fusion, and computer vision algorithms to measure vital signs and abnormal movements. This will enable the detection of seizures, advancing monitoring capabilities and elevating clinical care standards.
Title A (Junior Research Fellow) Representative – Position currently vacant – please contact Laura Oxley [email protected] if you are interested or would like further details
Stand for election
Committee elections are held annually at some point during the Easter Vacation or Easter Term–the current Committee will give plenty of notice as to the precise date. The positions of President, Secretary, and Treasurer are elected; other positions are appointed by the incoming committee.
Nominations open about two weeks before the election day and close five days before, with the process being run by an Election Officer appointed by the outgoing Committee. You’ll need to contact the Election Officer to confirm your willingness to stand, and find two other members of the Society to “propose” and “second” your nomination. If only one candidate stands, under ordinary circumstances the election will be cancelled and that candidate declared elected.
Other ways to get involved
- Use the Deighton Room. It is your space, and we would like it to be a place where members cultivate a community.
- Suggest Society events. If you want to see something happen, tell your Committee.
