Postdoctoral program honors two engineers as emerging scholars

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Two bright minds from the College of Engineering have been selected for The Ohio State University’s 2020 cohort of President’s Postdoctoral Scholars. The program recognizes outstanding young researchers at the university and aids in the recruitment of highly qualified postdoctoral trainees who will become leaders in their fields.

Joe Sharick, biomedical engineering, and Tianlin Wang, electrical and computer engineering, are among just 10 chosen from a diverse and highly competitive pool of national and international applicants. 

Joe Sharick
Joe Sharick

Sharick received his bachelor’s in biomedical engineering from Duke University, and his master’s and PhD in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University. His research interests are centered around engineering new in vitro and in vivo models of cancer to accelerate the development of new cancer treatments and tailor treatment plans for individual patients.

Currently, he is developing new biomaterials functionalized with fluorescent biosensors, and using them to study how thyroid cancer cells become metastatic. Sharick plans to then translate this biomaterial as a predictive technology in the clinic to determine the metastatic potential of individual patient tumors. He is co-mentored by Jennifer Leight in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Dr. Larry Kirschner, a member of the Molecular Biology and Cancer Genetics Program at the The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

Tianlin Wang
Tianlin Wang

Wang received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan. His research contributes directly to the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System NASA (CYGNSS) Earth Venture mission, a constellation of eight satellites in Earth orbit used for sensing wind speeds over the ocean. His research interests include applied electromagnetics, microwave remote sensing and radio frequency (RF) circuits.

Wang’s project will focus on extending CYGNSS measurements into the measurement of soil moisture and inundation over land surfaces. His faculty mentor is Professor Joel Johnson from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Now in its third year in existence, the President’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program supports scholarly training of PhDs and terminal degree holders who are pursuing careers in research and creative expression. The selected scholars receive professional development and faculty mentoring. The Office of the President and the sponsor college of each scholar provide salary, benefits and program support.

To learn about all 10 recipients in the latest cohort, visit the Office of Research website.

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