The Postdoc Journey

Big Ideas Lab

What happens after a PhD, but before a scientist is fully established?

At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, that in-between stage is treated as a proving ground. LLNL postdocs are given rare facilities, hard problems, mentorship, career development time, and a community built around collaboration.

The result is more than professional development. It’s the moment a scientist starts becoming the person others look to for answers.

Guests featured (in order of appearance):

  • Tomi Akindele - Systems Modeling and Evaluation Group Leader, Physics Division, LLNL
  • Ted Baumann - Chemist and Postdoc Program Lead, LLNL

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series.

Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Matthew Powell.

Script by Caroline Kidd

Story Editing by Levi Hanusch.

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell.

Narrated by Matthew Powell.

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.


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2026-06-30 15 min

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