Abhishek Sarkar, CMI postdoctoral scholar at Ames Laboratory, was a winner of the 2021 Postdoctoral Research Excellence Award by the Iowa State University Graduate College and the ISU Postdoctoral Association (PDA). The Postdoctoral Scholar Research Excellence Award honors postdoctoral scholars who have made innovative and significant research contributions to their field of study. Postdocs nominated for this award must have substantially shaped research that significantly advanced knowledge in their field. Additionally, their research must have been accepted (or be under review) for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.