b'A N N UA L R E P O R T 2021Postdocs bring knowledge and research productivity toDeslonde de Boisblanc INLs missions.Distinguished Postdoctoral AssociateThe program is named after Deslonde de Boisblanc, longtime director of the National Reactor Testing Station and a founding fellow of the American NuclearStandardized paySociety. He is best known for designing the unique serpentine core of the Advanced Test Reactor. for postdocsStefano Terlizzi began in the Deslonde de Boisblanc program in Feb. 2021In spring 2021, INL under the mentorship of Mark DeHart. He holds a doctorate in nuclearimplemented a standardized engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. His areas of expertisepay structure for all include Monte Carlo methods for particle transport, multiphysics, nuclearpostdoctoral researchers. reactor simulations, computer codes and methods development, advancedThese changes will help the nuclear reactor concepts, nuclear proliferation, and nuclear deterrence theory. lab become more competitive in the labor market, grow Conference attendance the postdoctoral research INL postdoc specialists attended a virtual DOE complex-wide communityprogram at the lab, and reduce of practice meeting in April 2021. Representatives from postdoc officesconfusion and competition from across the DOE national lab complex use this conference toamong staff, mentors, and network, ask questions, share issues, study cases and discuss other bestmanagers.practices. These data points ensure INLs program is on par with other national lab postdoc programs.Both INL postdoc specialists and four INL postdocs virtually attended the 2021 National Postdoc Association annual conference. The prevailing theme was mental health and well-being for postdocs, with an emphasis on inclusion and diversity within postdoc programs. These are areas INL has also been monitoring, and in April a counselor from INLs Employee Assistance Program was the featured speaker during the bi-weekly postdoc community check-in meeting.15'