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New NSF Award to support the development of resonant dielectric nanotweezers

Jul. 9, 2019—We have received a new grant from the Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) division of the National Science Foundation to develop resonant dielectric nanotweezers

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Professor Ndukaife receives Faculty Teaching Fellowship

Jun. 13, 2019—https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2019/three-engineering-faculty-selected-as-2019-20-junior-faculty-teaching-fellows/

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Congrats to Rayni Jules for winning second place in the Technical Research Exhibition at the 2018 NSBE conference

Nov. 28, 2018—Rayni Jules poster on “Frequency Based Self Assembly on Plasmonic Gold Metasurfaces” made second place at the 2018 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Region 3 Fall Regional Conference in Montgomery Alabama.

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Professor Ndukaife has been invited to speak at the 2019 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) “Plasmonically Powered Processes” in Hong Kong

Sep. 28, 2018—This GRC meeting will take place on July 28-Aug 2, 2019 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Carnegie Fellowship extends our lab-on-a-chip work to Nigeria!

Jun. 29, 2018—Fellowship extends Ndukaife’s lab-on-chip work to Nigeria

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Check out the press release on our recent article:

Jun. 28, 2018—Vanderbilt engineer creates new kind of lab-on-a-chip — a way to detect and diagnose diseases

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Professor Ndukaife interviewed by the Optical Society at CLEO 2017 conference in San Jose

Nov. 14, 2017—https://www.osa.org/en-us/get_involved/diversity_inclusion_in_osa/?videoId=5644330240001

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Professor Ndukaife wins 2017 Prize in Physics by Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation

Sep. 7, 2017—He was recognized for his work on plasmon nano-optical tweezers. The Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation awards scientific prizes for outstanding work in selected fields in the engineering sciences, medicine and the natural sciences. It rewards research characterized by its high potential for practical application and by the special significance attached to its aftermath.

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