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Dissertation Defense: Isom Kelly, Biomedical Engineering
Mar. 18, 2022—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Isom Kelly III, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Craig Duvall “Developing Endosomolytic Polymer Porous Silicon Nanocomposites For Delivery of Diverse Gene Therapies” Wednesday, March 23, 2022 1:15PM | 5211 SC Intracellular-acting biologics hold significant promise as genetic and other modes of human therapy, to address diseases that are otherwise insurmountable. RNA interference (RNAi)...
Dissertation Defense: Joshua Passantino, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Mar. 18, 2022—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Joshua Passantino, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering *Under the direction of Dr. Kane Jennings “Targeted Electrochemical Reactions at the Active Sites of the Photosystem I Protein Complex” Monday, March 21, 2022 1:15PM | 044 ESB In this dissertation, multiple investigations targeting specific reaction centers of the Photosystem I (PSI) protein complex were performed. Historically,...
Spotlight Publication “Morlet Wavelet Filtering and Phase Analysis to Reduce the Limit of Detection for Thin Film Optical Biosensors” published in ACS Sensors
Mar. 18, 2022—About the author: Simon Ward is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering under the direction of Dr. Sharon Weiss. In recently published work, he proposed a signal processing method capable of significantly lowering the detection limit of thin film optical biosensors. The signal processing method drastically reduces noise contributions...
Dissertation Defense: John Williams, II, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Mar. 17, 2022—DISSERTATION DEFENSE John Williams II, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *Under the direction of Dr. David Cliffel “Novel Biohybrid Photovoltaics for Expeditionary Energy” March 18, 2022, 3:00PM 001 Engineering Science Building Shifts within the priorities of the Department of Defense have led to an increase in modernization efforts. The drive towards modernization and new technology has highlighted the operational need...
VINSE/ChBE Joint Seminar “Multiscale Modeling of Catalytic Conversion Processes for Bioenergy Applications“ Peter Ciesielski, NREL, 03/21/22
Feb. 25, 2022—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Dr. Peter Ciesielski Distinguished Member of Research Staff / Principal Scientist National Renewable Energy Laboratory “Multiscale Modeling of Catalytic Conversion Processes for Bioenergy Applications“ 03.21.22 | 4:10 PM | 5326 Stevenson Center Bio. Dr. Peter N. Ciesielski is a Principal Scientist and...
IMS unveils new logo
Feb. 25, 2022—Interdisciplinary Materials Science has a new logo. Congratulations to Vanderbilt University graduate students Jeremy Espano and Chris Sharp who collaborated on the winning design. Hooded sweatshirts are available for purchase, reach out to Sarah for details.
Spotlight Publication: “Substrate Chemistry and Lattice Effects in Vapor Transport Growth of Vanadium Dioxide Microcrystals” published in Crystal Growth & Design
Feb. 23, 2022—About the author: Sam White is a graduate student in physics, working in the Applied Optical Physics Group of Prof. Richard Haglund. Sam’s graduate work has focused on growing single crystals, thin films, and nanoparticles of the phase-transition material vanadium dioxide (VO2) to enable both fundamental studies and applications in technology. In this work—with support...
22nd Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum NanoDay! 11/4/22 – Keynote Dmitri Basov
Feb. 15, 2022—A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Register here Schedule Featheringill Hall 11:30 LUNCH begins 12:00 POSTER SESSION Buttrick Hall, Room 101 2:30 Opening Remarks Dr. Sharon M. Weiss 2:40 New Strategies for Microdevice Fabrication using Parylene-coated 3D Prints Dr. Ethan Lippmann 3:00 Exploring the Role of Anisotropy and Strong Coupling in Driving Infrared Nanophotonics Dr. Josh Caldwell...
Spotlight Publication: “Bidirectional Modulation of Contact Thermal Resistance between Boron Nitride Nanotubes from a Polymer Interlayer” published in Nano Letters
Feb. 15, 2022—About the author: Zhiliang Pan is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering Department advised by Dr. Deyu Li. Zhiliang’s research focuses on nanoscale heat transfer in low dimensional materials and complex structures. In the recently published work, he studied the thermal transport at BNNT tube contact with/without polymer interlayer and disclosed the bidirectional modulation...
Meet Our Graduates: Patrick Wellborn
Feb. 3, 2022—Patrick Wellborn received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in January of 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Robert Webster III. In the summer of 2014, VINSE served as Patrick’s first introduction to both Vanderbilt and research in general. Through the VINSE REU, he spent the summer researching biohybrid solar cells with Dr....