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Meet Our Graduates: Justin Lynch
Oct. 6, 2021—Justin Lynch received his B.E. in Chemical Engineering in 2019 from Vanderbilt University, along with a minor in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. As an undergraduate, Justin served on the VINSE Technical Crew during the summer and academic year, where his focus was on process development to optimize many of the services offered in the cleanroom. This...
Meet Our Graduates: Kofi Christie
Oct. 4, 2021—Kofi Christie earned his PhD in environmental engineering at Vanderbilt University in May 2020, where he worked to advance water treatment and desalination technologies for high-salinity wastewater. His thesis focused on expanding our understanding of membrane distillation through module-scale thermodynamic analysis and elucidation of the causes and effects of inorganic fouling on membrane surfaces. After receiving...
Rate of Change & the Patterns of Bipolar Disorder
Oct. 1, 2021—Rosenthal shares how her personal struggle with bipolar disorder influenced her research. Sandra Rosenthal is the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Pharmacology, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Materials Science at Vanderbilt University. Rosenthal is an acclaimed researcher in the field of nanoscience and nanomaterials. She has received national...
Meet Our Graduates: Brice Harkey
Sep. 30, 2021—Brice Harkey earned her MS in Interdisciplinary Materials Science from Vanderbilt University in December of 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Kelsey Hatzell. Brice studied polymer ceramic blends in various ratios to understand benefits on Li+ – ion battery applications. In tandem, she also studied structure-property relationships by understanding the effect of molecular weight tunability...
Meet Our Graduates: Marm Dixit
Sep. 21, 2021—Marm Dixit graduated from Vanderbilt University Mechanical Engineering with a PhD. in December 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Kelsey Hatzell. Marm worked on understanding the processing-structure-function relationships in solid-state batteries. At Vanderbilt, he investigated failure onset and growth mechanisms for several exemplary solid electrolyte materials, and developed a manufacturing platform for scalable production of hybrid solid electrolytes. Marm...
Spotlight Publication: “Observation of superdiffusive phonon transport in aligned atomic chains” published in Nature Nanotechnology
Sep. 20, 2021—“Observation of superdiffusive phonon transport in aligned atomic chains” published in Nature Nanotechnology was selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Lin Yang earned his Ph.D. in Vanderbilt University Mechanical Engineering in May 2019 under the direction of Dr. Deyu Li. Lin studied the transport, conversion, and storage of heat energy from a microscopic perspective,...
VINSE recognizes faculty accomplishments in annual fall faculty celebration
Sep. 15, 2021—Join in welcoming new members of our community, recognizing the accomplishments of our community, and celebrating faculty promotions. WELCOME Michael J. Valenti & Christina L. McGahan FACULTY PROMOTIONS We celebrate the recent promotions of the following faculty: Endowed Chairs Craig L. Duvall – named Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair Joshua D. Caldwell – named Flowers Family Chancellor...
NanoDay! T-Shirt Design Competition
Sep. 2, 2021—Goal: Create an attractive t-shirt design representing NanoDay! and VINSE Winning design will receive a $300 cash prize The design must be exclusively your own and cannot include logos and trademark images You can use any t-shirt color in your design JPEG format (at least 300 dpi) No limits to number of colors in design...
21st Annual NanoDay! Poster Competition
Sep. 2, 2021—$500 1st place (1 award) – $250 2nd place (2 awards) – $100 3rd place (3 awards) The 21st Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum. This forum brings together Vanderbilt scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology for presentations and discussions. The broader VINSE research program is represented in the poster session. Date: Friday, November 19,...
VINSE Colloquium Series “Flat Optics for Wavefront Manipulation and Mixed Reality Eyewear” Student Selected Speaker Dr. Mark Brongersma; Stanford 04/13/2022
Sep. 1, 2021—April 13, 2022 8th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Series Mark Brongersma Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials Stanford University “Flat Optics for Wavefront Manipulation and Mixed Reality Eyewear“ 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Since the development of diffractive optical elements in the 1970s, major research efforts have focused on replacing bulky optical components by thinner,...