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IMS Student Brad Baer receives ORNL fellowship
Jul. 19, 2021—Bradly Baer, a second year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, has been awarded an internship to work with Lucas Lindsay at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which will propel his work into new areas. The ORNL Virtual Graduate Research Summer Internships (vGRSI) program allows graduate students access to facilities and personnel in collaborative research...
21st Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum NanoDay! 11/19/21 – Keynote Speaker Teri Odom
Jul. 15, 2021—A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Schedule 12:00-2:00 POSTER SESSION 2:00 Opening Remarks Dr. Sharon M. Weiss 2:20 Smart Nanotechnologies for Immuno-Oncology Dr. John T. Wilson 2:40 Solute-solute Separation: The New Frontier in Water Separation Dr. Shihong Lin 3:00 Inorganic Nanoscale Natural Product Synthesis Dr. Janet E. Macdonald 3:20 Opto-thermo-electrohydrodynamic Nanotweezers Chuchuan Hong 4:10 KEYNOTE LECTURE The Giving Nanomaterials Dr. Teri W. Odom...
Lin recipient of the inaugural round of The Office of the Provost Seeding Success Grant program
Jul. 15, 2021—Congratulations to VINSE member Dr. Shihong Lin one of 15 recipients of the inaugural round of The Office of the Provost Seeding Success Grant program for his project on “Single-layer and Conductive Graphene Membrane for Electro-regulated Selective Solute Separation”.
IMS Graduate Student John Williams II, promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel in the United States Army
Jul. 12, 2021—Congratulations to IMS graduate student John Williams II. John was promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel in the United States Army. Originally from Orlando, FL, John earned his BS in Chemistry & Life Science with a Nuclear Engineering Minor from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, in 2004. In 2008, He earned an...
Josh Caldwell named director of Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Jul. 8, 2021—We are pleased to announce that Professor Josh Caldwell has agreed to serve as the new Director of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science graduate program starting July 1, 2021, for a three year term. Prof. Caldwell will concurrently serve as the program’s Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). The IMS graduate program is poised to grow during...
Meet Our Graduates: Liudmyla Prozorovska
Jul. 1, 2021—Liudmyla Prozorovska graduated with a Ph.D. in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program at Vanderbilt University in May 2021. Liuda is a native of Ukraine and, prior to Vanderbilt, an honor graduate of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), BE and MS in Metallurgy. Liuda’s doctoral research in Prof. Kane Jennings’s lab focused on the development of polymer films for...
Win $50, VINSE Annual Image Competition
Jun. 30, 2021—The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is holding a competition seeking images to be displayed in the VINSE Facilities. If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit entries to VINSE no later than October 29. Image enhancement and false coloring is permitted as well as...
VINSE night at the Nashville Sounds
Jun. 30, 2021—Join the VINSE community at the Nashville Sounds Game Night Nashville Sounds vs. Toledo Mud Hens, August 5th @ 7:05PM If you would like to attend, please email VINSE by July 16th to reserve your free tickets. This is a family event, so feel free to include your family and invite members from your research...
VINSE 2021 Graduates
May. 31, 2021—VINSE would like to congratulate all of the 2021 Vanderbilt graduates, especially those associated with VINSE. These students carried out research within our facilities, were members of our VINSE Tech Crew/office staff or participated in NanoDay! and colloquia events. Although we can’t celebrate in person, we wish you all the best as you begin then...
2021 Nanoseminar Schedule
May. 18, 2021—The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration. Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions. The goal of these talks is to discuss and challenge the...