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Spotlight Podcast Episode 9: James McBride – Imaging the next generation of electronics
Jun. 30, 2020—This week in episode 9 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with James McBride about imaging the next generation of electronics. James’ paper in collaboration with Dr. Cahoon from UNC “Ratcheting quasi-ballistic electrons in silicon geometric diodes at room temperature” was published in Science. James McBride – Imaging the next generation of electronics. Read More | Listen...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 8: Stephanie Pearlman – Diagnosis of infectious diseases in low resource settings
Jun. 23, 2020—This week in episode 8 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Stephanie Pearlman tells us about the diagnosis of infectious diseases in low resource settings. Stephanie’s paper ” Low-Resource Nucleic Acid Extraction Method Enabled by High-Gradient Magnetic Separation” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Stephanie is a 4th year graduate student...
VINSE researchers developed a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis
Jun. 16, 2020—Updated June 13, 2020 (Precision Vaccinations)With a surprisingly simple approach in which cancer cells are first grown, ruptured and converted into nanoparticles, and then used as a vaccine, Vanderbilt University researchers say they have developed what appears to be a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis. Metastasis is the last stage of cancer, responsible for...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 7: Thomas Folland – Trapping and concentrating light
Jun. 16, 2020—This week in episode 7 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Thomas Folland about trapping and concentrating light. Tom’s paper “Vibrational Coupling to Epsilon-Near-Zero Waveguide Modes” was published in ACS Photonics. Thomas is a Postdoctoral Scholar working with Dr. Josh Caldwell in Mechanical Engineering. Thomas Folland – Trapping and concentrating light. Read More | Listen Now...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 6: Nathan Spear – Exotic optical properties of nanoparticles
Jun. 9, 2020—This week in episode 6 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Nathan Spear about exotic optical properties. Nathan’s paper “Enhanced Broadband and Harmonic Upconversion from Coupled Semiconductor and Metal Nanoparticle Films” was published in ACS Applied Nano Materials. Nathan is a 3rd year Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science working under the direction...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 4: Andrew Summers – How computers accelerate scientific research
May. 26, 2020—In the VINSE spotlight podcast, we interview the author of a VINSE Spotlight publication. We find out what their paper is about, the science behind it and how their research fits into the bigger picture. New episodes are posted on Tuesdays. This week in episode 4 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Andrew...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 3: Chris Haycook – Nanoparticles for the treatment of autoimmune diseases
May. 19, 2020—In the podcast, we interview the author of a VINSE Spotlight publication. We find out what their paper is about, the science behind it and how their nano research fits into the bigger picture. This week Alice Leach talks to Chris Haycook (from the lab of Todd Giorgio) about using nanoparticles for treatment of autoimmune diseases....
Spotlight Podcast Episode 2: Kody Wolfe – Plants for solar energy capture
May. 12, 2020—In the podcast, we interview the author of a VINSE Spotlight publication. We find out what their paper is about, the science behind it and how their nano research fits into the bigger picture. This week Alice Leach talks to Kody Wolfe (from the labs of David Cliffel and Kane Jennings) using plants for solar energy capture. Episode...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 1: You Zhou – Photonics: the manipulation of light
May. 5, 2020—VINSE introduces the new VINSE Spotlight Podcast. In the podcast, we interview the author of a VINSE Spotlight publication. We find out what their paper is about, the science behind it and how their nano research fits into the bigger picture. This week Alice Leach talks to You Zhou (from the lab of Jason Valentine)...
Caldwell & Hatzell are inaugural Flowers Family Faculty Fellows in Engineering
Apr. 29, 2020—Mechanical engineering professors Joshua Caldwell and Kelsey Hatzell are inaugural recipients of Flowers Family faculty awards. Caldwell is the Flowers Family Chancellor Faculty Fellow in Engineering. Hatzell is the Flowers Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering. The awards target professors who have shown a strong evidence of scientific accomplishment early in their careers and are...