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Thirteen Students from White County High School Join Cleanroom Solar Cell Lab Today
Apr. 3, 2024—How does a solar cell work and how can you make one? On Wednesday, April 3, VINSE welcomed 13 students from White County High School to our Cleanroom Solar Cell Lab. They went inside the VINSE cleanroom, home of the cleanest air in middle Tennessee, and found out with hands-on activities! The students created a...
16 Students From Springfield High School Join Forensics Lab Today
Mar. 28, 2024—Imagine you are a detective investigating on a murder scene, where do you start? On Thursday, March 28, VINSE welcomed 16 students from Springfield High School to our Forensics Lab. During the forensics lab program, the students solved a whodunnit-themed activity using several types of spectroscopies including Raman, FTIR, absorption and photoluminescence. They also extracted...
8 Students From Waverly High School Join Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab Today
Mar. 27, 2024—How differences in designs can alter the behavior of the fluid? On Wednesday March 27, VINSE welcomed 8 students from Waverly High School to our Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab. They went inside the VINSE cleanroom, home of the cleanest air in middle Tennessee, and found out with hands-on activities! The students stenciled with light to pattern...
Congratulations to Chris Whittington and Courtney Ragle for Completing 5 incentives for NanoGuides
Mar. 15, 2024—VINSE NanoGuides program is a new initiative launched in Fall 2023. This program formalizes the group of student volunteers who lead many of VINSE’s STEM outreach activities and now receive formal recognition for their passion for science outreach. Congratulations to Chris Whittington and Courtney Ragle for earning their VINSE backpack as a part of the...
VINSE Best Collaborative Paper Awardees Attend A Celebratory Dinner
Mar. 14, 2024—Recently, Andrey Shults, Guanyu Lu, Josh Caldwell and Janet Macdonald celebrated their winning 2023 VINSE Best Collaborative Paper award. The paper has contributions from two VINSE groups from different departments – the Macdonald group in Chemistry and the Caldwell group in Mechanical Engineering. The authors report on colloidal chemistry synthesis and characterization that provides key...
92 High School Students Join Blackberry Solar Cell Lab During Spring Break
Mar. 11, 2024—While the Vanderbilt campus is ramping down during spring break, VINSE outreach program is buzzing with energy! On March 11, VINSE welcomed 20 students from Harpeth High School to our Blackberry Solar Cell Lab. They made solar cells out of blackberry juice and measured the electrical power they produced. The students also examined the material...
Field Trip of Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy from Texas
Mar. 6, 2024—On Friday, March 1 VINSE hosted students from Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy from Mansfield Texas to learn about nanoscience and nanotechnology during a day visit. Outreach experiences are tailored to fit into a variety of science courses. For the graphene work and the gowning session, student made their own 2D material, graphene – carbon that...
Vanderbilt engineering professor Joshua Caldwell elected SPIE Fellow
Feb. 9, 2024—Joshua Caldwell, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of Vanderbilt’s Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) graduate program, has been elected to the grade of Fellow of SPIE. Fellows are Members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. Dr. Caldwell is honored for his technical achievement and for his service...
VINSE Spring 2024 Newsletter
Jan. 30, 2024—The Spring 2024 edition of the VINSE Nano News is out now! This issue features the following stories: A Note From The Director Welcome New VINSE Faculty New Tools Highlight VINSE Analytical Lab & Cleanroom Open House Apply now for Summer 2024 Tech Crew Researcher Highlights VINSE Community Picnic Spring Short Courses NanoGuide Program Immersion with...
VINSE Analytical Lab & Cleanroom Open House
Jan. 29, 2024—Interested in learning more about the VINSE Analytical Lab and Cleanroom facility and how our tools could impact your research? Bring your samples to our Open House on February 29, 2024 from 1:00-4:00 and use any tool… at no cost! This event is open to everyone, both current and potential new users. VINSE staff will also be...