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19th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum NanoDay! 10/3/18 – Keynote Speaker Yi Cui

Sep. 5, 2018—19th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 3, 2018 A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research.  STUDENT LIFE, BOARD OF TRUST 1:00 – 1:15  Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Director of VINSE 1:15 – 1:30  Optical Metasurfaces for Wavefront Control Jason Valentine, ME 1:30 – 1:45  Carbon-based Nanomaterials for Biosensing Yaqiong Xu, EECS 1:45 –...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Development of theranostic nanobiomaterials for targeted immune modulation” Dr. Evan Scott 11/28/2018

Sep. 4, 2018—November 28, 2018 Evan Scott Northwestern University Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering "Development of theranostic nanobiomaterials for targeted immune modulation"  4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45   Abstract Self-assembled nanobiomaterials that are engineered to achieve specific biodistributions and mechanisms of degradation hold great promise for controlled stimulation of the immune system.  Through...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Phase-change materials for controlled release and related applications” Dr. Younan Xia; Georgia Tech 11/14/2018

Sep. 4, 2018—November 14, 2018 Younan Xia Georgia Tech Professor Brock Family Chair GRA Eminent Scholar in Nanomedicine "Phase-change materials for controlled release and related applications" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Plasmons in complex materials” Dr. Stephanie Law; University of Delaware 10/24/2018

Sep. 4, 2018—October 24, 2018 Stephanie Law University of Delaware Assistant Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering “Plasmons in complex materials” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract The fields of plasmonics and metamaterials have seen significant growth in recent years, due to the interest in confining light to subwavelength volumes both for...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Thermal-emission engineering: challenges and opportunities” Dr. Mikhail Kats; University of Wisconsin 09/26/2018

Sep. 4, 2018—September 26, 2018 Mikhail Kats University of Wisconsin Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering “Thermal-emission engineering: challenges and opportunities” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Thermal emission (thermal radiation) is the phenomenon responsible for most of the light in the universe. Though understanding of thermal emission dates back over...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Crystallizing Semiconductors at the Nano- and Molecular Scale: Opportunities and Challenges” Dr. Matthew G. Panthani; Iowa Sate University 09/12/2018

Aug. 27, 2018—September 12, 2018 Matthew Panthani Iowa State University Assistant Professor Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering “Crystallizing Semiconductors at the Nano- and Molecular Scale: Opportunities and Challenges” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Nanostructured materials have new fundamental properties that have potential to impact several scientific and technological areas. Perhaps the...

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The 2018 NanoDay! T-shirt Design Competition Has Begun!

Jul. 18, 2018—Goal: Create an attractive T-shirt design representing NANODAY! & the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Winning design will receive a cash prize of $300.00 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...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Low-dimensional ternary transition metal chalcogenides” Dr. Zhiqiang Mao, Tulane University 02/21/18

Jan. 30, 2018—February 21, 2018 Zhiqiang Mao Tulane University Professor of Physics Nicholas J. Altiero Professor in Science and Engineering Department of Physics and Engineering Physics "Low-dimensional ternary transition metal chalcogenides"  4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Individual atomically-thin layer of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as MoS2 and WS2 has attracted widespread...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Mimicking Nature by Metal-Organic Frameworks: Perspective and Applications” Dr. Natalia B. Shustova; The University of South Carolina 01/31/18

Jan. 2, 2018—January 31, 2018 Natalia B. Shustova University of South Carolina Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry "Mimicking Nature by Metal-Organic Frameworks: Perspective and Applications" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract The study of energy transfer (ET) processes is a cornerstone of modern physical and inorganic chemistry, which is driven by...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “The Power of Molecular Chemistry in Nanoscale Materials Science” Dr. George Christou, University of Florida 04/11/18

Dec. 4, 2017—April 11, 2018 George Christou Department of Chemistry Drago and Distinguished Professor University of Florida 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 “The Power of Molecular Chemistry in Nanoscale Materials Science” Abstract Molecular chemistry can bring many powerful advantages to the study of nanoscale materials of various kinds, and this area of ‘molecular...

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