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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Novel Electronic and Plasmonic Materials” Dr. Millicent A. Firestone; Los Alamos National Laboratory 11/09/16

Sep. 28, 2016—November 9, 2016 Millicent A. Firestone Thrust Leader for Soft, Biological & Composite NanomaterialsCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies Los Alamos National Laboratory "Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Novel Electronic and Plasmonic Materials" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract The pursuit for functional nanocomposites that impact a wide range of technologies, ranging...

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17th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum – NanoDay! 10/19/16 – Keynote Speaker – Mark Saltzman

Sep. 14, 2016—17th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 19, 2016 A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research.  STUDENT LIFE CENTER 1:00 – 1:10  Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Director of VINSE 1:10 – 1:20  New Tool in VINSE: Helios FIB SEM Anthony Hmelo, VINSE 1:20 – 1:40  Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopies to...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine” Dr. James McGrath; University of Rochester 11/02/16

Sep. 6, 2016—November 2, 2016 James McGrath University of Rochester Professor of Biomedical Engineering “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine” 4:10 P.M., Location: ESB 044-048 Refreshments served at 3:45 “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine Abstract Nearly a decade after we...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Supramolecular Materials for Immunomodulation” Dr. Joel Henderson Collier; Duke University 09/14/16

Aug. 19, 2016—Wednesday September 14, 2016 Joel Henderson Collier Duke University Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering “Supramolecular Materials for Immunomodulation”   4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: Successful immunotherapies must raise both the correct strength and phenotype of an immune response.   To treat a particular disease via the immune system,...

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2016 NanoDay! T-shirt design competition underway

Aug. 17, 2016—Graduate Student NanoDay T-Shirt Design Competition! Goal: Create an attractive T-shirt design representing NanoDay and 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...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment: A Vision to Enable Decentralized Water Treatment” Dr. Pedro Alvarez; Rice University 8/24/16

Aug. 11, 2016—August 24, 2016 Pedro Alvarez Rice University George R. Brown Professor of Engineering and Professor of Chemistry and Director, Nanosystems Engineering Research Center on Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) “Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment: A Vision to Enable Decentralized Water Treatment” 4:10 PM, Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract. Through control over material size, morphology and chemical structure,...

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2016 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule

May. 12, 2016—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...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Multilayer Nanocoatings Capable of Separating Gases, Stopping Fire and Generating Voltage from Body Heat” Dr. Jamie C. Grunlan; Texas A&M University 5/18/16

Mar. 2, 2016—May 18, 2016 Jaime C. Grunlan Texas A&M University Linda & Ralph Schmidt ’68 Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Chemistry “Multilayer Nanocoatings Capable of Separating Gases,  Stopping Fire and Generating Voltage from Body Heat” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is a conformal...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Manufacturing and applications of carbon nanotube surfaces” Dr. John Hart; MIT 2/26/16

Jan. 19, 2016—February 26, 2016. John Hart Massachusetts Institute of Technology Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mitsui Career Development Professor in Contemporary Technology “Manufacturing and applications of carbon nanotube surfaces” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: For more than two decades, widespread research has been devoted to the synthesis, characterization, and integration of carbon...

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VINSE Colloquium Series: “Thermal Engineering of GaN Semiconductor Devices” Dr. Samuel Graham; Georgia Institute of Technology 1/27/16

Dec. 14, 2015—January 27, 2016. Samuel Graham Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Professor Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology “Thermal Engineering of GaN Semiconductor Devices” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: The development of gallium nitride (GaN) on a variety of substrates from Si to diamond is under development...

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