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2023 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule

May. 26, 2023—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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Dissertation Defense: Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering

May. 9, 2023—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Mike King “Nano-vaccines and dendritic cell processing for anti-cancer therapies” 05.18.23  |  12:00PM CST  |  5326 Stevenson Center  |   Zoom 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, representing a need for effective preventative measures and therapeutics. Dendritic cells (DCs) can be useful...

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Meet the 2023 VINSE REU Mentoring Team

May. 3, 2023—Meet the 2023 summer interns  

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Meet the 18 undergraduate students participating in the VINSE REU and Tech Crew Programs

May. 3, 2023—Learn more about the 13 VINSE REU Interns and 5 Tech Crew members. Learn more about the 2023 summer mentoring team   

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“Utilizing Toray Paper as a Metal-Free, High Surface Area Electrode for Photosystem I-Driven Mediated Electron Transfer” published in Energy Technology, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication

May. 2, 2023—Christopher Stachurski is a 2021 PhD graduate from the Department of Chemistry under the direction of Drs. David Cliffel and Kane Jennings. He is current an Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD working with Drs. Paul Trulove and David Durkin on using ionic liquids to modify biopolymers such as...

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Dissertation Defense: Rabeb Layouni, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Apr. 24, 2023—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Rabeb Layouni, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering *under the direction of Sharon Weiss & Paul Laibinis “Investigation of Design and Surface Treatment of Porous Silicon for Robust, Selective, and Sensitive Optical Biosensing” 05.02.23  |  1:00PM CST  |  306 Featheringill Hall Porous silicon (PSi) has attracted interest as a nanomaterial with potential for optical biosensing, due to...

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Caldwell collaboration wins prestigious Office of Naval Research MURI grant

Apr. 21, 2023—Josh Caldwell, director of the Interdisciplinary Material Sciences program and professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a grant from the Office of Naval Research’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative. The five-year grant, which provides up to $1.5 million in funding annually, will be shared among Vanderbilt University, the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota and Stanford University to...

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VINSE faculty member Shihong Lin and graduate student Carlisle DeJulius were among those recognized at the Graduate School Honors Banquet

Apr. 20, 2023—Vice Provost for Graduate Education André Christie-Mizell honored outstanding graduate students and members of the graduate faculty at the inaugural Graduate School Honors Banquet on March 31, recognizing the 2023 recipients of the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award and new awards to be presented annually. VINSE faculty member Shihong Lin and graduate student Carlisle DeJulius...

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Provost commissions Women in STEM Initiative, Cynthia Reinhart-King Co-Chair

Apr. 12, 2023—A new Women in STEM Initiative will address the need for a larger and more skilled U.S. workforce in science, engineering and math by inspiring, supporting and mentoring young women to develop their fullest potential within those fields. Launched by the Office of the Provost, the initiative builds on Vanderbilt’s partnership with the STEMM Opportunity Alliance, which...

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Michael J. Sailor to give keynote lecture at the 23rd annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum

Apr. 11, 2023—VINSE is excited to announce that Dr. Michael J. Sailor from the University of California, San Diego will give the keynote lecture “Nanostructured Silicon as a Therapeutic Tool” at the 23rd annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum on December 8, 2023. Michael J. Sailor is Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego, Director of the...

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