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Spotlight Podcast Episode 19: Austin Howes – optical limiting using materials that change their properties when exposed to external energy sources
Sep. 8, 2020—Episode 19 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Austin Howes tells Alice Leach about optical limiting using materials that change their properties when exposed to external energy sources. Austin’s paper “Optical Limiting Based on Huygens’ Metasurfaces” was published in Nano Letters. Austin graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2019 under the direction of Jason...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 18: Timothy Boire – shape memory polymer that could transform vascular surgery
Sep. 2, 2020—Episode 18 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Tim Boire tells Alice Leach about a shape memory polymer that could transform vascular surgery. Tim’s paper “Effect of pore size and spacing on neovascularization of a biodegradable shape memory polymer perivascular wrap” was published in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A. Tim graduated from BME in...
Tiny tweezer developed at Vanderbilt can trap molecules on a nanoscale, creating powerful research capabilities into cancer metastasis, neurodegenerative diseases
Sep. 1, 2020—In 2018, one-half of the Nobel Prize was awarded to Arthur Ashkin, the physicist who developed optical tweezers, the use of a tightly focused laser beam to isolate and move micron-scale objects (the size of red blood cells). Now Justus Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Vanderbilt University, has developed the first-ever opto-thermo-electrohydrodynamic tweezers, optical nanotweezers...
2020 NanoDay! Poster Competition
Aug. 31, 2020—VINSE will host our annual fall poster session as a highly interactive virtual event on Friday, October 23rd. Posters will be evaluated by both a panel of judges and virtual poster session attendees for an opportunity to win up to $500. All actively participating poster session presenters and attendees are eligible to receive a VINSE...
VINSE Image Competition
Aug. 31, 2020—The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is holding the annual competition seeking new images to be displayed in the VINSE Facilities. If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit them to vinse@vanderbilt.edu. Interesting photos of the tools and facilities are also eligible. Winners...
Craig Duvall named Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Aug. 26, 2020—Craig Duvall, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Duvall and his research program focus on development of technologies for controlled drug release, tissue regeneration and therapeutics, and delivery of intracellular-acting biologic drugs such as siRNA and peptide therapeutics. The applications of these technologies...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 17: Ross Koby – Mechanochemistry!
Aug. 25, 2020—Episode 17 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Ross Koby tells Alice Leach about his weekly grind – Mechanochemistry! Ross’s paper ” An h3-Bound Allyl Ligand on Magnesium in a Mechanochemically Generated Mg/K Allyl Complex” was published in Angewandte Chemie-International. Ross is a 5th year graduate student in Chemistry working under the direction of Dr. Timothy...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 16: Kaitlyn Ryder – sending electronics to space
Aug. 18, 2020—Episode 16 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Kaitlyn Ryder about sending electronics to space. Kaitlyn’s paper “Comparison of Sensitive Volumes Associated With Ion- and Laser-Induced Charge Collection in an Epitaxial Silicon Diode” was published in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. Kaitlyn is a 4th year graduate student in Electrical Engineering working...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 15: Guanyu Lu – capturing waste heat to use in optical communication
Aug. 11, 2020—Episode 15 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Guanyu Lu about capturing waste heat to use in optical communication. Guanyu’s paper ” Narrowband Polaritonic Thermal Emitters Driven by Waste Heat” was published in ACS Omega. Guanyu Lu is a 3rd year graduate student in Mechanical Engineering working under the direction of Dr....
Spotlight Podcast Episode 14: Jenna Dombroski – progress toward a breast cancer vaccine!
Aug. 4, 2020—Episode 14 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Jenna A. Dombroski about progress toward a breast cancer vaccine! Jenna’s paper “Fabrication and Characterization of Tumor Nano-Lysate as a Preventative Vaccine for Breast Cancer” was published in Langmuir. Jenna is a prior VINSE REU student and current third year graduate student in Biomedical...