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Sarah Ross receives Distinguished Service Award
Nov. 12, 2018—Sarah Ross was awarded the VINSE Distinguished Service award at the VINSE fall faculty celebration. Sarah was recognized for her dedication and exemplary performance which have significantly advanced the missions of VINSE.
VINSE Deputy Director Sharon Weiss featured on News Channel 5
Sep. 7, 2018—NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Running computers on tiny beams of light? It may sound very Sci-Fi, but that’s exactly what researchers at Vanderbilt University are trying to do. <- Read more and Watch Video ->
Weiss featured in Opli and Research News @ Vanderbilt
Sep. 6, 2018—Bowtie-funnel combo best for conducting light; team found answer in undergrad physics equation Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light rather than microelectronics would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A version of that technology already exists in fiber optic cables, but they’re much too large to be practical inside a computer....
2018 NanoDay! Poster Competition
Sep. 5, 2018—$500 1st place (1 award) $250 2nd place (2 awards) $100 3rd place (3 awards) The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Materials Science are pleased to co-host the 18th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum. This forum brings together Vanderbilt scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology for...
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 –...
Rebuilding concrete – Sanchez to help lead $6.7 million Hong Kong research project
Aug. 15, 2018—The Hong Kong Research Grants Council, which is equivalent to the U.S. National Science Foundation, has awarded a $6.7 million, five-year grant to a multi-university team of experts in materials science, chemistry, civil engineering, material deterioration, complex modeling, and other specialties. Florence Sanchez, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Vanderbilt School of Engineering,...
SIGN-UP for VINSE High School Field Trip Program for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
Aug. 1, 2018—Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is pleased to be able to invite groups of high school students, group size 20 or smaller, to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, tour our cleanroom, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Our field trip program has hosted...
VINSE/VSVS Rural Teacher Training Workshops
Jul. 20, 2018—VINSE in partnership with Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS) will offer a series of one-day workshops for all participating VSVS/VINSE rural teachers. More than 50 teachers from Bedford, Giles, Macon, Robertson and Rutherford counties are participating in the outreach program during the 2018-2019 academic year. Click here for more information about this program. Register for August 2018...
Safe solid-state lithium batteries herald ‘paradigm shift’ in energy storage
Jul. 19, 2018—The race to produce safe, powerful and affordable solid-state lithium batteries is accelerating and recent announcements about game-changing research using a solid non-flammable ceramic electrolyte known as garnet has some in the race calling it revolutionary. “This is a paradigm shift in energy storage,” said Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. A paper –...
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...