Colloquium Category
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Ultrafast Dynamics and Control in Complex Materials” Dr. Richard Averitt; UC San Diego 3/25/15
Jan. 13, 2015—MARCH 25, 2015. Dr. Richard D. Averitt Professor of Physics University of California, San Diego “Ultrafast Dynamics and Control in Complex Materials“ 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45 Host: Rizia Bardhan Abstract: The past decade has seen enormous advances in materials and ultrafast optical spectroscopy spanning from classical to quantum physics. On the...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Applications of Plasmonic Metasurfaces: From Biosensors to Graphene-integrated Active Photonic Devices” Dr. Gennady Shvets; University of Texas 4/15/15
Dec. 13, 2014—April 15, 2015. Dr. Gennady Shvets Professor of Physics University of Texas at Austin “Applications of Plasmonic Metasurfaces: From Biosensors to Graphene-integrated Active Photonic Devices” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Host: Jason Valentine
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Investigating Bio-Nano Interactions and Enhancing Materials Properties” Dr. Rajesh Naik; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 2/4/15
Dec. 11, 2014—FEBRUARY 4, 2015. Dr. Rajesh R. Naik Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base “Investigating Bio-Nano Interactions and Enhancing Materials Properties” 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45 Host: Rizia Bardhan Abstract: Understanding the structure-function relationships of biological materials can enable approaches in the...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “From Black-Eyed Peas to Biomedical Nanotechnology” Dr. Nicole F. Steinmetz; Northwestern 12/3/14
Dec. 3, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Nicole F. Steinmetz Mt. Sinai Scholar Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine “From Black-Eyed Peas to Biomedical Nanotechnology” Abstract: Sizing and shaping of nanostructured features with temporal and spatial control is a key opportunity to produce the next-generation of higher-performing products with diverse applications. A...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” Dr. Yadong Wang; University of Pittsburg 10/29/14
Oct. 29, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Yadong Wang William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Host: Hak Joon Sung “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: In situ tissue engineering is more translatable than cell-based approaches. However, there are many challenges including host...
VINSE Colloquia Series: “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” Dr. Dresselhaus; MIT 10/8/14
Oct. 8, 2014—VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita Institute Professor MIT, Department of Physics Host: Yaqiong Xu “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: Results are presented showing enhancement of the Raman spectral signal of molecules by their placement...
‘Queen of Carbon’ Mildred Dresselhaus graces VINSE Colloquium Series
Sep. 29, 2014—Acclaimed MIT Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita, Mildred Dresselhaus, whose decades of research earned her the nickname Queen of Carbon, will explain at the next VINSE Colloquium how placing molecules on a graphene substrate enhances their Raman spectral signal. KEEP READING>
Inaugural Student Selected VINSE Keynote Address, Dr. El-Sayed “Nano-technology Meets Biology in the Cancer Cell”
Mar. 11, 2014—Inaugural Student Selected VINSE Keynote Address Dr. Mostafa A. El-Sayed Julius Brown Chair and Regents Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Director, Laser Dynamics Lab Georgia Institute of Technology “Nano-Technology Meets Biology in the Cancer Cell” Abstract: Using biochemical-targeting methods, one can conjugate the plasmonic nanoparticles to many parts of the cell, healthy or sick....
Director of German nanosciences institute is NanoDay! keynote speaker
Oct. 16, 2012—Research seminars, poster presentations part of Oct. 24 event The director of a nanosciences institute in Dresden, Germany, is the keynote speaker at the 13th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt University. The Forum and NanoDay! activities are sponsored by the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) and the Interdisciplinary...