“Chemical and Biomolecular Strategies for STING Pathway Activation in Cancer Immunotherapy” published in Chemical Reviews, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
Jul. 21, 2022—About the authors: Co-first author, Kyle Garland earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2021 under the direction of Prof. John Wilson and is currently working for Brooklyn Immunotherapeutics, Inc. in San Diego, California as an R&D scientist investigating in vivo gene editing. His dissertation focused on the development of innate immune activators for local...
Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Hortance, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Jul. 12, 2022—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Nicholas Hortance, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Dr. David Cliffel & Dr. Kelsey Hatzell “Investigating Solid Electrolytes and Catalysts for Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis” 07.14.22 | 10:00am CST | 5502 Stevenson Center | Zoom Ammonia (NH3) is a vital chemical to the agricultural and explosives industries, and it may very well play a...
Meet Our Graduates: Judson Ryckman
Jul. 6, 2022—Judson Ryckman earned his PhD in Vanderbilt University Electrical and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University in 2013 under Prof. Sharon Weiss. Judson’s first exposure to academic research was through participation in a summer research experience for undergraduates which included regular use of VINSE laboratories at their earlier location in Stevenson Center. After graduating from Vanderbilt, Judson joined Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, CA as a...
2022 VINSE Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Jul. 5, 2022—The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering will host the Summer Research Poster Session on Thursday, August 4 from 1:30pm-3:30pm in the Engineering and Science Building lobby. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
“Investigating the effects of N-terminal acetylation on KFE8 self-assembly with 2D IR spectroscopy” published in Biophysical Journal has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication
Jul. 5, 2022—About the author: William Weeks is a PhD candidate in Chemistry under direction of Dr. Lauren Buchanan. In this article, Will and Dr. Buchanan determine how N-terminal acetylation causes aggregates of a model amphiphilic peptide, KFE8, to shift from a flat to a twisted ribbon structure. By utilizing the high spectral resolution of two-dimensional infrared...
VINSE Member Todd Giorgio One Of 14 Faculty Awarded Seeding Success Grant
Jun. 29, 2022—Vanderbilt has awarded 14 faculty members with grants to support the early stages of pioneering research projects identified as likely candidates for further funding from federal, foundation and industry sponsors. The spring 2022 Seeding Success Grants are the second cycle of the internal early investment funding initiative. The grants, awarded to faculty spanning the university’s disciplines and...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Colloidal robotics: Engineering the autonomous behavior of self-propelled particles” Dr. Kyle Bishop, Columbia University 10/19/2022
Jun. 29, 2022—Dr. Kyle Bishop Columbia University “Colloidal robotics: Engineering the autonomous behavior of self-propelled particles” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Abstract. Mobile robots combine sensory information with mechanical actuation to move autonomously through complex environments and perform specific tasks (e.g., a robot vacuum cleaner). The miniaturization of such robots to the size...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Manufacturing of Metal-Organic Framework Membranes ” Dr. Michael Tsapatsis, Johns Hopkins University 9/14/2022
Jun. 29, 2022—September 14, 2022 Dr. Michael Tsapatsis Johns Hopkins University “Manufacturing of Metal-Organic Framework Membranes” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Bio. Michael Tsapatsis joined Johns Hopkins in 2018 as the university’s 36th Bloomberg Distinguished Professor. He received an Engineering Diploma (1988) from the University of Patras, Greece, and MS (1991) and Ph.D....
Corinne Cowan, recipient of the 2022 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences
Jun. 20, 2022—Congratulations to VINSE Vanderbilt Summer Academy (VSA) scholarship winner, Corinne Cowan! Each year VINSE sponsors up to three scholarships for Tennessee students to attend the VSA program in nanosciences. Corinne is a rising sophomore with an interest in math and science, so the VSA’s two-week residential program that exposes students to the exciting world of nanoengineering...
“Dynamic Color Tuning with Electrochemically Actuated TiO2 Metasurfaces” published in Nano Letters selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
Jun. 17, 2022—About the author: Janna Rathert recently completed a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under the direction of Prof. Jason Valentine at Vanderbilt University and Prof. Cary Pint at Iowa State University. The collaboration between the Pint and Valentine groups seeks to explore ways in which electrochemical methods can be leveraged to reversibly modulate photonic devices, especially...