IMS hosts inaugural tailgate party
Nov. 15, 2021—IMS students had a great time Saturday night hosting the first annual IMS tailgate. Anchor Down!
Meet Our Graduates: J. Scott Niezgoda
Nov. 12, 2021—Scott Niezgoda earned his Ph.D. in Dr. Sandra Rosenthal’s lab at Vanderbilt University, where he studied the photophysics and surface chemistry of quantum dots for application in solar cell technology. While at Vanderbilt, Scott was active in VINSE-lead community outreach to local public high schools in an effort to make college a distinct possibility for...
Spotlight Publication: “Optical Momentum Alignment Effect in WSe2 Phototransistor” published in Advanced Optical Materials
Nov. 11, 2021—“Optical Momentum Alignment Effect in WSe2 Phototransistor” published in Advanced Optical Materials has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Yuchen Zhang earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in June 2021 under the direction of Dr. Yaqiong Xu. Yuchen studied two-dimensional optoelectronics with advanced functionalities. In recently published work, he systematically studied...
Schrimpf receives IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Merit Award
Nov. 10, 2021—Ronald Schrimpf has received the 2021 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Merit Award for contributions to the understanding of radiation effects in semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. The Merit Award is the highest technical award presented by the IEEE NPSS and the selection criteria include the importance of individual technical contributions as well as technical contributions made by teams...
Meet Our Graduates: Danielle Richardson
Nov. 10, 2021—Danielle Richardson received her B.A. with a double major in Political Science and Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS) in 2020 from Vanderbilt University. As an undergraduate, Danielle was on the VINSE Technical Crew where she learned valuable skills in photolithography, etching, deposition, and metrology through her work in the cleanroom. She used these skills primarily for photolithography process...
Spotlight Publication: “High contrast cleavage detection for enhancing porous silicon sensor sensitivity” published in Optics Express
Nov. 3, 2021—“High contrast cleavage detection for enhancing porous silicon sensor sensitivity” published in Optics Express has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Rabeb Layouni is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering under the direction of Dr. Sharon Weiss and Dr. Paul Laibinis. Rabeb studies the development of porous silicon (PSi)...
Meet Our Graduates: Naiya Soetan
Oct. 26, 2021—Naiya Soetan earned her Ph.D. in 2018 from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her dissertation was titled “Impact of composition, shape, and environment on the physical and optoelectronic properties of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals” and was done under the direction of Professor Rizia Bardhan. Her research investigated how post synthetic processing impacts...
Spotlight Publication: “3-D Full-Band Monte Carlo Simulation of Hot-Electron Energy Distributions in Gate-All-Around Si Nanowire MOSFETs” published in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
Oct. 22, 2021—“3-D Full-Band Monte Carlo Simulation of Hot-Electron Energy Distributions in Gate-All-Around Si Nanowire MOSFETs” published in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Mahmud Reaz earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Materials Science in July 2021 under the supervision of Prof. Ronald D Schrimpf. Mahmud studied the fabrication,...
Congratulations Sarah Ross on 25 years at Vanderbilt
Oct. 20, 2021—Please join us in congratulating Sarah Ross on her 25 years of service to Vanderbilt University. Sarah joined Vanderbilt in 1996 and she has been instrumental in the success of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) since its founding in 2001. Sarah currently serves as Senior Program Manager with key responsibilities in both VINSE and the Interdisciplinary...
Meet Our Graduates: Jeremy Beam
Oct. 19, 2021—Jeremy Beam received his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 2016 under the supervision of Dr. Charles Lukehart. His research was focused on confined-plume chemical deposition of transition metal borides and oxides initiated by pulsed, infrared tabletop lasers. He then accepted a post-doctoral position at the University of Saskatchewan and studied the coordination environment of transition metals...