VINSE Colloquium Series: “Tetrahedral ferroelectrics based on cation-substituted ZnO and AlN” Dr. Jon-Paul Maria, Pennsylvania State University 4/6/22
Aug. 10, 2021—April 6, 2022 Dr. Jon-Paul Maria Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Pennsylvania State University “Tetrahedral ferroelectrics based on cation-substituted ZnO and AlN” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Abstract. In the past two years, the demonstration of ferroelectricity in wurtzite-based crystals introduced exciting opportunities to explore and discover new structure-property relationships...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Interfacing nanomaterials with biology: from delivery of biologics to antimicrobials” Dr. Vincent Rotello, University of Massachusetts Amherst TBA
Aug. 10, 2021—— being rescheduled, date/time TBA Dr. Vincent Rotello Distinguished Professor of Chemistry University of Massachusetts Amherst “Interfacing nanomaterials with biology: from delivery of biologics to antimicrobials” Bio Vincent Rotello has received the Langmuir Lectureship (2010), and in 2016 he received the TREE Award (Research Corporation), the Bioorganic Lectureship (Royal Society of Chemistry, UK), and the...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Hot Nanophotonics: Light with a Phase Transition” Dr. Guru Naik, Rice University 10/13/21
Aug. 10, 2021—October 13, 2021 Dr. Guru Naik Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Rice University “Hot Nanophotonics: Light with a Phase Transition” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM Abstract: Among many emerging technologies, energy and display are two important technologies poised to revolutionize our current society. Nanophotonics holds the key to...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “To The Ends of the Periodic Table and Back in Search of Better Imaging Probes” Dr. Bruce Cohen, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab 9/22/21
Aug. 10, 2021—September 22, 2021 Dr. Bruce Cohen Staff Scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Lab “To The Ends of the Periodic Table and Back in Search of Better Imaging Probes” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 PM
VINSE NSF-REU Poster Session Winners
Aug. 5, 2021—Faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in nanoresearch at Vanderbilt and partner institutions attended the 2021 VINSE NSF REU Summer Research Poster on Thursday, August 5, 2021. Posters were evaluated by both a panel of judges and the virtual poster session attendees for an opportunity to win travel grants to support the cost of presenting...
IMS students Nicole Moehring & Kellen Arnold receive Best Student Presentation at ORNL
Aug. 3, 2021—Nicole Moehring and Kellen Arnold received “Best Student Presentation” award at the virtual poster session for the 2021 Joint Nanoscience and Neutron Scattering User Meeting at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In addition to a cash prize both Nicole and Kellen have been invited to present their work at the meeting on August 10th. The User...
Meet Our Graduates: Hannah Hickman
Aug. 1, 2021—Hannah Hickman received her B.A. in Physics in 2021 from Vanderbilt University. As an undergraduate, Hannah was on the VINSE Technical Crew where she learned valuable skills in photolithography, etching, deposition, and metrology. She used these skills to develop VINSE processes and operating procedures applicable to research in microfluidics, and her focus was designing a 3-layered quake...
Spotlight Publication: “Filterless Nondispersive Infrared Sensing Using Narrowband Infrared Emitting Metamaterials” in ACS Photonics
Aug. 1, 2021—“Filterless Nondispersive Infrared Sensing Using Narrowband Infrared Emitting Metamaterials” published in ACS Photonics has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Alyssa was an VINSE NSF REU fellow studying in the Caldwell Lab in 2019. In recently published work, she and her first co-author, Ryan Nolen, a former Ph.D. student working in...
Meet Our Graduates: Mahmud Reaz
Jul. 27, 2021—Mahmud Reaz earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program at Vanderbilt University in July 2021 under the supervision of Prof. Ron Schrimpf . Mahmud studied the fabrication, characterization, and simulation of materials and devices from a reliability standpoint. His research empowered reliability analysis of the semiconductor devices, ICs, components, and SOCs through combining device design and characterization data with...
Rosenthal guest columnist for the Tennessean: Mental illness is more common than most people realize
Jul. 26, 2021—Click here to read column