2020 NanoDay! Poster Competition
Aug. 31, 2020—VINSE will host our annual fall poster session as a highly interactive virtual event on Friday, October 23rd. Posters will be evaluated by both a panel of judges and virtual poster session attendees for an opportunity to win up to $500. All actively participating poster session presenters and attendees are eligible to receive a VINSE...
VINSE Image Competition
Aug. 31, 2020—The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is holding the annual competition seeking new images to be displayed in the VINSE Facilities. If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit them to vinse@vanderbilt.edu. Interesting photos of the tools and facilities are also eligible. Winners...
Social Media Competitions!
Aug. 31, 2020—This semester VINSE will have 4 social media competitions on our Instagram and Facebook pages. Hint: This is a great time to follow us on socials if you haven’t already! Once the competition is posted it will remain open until the end of the month. Winners will receive a VINSE t-shirt! September – Hashtag Sharing...
Craig Duvall named Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Aug. 26, 2020—Craig Duvall, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been elevated to the rank of Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society. Duvall and his research program focus on development of technologies for controlled drug release, tissue regeneration and therapeutics, and delivery of intracellular-acting biologic drugs such as siRNA and peptide therapeutics. The applications of these technologies...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 17: Ross Koby – Mechanochemistry!
Aug. 25, 2020—Episode 17 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Ross Koby tells Alice Leach about his weekly grind – Mechanochemistry! Ross’s paper ” An h3-Bound Allyl Ligand on Magnesium in a Mechanochemically Generated Mg/K Allyl Complex” was published in Angewandte Chemie-International. Ross is a 5th year graduate student in Chemistry working under the direction of Dr. Timothy...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 16: Kaitlyn Ryder – sending electronics to space
Aug. 18, 2020—Episode 16 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Kaitlyn Ryder about sending electronics to space. Kaitlyn’s paper “Comparison of Sensitive Volumes Associated With Ion- and Laser-Induced Charge Collection in an Epitaxial Silicon Diode” was published in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. Kaitlyn is a 4th year graduate student in Electrical Engineering working...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 15: Guanyu Lu – capturing waste heat to use in optical communication
Aug. 11, 2020—Episode 15 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Guanyu Lu about capturing waste heat to use in optical communication. Guanyu’s paper ” Narrowband Polaritonic Thermal Emitters Driven by Waste Heat” was published in ACS Omega. Guanyu Lu is a 3rd year graduate student in Mechanical Engineering working under the direction of Dr....
Spotlight Podcast Episode 14: Jenna Dombroski – progress toward a breast cancer vaccine!
Aug. 4, 2020—Episode 14 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Jenna A. Dombroski about progress toward a breast cancer vaccine! Jenna’s paper “Fabrication and Characterization of Tumor Nano-Lysate as a Preventative Vaccine for Breast Cancer” was published in Langmuir. Jenna is a prior VINSE REU student and current third year graduate student in Biomedical...
VINSE Colloquium Series “Fuel from the Sun: Where is that Pot of Gold?” Dr. Krishnan Rajeshwar, University of Texas Arlington 02/24/2021
Jul. 29, 2020—February 24, 2021 Krishnan Rajeshwar Distinguished University Professor Past President, The Electrochemical Society University of Texas Arlington “Fuel from the Sun: Where is that Pot of Gold?” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Click HERE to register Abstract : Even after ca. four decades of R&D effort, we still do not have a “magic bullet” inorganic semiconductor...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 13: Michael Kosson – 3D print cement
Jul. 29, 2020—Episode 13 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Michael Kosson about how to print 3D cement. Michael’s paper ” Early-Age Performance of 3D Printed Carbon Nanofiber and Carbon Microfiber Cement Composites” was published in Journal of the Transportation Research Record. Michael is a graduate student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering working under the...