Spotlight Podcast Episode 12: Matthew Gerboth – Heat moves through materials at the nanoscale
Jul. 21, 2020—Episode 12 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Matthew Gerboth about how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale. Matt’s paper ” Effects of acoustic softening on thermal conductivity beyond group velocity” was published in Journal of Applied Physics. Matthew is a graduate student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science working under the direction of...
Cynthia Reinhart-King receives $1M W. M. Keck Foundation Grant
Jul. 15, 2020—A bold engineering approach by a Vanderbilt University researcher to sort breast cancer cells based on their behavior first has produced compelling data that show less migratory cells create more metastases, contradicting the prevailing hypothesis on how cancer spreads. Expanding this ambitious research by Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, to other highly metastatic and...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 11: John Slack – Fuel cells convert chemical energy into electricity
Jul. 15, 2020—Episode 11 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with John Slack about how fuel cells convert chemical energy into electricity. John’s paper ” Polyvinylidene Fluoride on Nanofiber Cathode Structure and Durability in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells” was published in Journal of The Electrochemical Society. John received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular...
Florence Sanchez and Jason Valentine awarded VU Discovery Grants
Jul. 14, 2020—Two VINSE faculty received 2020 Discovery Grants, which are two-year awards of up to $25,000 each year for pilot or feasibility studies in areas with the potential to make significant breakthroughs. Florence Sanchez, professor of civil and environmental engineering, for Storing energy in 3D printed functionally graded concrete structures; Jason Valentine, associate professor of mechanical engineering,...
Doug Adams to lead TIPs-funded, soldier-inspired innovation hub
Jul. 14, 2020—A new innovation incubator will amplify existing collaborations among researchers and soldiers, building on Vanderbilt’s partnership agreement with Army Futures Command. The project, Soldier-Inspired Innovation Incubator for Discovering Research-Based Solutions, is one of six cross-disciplinary programs to be funded by Vanderbilt’s Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) initiative, a hallmark of the university’s Academic Strategic Plan. The university announced...
Josh Caldwell is a 2020 Materials Research Society Fellow
Jul. 8, 2020—Vanderbilt professor Joshua D. Caldwell has been selected as a 2020 Materials Research Society Fellow. The MRS Fellows will be recognized at the society’s spring meeting in Phoenix in April. Caldwell, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has merged his prior work in wide band gap semiconductor materials with his efforts in nanophotonics, leading to his...
Kelsey Hatzell wins Sloan Research Fellowship award
Jul. 8, 2020—Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, an honor given annually to the brightest researchers early in their careers. “To receive a Sloan Research Fellowship is to be told by your fellow scientists that you stand out among your peers,” said foundation president Adam F. Falk in an...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 10: Andrew Naclerio – Exceptional properties of 2D materials
Jul. 7, 2020—This week in episode 10 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Andrew Naclerio about the exceptional properties of 2D materials. Andrew’s paper ” Visualizing Oxidation Mechanisms in Few-Layered Black Phosphorus via In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Andrew is a 2nd year student in Chemical...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 5: Joe Vanderburgh – Nanoparticles can be used to treat bone metastasis of cancer
Jul. 2, 2020—This week in episode 5 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Joseph Vanderburgh about how nanoparticles can be used to treat bone metastasis of cancer. (Guelcher & Duvall labs) Joe Vanderburgh – Nanoparticles can be used to treat bone metastasis of cancer. Read More | Listen Now
VINSE staff unavailable in facilities July 3rd
Jul. 1, 2020—The VINSE staff will not be available for assistance on July 3rd in observance of the July 4th holiday. Normal function will resume on Monday, July 6th.