17th Annual Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Forum Poster Winners
Oct. 19, 2016—More than 100 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in nanoresearch at Vanderbilt attended the 17th annual Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Forum (“NanoDay!”) on October 19th. 33 posters were submitted in the 2016 student poster competition and the winners are: 1st Place Zhihua Zhu, Electrical Engineering Advisor: Jason Valentine/Richard Haglund “Tunable Metasurfaces Based on Vanadium Dioxide“ 2nd Place Somtochukwu Dimobi,...
Associate Professor of Physics Kalman Varga has been elected fellow of the American Physical Society.
Oct. 18, 2016—Stevenson Professor of Physics Keivan Stassun and Associate Professor of Physics Kalman Varga have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society. The fellowship is considered a prestigious recognition from their professional peers. The criterion for election is exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise, such as outstanding physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Quantum Dot Purification and Metrics for Rational Control of Shell Growth, Ligand Exchange, and Quantum Yield” Dr. Andrew B. Greytak; University of South Carolina 03/29/17
Sep. 28, 2016—March 29, 2017 Andrew B. Greytak University of South Carolina Assistant Professor of Chemistry “Quantum Dot Purification and Metrics for Rational Control of Shell Growth, Ligand Exchange, and Quantum Yield” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: The unique and size-tunable fluorescence and absorption spectra of nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) have led...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Novel Electronic and Plasmonic Materials” Dr. Millicent A. Firestone; Los Alamos National Laboratory 11/09/16
Sep. 28, 2016—November 9, 2016 Millicent A. Firestone Thrust Leader for Soft, Biological & Composite NanomaterialsCenter for Integrated Nanotechnologies Los Alamos National Laboratory "Nanoparticle-Polymer Composites for the Fabrication of Novel Electronic and Plasmonic Materials" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract The pursuit for functional nanocomposites that impact a wide range of technologies, ranging...
17th Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum – NanoDay! 10/19/16 – Keynote Speaker – Mark Saltzman
Sep. 14, 2016—17th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 19, 2016 A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. STUDENT LIFE CENTER 1:00 – 1:10 Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Director of VINSE 1:10 – 1:20 New Tool in VINSE: Helios FIB SEM Anthony Hmelo, VINSE 1:20 – 1:40 Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopies to...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine” Dr. James McGrath; University of Rochester 11/02/16
Sep. 6, 2016—November 2, 2016 James McGrath University of Rochester Professor of Biomedical Engineering “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine” 4:10 P.M., Location: ESB 044-048 Refreshments served at 3:45 “The Benefits of Being Thin: The Revolutionary Potential of Ultrathin Membranes for Biology and Medicine Abstract Nearly a decade after we...
Duvall earns spot on CMBE journal’s 2016 Young Investigators list
Aug. 19, 2016—Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, a journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society, has named Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Graduate Recruiting in Biomedical Engineering Craig Duvall to its third annual list of Young Innovators of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Selection was a competitive process that began with nominations and included biosketches and abstracts...
VINSE Colloquium Series: “Supramolecular Materials for Immunomodulation” Dr. Joel Henderson Collier; Duke University 09/14/16
Aug. 19, 2016—Wednesday September 14, 2016 Joel Henderson Collier Duke University Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering “Supramolecular Materials for Immunomodulation” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract: Successful immunotherapies must raise both the correct strength and phenotype of an immune response. To treat a particular disease via the immune system,...
Greg Walker named ASME Fellow
Aug. 17, 2016—Greg Walker, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected to be a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for “exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.” Walker is one of approximately 3,000 fellows chosen from among more than 130,000 ASME members. Associate Professor Greg Walker Cited by the ASME, Walker’s...
2016 NanoDay! T-shirt design competition underway
Aug. 17, 2016—Graduate Student NanoDay T-Shirt Design Competition! Goal: Create an attractive T-shirt design representing NanoDay and the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Winning design will receive a cash prize of $300.00 The design must be exclusively your own and cannot include logos and trademark images You can use any t-shirt color in your design...