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IMS Student Brad Baer receives ORNL fellowship
Jul. 19, 2021—Bradly Baer, a second year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, has been awarded an internship to work with Lucas Lindsay at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which will propel his work into new areas. The ORNL Virtual Graduate Research Summer Internships (vGRSI) program allows graduate students access to facilities and personnel in collaborative research...
IMS Graduate Student John Williams II, promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel in the United States Army
Jul. 12, 2021—Congratulations to IMS graduate student John Williams II. John was promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel in the United States Army. Originally from Orlando, FL, John earned his BS in Chemistry & Life Science with a Nuclear Engineering Minor from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, in 2004. In 2008, He earned an...
Josh Caldwell named director of Interdisciplinary Materials Science
Jul. 8, 2021—We are pleased to announce that Professor Josh Caldwell has agreed to serve as the new Director of the Interdisciplinary Materials Science graduate program starting July 1, 2021, for a three year term. Prof. Caldwell will concurrently serve as the program’s Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). The IMS graduate program is poised to grow during...
Meet Our Graduates: Liudmyla Prozorovska
Jul. 1, 2021—Liudmyla Prozorovska graduated with a Ph.D. in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program at Vanderbilt University in May 2021. Liuda is a native of Ukraine and, prior to Vanderbilt, an honor graduate of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), BE and MS in Metallurgy. Liuda’s doctoral research in Prof. Kane Jennings’s lab focused on the development of polymer films for...
Dr. Alice Leach Receives Grant from VentureWell
Feb. 25, 2021—We’re proud to announce that Dr. Alice Leach recently received a VentureWell Faculty Grant in recognition of their commitment to inclusive support of students who are creating innovations for positive social and environmental impact! This funding will support a new course providing entrepreneurial students with conceptual and experiential learning opportunities in developing and creating nanotechnology...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 31: Yuanzhe Liang– membranes with tiny pores which can be used to separate molecules or ions
Dec. 15, 2020—Episode 31 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Yuanzhe Liang tells Alice Leach about membranes with tiny pores which can be used to separate molecules or ions. Yuanzhe’s paper “Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Å precision separation” was published in Nature Communications. Yuanzhe graduated from Interdisciplinary Materials Science this semester and...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 23: Nicole Moehring – crystal structure, how we characterize it and its impact on the physical properties of a material
Oct. 6, 2020—Episode 23 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Nicole Moehring tells Alice Leach about crystal structure, how we characterize it and its impact on the physical properties of a material. Nicole’s paper “In situ observations of thermally induced phase transformations in iron sulfide nanoparticles” was published in Materials Today Advances. Nicole is a 3rd student Ph.D....
Class project leads to a paper in peer reviewed international journal
Mar. 10, 2020—When a research idea is offered to a multidisciplinary class and it results in a journal paper that advances science and creates new scholars, that’s a terrific success. “And, it’s about as collaborative as you can get when graduate and undergraduate students in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemistry take on a project,” said Piran...
New method to fashion cheap, small carbon nanotubes ‘could change the world,’ Pint says
May. 24, 2018—Imagine a box you plug into the wall that cleans your toxic air and pays you cash. That’s essentially what Vanderbilt University researchers produced after discovering the blueprint for turning the carbon dioxide into the most valuable material ever sold – carbon nanotubes with small diameters. Cary Pint (Vanderbilt University) Carbon nanotubes are supermaterials that...
NanoDay! T-shirt Winner – Tengfei Cao
Oct. 25, 2017—Congratulations to Tengfei Cao, winner of the 2017 NanoDay! t-shirt design. The winning designer receives a $300 cash prize. Prior winners are: 2016 – Casey Brock 2015 – John Lonai 2014 – Kelsey Beavers 2013 – Ryan Nicholl 2012 – Gilbert Rodriguez 2011 – Dhiraj Prasai 2010 – Ebonee Walker 2009 – Chris Kang 2008...