‘VINSE Outreach’
More than 500 students participating in the VINSE High School Field Trip Program
Oct. 10, 2019—26 Middle Tennessee High Schools representing 17 Middle TN counties have signed up to participate in the VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school will to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Participating Schools, Fall, 2019:...
Do you know a rising 9th or 10th grader interested in science? Apply now for the VINSE Scholarship to attend our 2 week residential summer science academy.
Feb. 12, 2019—VINSE is offering a limited number of full scholarships for TN rising 9th and 10th graders to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy in Nanoscience – applications are currently being accepted. Learn more and apply at: https://t.e2ma.net/webview/qhrp4b/f34ca0225bfe9f623613272760b1b3b9
SIGN-UP for VINSE High School Field Trip Program for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
Aug. 1, 2018—Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is pleased to be able to invite groups of high school students, group size 20 or smaller, to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, tour our cleanroom, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Our field trip program has hosted...
VINSE/VSVS Rural Teacher Training Workshops
Jul. 20, 2018—VINSE in partnership with Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS) will offer a series of one-day workshops for all participating VSVS/VINSE rural teachers. More than 50 teachers from Bedford, Giles, Macon, Robertson and Rutherford counties are participating in the outreach program during the 2018-2019 academic year. Click here for more information about this program. Register for August 2018...
374 students from 20 Middle Tennessee High Schools participating in the VINSE High School Field Trip Program
Mar. 5, 2018—20 Middle Tennessee High Schools representing 14 Middle TN counties are participating in the Spring 2018 VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school will to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Participating Schools, Spring 2018:...
Pat Tellinghuisen receives VINSE Distinguished Service Award
Sep. 25, 2017—In recognition of the extraordinary success of the Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS), which she coordinates, Pat Tellinghuisen is this year’s recipient of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s (VINSE) Distinguished Service Award. The inscription on the award announced last week reads, “For your dedication to the VINSE–VSVS partnership to expand outreach to rural communities” VSVS was founded...
Congratulations to Quinton Mcclain, recipient of the 2017 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences
Jun. 26, 2017—Congratulations to Quinton Mcclain, recipient of the 2017 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences. Quinton is a 10th grader at the Nashville School of Arts. Students who attend VSA are among the brightest in the country, scoring in the top tier on academic achievement tests such as the SAT and ACT....
Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy in Nanoscience is Underway
Jun. 26, 2017—Week 2 of the Vanderbilt Summer Academy (VSA) program in Nanoscience is underway. VSA is a residential, two week session in nanoscience and nanotechnology for 15 gifted high school students who have expressed an interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The program is part lecture, part hands-on, and in addition to nanoscience experiments (e.g. nanocrystal synthesis)...
VINSE outeach program reaches milestone
Apr. 7, 2017—Students from Portland High School and Kenwood High School visited the VINSE labs on March 8. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering recently hosted its 100th group of Middle Tennessee high school students for a daylong field trip to the VINSE laboratories, giving the students hands-on experience in science and technology. Small groups...
24 high schools from 15 Middle TN counties are participating in the VINSE Field Trip in Spring 2016
Mar. 11, 2016—24 High Schools representing 15 Middle TN counties are participating in the Spring 2016 VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school will to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a day visit. Spring 2016 Participating Schools: Big Picture...