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‘VINSE Colloquium’

VINSE Colloquium, Dr. Hangbo Zhao, 03/19/25

Aug. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Hangbo Zhao Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Southern California Stretchable Sensors for Soft Tissues and Robots 03.19.25  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio. Dr. Hangbo Zhao is an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the...

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VINSE Colloquium, Dr. Kevin Kubarych, 02/19/25

Aug. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Kevin Kubarych Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics University of Michigan Vibrational Polariton Dynamics Probed with Collinear 2D-IR 02.19.25  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: A native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Kubarych studied physical chemistry at Brown University (Sc.B., 1996) working the lab of Prof. Peter Weber, doing...

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VINSE Colloquium, Dr. Jordan Hachtel, 01/15/25

Aug. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Jordan Hachtel Staff Scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory New Frontiers in Electron Microscopy with Simultaneous Spatial, Spectral, and Momentum Resolution 01.15.25  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: Jordan Hachtel is a staff scientist in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory...

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VINSE Colloquium: Dr. Flavia Vitale, 12/11/24

Aug. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Flavia Vitale Associate Professor of Neurology and Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania When nano meets neuro: engineering high-resolution bioelectronics from nanoscale soft conductors 12.11.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall The ability to record, modulate, and dynamically interface with the activity of cells, tissues, and organs is critical for...

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VINSE Colloquium: Dr. Marin Soljačić, 10/16/24

Aug. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Marin Soljačić Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enabling novel light phenomena at the subwavelength scale 10.16.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: Marin Soljačić is a Professor of Physics at MIT. He is a founder of a few companies, including WiTricity...

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VINSE Colloquium, Dr. Lauren Garten, 9/4/24

Aug. 13, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Lauren Garten Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Developing 2D monochalcogenides for piezoelectrics and ferroelectrics  09.04.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Lauren Garten is an assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her work focuses on the...

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VINSE Colloquium: Student Selected Speaker Dr. Arjun Yodh 04/04/2025

Mar. 14, 2024—11th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Arjun Yodh James M. Skinner Professor of Science and Department Chair University of Pennsylvania  Imaging and Spectroscopy of (mostly) Brain Using Diffusing Light 04.04.25  |  noon Diffusing light can be used to probe physiology in tissues located far below the body surface. The emerging light fields contain a wealth...

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VINSE/BME Joint Seminar Dr. Valeria Milam 02/28/24

Jan. 9, 2024—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering & Biomedical Engineering Seminar Dr. Valeria Milam Associate Professor and MSE Faculty Fellow Georgia Tech 02.28.24  | 12:20pm  |  5326 Stevenson Center Bio. Valeria Tohver Milam joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology as an assistant professor in July 2004. She received her...

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VINSE Colloquium: Student Selected Speaker Dr. Gang Chen, MIT 04/15/2024

Oct. 30, 2023—10th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Gang Chen Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering; Director, Pappalardo Micro and Nano Engineering Laboratories Photomolecular Evaporation from Hydrogels and Pure Water 04.15.24  |  4:10PM  |  134 Featheringill Hall Bio. Gang Chen is the Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He served...

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VINSE Colloquium: Dr. Pramod Reddy, 01/24/24

Oct. 30, 2023—Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Pramod Reddy Professor, Mechanical Engineering Professor, Materials Science and Engineering University of Michigan Energy Transport and Conversion in Nanoscale Gaps 01.24.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Understanding radiative heat transfer in nanoscale gaps and devices is of great current interest due to the strong potential...

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