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First circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip
Sep. 22, 2015—Invention of the first integrated circularly polarized light detector on a silicon chip opens the door for development of small, portable sensors that could expand the use of polarized light for drug screening, surveillance, optical communications and quantum computing, among other potential applications. The new detector was developed by a team of Vanderbilt University engineers...
Experts address promises and problems of 3D printing large structures
Jul. 24, 2015—Every month or so an article comes out reporting that some new object has been made using 3D printing: Everything from jewelry to prosthetic devices to electronic circuit boards to assault rifles to automobiles has now been created in this fashion. The prospect that this revolutionary manufacturing method will have a major impact on how...
Valentine Selected to Participate in NAE’s 2015 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Jul. 10, 2015—Washington, DC, June 25, 2015 – Eighty-nine of the nation’s brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) 21st annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering (USFOE) symposium. Engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines will come together for the...
Jason Valentine featured in C&EN News and Nature Materials
Jun. 16, 2015—VINSE member Jason Valentine’s work published in ACS Photonics was featured in C&EN magazine and Nature Materials 06/15/2015 “Simple Process Creates Near-Perfect Mirrors Out Of A Metamaterial Photonics: A layer of self-assembled particles allows researchers to etch an almost-perfect reflector that might be used in telescopes and lasers out of silicon By Katherine Bourzacx […] Last...
World’s smallest spirals could guard against identity theft
Jun. 8, 2015—Take gold spirals about the size of a dime…and shrink them down about six million times. The result is the world’s smallest continuous spirals: “nano-spirals” with unique optical properties that would be almost impossible to counterfeit if they were added to identity cards, currency and other important objects. Students and faculty at Vanderbilt University fabricated...
Engineer uses cotton candy to build artificial blood vessels
Apr. 1, 2015—Vanderbilt University mechanical engineer Leon Bellan is working to create artificial human capillary blood vessels using cotton candy and gelatin. His goal is for researchers to use these man-made capillaries to help keep artificial organs and other tissues alive, which could dramatically impact the field of regenerative medicine. Vascular toolbox Bellan’s lab is hoping these...
Scott Guelcher and Sharon Weiss named Inaugural Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Feb. 12, 2015—Fifteen faculty members hailing from a diverse cross section of disciplines have been selected as the first cohort of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows program. “The strong commitment to education, discovery and care demonstrated by these faculty members is having an enormous impact on Vanderbilt and its mission of serving society,” Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos said....
Duvall to receive 2015 Society for Biomaterials Young Investigator Award for regenerative medicine research
Jan. 26, 2015—Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Craig L. Duvall has received a Society for Biomaterials 2015 Young Investigator Award for his achievements in the field of biomaterials research within 10 years of receiving his doctorate. The award will be presented at the Society’s 2015 annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C., April 15-18. His manuscript, “Conjugation of Palmitic Acid...
David Wright elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Nov. 24, 2014—David Wright, Stevenson Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. KEEP READING>
Sokrates Pantelides, elected a Fellow of the IEEE
Nov. 24, 2014—Sokrates Pantelides, University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Engineering; William A. and Nancy F. McMinn Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the IEEE.