‘VINSE Spotlight Podcast’
Spotlight Podcast Episode 29: Keefer Rowan – time-dependent phenomena in atoms – the building blocks of matter
Dec. 2, 2020—Episode 29 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Keefer Rowan tells Alice Leach about time-dependent phenomena in atoms – the building blocks of matter. Rowan’s paper “Simulation of a hydrogen atom in a laser field using the time-dependent variational principle” was published in Physical Review E. Keefer (Vandy undergraduate) graduated with a degree in Physics &...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 28: Zhiliang Pan – thermal transport in nanowires with unique structures
Nov. 17, 2020—Episode 28 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Zhiliang Pan tells Alice Leach thermal transport in nanowires with unique structures. Zhiliang’s paper ” Net negative contributions of free electrons to the thermal conductivity of NbSe3 nanowires ” was published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Zhiliang is a 3rd year mechanical engineering graduate student in the lab...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 27: Isom Kelly – porous silicon nanoparticles – tiny chunks of silicon that can be used as drug delivery vehicles
Nov. 10, 2020—Episode 27 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Isom Kelly tells Alice Leach about porous silicon nanoparticles – tiny chunks of silicon that can be used as drug delivery vehicles. Isom’s paper “Tuning Composition of Polymer and Porous Silicon Composite Nanoparticles for Early Endosome Escape of Anti-microRNA Peptide Nucleic Acids” was published in ACS Applied Materials...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 26: Chris Stachurski – carbon dots – tiny luminescent particles of carbon
Nov. 3, 2020—Episode 26 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Chris Stachurski tells Alice Leach about carbon dots – tiny luminescent particles of carbon. Chris’s paper ” Optical and electrochemical tuning of hydrothermally synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon dots” was published in Nanoscale Advances. Chris is a 5th year chemistry graduate student in the lab of David Cliffel. Chris Stachurski –...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 25: Nidhi Jyotsana – knowledge of cancer can inform our study of COVID-19
Oct. 27, 2020—Episode 25 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Nidhi Jyotsana tells Alice Leach how our knowledge of cancer can inform our study of COVID-19. Nidhi’s paper “The Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Risk and Treatment” was published in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. Nidhi was a Research Assistant Professor in the lab of Mike King and is...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 24: Chuchuan Hong – trapping and manipulating nanoscale objects
Oct. 13, 2020—Episode 24 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Chuchuan Hong tells Alice Leach about trapping and manipulating nanoscale objects. Chuchuan’s paper “Stand-off trapping and manipulation of sub-10 nm objects and biomolecules using opto-thermo-electrohydrodynamic tweezers” was published in Nature Nanotechnology. Chuchuan is a 3rd student Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering working under the direction of Justus Ndukaife....
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....
Spotlight Podcast Episode 22: Kofi Christie – desalination of water – which is used globally to provide people with needed fresh water
Sep. 29, 2020—Episode 22 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Kofi Christie tells Alice Leach about the desalination of water – which is used globally to provide people with needed fresh water. Kofi’s paper ” Energy efficiency of membrane distillation: Simplified analysis, heat recovery, and the use of waste-heat” was published in Environmental International. Kofi graduated with his...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 21: Kyle Hawkins – bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses that live on and inside the human body
Sep. 22, 2020—Episode 21 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Kyle Hawkins tells Alice Leach about the bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses that live on and inside the human body. Kyle’s paper ” The Microbiome and the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis for Central Nervous System Clinical Pharmacology: Challenges in Specifying and Integrating In Vitro and In Silico Models” was published in...
Spotlight Podcast Episode 20: Matt Thompson – improving the reproducibility of soft matter calculations
Sep. 15, 2020—Episode 20 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Matthew Thompson tells Alice Leach about improving the reproducibility of soft matter calculations. Matt’s paper “Towards molecular simulations that are transparent, reproducible, usable by others, and extensible (TRUE)” was published in Molecular Physics. Matt graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2019 under the direction...