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Dissertation Defense: Alexandra Koziel, Chemistry
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Alexandra C. Koziel,聽Chemistry *under the direction of聽Janet Macdonald 鈥淭hink Smaller: Understanding Selenium Pathways in Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystal Synthesis鈥 03.07.24聽 |聽 2:00PM CST聽 |聽 512 Light Hall As nanochemistry grows as a field and the applications of nanomaterials emerge, the importance of understanding what happens in the reaction… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2024
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Dissertation Defense: Simon Ward, Electrical and Computer Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Simon J. Ward,聽Electrical and Computer Engineering *under the direction of聽Sharon Weiss 鈥淚mproving Biosensor Performance using Machine Learning and Signal Processing鈥 02.15.24聽 |聽 1:00PM CST聽 |聽 308 Featheringill Hall聽| Zoom ID: 935 9293 1256 The field of biosensing, encompassing the detection of harmful biological molecules in medical… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2024
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Dissertation Defense: Lauren Wenger, Chemistry
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Lauren E. Wenger,聽Chemistry *under the direction of聽Timothy Hanusa 鈥淢echanochemical Exploration of the p-Block鈥 02.20.24聽 |聽 1:45PM CST聽 |聽 1220 MRBIII As environmental concerns over organic solvents rise and chemists become more aware of the interference solvents can play in reactions, solvent-free methods have grown in popularity, including… Read MoreFeb. 10, 2024
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Spotlight Publication: 鈥淔irst principles insights into stability of defected MXenes in water鈥 published in Nanoscale
Haohong Song is a third year Ph.D. student from Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. His PI is Prof. De-en Jiang. They report on the interfacial chemistry between water and defected Ti3C2O2 MXene at room temperature using first principles molecular dynamics simulations. They investigate how defects such as O vacancy, Ti… Read MoreFeb. 9, 2024
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Vanderbilt engineering professor Joshua Caldwell elected SPIE Fellow
Joshua Caldwell, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of Vanderbilt鈥檚聽Interdisciplinary Materials Science聽(IMS) graduate program, has been elected to the grade of Fellow of SPIE. Fellows are Members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging.聽Dr. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2024
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VINSE Spring 2024 Newsletter
The聽Spring 2024 edition of the VINSE Nano News is out now! This issue features the following stories: A Note From The Director Welcome New VINSE Faculty New Tools Highlight VINSE Analytical Lab & Cleanroom Open House Apply now for Summer 2024 Tech Crew Researcher Highlights VINSE Community Picnic Spring Short… Read MoreJan. 30, 2024
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VINSE Analytical Lab & Cleanroom Open House
NanoSight in VINSE’s Analytical Lab The Cleanroom’s floor-to-ceiling windows allow all activities to be viewed safely and conveniently by tours. Interested in learning more about the聽VINSE Analytical Lab聽and Cleanroom facility and how our tools could impact your research? Bring your samples to our Open House on February 29, 2024 from… Read MoreJan. 29, 2024
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VINSE Director鈥檚 Coffee Hour
Join VINSE Director, Sharon Weiss to discuss new initiatives, pilot funding, tech crew, and other ways VINSE can help support your research. Wednesday, February 7, 2023 9:30-10:30 AM聽 |聽 226 ESB VINSE Conference Room… Read MoreJan. 24, 2024
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Researcher Highlight: Andrey Shults
Andrey Shults, 4th year Chemistry PhD Candidate in the Macdonald Lab. Summary of Research: My research focuses on the synthesis of various metal chalcogenide nanoparticles and the mechanistic understanding of their formation. Just as with graphite and diamond, the polymorphs of carbon, the two different elements of a metal… Read MoreJan. 24, 2024
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Researcher Highlight: Laura Bertolami
Laura Bertolami, a senior undergraduate Chemical Engineering student on Senior Tech Crew. I have been working on the tech crew since May 2022, and have been senior tech crew since October 2023. My current project involves developing parameters for multiple aperture patterning with Electron Beam Lithography as well as… Read MoreJan. 24, 2024