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2023 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule
The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration.聽 Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions.聽 The goal of these… Read MoreMay. 26, 2023
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Dissertation Defense: Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jenna Dombroski, Biomedical聽Engineering *under the direction of聽Mike King 鈥淣ano-vaccines and dendritic cell processing for anti-cancer therapies鈥 05.18.23聽 |聽 12:00PM CST聽 |聽 5326 Stevenson Center聽 |聽 聽Zoom 1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, representing a need for effective preventative measures… Read MoreMay. 9, 2023
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Meet the 18 undergraduate students participating in the VINSE REU and Tech Crew Programs
Learn more about the 13 VINSE REU Interns and 5 Tech Crew members. Learn more about the 2023 summer mentoring team聽 … Read MoreMay. 3, 2023
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“Utilizing Toray Paper as a Metal-Free, High Surface Area Electrode for Photosystem I-Driven Mediated Electron Transfer” published in Energy Technology, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
Christopher Stachurski is a 2021 PhD graduate from the Department of Chemistry under the direction of Drs. David Cliffel and Kane Jennings. He is current an Assistant Research Professor at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD working with Drs. Paul Trulove and David Durkin on using… Read MoreMay. 2, 2023
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Dissertation Defense: Rabeb Layouni, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Rabeb Layouni,聽Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering *under the direction of聽Sharon Weiss & Paul Laibinis 鈥淚nvestigation of Design and Surface Treatment of Porous Silicon for Robust, Selective, and Sensitive Optical Biosensing鈥 05.02.23聽 |聽 1:00PM CST聽 |聽 306 Featheringill Hall Porous silicon (PSi) has attracted interest as a… Read MoreApr. 24, 2023
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Caldwell collaboration wins prestigious Office of Naval Research MURI grant
Josh Caldwell (天美传媒官网) Josh Caldwell, director of the聽Interdisciplinary Material Sciences聽program and professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a grant from the聽Office of Naval Research鈥檚聽Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative. The five-year grant, which provides up to $1.5 million in funding annually,… Read MoreApr. 21, 2023
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VINSE faculty member Shihong Lin and graduate student Carlisle DeJulius were among those recognized at the Graduate School Honors Banquet
Vice Provost for Graduate Education Andr茅 Christie-Mizell honored outstanding graduate students and members of the graduate faculty at the inaugural Graduate School Honors Banquet on March 31, recognizing the 2023 recipients of the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award and new awards to be presented annually.聽VINSE faculty member Shihong Lin… Read MoreApr. 20, 2023
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Provost commissions Women in STEM Initiative, Cynthia Reinhart-King Co-Chair
A new Women in STEM Initiative will address the need for a larger and more skilled U.S. workforce in science, engineering and math by inspiring, supporting and mentoring young women to develop their fullest potential within those fields. Launched by the Office of the Provost, the initiative builds on Vanderbilt鈥檚… Read MoreApr. 12, 2023
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Michael J. Sailor to give keynote lecture at the 23rd annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum
VINSE is excited to聽announce that Dr. Michael J. Sailor from the University of California, San Diego will give the keynote lecture “Nanostructured Silicon as a Therapeutic Tool” at the 23rd annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum on December 8, 2023. Michael J. Sailor is Distinguished Professor at the University of… Read MoreApr. 11, 2023