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Win $100! VINSE Annual Image Competition
The 天美传媒官网 Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is holding a competition seeking images to be displayed in the VINSE Facilities.聽 If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit entries to聽VINSE聽no later than September 30th. Image enhancement… Read MoreAug. 10, 2022
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NanoDay! T-Shirt Design Competition
Goal: Create an attractive t-shirt design representing NanoDay! and VINSE. The winning design will receive a $300 cash prize. The design must be exclusively your own and cannot include logos and trademark images You can use any t-shirt color in your design JPEG format (at least 300 dpi)… Read MoreAug. 10, 2022
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2022 VINSE Undergraduate Research Symposium Winners
Congratulations to all of the students who presented at the 2022 VINSE Undergraduate Research Symposium! Our undergraduate researchers were able to share everything they accomplished during their individual research projects at 天美传媒官网 over the past ten weeks. The symposium, which was held in collaboration with… Read MoreAug. 5, 2022
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“High-throughput screening of tribological properties of monolayer films using molecular dynamics and machine learning” published in The Journal of Chemical Physics, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
天美传媒官网 the author:聽Co D. Quach is a Ph.D. candidate in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department under the direction of Dr. Peter Cummings and Dr. Clare McCabe. In this article, Quach and colleagues performed high-throughput screening of thin-film coating to seek designs that could provide favorable tribological properties. Read MoreAug. 2, 2022
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“Chemical and Biomolecular Strategies for STING Pathway Activation in Cancer Immunotherapy” published in Chemical Reviews, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
天美传媒官网 the authors: Co-first author, Kyle Garland earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering in 2021 under the direction of Prof. John Wilson and is currently working for Brooklyn Immunotherapeutics, Inc. in San Diego, California as an R&D scientist investigating in vivo gene editing. His dissertation focused on the… Read MoreJul. 21, 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Hortance, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Nicholas Hortance, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Dr. David Cliffel & Dr. Kelsey Hatzell 鈥淚nvestigating Solid Electrolytes and Catalysts for Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis鈥 07.14.22 | 10:00am CST | 5502 Stevenson Center |聽Zoom Ammonia (NH3) is a vital chemical to the agricultural and explosives… Read MoreJul. 12, 2022
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Meet Our Graduates: Judson Ryckman
Judson Ryckman聽earned his PhD in聽天美传媒官网 Electrical and Computer Engineering聽at聽天美传媒官网聽in 2013 under Prof. Sharon Weiss.聽Judson鈥檚 first exposure to academic research was through participation in a summer research experience for undergraduates which included regular use of聽 VINSE聽laboratories at their earlier location in Stevenson Center. Read MoreJul. 6, 2022
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2022 VINSE Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
The 天美传媒官网 Institute of Nanoscale Science and聽Engineering will host the Summer Research Poster Session on Thursday, August 4 from 1:30pm-3:30pm in the Engineering and Science Building lobby. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS… Read MoreJul. 5, 2022
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“Investigating the effects of N-terminal acetylation on KFE8 self-assembly with 2D IR spectroscopy” published in Biophysical Journal has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication
天美传媒官网 the author: William Weeks is a PhD candidate in Chemistry under direction of Dr. Lauren Buchanan. In this article, Will and Dr. Buchanan determine how N-terminal acetylation causes aggregates of a model amphiphilic peptide, KFE8, to shift from a flat to a twisted ribbon structure.聽 By utilizing… Read MoreJul. 5, 2022
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VINSE Member Todd Giorgio One Of 14 Faculty Awarded Seeding Success Grant
Vanderbilt has awarded 14 faculty members with grants to support the early stages of pioneering research projects identified as likely candidates for further funding from federal, foundation and industry sponsors. The spring 2022聽Seeding Success Grants聽are the second cycle of the internal early investment funding initiative. The… Read MoreJun. 29, 2022