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Spotlight Podcast Episode 33: Chris Sharp 鈥 accessing new crystal structures using nanoparticles
In Episode 33 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Chris Sharp tells Alice Leach about accessing new crystal structures using nanoparticles. Chris鈥 paper “Tolman鈥檚 Electronic Parameter of the Ligand Predicts Phase in the聽Cation Exchange to CuFeS2 Nanoparticles” was published in Nano Letters. Chris is a 4th year chemistry graduate… Read MoreJan. 13, 2021
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VINSE Partner and TSU Researcher Dr. Frances Williams named among ‘1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America’
NASHVILLE, Tenn.聽(TSU News Service) 鈥 Two Tennessee State University researchers have been named among the 鈥1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America鈥 by Cell Mentor. Dr. Frances Williams Dr. Frances Williams, associate vice president of Research and Sponsored Programs and professor of electrical engineering; and Dr. Quincy Quick, associate professor of… Read MoreJan. 7, 2021
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 32: Krishen Appavoo 鈥 phase change material, vanadium dioxide. Typically an insulator, when given a small amount of energy, it becomes conducting and has applications in next generation electronic devices
In Episode 32 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Kannatassen ‘Krishen’ Appavoo tells Alice Leach about the phase change material, vanadium dioxide. Typically an insulator, when given a small amount of energy, it becomes conducting and has applications in next generation electronic devices. Krishen’s paper “Doping-driven electronic and lattice… Read MoreDec. 31, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 31: Yuanzhe Liang鈥 membranes with tiny pores which can be used to separate molecules or ions
Episode 31 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Yuanzhe Liang tells Alice Leach about membranes with tiny pores which can be used to separate molecules or ions. 聽Yuanzhe鈥檚 paper “Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 脜 precision separation” was published in Nature Communications. 聽Yuanzhe graduated… Read MoreDec. 15, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 30: Daniel Shae鈥 cancer vaccine that enhances the body’s immune response to tumor cells
Episode 30 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Daniel Shae tells Alice Leach about a cancer vaccine that enhances the body鈥檚 immune response to tumor cells. 聽Daniel鈥檚 paper “Co-delivery of Peptide Neoantigens and Stimulator of Interferon Genes Agonists Enhances Response to Cancer Vaccines” was published in ACS Nano. 聽Daniel… Read MoreDec. 8, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 29: Keefer Rowan 鈥 time-dependent phenomena in atoms – the building blocks of matter
Episode 29 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Keefer Rowan tells Alice Leach about time-dependent phenomena in atoms 鈥 the building blocks of matter. 聽Rowan鈥檚 paper “Simulation of a hydrogen atom in a laser field using the time-dependent variational principle” was published in Physical Review E. 聽Keefer (Vandy undergraduate)… Read MoreDec. 2, 2020
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Engineering professor Ndukaife wins award in Rising Stars of Light global competition
Justus Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical engineering, spent 20 minutes describing his optical nanotweezers to a panel of five distinguished professors from the United States, Australia, and China during a live online competition鈥擱ising Stars of Light鈥攖hat has drawn 260,000 viewers worldwide. After two sessions in which 10 finalists presented their… Read MoreNov. 30, 2020
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Team examines operating limits in solid-state batteries to improve driving range of electric vehicles
There is huge momentum toward adoption of battery electric vehicles primarily because performances are聽meeting or exceeding聽the properties of traditional automobiles. Consumers want electric vehicles that have similar driving range (energy density) and charging styles and times (power density) to gasoline powered vehicles. Kelsey Hatzell 鈥淥ne pathway to improving the… Read MoreNov. 18, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 28: Zhiliang Pan 鈥 thermal transport in nanowires with unique structures
Episode 28 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Zhiliang Pan tells Alice Leach thermal transport in nanowires with unique structures. 聽Zhiliang鈥檚 paper ” Net negative contributions of free electrons to the thermal conductivity of NbSe3 nanowires ” was published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 聽Zhiliang is a 3rd year… Read MoreNov. 17, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 27: Isom Kelly 鈥 porous silicon nanoparticles – tiny chunks of silicon that can be used as drug delivery vehicles
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鈥檚 paper “Tuning Composition of Polymer and Porous Silicon Composite Nanoparticles for Early Endosome Escape of Anti-microRNA Peptide Nucleic… Read MoreNov. 10, 2020