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. Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions. The goal of these talks is to discuss and challenge the work being presented in order to promote a healthy debate. Seminars will be held in 134 Featheringill Hall from 12:00-1:00pm.
The 2024 Summer Nanoseminar Committee is:
– Owen Meilander, Interdisciplinary Material Science, Ebrish Group
– Amelia Soltes, Biomedical Engineering, Duvall Group
May 31, 2024
Zane Parkerson – Jennings Group
“Simultaneous Spin Coating and Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization for Rapid Polymer Film Synthesis”
Ben Schmidt – VINSE
“VINSE New Capabilities & Programs”
June 7, 2024
Adam Abdulrahman – Lippmann Group
“Lipid-siRNA Conjugates Enhance Delivery to Border-Associated Macrophages”
Alexandria Carter – King Group
“Metastasis: Navigating a Minefield and Harnessing Models for Clinical Insight”
June 14, 2024
Brandon Swartz – Valentine Group
“Analog Optical Feature Detection using Broadband Hybrid Metaoptics”
Sydney Henriques – Giorgio Group
“Injectable Cryogels to Modulate Macrophage Behavior for Breast Cancer”
June 21, 2024
William Lowery – Cliffel Group
“Morphology Effects on the Incorporation of Photosystem I into PEDOT Films”
Romario Lobban – Bellan Group
“Thermoresponsive Polymer Hydrogels for Cooling-triggered Drug Release”
June 28, 2024
Emma Endres – Macdonald Group
“Influencing Metal Cation Coordination in Nanocrystals Through the Addition Phosphine Ligands”
Jamie Hemstock – Kidambi Group
“Quantifying Intrinsic Defects in Atomically Thin Layers for Next Generation Proton Exchange Membranes”
July 12, 2024
Huijin (Ginny) An – Weiss Group
“Porous Silicon Paper-based Rapid Diagnostic Test”
Allison Cordova-Huaman – Jennings Group
“Evaluating the Dynamic Properties of Responsive Surfaces to Environmental Stimuli”
July 19, 2024
Theodore Anyika – Ndukaife Group
“Hybrid approaches for nanoscale trapping and manipulation using plasmonic antennas”
Andrey Shults – Macdonald Group
“Role of carboxylates in the phase determination of metal sulfide nanoparticles”
July 26, 2024
Bradly Baer – Walker Group
“Modeling thermal transport across metal/graphite interfaces”
Sarah Hall – Duvall Group
“Ultrahigh Drug-Loaded Nanoparticles for Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer”