Jamie Kuntz

Congratulations to the winners of the NanoDay! jacket drawing! This is the third year that registered attendees had the opportunity to win a VINSE jacket, and it has quickly become a highly anticipated part of the event. Check out the winners below! Katja Diaz-Granados Madeleine Fort Chloe Frame Matthew Galazzo… Read More

Congratulations to the 2022 NanoDay! competition winners! More than 220 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students attended the 22nd annual Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Forum on November 4th. A record-breaking 72 posters were presenting during the event; the winners are listed below. 1st place poster session award winner Mariah Bezold. Read More

The first VU-ORNL collaborative workshop on nanoscience will be held on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 in the Engineering and Science Building. 12 distinguished ORNL staff scientists and 10 Vanderbilt faculty will speak at the event which focuses on the most exciting current research and near future opportunities in nanoscience for energy… Read More

Former VINSE director Dr. Sandra J. Rosenthal provided expert insight in Medical News Today’s article “Seasonal affective disorder (SAD): How to beat it this fall and winter.” Rosenthal, a professor of chemistry, pharmacology, and chemical and biomolecular engineering, discusses symptoms, causes, and management strategies for SAD throughout the article. She… Read More

In recognition of her cutting-edge research and leadership in the field of biomedical engineering, Cynthia Reinhart-King has been named a University Distinguished Professor, Vanderbilt’s highest faculty distinction. Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research in the School of Engineering, will now have an additional primary faculty appointment… Read More

VINSE faculty member De-en Jiang is spearheading plans for Vanderbilt to host Oak Ridge National Laboratory for a collaborative workshop on November 21st. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a U.S. multiprogram science and technology national laboratory sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and administered, managed, and operated by UT–Battelle… Read More

Ryan Kowalski, a 4th year graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program, was awarded a fellowship by the NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity (NSTGRO) in June 2022. Ryan, a member of the Caldwell Lab, received the award for his work on identifying the origins of single-photon emitting… Read More

Dr. Yurii Vlasov John Bardeen Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics University of Illinois Noon, FGH 134 Lunch served to first 60 attendees Abstract. Monitoring local concentrations of neurochemicals with high temporal and chemical resolution in-vivo is critical for correlating neural circuit functionality to… Read More

The 16th annual Fall Faculty Celebration will be held on September 26th. At the event, which is by invitation only, VINSE will recognize the accomplishments of our community, celebrate faculty promotions, and welcome new VINSE members.  … Read More

Alberto Esteban Linares, PhD candidate of Mechanical Engineering in the Li lab Microfluidic platforms can play a transformative role in ex vivo tissue culture and physiological and pathological studies as they allow for precise control of cell microenvironment alike in vitro models, while  the cellular matrix architecture similar to… Read More