Alisha McCord

Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, an honor given annually to the brightest researchers early in their careers. “To receive a Sloan Research Fellowship is to be told by your fellow scientists that you stand out among your peers,” said foundation president… Read More

The VINSE staff will not be available for assistance on July 3rd in observance of the July 4th holiday. Normal function will resume on Monday, July 6th.  … Read More

September 23, 2020 Paul Westerhoff Regents Professor School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Arizona State University “Broad Utilization of the Electromagnetic Spectrum To Enable Nanotechnology to Treat Drinking Water” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Register for this seminar: HERE… Read More

October 28, 2020 Joshua Alexander Robinson Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Penn State "Creating and Exploring Atomically Thin Metals" 4 PM via Zoom Webinar Register to attend this seminar: HERE… Read More

April 7, 2021 Nathaniel Kinsey Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Virginia Commonwealth University “Photonics at the Intersection of Materials and Devices” 4PM via Zoom Webinar Click HERE to register Bio Nate received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri… Read More

2020 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.  Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions.  The goal… Read More

VINSE would like to congratulate all of the 2020 Vanderbilt graduates, especially those associated with VINSE.  These students carried out research within our facilities, were members of our VINSE Tech Crew/office staff or participated in NanoDay! and colloquia events.  Although we can’t celebrate in person, we wish you all the… Read More

Congratulations are in order for Janet Macdonald on her promotion to Associate Professor of Chemistry with tenure. The Macdonald group is a nanoparticle synthesis group in the Department of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University. Janet and her students contribute fundamental knowledge to problems in green energy and catalysis. Read More

Three prior VINSE REU students were awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with a $12,000 allowance for tuition and fees for a research-based master’s or doctoral degree in in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. Annually, the… Read More

In the fall, VINSE launched the first edition of our newsletter. You will find the following topics covered in this edition: Director’s note Pilot funding announcements Featured pilot projects VINSE short courses & other services Updated VINSE contacts VINSE Spring Newsletter… Read More