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Meet Our Graduates: Judson Ryckman
Judson Ryckman earned his PhD in Vanderbilt University Electrical and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt University in 2013 under Prof. Sharon Weiss. Judson’s first exposure to academic research was through participation in a summer research experience for undergraduates which included regular use of VINSE laboratories at their earlier location in Stevenson Center. Read MoreJul. 6, 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
About 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. By utilizing… Read MoreJul. 5, 2022
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Corinne Cowan, recipient of the 2022 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences
Congratulations to VINSE Vanderbilt Summer Academy (VSA) scholarship winner, Corinne Cowan! Each year VINSE sponsors up to three scholarships for Tennessee students to attend the VSA program in nanosciences. Corinne is a rising sophomore with an interest in math and science, so the VSA’s two-week residential… Read MoreJun. 20, 2022
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“Dynamic Color Tuning with Electrochemically Actuated TiO2 Metasurfaces” published in Nano Letters selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
About the author: Janna Rathert recently completed a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under the direction of Prof. Jason Valentine at Vanderbilt University and Prof. Cary Pint at Iowa State University. The collaboration between the Pint and Valentine groups seeks to explore ways in which electrochemical methods can be… Read MoreJun. 17, 2022
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Wilson named 2022 Chancellor Faculty Fellow
photographer: John Russell/Vanderbilt University VINSE faculty John T. Wilson joins 13 outstanding faculty members from across the university as the 2022 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. “Vanderbilt’s faculty drive the pathbreaking research… Read MoreJun. 15, 2022
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“Minimizing the Reorganization Energy of Cobalt Redox Mediators Maximizes Charge Transfer Rates from Quantum Dots” selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
About the author: Madeleine Fort is working on her PhD in Interdisciplinary Materials Science under the guidance of Dr. Janet Macdonald. In this recently published article, she, and Sophia Click from Dr. Sandra Rosenthal’s lab, observed the effect of the reorganization energy of a charge acceptor on electron… Read MoreJun. 8, 2022
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Spotlight Publication “Photonic crystals with split ring unit cells for subwavelength light confinement” published in Optics Letters
About the author: Kellen P. Arnold is currently a second-year graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary materials science under the direction of Dr. Sharon Weiss. The Weiss group focuses on advancing silicon photonics for communications, sensing, and quantum information by leveraging nanoscale light-matter interactions in photonic crystal… Read MoreMay. 27, 2022
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Meet Our Graduates: Jason Bonacum
Jason Bonacum earned his Ph. D. in Physics from Vanderbilt University in 2020 under the supervision of Professor Richard Haglund. His Ph. D. research focused on characterizing complex atomic structures in intercalated few-layer graphene using atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy, which was performed in collaboration with the Advanced Microscopy Lab at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Read MoreMay. 19, 2022
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2022 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 of these… Read MoreMay. 18, 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Janna Rathert, Mechanical Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Janna Rathert, Mechanical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Jason Valentine & Dr. Cary Pint “Optimization of Ionic Transport in Electrochemical Devices” 05.25.22 | 11:00am CST | 132 Featheringill Hall | Zoom The increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations due to anthropogenic emissions poses imminent threats… Read MoreMay. 18, 2022