Sarah Ross
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Field Trip of Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy from Texas
On Friday, March 1 VINSE hosted students from Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy from Mansfield Texas to learn about nanoscience and nanotechnology during a day visit. Outreach experiences are tailored to fit into a variety of science courses. For the graphene work and the gowning session, student made their… Read MoreMar. 6, 2024
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Summer 2024 Short Courses
VINSE offers a variety of short courses each year to provide attendees opportunities to advance their skills and knowledge about topics relevant to a technical community. Attendance is open to all interested parties and is not limited to Vanderbilt personnel or VINSE users. Atomic Force Microscopy AFM is an advanced… Read MoreFeb. 28, 2024
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“Spin Coating Photoactive Photosystem I−PEDOT:PSS Composite Films” published in ACS Applied Polymer Materials, selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
About the author: Marc Nabhan, a 2023 PhD graduate from the Department of Chemical Engineering, successfully defended his dissertation under the guidance of Dr. Kane Jennings. Currently serving as the co-founder and CEO of Optomar Technologies, Marc leads the development of a metabolic rate sensor designed for precise calorie… Read MoreFeb. 21, 2024
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Dissertation Defense: Jeremy Espano, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Jeremy Espano, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Janet Macdonald “Understanding the Crystalline Landscape of Metal Chalcogenide Materials” 03.01.24 | 2:30PM CST | 214 Light Hall | The identity and arrangement of atoms determine the properties of all crystalline solids, and when the identity of the atoms is the… Read MoreFeb. 20, 2024
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Spotlight Publication: “Engineering endosomolytic nanocarriers of diverse morphologies using confined impingement jet mixing” published in Nanoscale
Co-first author Hayden Pagendarm is a 4th year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering program advised by Dr. John T. Wilson. His research is focused on the development of novel technologies to induce antigen-specific immune tolerance, with a focus on engineered proteins and extracellular vesicles. Co-first author Payton Stone is… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2024
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Dissertation Defense: Alexandra Koziel, Chemistry
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Alexandra C. Koziel, Chemistry *under the direction of Janet Macdonald “Think Smaller: Understanding Selenium Pathways in Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystal Synthesis” 03.07.24 | 2:00PM CST | 512 Light Hall As nanochemistry grows as a field and the applications of nanomaterials emerge, the importance of understanding what happens in the reaction… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2024
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Dissertation Defense: Simon Ward, Electrical and Computer Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Simon J. Ward, Electrical and Computer Engineering *under the direction of Sharon Weiss “Improving Biosensor Performance using Machine Learning and Signal Processing” 02.15.24 | 1:00PM CST | 308 Featheringill Hall | Zoom ID: 935 9293 1256 The field of biosensing, encompassing the detection of harmful biological molecules in medical… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2024
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Dissertation Defense: Lauren Wenger, Chemistry
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Lauren E. Wenger, Chemistry *under the direction of Timothy Hanusa “Mechanochemical Exploration of the p-Block” 02.20.24 | 1:45PM CST | 1220 MRBIII As environmental concerns over organic solvents rise and chemists become more aware of the interference solvents can play in reactions, solvent-free methods have grown in popularity, including… Read MoreFeb. 10, 2024
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Spotlight Publication: “First principles insights into stability of defected MXenes in water” published in Nanoscale
Haohong Song is a third year Ph.D. student from Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. His PI is Prof. De-en Jiang. They report on the interfacial chemistry between water and defected Ti3C2O2 MXene at room temperature using first principles molecular dynamics simulations. They investigate how defects such as O vacancy, Ti… Read MoreFeb. 9, 2024
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24rd Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum, NanoDay! 11/22/24
A yearly forum for members of the VINSE community engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Friday, November 22, 2024 11:30 – 6:00 PM Student Life Center Keynote Speaker Xiaoqing Pan is an internationally recognized materials scientist and electron microscopy expert due to his pioneering development and applications of… Read MoreJan. 24, 2024