Events

March 21, 2018 Mark Wiesner Duke University James B. Duke Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering “Progress in modeling nanoparticle transit in complex ecosystems” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45… Read More

February 28, 2018 Andrea Alù The University of Texas at Austin Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering "New Frontiers for Optical Wavefront Manipulation Using Metamaterials" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Metamaterials are artificial materials with properties well beyond what offered by nature, providing unprecedented opportunities… Read More

January 17, 2018 Nick Kotov University of Michigan Professor of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering "Self-Organization of Nanoparticles" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45… Read More

December 6, 2017 Arumugam Manthiram The University of Texas at Austin Materials Science and Engineering Program Texas Materials Institute Professor of Mechanical Engineering "Materials Innovation for Next Generation Battery Technologies" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Rapid increase in global energy use and growing environmental concerns… Read More

November 8, 2017 Jon Schuller The University of California Santa Barbara Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering "Engineering and Spectroscopy of Photon Momentum" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract Electromagnetic wavefront-shaping technologies exploit control of photon momentum to perform beam-steering and light-focusing functions. Reciprocally, measurements… Read More

October 4, 2017 Deji Akinwande The University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering "Emerging 2D Materials, Devices and Nanosystems" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract This talk will present new directions and emerging device concepts based on layered nanomaterials, and transition… Read More

On October 24, 2017 VINSE will commemorate the grand opening of the newly constructed VINSE Core Facilities. Our new state of the art facilities include a class 1000/100 cleanroom, analytical/nanocrystal support core and advanced imaging suite. The cleanroom provides cutting-edge micro- and nanoscale fabrication tools for the development of integrated… Read More

18th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, October 25, 2017 A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research.  SARRATT CINEMA 1:00 – 1:15  Welcome Sandra Rosenthal, Director of VINSE 1:15 – 1:30  Atomically thin nanoporous graphene membranes Piran Kidambi, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 1:30 –… Read More

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… Read More

April 5, 2017 Xiaodong Xu University of Washington Associate Professor of Physics "Monolayer Magnets" 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Abstract   Since the discovery of graphene, the family of two-dimensional (2D) materials has grown to encompass a broad range of electronic properties. However, until recently 2D… Read More