Events

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Kevin Kubarych Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics University of Michigan Vibrational Polariton Dynamics Probed with Collinear 2D-IR 02.19.25  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: A native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Kubarych studied physical chemistry at Brown University (Sc.B.,… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Jordan Hachtel Staff Scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory New Frontiers in Electron Microscopy with Simultaneous Spatial, Spectral, and Momentum Resolution 01.15.25  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: Jordan Hachtel is a staff scientist in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Flavia Vitale Associate Professor of Neurology and Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania When nano meets neuro: engineering high-resolution bioelectronics from nanoscale soft conductors 12.11.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall The ability to record, modulate, and dynamically interface with the activity of cells,… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Marin Soljačić Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enabling novel light phenomena at the subwavelength scale 10.16.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: Marin Soljačić is a Professor of Physics at MIT. He is… Read More

13th annual VINSE Undergraduate Research Poster Session 08.01.24 | 1:30-3:30 | Engineering Science Building (ESB) Lobby Join us and show your support for our undergraduate summer researchers at the VINSE 13th Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Session. This is the capstone piece of our 10-week summer program and the students would love to tell you all about… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Nicholas ‘Cal’ Craven, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Clare McCabe “Reproducibility in Molecular Simulation: Approaches for the Screening Studies of Patchy Nanoparticles and Switchable Monolayer Films” 07.24.24  |  10:00AM CDT  |  044 Engineering Science Building |  Zoom Molecular simulation is a growing branch of scientific study in… 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

11th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Arjun Yodh James M. Skinner Professor of Science and Department Chair University of Pennsylvania  Imaging and Spectroscopy of (mostly) Brain Using Diffusing Light 04.04.25  |  noon Diffusing light can be used to probe physiology in tissues located far below the… Read More

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 More

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 More