Events

The 24th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum will be held on November 22, 2024.  This forum brings together Vanderbilt scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology for presentations and discussions.  The broader VINSE research program is… Read More

Submit an original design representing NanoDay! and VINSE. The winning design will receive a $300 cash prize. The design must be exclusively your own and cannot include logos and trademark images You can use any t-shirt color in your design JPEG format (at least 300 dpi) No limits to… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Hangbo Zhao Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Southern California Stretchable Sensors for Soft Tissues and Robots 03.19.25  |  4:10PM | 5326 Stevenson Center Bio. Dr. Hangbo Zhao is an assistant professor in the… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Kevin Kubarych University of Ottawa Polaritonic Chemistry and Dynamics 02.19.25  |  4:10PM | 5326 Stevenson Center Exciting new prospects are emerging to modify rates and yields of chemical reactions by coupling vibrational states of molecules to resonant optical cavities. 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