Events

MARCH 25, 2015. Dr. Richard D. Averitt Professor of Physics University of California, San Diego “Ultrafast Dynamics and Control in Complex Materials“ 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45 Host: Rizia Bardhan Abstract: The past decade has… Read More

April 15, 2015. Dr. Gennady Shvets Professor of Physics University of Texas at Austin “Applications of Plasmonic Metasurfaces: From Biosensors to Graphene-integrated Active Photonic Devices” 4:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 3:45 Host:  Jason Valentine  … Read More

Dr. Rajesh R. Naik FEBRUARY 4, 2015. Dr. Rajesh R. Naik Soft Matter Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base “Investigating Bio-Nano Interactions and Enhancing Materials Properties” 3:10 PM, 134 Featheringill Hall Refreshments served at 2:45… Read More

VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Nicole F. Steinmetz Mt. Sinai Scholar Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine “From Black-Eyed Peas to Biomedical Nanotechnology” Abstract:  Sizing and shaping of nanostructured features with temporal and spatial control is a key opportunity to produce the… Read More

More than 100 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research at Vanderbilt attended the 15th annual forum on Nov. 12. There were 38 posters submitted in the 2014 graduate student poster competition and the winners were: 1st Place  TIE Alice Leach, Interdisciplinary Materials Science… Read More

Congratulations to Kelsey Beavers winner of the 2014 NanoDay! t-shirt design. The winning designer receives a $300 cash prize.  Prior winners are: 2013 – Ryan Nicholl 2012 – Gilbert Rodriguez 2011 – Dhiraj Prasai… Read More

15th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Nanoday! will be held in Stevenson Center 5211 from 2:10-3:25, and Featheringill Hall beginning at 3:35 Schedule of Events STEVENSON CENTER 5211 2:15 – 2:25  Welcome Sharon Weiss, Electrical Engineering 2:25 – 2:45… Read More

VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Yadong Wang William Kepler Whiteford Professor in Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Host:  Hak Joon Sung “Design Biomaterials For In Situ Tissue Engineering” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract:  In situ tissue engineering is more translatable than… Read More

VINSE COLLOQUIUM SERIES Dr. Mildred Dresselhaus Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita Institute Professor MIT, Department of Physics Host: Yaqiong Xu “Graphene for Enhancement of Raman Effect” 4:10 PM, 5326 Stevenson Center 3:45 refreshments 5326 Stevenson Center Hallway Abstract: Results are presented showing enhancement… Read More

Acclaimed MIT Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Emerita, Mildred Dresselhaus, whose decades of research earned her the nickname Queen of Carbon, will explain at the next VINSE Colloquium how placing molecules on a graphene substrate enhances their Raman spectral signal. KEEP READING>… Read More