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More than 175 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in nanoresearch at Vanderbilt attended the 21st annual Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Forum (“NanoDay!”) on November 19th. 51 posters were submitted in the 2021 student poster competition and the winners are: NanoDay! 2021 poster winners – Cavestany, Nehil-Puleo, DeJulius, Carson, Glass, and Spear (Eaves-Rathert not… Read More

Patia Fann received her B.E. in Electrical Engineering in May 2020. While an undergraduate, Patia worked as part of the VINSE Tech Crew. She assisted in the cleanroom’s move to the new Engineering and Science building and the optimization of photolithography and metal deposition processes. She currently works in Covington,… Read More

The VINSE NanoDay! t-shirt competition was introduced in 2008. Since then, VINSE students have continued to impress the nano community with their creativity. Below are the winning shirt designs from 2008-2019.    … Read More

IMS students had a great time Saturday night hosting the first annual IMS tailgate. Anchor Down!  … Read More

Scott Niezgoda earned his Ph.D. in Dr. Sandra Rosenthal’s lab at Vanderbilt University, where he studied the photophysics and surface chemistry of quantum dots for application in solar cell technology. While at Vanderbilt, Scott was active in VINSE-lead community outreach to local public high schools in an… Read More

“Optical Momentum Alignment Effect in WSe2 Phototransistor” published in Advanced Optical Materials has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author:  Yuchen Zhang earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in June 2021 under the direction of Dr. Yaqiong Xu. Yuchen studied two-dimensional optoelectronics with advanced… Read More

Ronald Schrimpf has received the 2021 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society Merit Award for contributions to the understanding of radiation effects in semiconductor devices and integrated circuits. The Merit Award is the highest technical award presented by the IEEE NPSS and the selection criteria include the importance of individual technical contributions as well as… Read More

Danielle Richardson received her B.A. with a double major in Political Science and Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS) in 2020 from Vanderbilt University. As an undergraduate, Danielle was on the VINSE Technical Crew where she learned valuable skills in photolithography, etching, deposition, and metrology through her work in the… Read More

“High contrast cleavage detection for enhancing porous silicon sensor sensitivity” published in Optics Express has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Rabeb Layouni is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering under the direction of Dr. Sharon Weiss and Dr. Paul Laibinis. Read More

Naiya Soetan earned her Ph.D. in 2018 from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Her dissertation was titled “Impact of composition, shape, and environment on the physical and optoelectronic properties of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals” and was done under the direction of Professor Rizia Bardhan. Read More