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Rate of Change & the Patterns of Bipolar Disorder
Rosenthal shares how her personal struggle with bipolar disorder influenced her research. Sandra Rosenthal is the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Pharmacology, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Materials Science at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct. 1, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Brice Harkey
Brice Harkey earned her MS in Interdisciplinary Materials Science from Vanderbilt University in December of 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Kelsey Hatzell. Brice studied polymer ceramic blends in various ratios to understand benefits on Li+ – ion battery applications. In tandem, she also studied structure-property relationships… Read MoreSep. 30, 2021
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Cynthia Reinhart-King is president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, is the new president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society. She will start her term at the society’s 2021 annual meeting Oct. 6-9 in Orlando, Florida. Reinhart-King will serve one year as president-elect, two years as the society’s president,… Read MoreSep. 29, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Marm Dixit
Marm Dixit graduated from Vanderbilt University Mechanical Engineering with a PhD. in December 2020 under the supervision of Dr. Kelsey Hatzell. Marm worked on understanding the processing-structure-function relationships in solid-state batteries. At Vanderbilt, he investigated failure onset and growth mechanisms for several exemplary solid electrolyte materials, and developed a manufacturing… Read MoreSep. 21, 2021
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Spotlight Publication: “Observation of superdiffusive phonon transport in aligned atomic chains” published in Nature Nanotechnology
“Observation of superdiffusive phonon transport in aligned atomic chains” published in Nature Nanotechnology was selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. About the author: Lin Yang earned his Ph.D. in Vanderbilt University Mechanical Engineering in May 2019 under the direction of Dr. Deyu Li. Lin studied the transport, conversion, and storage of… Read MoreSep. 20, 2021
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VINSE recognizes faculty accomplishments in annual fall faculty celebration
Join in welcoming new members of our community, recognizing the accomplishments of our community, and celebrating faculty promotions. WELCOME Michael J. Valenti & Christina L. McGahan FACULTY PROMOTIONS We celebrate the recent promotions of the following faculty: Endowed Chairs Craig L. Duvall – named Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair… Read MoreSep. 15, 2021
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NanoDay! T-Shirt Design Competition
Goal: Create an attractive t-shirt design representing NanoDay! and VINSE 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)… Read MoreSep. 2, 2021
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21st Annual NanoDay! Poster Competition
$500 1st place (1 award) – $250 2nd place (2 awards) – $100 3rd place (3 awards) The 21st Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum. This forum brings together Vanderbilt scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology for presentations and discussions. The broader VINSE research program is represented in… Read MoreSep. 2, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Francis Afzal
Francis Afzal received his Ph.D from Vanderbilt University in Electrical Engineering on December 2020. For his Ph.D work titled “Investigation of Photonic Crystal Nanobeams for Resonator Coupling, Modal Fingerprinting and Wavelength Filtering”, Francis worked under the direction of Dr. Sharon M. Weiss to investigate the optical properties of photonic… Read MoreSep. 1, 2021
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Congratulations to Justus Ndukaife & John Wilson who received a Chancellor’s Award for Research at the 2021 Fall Faculty Assembly
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Cybele Raver and Faculty Senate Chair Mark Magnuson, Louise B. McGavock Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, presented awards to 13 faculty members during the Fall Faculty Assembly… Read MoreAug. 30, 2021