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VINSE is seeking faculty nominations for the first annual VINSE Best Graduate Student Research Publication Award. This award will come with a plaque, $1,000 cash prize, and an opportunity to present at NanoDay. Eligibility requires: work be in one or more of VINSE’s six research thrusts (nano bio/medicine, nano computation,… Read More

Ryan Kowalski, a second year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University, was selected as an X-Force fellow by the NSIN – National Security Innovation Network this summer. He is working under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Goodman and Dr. Robert Cooper at… Read More

Dr. Yuanzhe Liang, who recently graduated with a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University, was awarded the first annual Vanderbilt IMS Best Student Paper Award for his work entitled “Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Angstrom… Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) has an opening for a Staff Engineer II. This position will provide support for research and coursework in the VINSE cleanroom. The Staff Engineer will play a critical role in VINSE’s efforts to support research across a broad range of technical… Read More

Davis Fehrman received his B.S. in Engineering Science with a concentration in nano-science and technology in 2021 from Vanderbilt University. As an undergraduate, Davis was on the VINSE Technical Crew where he learned valuable skills in photolithography, etching, deposition, and metrology through his work in the… Read More

Savannah DuBose received her B.E. in Chemical Engineering in 2021 from Vanderbilt University. As an undergraduate, Savannah was on the VINSE Technical Crew where she learned valuable skills in photolithography, etching, deposition, and metrology. She used these skills to develop VINSE processes and operating procedures… Read More

Tao Hong was recently awarded Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship. The award focused on supporting students to complete graduate degrees at top institutions. Tao is eligible to receive up to $150,000 total during the study in PhD program of Interdisciplinary Materials Science… Read More

A U.S. Department of Energy $4 million initiative to advance research in isotope production includes a Vanderbilt engineering professor’s work on separation technologies and to scale up processes. The funding is part of a key federal program that produces critical isotopes otherwise unavailable or in short supply for U.S. science,… Read More

“Mechanochemical Formation, Solution Rearrangements, and Catalytic Behavior of a Polymorphic Ca/K Allyl Complex” published in Chemistry – A European Journal has been selected as a VINSE Spotlight Publication About the author: Ross Koby earned his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University in Chemistry in May 2021 under the direction of Dr. Tim Hanusa. Ross… Read More

Kody Wolfe earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University in August 2021 under the supervision of Dr. G. Kane Jennings and Dr. David Cliffel. Kody studied electron transfer between biomolecules and electrode materials with an emphasis on using the Photosystem I (PSI)… Read More