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VINSE offering short courses in Microfluidics & TEM
VINSE short courses on Microfluidics and TEM have been postponed from early June to late August. Please check out the descriptions of the short courses on page 3 and send an email to vinse@vanderbilt.edu if you are interested in participating. Microfluidic Device Fabrication Microfluidic devices can enable “labs… Read MoreApr. 21, 2020
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VINSE Spring 2020 Newsletter
In the fall, VINSE launched the first edition of our newsletter. You will find the following topics covered in this edition: Director’s note Pilot funding announcements Featured pilot projects VINSE short courses & other services Updated VINSE contacts VINSE Spring Newsletter… Read MoreApr. 13, 2020
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Rosenthal’s work featured in Scilight “Shell properties play an important role in the stability of green quantum dots”
Stable green light-emitting quantum dots (QDs) are necessary for applications ranging from display technologies to bioimaging. Random, temporary fluctuations in emission known as “blinking,” and the complete lack of emission known as “photobleaching,” are some of the undesirable instabilities researchers looking to eliminate. Read MoreApr. 2, 2020
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Craig Duvall Named to Endowed Chair
Two engineering faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored for their academic achievements during a celebration Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Student Life Center. They were among nine Vanderbilt faculty members who are recipients of chairs. The engineering professors are: Craig Duvall, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Engineering… Read MoreMar. 24, 2020
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Class project leads to a paper in peer reviewed international journal
When a research idea is offered to a multidisciplinary class and it results in a journal paper that advances science and creates new scholars, that’s a terrific success. “And, it’s about as collaborative as you can get when graduate and undergraduate students in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemistry take… Read MoreMar. 10, 2020
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APPLY HERE!!! VINSE Tech Crew
Looking for a unique summer opportunity? Apply for the VINSE Summer Tech Crew What is the VINSE Summer Tech Crew? 10 week summer internship experience in the VINSE cleanroom Interns (known as Tech Crew) support process development for VINSE researchers What’s in it for me? Extensive hands on laboratory experience Develop skills… Read MoreFeb. 28, 2020
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Molecular Physics honors Peter Cummings as a ‘scientific force’ over four decades
While others may have opened somewhat traditional gifts during the 2019 holiday season, Peter Cummings received an extraordinary one: A singular issue of Molecular Physics, Volume 117, numbers 23-24, honoring him on his 65th birthday and recognizing him as “a constantly innovating scientific force” in molecular theory and molecular simulation for more… Read MoreFeb. 4, 2020
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Kidambi receives NSF Early Career Award to support atomically thin membrane research
Piran Kidambi has received a 2020 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $500,000 grant—Deconstructing Proton Transport through Atomically Thin Membranes—begins July 1, 2020. Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, will use the award to support his research on membrane technology. His work focuses on … Read MoreFeb. 4, 2020
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Wilson awarded Komen breast cancer research grant
An engineering professor has received financial support from Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. His project is among 60 grants totaling $26 million awarded to researchers nationwide. Those initiatives are focused on improving outcomes for metastatic breast cancer, reducing disparities in survivorship and developing new, more effective treatments. John… Read MoreJan. 29, 2020
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Sokrates Pantelides honored with 2019 Award for International Scientific Cooperation
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) - China's top science academy honored three foreign scientists from the Netherlands, the United States and Germany for their contributions in Sino-foreign research cooperation Thursday in Beijing. Bai Chunli, president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), conferred the Academy's Award for International Scientific Cooperation to… Read MoreJan. 17, 2020