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  • IMS graduate student Anna Douglas selected for prestigious entrepreneurship program

    IMS graduate student Anna Douglas selected for prestigious entrepreneurship program

    An interdisciplinary materials science graduate student has been selected for a prestigious entrepreneurship program to scale and commercialize a revolutionary method of carbon nanotube production. Anna Douglas is one of five entrepreneurs selected for the inaugural cohort of the Department of Energy Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory… Read More

    Jun. 7, 2017

  • VINSE cleanroom moves to ESB –  CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES

    VINSE cleanroom moves to ESB – CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES

    June 5, 2017 Significant progress has been made resolving ventilation issues in the new cleanroom. Corrective actions are currently being planned for remaining items that affect the exhaust from several tools. The cleanroom tool move schedule has been updated reflecting the progress made to date. Dates for moving the remaining… Read More

    Jun. 5, 2017

  • Nanocrystal / Analytical Lab Relocation Information

    Nanocrystal / Analytical Lab Relocation Information

    VINSE plans to begin moving Nanocrystal and Analytical tools from the current SC 6210 lab to the new ESB 107 lab on Thursday June 1. The last day to use the current laboratory will be Wednesday May 31. VINSE hopes and expects to have the new up and running on… Read More

    Jun. 5, 2017

  • 2017 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule

    2017 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule

    The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration.  Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions.  The goal of these talks is… Read More

    May. 11, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Clare McCabe and Sharon Weiss named to endowed chairs

      Clare McCabe McCabe is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, associate dean of Vanderbilt’s graduate school and director of Postdoctoral Affairs. She uses molecular modeling to understand the thermodynamic and transport properties of complex fluids, nanomaterials and biological systems. Current projects including developing novel lubricants for… Read More

    May. 10, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    OSIRIS STEM relocation complete

    The Osirirs STEM has been relocated to its new home in the VINSE Imaging Suite located in the basement of the Engineering and Science Building (ESB) Room 011. This is a fully digital 200 kV S/TEM system, designed to deliver revolutionary analytical performance in all imaging and analytical modes. Click… Read More

    Apr. 23, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    VINSE outeach program reaches milestone

    Students from Portland High School and Kenwood High School visited the VINSE labs on March 8. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering recently hosted its 100th group of Middle Tennessee high school students for a daylong field trip to the… Read More

    Apr. 7, 2017

  • Helios FIB-SEM now available in ESB

    Helios FIB-SEM now available in ESB

    The Helios FIB-SEM has been relocated to its new home in the VINSE Imaging Suite located in the basement of the Engineering and Science Building (ESB) Room 019.  The Helios FIB-SEM provides the capability to fabricate TEM thin sections, modify surfaces using electron and ion beam induced deposition, and is… Read More

    Mar. 29, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Zeiss Merlin SEM relocation schedule

    The Merlin SEM is moving to the new VINSE Imaging Suite in the Engineering and Science Building, room 015. Move schedule. April 19 – EDX system will be removed from SEM and packed for relocation April 23 – Last day of service as an imaging tool April 24 – physical move… Read More

    Mar. 28, 2017

  • Rosenthal and McBride featured in Science Daily, Phys.Org, R&D Magazine & Research News @ Vanderbilt

    Rosenthal and McBride featured in Science Daily, Phys.Org, R&D Magazine & Research News @ Vanderbilt

    ‘Flying saucer’ quantum dots hold secret to brighter, better lasers Research team ‘squashes’ the shape of nanoparticles, enabling inexpensive lasers that continuously emit light in a customized rainbow of colors March 20, 2017. By carefully controlling the size of the quantum dots, researchers can ‘tune’ the frequency, or color, of… Read More

    Mar. 24, 2017