Facilities Overview

VINSE provides access and training on state-of-the-art fabrication and characterization equipment inside Vanderbilt University’s Engineering and Science Building (ESB). Full-time staff provide training, process assistance, and tool troubleshooting.

Core Facilities

Our facilities include a cleanroom, analytical support core, and advanced imaging suite:

Advanced Imaging Suite
The imaging suite hosts advanced electron and atomic force microscopes capable of characterizing a wide variety of samples from complex layered semiconductors and nanoparticles, to hydrated biological specimens.

Analytical Laboratory
An analytical laboratory conveniently located adjacent to the cleanroom contains a comprehensive range of characterization tools.

Cleanroom
The cleanroom provides cutting-edge nanofabrication tools for the development of materials and integrated devices as well as microfluidic and nano-photonic systems.

Specimen Prep & 3D Printing
The specimen prep area has tools used to prepare materials for electron imaging and 3D printers for fabricating parts or samples.

Publication Acknowledgement

Publication Requirement and Acknowledgement

VINSE users must include the following acknowledgment on all publications that include work done using VINSE facilities.
[A portion of]* this research was conducted at the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
It is preferable to state, for example, “Fabrication of the nanostructures was conducted at…” rather than simply “A portion of the research was conducted at...”
For additional information or clarification, please contact the VINSE business office.

Facilities for Grant Submissions

VINSE Facilities Write-up for Grant Submissions

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