Materials Science

  • Vanderbilt University

    Researcher Highlight: Harrison Walker

    During my initial year at Vanderbilt, I participated in several research rotations, which provided me with exposure to various aspects of materials science and engineering. These rotations were crucial in helping me identify my specific research interests and in developing a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving. This experience allowed me… Read More

    Sep. 16, 2024

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    Dissertation Defense: Elena Kovalik, Interdisciplinary Materials Science

    DISSERTATION DEFENSE Elena Kovalik, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Jason Valentine “Electrochemically Actuated Metasurfaces for Low-Power Nanophotonic and Energy Storage Devices” 08.09.24  |  11:00AM |  044 Engineering Science Building In an age of ubiquitous access to information, metamaterials offer a solution to a wide range of information display… Read More

    Aug. 9, 2024

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    Dissertation Defense: Nicholas Craven, Interdisciplinary Materials Science

    DISSERTATION DEFENSE Nicholas ‘Cal’ Craven, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Clare McCabe “Reproducibility in Molecular Simulation: Approaches for the Screening Studies of Patchy Nanoparticles and Switchable Monolayer Films” 07.24.24  |  10:00AM CDT  |  044 Engineering Science Building |  Zoom Molecular simulation is a growing branch of scientific study in… Read More

    Jul. 11, 2024

  • Vanderbilt University

    Five VINSE/IMS students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships and Honorable Mention

    Three engineering graduate students in the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering/Interdisciplinary Materials Science program are 2024 recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports students who are pursuing full-time, research-based graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering or… Read More

    May. 22, 2024

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    IMS PhD Candidate Sajal Islam Wins Anchor Award for Research Excellence

    Sajal Islam is a 2024 recipient of Vanderbilt University’s Graduate Anchor Award for Research Excellence. The Anchor Awards recognize graduate student leaders across the university. Sajal is dedicated to investigating the impact of radiation on wideband gap semiconductors, focusing particularly on SiC, GaN, and GaO. His research delves into… Read More

    Apr. 29, 2024

  • Vanderbilt University

    Spotlight Publication: “First principles insights into stability of defected MXenes in water” published in Nanoscale

    Haohong Song is a third year Ph.D. student from Interdisciplinary Materials Science program. His PI is Prof. De-en Jiang. They report on the interfacial chemistry between water and defected Ti3C2O2 MXene at room temperature using first principles molecular dynamics simulations. They investigate how defects such as O vacancy, Ti… Read More

    Feb. 9, 2024

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    Vanderbilt engineering professor Joshua Caldwell elected SPIE Fellow

    Joshua Caldwell, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of Vanderbilt’s Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) graduate program, has been elected to the grade of Fellow of SPIE. Fellows are Members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the multidisciplinary fields of optics, photonics, and imaging. Dr. Read More

    Feb. 9, 2024

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    Researcher Highlight: Owen Meilander

    Owen Meilander, 2nd year Interdisciplinary Material Science PhD student in Dr. Mona Ebrish’s Lab in the Electrical Engineering department.   Summary of Research: My work focuses on the fabrication and characterization of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor devices. GaN devices offer many benefits for high power and high frequency applications. Read More

    Jan. 23, 2024

  • 3 Materials Science alumnae participate in the 2nd annual Women in Engineering Panel and Mentorship Meet and Greet

    3 Materials Science alumnae participate in the 2nd annual Women in Engineering Panel and Mentorship Meet and Greet

    On Thursday Nov 2nd, the Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University hosted the second annual Women in Engineering Panel and Mentorship Meet and Greet. The panel hosted 8 Female Vanderbilt Alumni from the Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science… Read More

    Nov. 7, 2023

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    Harrison Walker receives an Oak Ridge National Laboratory scholarship for two years

    Harrison Walker, a 2nd year Ph.D. candidate in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science at Vanderbilt University, has received a scholarship from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to work across several projects for the next two years. This unique opportunity enables him to advance his research in Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy,… Read More

    Nov. 2, 2023