NanoGuides
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16 Students From Springfield High School Join Forensics Lab Today
Imagine you are a detective investigating on a murder scene, where do you start? On Thursday, March 28, VINSE welcomed 16 students from Springfield High School to our Forensics Lab. During the forensics lab program, the students solved a whodunnit-themed activity using several types of spectroscopies including Raman, FTIR,… Read MoreMar. 28, 2024
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8 Students From Waverly High School Join Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab Today
How differences in designs can alter the behavior of the fluid? On Wednesday March 27, VINSE welcomed 8 students from Waverly High School to our Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab. They went inside the VINSE cleanroom, home of the cleanest air in middle Tennessee, and found out with hands-on activities! The… Read MoreMar. 27, 2024
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Congratulations to Chris Whittington and Courtney Ragle for Completing 5 incentives for NanoGuides
VINSE NanoGuides program is a new initiative launched in Fall 2023. This program formalizes the group of student volunteers who lead many of VINSE’s STEM outreach activities and now receive formal recognition for their passion for science outreach. Congratulations to Chris Whittington and Courtney Ragle for earning their VINSE backpack… Read MoreMar. 15, 2024
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92 High School Students Join Blackberry Solar Cell Lab During Spring Break
Students from Harpeth High School While the Vanderbilt campus is ramping down during spring break, VINSE outreach program is buzzing with energy! On March 11, VINSE welcomed 20 students from Harpeth High School to our Blackberry Solar Cell Lab. They made solar cells out of blackberry juice and measured the… Read MoreMar. 11, 2024
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Congratulations to Owen Meilander for completing the first 5 incentives for NanoGuides
VINSE NanoGuides program is a new initiative launched in Fall 2023. This program formalizes the group of student volunteers who lead many of VINSE’s STEM outreach activities and now receive formal recognition for their passion for science outreach. Among all inaugural NanoGuides, Owen Meilander, a second-year Ph.D. student in… Read MoreDec. 19, 2023
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Launch of VINSE NanoGuides Program
VINSE’s mission is to drive innovation in nanoscience, nanotechnology, and education that benefits society, and we take the immersive education and outreach component of our mission very seriously. Over the past 15 years, VINSE has positively impacted more than 45,000 students from 28 counties in Tennessee with their nanoscience outreach… Read MoreOct. 13, 2023
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NanoGuides Logo Design Competition
Goal Create an attractive logo representing the NanoGuides Program. NanoGuides are graduate student volunteers with a passion for nanoscience outreach who will lead many of the VINSE STEM outreach activities. The winning design will receive a $300 cash prize. Rubrics The design must be exclusively your own and cannot… Read MoreOct. 12, 2023