VINSE General News
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Layouni wins best talk at PSST conference
Rabeb Layouni was awarded the Lehman Prize for the best talk at the Porous Semiconductors – Science and Technology (PSST) 2022 Conference. Rabeb is a graduate student in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering working under the direction of Professors Sharon Weiss and Paul Laibinis. Congratulations to… Read MoreApr. 1, 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Isom Kelly, Biomedical Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Isom Kelly III, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Craig Duvall “Developing Endosomolytic Polymer Porous Silicon Nanocomposites For Delivery of Diverse Gene Therapies” Wednesday, March 23, 2022 1:15PM | 5211 SC Intracellular-acting biologics hold significant promise as genetic and other modes of human therapy, to… Read MoreMar. 18, 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Joshua Passantino, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Joshua Passantino, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering *Under the direction of Dr. Kane Jennings “Targeted Electrochemical Reactions at the Active Sites of the Photosystem I Protein Complex” Monday, March 21, 2022 1:15PM | 044 ESB In this dissertation, multiple investigations targeting specific reaction centers… Read MoreMar. 18, 2022
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22nd Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum NanoDay! 11/4/22 – Keynote Dmitri Basov
A yearly forum for faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Register here Schedule Featheringill Hall 11:30 LUNCH begins 12:00 POSTER SESSION Buttrick Hall, Room 101 2:30 Opening Remarks Dr. Sharon M. Weiss 2:40 New Strategies for Microdevice Fabrication using Parylene-coated 3D Prints… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2022
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Register Now: Summer Workshop in Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Microfluidic devices can enable “labs on chips” that consume less reagents and have faster analysis times than similar experiments performed in a traditional lab environment. Applications of microfluidic devices include portable sensors for point-of-care analysis, molecular and cell biology studies, and high-throughput multiplexed assays. This short course will introduce the… Read MoreJan. 12, 2022
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VINSE Friends and Family Day
Join VINSE for a fun-fill afternoon to celebrate all things small. Door Prizes * Califarmia Food Truck * Hands on science * Facility Tours Participate in our hands-on science experiences and learn the answers to the following questions: How can scientists make nickel look like a penny? Can something… Read MoreJan. 12, 2022
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Remembering Professor Yaqiong Xu
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our VINSE colleague, Professor Yaqiong Xu, to a long-term illness last fall. Yaqiong joined Vanderbilt and the VINSE community in the fall of 2009 after receiving a PhD in Physics with Prof. Bang-Gui Liu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing,… Read MoreJan. 7, 2022
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Learn to add false color to your VINSE SEM images, register now for the GIMP workshop
GIMP is an open source image manipulation software that can be used for editing figures, colorizing electron micrographs, and more! In this workshop, we will learn the basics of the interface, specifically techniques for adding false color to an SEM image. February 16, 2022 | Engineering Science Building… Read MoreJan. 5, 2022
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Register Now: VINSE Summer Workshop in Electron Microscopy
Electron microscopy is a critical component for the characterization of material and biological specimens at the nanoscale. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) both use electron beams to reveal structure, but in very different ways. Although these instruments have been made very accessible with the… Read MoreJan. 5, 2022
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Apply Now – VINSE Summer 2022 Tech Crew
Looking for a unique summer opportunity? Apply now for the VINSE Summer 2022 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… Read MoreDec. 31, 2021