VINSE General News

  • VINSE is accepting applications to the 10-week summer internship program

    VINSE is accepting applications to the 10-week summer internship program

    Looking for a unique summer opportunity?  Apply for the VINSE Summer 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 laboratory experience Develop skills… Read More

    Feb. 1, 2019

  • VINSE wins 1st place in MRS SciVid Competition

    VINSE wins 1st place in MRS SciVid Competition

    Congratulations to VINSE graduate student Stephanie Castillo and VINSE’s very own Dr. Alice Leach – this duo won 1st place in the Materials Research Society Science in Video Competition. “Little Silcon is a Big Deal”   Full press release… Read More

    Jan. 30, 2019

  • Sarah Ross receives Distinguished Service Award

    Sarah Ross receives Distinguished Service Award

    Sarah Ross was awarded the VINSE Distinguished Service award at the VINSE fall faculty celebration.  Sarah was recognized for her dedication and exemplary performance which have significantly advanced the missions of VINSE. Read More

    Nov. 12, 2018

  • VU BreakThru:  Undergraduate Immersion in Nanotechnology: Working in the VINSE Cleanroom

    VU BreakThru: Undergraduate Immersion in Nanotechnology: Working in the VINSE Cleanroom

    Undergraduate Immersion in Nanotechnology: Working in the VINSE Cleanroom Written by Alice Leach, Research Assistant Professor and Cleanroom Immersion Leader (Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science & Engineering) If you have taken a stroll over to Vanderbilt’s new Engineering and Science Building on the west side of campus, you may have seen a… Read More

    Apr. 12, 2018

  • NSF equipment grant expands nanoscale research capabilities

    NSF equipment grant expands nanoscale research capabilities

    An advanced tool to be housed at Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering core facilities will allow researchers to deposit uniform, ultrathin films for microelectronics, energy conversion devices and biomaterials. A $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Instrumentation Program is acquiring an ALD – atomic layer deposition… Read More

    Oct. 24, 2017

  • Pat Tellinghuisen receives VINSE Distinguished Service Award

    Pat Tellinghuisen receives VINSE Distinguished Service Award

    In recognition of the extraordinary success of the Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS), which she coordinates, Pat Tellinghuisen is this year’s recipient of the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s (VINSE) Distinguished Service Award. The inscription on the award announced last week… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2017

  • VINSE Open House/Ribbon Cutting

    VINSE Open House/Ribbon Cutting

    On October 24, 2017 VINSE will commemorate the grand opening of the newly constructed VINSE Core Facilities. Our new state of the art facilities include a class 1000/100 cleanroom, analytical/nanocrystal support core and advanced imaging suite. The cleanroom provides cutting-edge micro- and nanoscale fabrication tools for the development of integrated… Read More

    Aug. 24, 2017

  • Congratulations to Quinton Mcclain, recipient of the 2017 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences

    Congratulations to Quinton Mcclain, recipient of the 2017 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences

    Congratulations to Quinton Mcclain, recipient of the 2017 VINSE Scholarship to attend the Vanderbilt Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences.  Quinton is a 10th grader at the Nashville School of Arts. Students who attend VSA are among the brightest in the country, scoring in the top tier on academic achievement tests such… Read More

    Jun. 26, 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