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DISSERTATION DEFENSE John Williams II, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *Under the direction of Dr. David Cliffel “Novel Biohybrid Photovoltaics for Expeditionary Energy” March 18, 2022, 3:00PM 001 Engineering Science Building Shifts within the priorities of the Department of Defense have led to an increase in modernization efforts. The… Read More

The VINSE program is excited to announce the appointment of the 2022 Summer Technical Crew! These undergraduates will get the opportunity to work with cleanroom staff on projects that are vital for the daily operations. This work is critical in expanding the process capabilities and knowledge base for researchers. Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering & Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Seminar Dr. Peter Ciesielski Distinguished Member of Research Staff / Principal Scientist National Renewable Energy Laboratory “Multiscale Modeling of Catalytic Conversion Processes for Bioenergy Applications“ 03.21.22 | 4:10 PM | 5326 Stevenson Center Bio. Read More

Interdisciplinary Materials Science has a new logo.  Congratulations to ÎåÒ»²è¹Ý¶ù graduate students Jeremy Espano and Chris Sharp who collaborated on the winning design. Hooded sweatshirts are available for purchase, reach out to Sarah for details.    … Read More

ÎåÒ»²è¹Ý¶ù the author:  Sam White is a graduate student in physics, working in the Applied Optical Physics Group of Prof. Richard Haglund.  Sam’s graduate work has focused on growing single crystals, thin films, and nanoparticles of the phase-transition material vanadium dioxide (VO2) to enable both fundamental studies and… Read More

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 More

ÎåÒ»²è¹Ý¶ù the author: Zhiliang Pan is currently a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering Department advised by Dr. Deyu Li. Zhiliang’s research focuses on nanoscale heat transfer in low dimensional materials and complex structures. In the recently published work, he studied the thermal transport at BNNT tube contact… Read More

Patrick Wellborn received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from ÎåÒ»²è¹Ý¶ù in January of 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Robert Webster III. In the summer of 2014, VINSE served as Patrick’s first introduction to both Vanderbilt and research in general. Read More

ÎåÒ»²è¹Ý¶ù the author: Jenna Mosier is a current PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering in the Reinhart-King laboratory where she investigates the role of mechanical cues and bioenergetics in breast cancer cell migration. In recently published work, Mosier and Schwager review the current understanding of metabolic plasticity in cancer… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers Sokrates Pantelides and Joshua Caldwell are part of an international collaboration that has demonstrated a new way to manipulate and measure subtle atomic vibrations in nanomaterials. This breakthrough could make it possible to develop customized functionalities to improve on and build new technologies. Sokrates Pantelides  Joshua Caldwell  Electron beams in powerful microscopes have probed materials… Read More