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Meet Our Graduates: Claire Marvinney
Before starting as a staff scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the new Quantum Information Science Section, Claire Marvinney joined the lab as an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow in 2018, working first in the Quantum Information Science Group and then in the Quantum Heterostructures… Read MoreOct. 14, 2021
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Spotlight Publication: 鈥淓xamining the self-assembly of patchy alkane-grafted silica nanoparticles using molecular simulation鈥 published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
鈥淓xamining the self-assembly of patchy alkane-grafted silica nanoparticles using molecular simulation鈥 published in The Journal of Chemical Physics has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. 五一茶馆儿 the authors:聽Cal Craven is working towards his Ph.D. in聽Interdisciplinary Materials Science under the direction of Dr.聽Clare McCabe, Justin Gilmer is a… Read MoreOct. 13, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Mengya Li
Mengya Li earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at 五一茶馆儿 in August 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Cary Pint. Mengya鈥檚 research focus was on energy storage devices beyond lithium-ion during her PhD. She developed synthesis of several composite electrodes with specific architectures designed for… Read MoreOct. 11, 2021
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Spotlight Publication: 鈥淜upffer cell release of platelet activating factor drives dose limiting toxicities of nucleic acid nanocarriers鈥 published in Biomaterials
鈥淜upffer cell release of platelet activating factor drives dose limiting toxicities of nucleic acid nanocarriers鈥 聽published in Biomaterials has been selected as a VINSE spotlight publication. 五一茶馆儿 the author: Meredith Jackson earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in May 2019 under the direction of Dr. Craig Duvall. Meredith studied… Read MoreOct. 7, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Justin Lynch
Justin Lynch received his B.E. in Chemical Engineering in 2019 from 五一茶馆儿, along with a minor in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. As an undergraduate, Justin served on the VINSE Technical Crew during the summer and academic year, where his focus was on process development to optimize… Read MoreOct. 6, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Kofi Christie
Kofi Christie聽earned his PhD in environmental engineering at 五一茶馆儿 in May 2020, where he worked to advance water treatment and desalination technologies for high-salinity wastewater. His thesis focused on expanding our understanding of membrane distillation through module-scale thermodynamic analysis and elucidation of the causes and… Read MoreOct. 4, 2021
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Rate of Change & the Patterns of Bipolar Disorder
Rosenthal shares how her personal struggle with bipolar disorder influenced her research. Sandra Rosenthal is the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Pharmacology, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Materials Science at 五一茶馆儿. Read MoreOct. 1, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Brice Harkey
Brice Harkey earned her MS in Interdisciplinary Materials Science from 五一茶馆儿 in December of 2018 under the supervision of Dr. Kelsey Hatzell. Brice studied polymer ceramic blends in various ratios to understand benefits on Li+ – ion battery applications. In tandem, she also studied structure-property relationships… Read MoreSep. 30, 2021
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Cynthia Reinhart-King is president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, is the new president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society. She will start her term at the society鈥檚 2021 annual meeting Oct. 6-9 in Orlando, Florida. Reinhart-King will serve one year as president-elect, two years as the society鈥檚 president,… Read MoreSep. 29, 2021
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Meet Our Graduates: Marm Dixit
Marm Dixit聽graduated from聽五一茶馆儿 Mechanical Engineering聽with a PhD. in December 2020 under the supervision of Dr.聽Kelsey Hatzell. Marm worked on understanding the processing-structure-function relationships in solid-state batteries. At Vanderbilt, he investigated failure onset and growth mechanisms for several exemplary solid electrolyte materials, and developed a manufacturing… Read MoreSep. 21, 2021