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Spotlight Podcast: Episode 35: Christian Ornelas鈥 building next generation optoelectronic devices with 2D materials
In Episode 35 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Christian Ornelas tells Alice Leach about building next generation optoelectronic devices with 2D materials. Christian鈥檚 paper “Ultrafast Photocurrent Response and High Detectivity in Two-Dimensional MoSe2鈥慴ased Heterojunctions” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 聽Christian is a 3rd year Ph.D. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2021
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VINSE Spring 2021 Newsletter
You will find the following topics covered in this edition: Director’s note Upcoming events VINSE/DSI collaborations Staff Engineer II opening Virtual training VINSE聽Spring Newsletter … Read MoreFeb. 8, 2021
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 34: Jonah Rosch鈥 identifying aptamers – molecules that bind to specific biological targets
In Episode 34 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Jonah Rosch tells Alice Leach about identifying aptamers 鈥 molecules that bind to specific biological targets. Jonah鈥 paper “CRISPR-Mediated Isogenic Cell-SELEX Approach for Generating Highly Specific Aptamers Against Native Membrane Proteins” was published in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 聽Jonah graduated… Read MoreJan. 27, 2021
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Alyssa Livingood (VINSE NSF REU ’19) first author on ACS Photonics article
Congratulations Alyssa Livingood, NSF REU fellow 2019, on being FIRST AUTHOR on a published paper in ACS Photonics!聽 Being a first author on a paper is a major accomplishment and we at VINSE are very proud of Alyssa’s accomplishment.聽聽Alyssa is currently studying to receive her B.S. in Computer Engineering at… Read MoreJan. 22, 2021
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We’re Hiring: Cleanroom Staff Engineer II
The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) has an opening for a Staff Engineer II. This position will provide support for research and coursework in the VINSE cleanroom. The Staff Engineer will play a critical role in VINSE鈥檚 efforts to support research across a broad range… Read MoreJan. 15, 2021
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Optical computing at sub-picosecond speeds developed at Vanderbilt
by聽Marissa Shapiro聽Jan. 14, 2021, 1:05 PM Vanderbilt researchers have developed the next generation of ultrafast data transmission that may make it possible to make already high-performance computing 鈥渙n demand.鈥 The technology unjams bottlenecks in data streams using聽a聽hybrid silicon-vanadium dioxide waveguide that can turn light… Read MoreJan. 14, 2021
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 33: Chris Sharp 鈥 accessing new crystal structures using nanoparticles
In Episode 33 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Chris Sharp tells Alice Leach about accessing new crystal structures using nanoparticles. Chris鈥 paper “Tolman鈥檚 Electronic Parameter of the Ligand Predicts Phase in the聽Cation Exchange to CuFeS2 Nanoparticles” was published in Nano Letters. Chris is a 4th year chemistry graduate… Read MoreJan. 13, 2021
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VINSE Partner and TSU Researcher Dr. Frances Williams named among ‘1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America’
NASHVILLE, Tenn.聽(TSU News Service) 鈥 Two Tennessee State University researchers have been named among the 鈥1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America鈥 by Cell Mentor. Dr. Frances Williams Dr. Frances Williams, associate vice president of Research and Sponsored Programs and professor of electrical engineering; and Dr. Quincy Quick, associate professor of… Read MoreJan. 7, 2021
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 32: Krishen Appavoo 鈥 phase change material, vanadium dioxide. Typically an insulator, when given a small amount of energy, it becomes conducting and has applications in next generation electronic devices
In Episode 32 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Kannatassen ‘Krishen’ Appavoo tells Alice Leach about the phase change material, vanadium dioxide. Typically an insulator, when given a small amount of energy, it becomes conducting and has applications in next generation electronic devices. Krishen’s paper “Doping-driven electronic and lattice… Read MoreDec. 31, 2020
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Spotlight Podcast Episode 31: Yuanzhe Liang鈥 membranes with tiny pores which can be used to separate molecules or ions
Episode 31 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Yuanzhe Liang tells Alice Leach about membranes with tiny pores which can be used to separate molecules or ions. 聽Yuanzhe鈥檚 paper “Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 脜 precision separation” was published in Nature Communications. 聽Yuanzhe graduated… Read MoreDec. 15, 2020