VINSE hosted 59 posters at the 25th annual NanoDay, showcasing the depth and diversity of nanoscale science and engineering across Vanderbilt. Students from engineering, materials science, chemistry, and biomedical fields shared their latest findings during a packed two hour session.
First Place, $500
Owen Meilander, Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Mona Ebrish Group “Advancing GaN Electronics through Substrate Engineering and Integration”
Second Place, $250
Daniel Woods, Biomedical Engineering, Daniel Gonzales Group “Flexible Microelectrodes for Acute Recording in Nonhuman Primates”
Rahul Shah, Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Jason Valentine Group “Optimized metasurface filters for angle robust, high resolution, real time on chip hyperspectral imaging in the SWIR”
Third Place, $100
Emma Bartelsen, Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Josh Caldwell Group “Multi resonant Tamm plasmon based infrared gas sensor for improved sensitivity and selectivity”
Patricia Poley, Biomedical Engineering, Craig Duvall Group “Antioxidant Polymeric Microparticles for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis”
Sk Md Zli Zaker Shawon, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Shihong Lin Group “Development of High Performance Prussian Blue Analogue Electrode for Ammonium Ion Recovery from Wastewater”
Fan Favorite Award, $200
Voted on by NanoDay attendees.
Jacob Schulman, Biomedical Engineering, John T. Wilson Group “A Molecularly Defined Polymeric Platform for Environmentally Responsive Activation of STING to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy”
IMS First Year Awards
These awards highlight excellence among first year students in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science program.
1st Place, $200
Antony Peng, Interdisciplinary Materials Science, Josh Caldwell Group “Using FTIR to Probe Thermosalience in Guanidinium Nitrate”
2nd Place, $100
Andrew Steiner, Interdisciplinary Materials Science, De-en Jiang Group “Surface Chemistry of an Mo2C MXene Catalyst under Operating Conditions”
Congratulations to all of the NanoDay 2025 presenters and award recipients. Thank you to the judges, mentors, and the VINSE community for supporting another successful year of student driven research and innovation.