Janell Lees

VINSE faculty Justus Ndukaife, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and Chancellor Faculty Fellow, research has produced all-metal thermal emitters designed to improve the stability of infrared light sources used in demanding environments. The work published in Advanced Optical Materials and supported by his Office of Naval Research Young… Read More

VINSE faculty member Todd Giorgio, professor of biomedical engineering, is leading a multidisciplinary team developing new methods to improve early ovarian cancer detection. The effort focuses on modifying clinically approved microbubbles with antibody fragments to enhance tumor visibility during ultrasound screening, providing a practical route toward more effective, noninvasive screening. Read More

VINSE faculty Leon Bellan, associate professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering, research has developed an implantable, cooling-triggered drug delivery device designed for a safer, more convenient method of on-demand pain relief. The findings of the Bellan Lab for Advanced Materials, published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, demonstrate the releases… Read More

VINSE faculty De-en Jiang,  H. Eugene McBrayer Professor of Chemical Engineering and professor of chemistry, and Shihong Lin, professor of civil and environmental engineering, have been recognized by Clarivate as 2025 Highly Cited Researchers.   Clarivate recognizes global scientists whose work ranks in the top 1% of citations in… Read More

  Can you measure electricity generated by simply shining light on a solar cell? On Wednesday, November 19, VINSE welcomed 15 students from Station Camp High School to the Cleanroom Solar Cell Lab. Inside the VINSE… Read More

On Wednesday November 5th, VINSE welcomed 15 students from White House Heritage High School to our Forensics Lab. Imagine arriving as the first detective at a murder scene – how do find the hidden clues? The students became forensic scientists for the day, using a range of advanced spectroscopy… Read More

Join VINSE Director, Sharon Weiss to discuss new initiatives, pilot funding, tech crew, and other ways VINSE can help support your research. Wednesday, September 10, 2025 9:30-10:30 AM 226 ESB, VINSE Conference Room… Read More

Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience in a cutting-edge lab environment? This is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of maintaining a clean and efficient lab space within the VINSE cleanroom, supporting high-quality research, education, and outreach. What You’ll Do: Lab Maintenance: Ensure clean floors, surfaces,… Read More

VINSE has implemented a real-time safety monitoring system in the VINSE Cleanroom. This system displays a live roster of individuals currently inside the Cleanroom-visible from both within the lab and the Pregown area. Utilizing the barcodes on the back of existing user nametags, the… Read More

When precise control of dielectric film thickness is required, plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) may be a solution.  ALD is a chemical vapor deposition technique available within the VINSE Cleanroom core facility on the Picosun R-200 Advanced tool.  The major advantages of ALD compared to other deposition techniques are thickness… Read More