Sarah Ross

To share the excitement of making science on a tiny scale, the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) participated in the Tennessee Maker Fest on October 4, hosted by the Wond’ry at Vanderbilt University. Guided by VINSE NanoGuides, festival attendees explored nanoscale… Read More

On Friday, October 3, the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) went retro for the RETROspective Rewind Way Late Play Date at the Adventure Science Center. VINSE hosted three interactive demonstrations that showcased pivotal nanoscience discoveries and innovations spanning the past 70 years—tailored for a curious… Read More

VINSE alumnus Michael Schreuder (PhD ’10, Chemistry) will be a featured speaker at the 25th Annual NanoDay on Thursday, November 13. In his talk, “From VINSE to Industry – A VINSE Alum’s Career Path”, Schreuder will reflect on how his graduate research at VINSE helped shape his career in polymer… Read More

We’re excited to invite our VINSE Industry Affiliates and broader community to join the VINSE Industry Mentor Program, launching this fall. This program connects our students and postdocs with industry leaders like you for 30 – 45 minute career conversations that can shape the next… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s June 2025 Innovation Catalyst Fund awards include two researchers from the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE). Sharon Weiss, VINSE Director and professor of electrical engineering, was awarded for “Porous Silicon on Paper Platform for Point-of-Care Diagnostics,” a portable, low-cost… Read More

The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) joined Vanderbilt’s Family Weekend again this year with a booth in the Engineering and Science Building lobby. The display, led by VINSE Cleanroom Manager Ben Schmidt, highlighted the tools and processes used in micro- and nanoscale fabrication. Visitors learned how… Read More

Congratulations to Yueming Yan, recipient of the 2025 VINSE Outstanding Student Publication Award. Yueming’s paper, published in Science Advances, reports on harmonic-induced plasmonic resonant energy transfer between metal and semiconductor nanoparticles, a discovery that pushes the boundaries of nonlinear optics at the nanoscale. This research confirms both experimentally and theoretically… Read More

VINSE is excited to announce that Alexander (Alex) Sorets is the recipient of the 2025 VINSE Best Collaborative Publication Award. Alex’s capstone publication, published in Nucleic Acids Research, represents a landmark study in brain drug delivery that brought together an extraordinary range of collaborations across… Read More

VINSE is excited to welcome two new undergraduate office assistants this semester. ✨ Claire Cabral (Political Science & Human & Organizational Development, Class of 2028) – A student leader passionate about dialogue, youth engagement, and policy, with past work at StoryCorps, the Future of Free Speech think… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Paul Braun University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Materials and Structures for 3D Nanophotonics and Solid-State Batteries 02.25.26  |  4:10PM | Emerging concepts in materials science are having deep impacts on both photonics and energy storage. I will present highlights… Read More