Sarah Ross

  As part of the VINSE NSF-REU Professional Development Series, undergraduate researchers had the opportunity to hear directly from current Vanderbilt graduate students during a dynamic and insightful panel discussion this week. Panelists Jack Loken, Marsalas Whitaker, Elizabeth Hays, Emily Rouse, and Chris Boyd shared… Read More

Therakos is the newest member of the VINSE Industry Affiliates Program! For over 35 years, Therakos has been at the forefront of immune cell therapy, pioneering the clinical use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) to help patients around the world. With more than 2 million treatments delivered across 30+ countries since… Read More

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc is the newest member to the VINSE Industry Affiliates Program! Mettler Toledo is a global leader in precision instruments and services. They are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Their sales and service network is one of the… Read More

Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a $622,769 NSF CAREER Award to advance research on magnetic miniature soft robots for precision medicine. His work will integrate wireless microfluidics to enable these tiny robots to perform complex tasks like targeted drug delivery and liquid biopsies, improving… Read More

We are pleased to announce that 2Pi Inc has joined the VINSE Industry Affiliates Program! A leader in optical metasurfaces, 2Pi is redefining the optics landscape with its patented platform technology, enabling a new generation of ultra-compact, lightweight optical components with unprecedented performance and functionality. Their innovations are advancing next-generation… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Aditha Senarath, Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program *under the supervision of Josh Caldwell and Ron Schrimpf “GaN for Space and Power Electronics: Radiation Effects Study and Development of a Nano-Optical Probe for Characterization” 07.11.25 | 9:00 am | FGH 132  | Zoom For decades, the semiconductor… Read More

On Monday, June 23, VINSE hosted a half-day, hands-on workshop titled, “From Atoms to Quantum Computers”, led by Dr. Hanna Terletska, Associate Professor of Physics at Middle Tennessee State University and head of the Quantum@MTSU Initiative. Registration reached capacity at 60 people. Participants included undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, faculty,… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Bradly Baer, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the supervision of Greg Walker “Calculating Interfacial Thermal Transport Using Atomistic Simulation Methods” 06.13.25 | 11:00am | ESB 044 At the nanoscale, many materials have properties different than they do in the bulk. Nanomaterials can exhibit interesting and useful optical,… Read More

Ikjun Hong is a graduate student in the Department of Electrical Engineering, conducting research in Professor Justus Ndukaife’s lab. His work centers on cutting-edge topics such as nanophotonics-based optical tweezers, label-free imaging, and thermal radiation. As a newly appointed VINSE Superuser, Ikjun brings his expertise to the training and support… Read More

Join VINSE for an exciting hands-on workshop “From Atoms to Quantum Computers” June 23, 2025 | 9:00 – 12:00 |  044 Engineering Science Building | Register here Are you curious about how quantum computers work—and ready to try programming one yourself? Don’t miss this exciting, hands-on workshop designed… Read More