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DISSERTATION DEFENSE Ryan Kowalski, Interdisciplinary Materials Science    *Under the supervision of Josh Caldwell and Richard Haglund  “Infrared Light at the Nanoscale: Confinement and Spectroscopy”  04.25.25 | 10:30AM | Buttrick Hall 206 | Zoom: 942 8904 4051 Passcode: 450959 Conventional optical microscopy and spectroscopy are limited by the diffraction… Read More

Two former VINSE REU students have been awarded the prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. NSF Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000, along with a $16,000 allowance for tuition and fees, to support research-based advanced degrees in NSF-supported STEM disciplines. The… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Alexis Yates, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Ethan Lippmann and Angela Jefferson “Investigating brain endothelial cell mechanics with engineered in vitro models” 04.07.25  |  1:30PM |  298 Featheringill Hall | Zoom: 970 4846 2694 Passcode: 714340 As life expectancy in the US has increased,… Read More

This year, we’re introducing the VINSE Passport for the VINSE Friends and Family Day, this interactive booklet that guides visitors through exciting, educational activities focused on the tiny world of nanoscience. Explore groundbreaking materials like quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, and microfluidic devices with fun, hands-on experiments. Create a DNA necklace,… Read More

05.20.25  |  8:30am-4:30pm  |  001 Engineering Science Building Lunch break from 12:20-1:40 Join us for a hand-on workshop on thin film deposition using the Angstrom Multimode and Angstrom Resistive deposition systems in the VINSE cleanroom.  The session will be led by Mike Miller, Ph.D., Director of Business Development at… Read More

On Monday, March 10, VINSE welcomed 11 students from Robertson County’s homeschool group, Life is a Field Trip, organized by Susan Halsam, for our Cleanroom Solar Cell Lab. Inside the VINSE cleanroom, home of the cleanest air in Middle Tennessee, students explored solar energy through hands-on activities. During the lab,… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Andrey A. Shults, Chemistry *under the direction of Janet Macdonald “Exploring mechanisms behind phase formations of metal chalcogenide nanoparticles” 03.06.25  |  1:00PM |  5211 Stevenson Center  |  Zoom Our understanding of nanoparticle phase control is currently limited by our knowledge of the mechanisms responsible. How… Read More

VINSE is pleased to share that Justus Ndukaife, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected as one of the 2025 Optica Ambassadors. This distinguished appointment recognizes Ndukaife for his exceptional contributions to the field of optics and photonics, as well as his commitment to… Read More

Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science, and Jason Valentine, professor of mechanical engineering, along with their team, are recipients of the distinguished Charles E. Ives Award for collaborative imaging research. The award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution in the area of basic or applied… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE William Lowery, Chemistry *under the direction of David Cliffel “Development of Improved Electron Transfer Materials in Bioelectrochemical Systems” 02.26.25  |  1:30PM |  5326 Stevenson Center *Reception following in 5502 Stevenson Center There has been a growing interest in leveraging biological materials to solve problems related… Read More