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The VINSE Industry Affiliates Mentoring Program launched this fall with an excellent feedback of 4.6 out of 5 star rating. Students connected with professionals from VINSE IAP companies for personalized conversations about career paths, resumes, interviewing, and navigating the transition from academia to industry. Early feedback highlights the program’s… Read More

Yueming Yan Graduate Student, Physics Richard Haglund Research Group Converting low-energy infrared photons into visible and ultraviolet light through nonlinear optical processes is a fascinating challenge. Traditional upconversion relies on bulk crystals that require strict phase-matching and careful alignment, but I’ve focused on metal and semiconductor nanoparticles. Read More

VINSE faculty Justus Ndukaife, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and Chancellor Faculty Fellow, and his group in collaborative research with VINSE faculty Josh Caldwell’s group, produced all-metal thermal emitters designed to improve the stability of infrared light sources used in demanding environments. The work published in Advanced… 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

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Sajal Islam, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the supervision of Ron Schrimpf and Josh Caldwell “Enhancing Reliability in Ga₂O₃, GaN and SiC Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices through Structural Design Improvement and Radiation Effects Analysis” 12.16.25 | 11:00 am | ISDE Conference Room | Zoom Wide bandgap semiconductor technologies,… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Abigail Fabiano, Biomedical Engineering *under the supervision of Michael R. King “Enabling Tools and Approaches for the Study of Mechanoadaptation and Apoptosis in Metastatic Cancer” 12.04.25 | 1:00 pm | Sarratt 189  | Zoom Although fewer than 1% of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) that enter the… 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

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,… Read More