Colloquium

Dr. Joan Redwing Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering; Director of NSF 2D Crystal Consortium “Ultra-thin 2D Semiconductors for Next Generation Devices“ 11.15.23   |   4:10PM The field of two-dimensional (2D) materials began with the advent of graphene but has expanded to a wide class… Read More

  Dr. Chunsheng Wang University of Maryland, College Park “Electrolyte Design for Li-ion and Li Metal Batteries” 10.18.23   |   4:10PM The energy density, safety, and cycle life of batteries are critical for electric vehicles (EV), electric aviation, and renewable energy storage. However, current Li-ion batteries still cannot simultaneously… Read More

Dr. Marc Miskin Assistant Professor Electrical and Systems Engineering University of Pennsylvania “Tiny Robots” 09.13.23   |   4:10PM   |  134 Featheringill Hall Nature routinely makes smart, complex, microscopically tiny machines.   But how can humans do it? And can we do it in a… Read More

The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration.  Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions.  The goal of these… Read More

9th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Series Peidong Yang S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Chair in Energy Department of Chemistry, MSE, University of California, Berkeley Senior Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory “Nanowire (Bio)photoelecrochemistry” 04.05.23  |  11:30  |  044/048 ESB *lunch provided Abstract. Wires of different forms… Read More

Dr. Zubin Jacob Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University Noon – Engineering Science Building 044/048 Lunch available to the first 60 attendees. Abstract. The first part of the talk will be theoretical and introduce a quantum field theory to rigorously analyze the spin… Read More

Dr. Adam Dunkelberger Research Chemist U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 03.22.23 | 4:10PM | Stevenson 5326 Light refreshments served at 3:45PM Abstract: Vibration-cavity polaritons, which are produced by strong coupling between an optical cavity and a molecular vibration, have been shown to modify chemical reaction rates and branching ratios. Read More

Dr. Turan Birol University of Minnesota “The Many Phases of AV3Sb5 Kagome Metals (A case study for first principles methods and group theory)” 01.25.23  |  4:10pm  |  5326 Stevenson Center Abstract. First principles computational methods, such as Density Functional Theory (DFT), provide a reliable means to both reproduce… Read More

$500 1st place  (1 award)   |  $250 2nd place (2 awards)  |  $100 3rd place  (3 awards) The 22nd Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum will be held on November 4, 2022.  This forum brings together Vanderbilt scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology for presentations and discussions.  The… Read More

Dr. Alice Leach Data Engineer, Whatnot Inc. “Transitioning to a career in data and analytics” 09.21.22  | 4pm  |  134 Featheringill Hall Abstract. Over the last 10 years, the data industry has exploded in size and a further 31% increase in the number of jobs is projected by… Read More