Jason Valentine

Congratulations to Jason Valentine, VINSE Deputy Director and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, for receiving his second Chancellor’s Award for Research. Presented annually to up to 10 faculty, the Chancellor’s Award for Research recognizes excellence in published research, scholarship, or creative expression. The award celebrates outstanding work that advances knowledge,… Read More

Xiaomeng Zhang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scholar, Mechanical Engineering Deyu Li Research Group and Josh Caldwell Research Group My current research was inspired by the mentorship of several exceptional advisors who shaped my perspective on science. Working with Professor Jason Valentine, I discovered how light-matter interactions can be harnessed through… Read More

On October 13, 2025, the VINSE Fall Faculty Celebration took place to honor and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our community. This annual event not only highlighted individual accomplishments but also fostered a sense of camaraderie among colleagues. WELCOME TO VINSE Andrea Locke | Bryant Spreine… Read More

Dr. Jason Valentine, VINSE Deputy Director, will play a key role in a research initiative recently awarded $1.2 million in funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project “Intelligent Cyber Microscopy System for Long-term Microscope Imaging” seeks to develop an Intelligent Cyber Microscopy System (iCMS) by introducing a cutting-edge, AI-powered… Read More

VINSE welcomes Rahul Shah to the VINSE Superuser program. Rahul is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, conducting research in the NanoOptics Lab under the supervision of Prof. Jason Valentine. His work focuses on the design of metasurfaces for imaging and detection, including a… Read More

Three VINSE faculty members were honored for outstanding excellence and achievement within the School of Engineering. These faculty members were recognized for contributions to research and teaching. VINSE extends its congratulations to the awardees for their dedication, innovation, and leadership within the engineering and nanoscale science communities. Award for Excellence… 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

Learn more about Dr. Jason Valentine and his group. The Valentine group uses nanoscale structuring to engineer the optical properties of materials in realizing so-called metamaterials for a wide range of uses including imaging, image processing, and dynamically tunable optical elements. Read More

Learn more about Dr. Jason Valentine and his group. The Valentine group uses nanoscale structuring to engineer the optical properties of materials in realizing so-called metamaterials for a wide range of uses including imaging, image processing, and dynamically tunable optical elements. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Elena Kovalik, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Jason Valentine “Electrochemically Actuated Metasurfaces for Low-Power Nanophotonic and Energy Storage Devices” 08.09.24  |  11:00AM |  044 Engineering Science Building In an age of ubiquitous access to information, metamaterials offer a solution to a wide range of information display… Read More