VINSE Colloquium

Guihua Yu John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering University of Texas at Austin 04.17.26  |  noon Dr. Yu earned his Ph.D. degree from Harvard University after graduating from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) with highest honors. After his postdoctoral research at… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Paul Braun University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Materials and Structures for 3D Nanophotonics and Solid-State Batteries 02.25.26  |  4:10PM | Emerging concepts in materials science are having deep impacts on both photonics and energy storage. I will present highlights… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Daniel Lopez Liang Professor of Electrical Engineering Director, Nanofabrication Lab, Materials Research Institute Founder, Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Hub (MASH) Penn State University Ultrathin mechanical systems: an emerging field with new physics and unique applications. 10.22.25  | … Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Hangbo Zhao Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Southern California Stretchable Sensors for Soft Tissues and Robots 03.19.25  |  4:10PM | 5326 Stevenson Center Bio. Dr. Hangbo Zhao is an assistant professor in the… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Kevin Kubarych University of Ottawa Polaritonic Chemistry and Dynamics 02.19.25  |  4:10PM | 5326 Stevenson Center Exciting new prospects are emerging to modify rates and yields of chemical reactions by coupling vibrational states of molecules to resonant optical cavities. Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Jordan Hachtel Staff Scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory New Frontiers in Electron Microscopy with Simultaneous Spatial, Spectral, and Momentum Resolution 01.15.25  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: Jordan Hachtel is a staff scientist in the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Flavia Vitale Associate Professor of Neurology and Bioengineering University of Pennsylvania When nano meets neuro: engineering high-resolution bioelectronics from nanoscale soft conductors 12.11.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall The ability to record, modulate, and dynamically interface with the activity of cells,… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Marin Soljačić Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enabling novel light phenomena at the subwavelength scale 10.16.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Bio: Marin Soljačić is a Professor of Physics at MIT. He is… Read More

Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Lauren Garten Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Developing 2D monochalcogenides for piezoelectrics and ferroelectrics  09.04.24  |  4:10PM | 134 Featheringill Hall Lauren Garten is an assistant professor in Materials Science and Engineering at the… Read More

11th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Arjun Yodh James M. Skinner Professor of Science and Department Chair University of Pennsylvania  Imaging and Spectroscopy of (mostly) Brain Using Diffusing Light 04.04.25  |  noon Diffusing light can be used to probe physiology in tissues located far below the… Read More