VINSE General News

For the first time, VINSE is putting the choice in your hands! Throughout September, everyone can cast one vote per day to help decide the winners of the 2025 VINSE  Summer Image Competition. The winning images will appear in the 2026 VINSE calendar and each winner will receive… Read More

This issue features our 25th annual NanoDay, exciting faculty and student achievements, Pilot Funding success stories, and new cleanroom capabilities. Explore the highlights and register for upcoming events here:Read the Fall 2025 Newsletter… 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

Mark your calendars! VINSE and Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) are co-hosting a tailgate party on Saturday, November 8 before the Auburn vs. Vanderbilt football game. Kickoff time has not yet been announced, but we encourage you to save the date. Join us at Tailgate… Read More

VINSE graduate student Owen Meilander, a Ph.D. student in Interdisciplinary Materials Science working under the direction of Professor Mona Ebrish, received the Best Student Poster Presentation Award at the 2025 Lester Eastman Conference on High Performance Devices, held August 11–12 at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. His poster,… Read More

Join VINSE Director, Sharon Weiss to discuss new initiatives, pilot funding, tech crew, and other ways VINSE can help support your research. Wednesday, September 10, 2025 9:30-10:30 AM 226 ESB, VINSE Conference Room… Read More

VINSE is pleased to announce the promotion of four outstanding members of the Tech Crew in recognition of their contributions to research, education, and cleanroom operations. Senior Tech Crew Promotions Ella Dzialowski has been promoted to Senior Tech Crew for her extensive troubleshooting on the photoplotter tool, work on… Read More

Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience in a cutting-edge lab environment? This is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of maintaining a clean and efficient lab space within the VINSE cleanroom, supporting high-quality research, education, and outreach. What You’ll Do: Lab Maintenance: Ensure clean floors, surfaces,… 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 has implemented a real-time safety monitoring system in the VINSE Cleanroom. This system displays a live roster of individuals currently inside the Cleanroom-visible from both within the lab and the Pregown area. Utilizing the barcodes on the back of existing user nametags, the… Read More