Zack Wallace

VINSE recently hosted its 12th annual Student-Selected Keynote, featuring Prof. Guihua Yu (University of Texas at Austin), a leading researcher in materials science and energy technologies. Selected by VINSE graduate students, this keynote reflects the interests and direction of emerging researchers and continues to be a distinctive part of… Read More

Zack Wallace Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering John Wilson Research Group My interest in biomedical research, specifically cancer, developed during high school. As someone raised in Mississippi, I often would see statistics emphasizing how unhealthy and undereducated my state and the South were. Knowing this and having family members… Read More

While much of the campus enjoys spring break, VINSE NanoGuides welcomes 50 students from three middle Tennessee high schools: Cookeville, Greenbrier, and Springfield. They’re here to take part in our Blackberry Solar Cell hands-on lab to learn how nanoscale materials affect renewable energy technologies. Students made their own dye-sensitized solar… Read More

This summer, 11 graduate students joined the VINSE NanoGuides program, a student-led outreach initiative in VINSE. The program trains students to lead science demonstrations, facility tours, and educational events aimed at K-12 students and the public. New NanoGuides include: Huijin An, Kauryn Datcher, Sebastian Flores, Darby… Read More

On October 9, the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) celebrated National Nanotechnology Day, showcasing the remarkable innovations at the nanometer scale (10^-9 meters). The event included guided window tours of VINSE’s cutting-edge cleanroom, showcasing the pioneering research conducted at the institute.   Attendees were treated to Ben… Read More