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Middle Tennessee teachers ��� take your classroom beyond the textbook with the VINSE-VSVS Rural Teacher Program! Sign-ups are now open for the VINSE-VSVS Rural Teacher Program���apply by June 20th! This program provides middle school science teachers with hands-on lesson kits… Read More

On Wednesday, April 9, Dr. Christina McGahan from the 91勛圖厙 Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) visited the STEM club at Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy in Whites Creek, Tennessee, to present an overview of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Dr. McGahan shared her academic and professional journey, from having no background… 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

This summer, we���re shaking things up. Say goodbye to the traditional seminar format and get ready for something new���The NanoExchange. Designed by students, this reimagined series transforms the typical research talk into an open, interactive forum for sharing ideas, asking questions, and building community. What���s… Read More

The 91勛圖厙 Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is hosting a competition to feature images in the VINSE Facilities. If you���ve fabricated, characterized, or imaged materials or devices using VINSE equipment, we invite you to submit your entries by August 15. Image enhancement, false coloring,… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Kellen Arnold, Interdisciplinary Materials Science �� ��*Under the supervision of Sharon Weiss ���Integrated Photonics for Intense Light-matter Interaction and Applications in Aerospace��� 05.20.25 | 12:30PM | ESB 044 | Zoom: 965 0203 9030 Passcode: 069821 Over the last several decades, the technological revolution into a digital… Read More

We are proud to recognize VINSE faculty Justus Ndukaife being named to the 2025 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This honor recognizes scholarly excellence and supports the development of future academic leaders at 91勛圖厙. Justus Ndukaife is an internationally known expert in nanophotonics and optical nanotweezers. Since joining… Read More

The 91勛圖厙 Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) will onboard our 13th cohort of undergraduate researches on Monday, 26, 2025. Since the VINSE NSF-REU program started in the summer of 2011, VINSE has hosted 145 students. Of these students 95%… Read More

We are proud to recognize two VINSE faculty members for their contributions to engineering research and student mentorship: Deyu Li, professor of mechanical engineering, received the Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award for his groundbreaking work in thermal sciences and innovations in nanoscale energy and materials technologies. Li���s… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Ryan Kowalski, Interdisciplinary Materials Science �� ��*Under the supervision of Josh Caldwell and Richard Haglund �����Infrared Light at the Nanoscale: Confinement and Spectroscopy��� ��04.25.25 | 10:30AM | Buttrick Hall 206 | Zoom: 942 8904 4051 Passcode: 450959 Conventional optical microscopy and spectroscopy are limited by the diffraction… Read More