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Download a copy of your VINSE 2024 Calendar. Members of the VINSE community can still request a complimentary printed copy of the calendar by��clicking here��(deadline 12.14.23). Here���s a quick trip down memory lane for VINSE in 2023: Organized 1st��annual VINSE Community Picnic with more than 200 registered… Read More

91勛圖厙 the authors: The first author is Boyang Xiao, a second-year Ph.D. student under the supervision of Prof. Xiaoguang Dong in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The co-authors also include a group of Mechanical Engineering undergraduate students. In their recent work published in Advanced Functional Materials, the team… Read More

Looking for a unique summer opportunity?����Apply now for��the VINSE Summer 2024 Tech Crew What is the VINSE Summer Tech Crew? The 91勛圖厙 Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2024 Tech Crew program, an immersive opportunity for 91勛圖厙 students to work in… Read More

Sarah Driscoll, a VINSE Associate Tech Crew��member and junior in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the second��place national winner in the��2023 IGNITE Off! Competition��sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)��and hosted… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Kelly A. Richardson, Chemistry *under the direction of��David Wright ���The Development of Blood-Brain Barrier Cell Culture Models and Relevant Assessment Tools��� 11.30.23�� |�� 11:00AM CST�� |����5326 Stevenson Center�� | Zoom ID: 952 2128 6219�� ��|�� Passcode: 978940… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Marc A. Nabhan,��Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering *under the direction of��Kane Jennings ���Interfacing Proteins with Conducting Polymers for the Fabrication of Biohybrid and Biomolecular-based Electronics��� 12.04.23�� |�� 2:30PM CST�� |�� 048 Engineering Science Building (ESB) The overarching theme of the work presented herein is the combination of proteins… Read More

Congratulations to Eric Skaar’s group for their Nature publication.��The keys towards understanding the role of nutrients in guest-hosts interactions inherently reside at the nanoscale. The work by Pi et al. from the Skaar laboratory utilized the advanced electron microscopy capabilities in VINSE to reveal how C. difficile bacteria use… Read More

Congratulations to��Nicole Moehring,��recipient of the 2023 VINSE Best Graduate Student Publication award. Nicole���s publication in ACS Nano reports on a novel chemical vapor deposition process to form precise Angstrom-scale pores in graphene ��� an atomically thin sheet of carbon atoms. This work has potential impact for energy conversion, energy… Read More

VINSE is excited to announce Andrey Shults��is the recipient of the VINSE Best Collaborative Paper award. Andrey���s paper has contributions from two VINSE groups from different departments ��� the Macdonald group in Chemistry and the Caldwell group in Mechanical Engineering. The authors report on colloidal chemistry synthesis and characterization… Read More

Learn more about Dr. Lauren Buchanan and her group. The Buchanan group employs ultrafast two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy to gain a deeper understanding of protein misfolding pathways relative to disease and to determine how protein structure and dynamics are affected by interactions with materials such as nanoparticles. Read More