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Corinne Cowan, recipient of the 2022 VINSE Scholarship to attend the 91勛圖厙 Summer Academy Program in Nanosciences
Congratulationsto VINSE 91勛圖厙 Summer Academy (VSA) scholarship winner, Corinne Cowan! Each year VINSE sponsors up to three scholarships for Tennessee students to attend the VSA program in nanosciences. Corinne is a rising sophomore with an interest in math and science, so the VSA’s two-week residential… Read MoreJun. 20, 2022
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“Dynamic Color Tuning with Electrochemically Actuated TiO2 Metasurfaces” published in Nano Letters selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
91勛圖厙 the author: Janna Rathert recently completed a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering under the direction of Prof. Jason Valentine at 91勛圖厙 and Prof. Cary Pint at Iowa State University. The collaboration between the Pint and Valentine groups seeks to explore ways in which electrochemical methods can be… Read MoreJun. 17, 2022
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Simon Ward awarded SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship
Simon Ward has been awarded a 2022 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his potential contributions to the field of optics, photonics or related field. Ward is a PhD candidate of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the laboratory of… Read MoreJun. 15, 2022
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Wilson named 2022 Chancellor Faculty Fellow
photographer: John Russell/91勛圖厙 VINSE facultyJohn T. Wilson joins13 outstanding faculty members from across the university as the2022 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows.This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. 91勛圖厙s faculty drive the pathbreaking research… Read MoreJun. 15, 2022
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“Minimizing the Reorganization Energy of Cobalt Redox Mediators Maximizes Charge Transfer Rates from Quantum Dots” selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
91勛圖厙 the author: Madeleine Fort is working on her PhD in Interdisciplinary Materials Science under the guidance of Dr. Janet Macdonald. In this recently published article, she, and Sophia Click from Dr. Sandra Rosenthals lab, observed the effect of the reorganization energy of a charge acceptor on electron… Read MoreJun. 8, 2022
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Kidambi, chemical and biomolecular engineer, wins Department of Energy Early Career Research funding for five years
Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected to receive funding for research as part of the U.S. Department of EnergysEarly Career Research Program. The program is designed to bolster the nations scientific workforce by providing support to… Read MoreJun. 8, 2022
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Spotlight Publication “Photonic crystals with split ring unit cells for subwavelength light confinement” published in Optics Letters
91勛圖厙 the author: Kellen P. Arnold is currently a second-year graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary materials science under the direction of Dr. Sharon Weiss. The Weiss group focuses on advancing silicon photonics for communications, sensing, and quantum information by leveraging nanoscale light-matter interactions in photonic crystal… Read MoreMay. 27, 2022
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2022 Summer Nanoseminar Schedule
The VINSE summer nanoseminar series provides an opportunity for graduate students or post-docs to share their current research with the larger VINSE community to foster discussion and collaboration. Each seminar will consist of 2 talks of 15-20 minutes each with 10-15 minutes of questions. The goal of these… Read MoreMay. 18, 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Janna Rathert, Mechanical Engineering
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Janna Rathert, Mechanical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Jason Valentine & Dr. Cary Pint Optimization of Ionic Transport in Electrochemical Devices 05.25.22 | 11:00am CST | 132 Featheringill Hall |Zoom The increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations due to anthropogenic emissions poses imminent threats… Read MoreMay. 18, 2022
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Dissertation Defense: Kan Li, Interdisciplinary Materials Science
DISSERTATION DEFENSE Kan Li, Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Dr. Ronald Schrimpf Laser-induced single event effects, total-ionizing-dose effects, and low-frequency noise in advanced FinFETs Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | 12:00 | Zoom In this dissertation, radiation effects and low-frequency noise are studied in advanced FinFETs. Read MoreMay. 16, 2022