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Soren Smail, a graduate student in the Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program at ¹ú²úÔ­´´, has been awarded Talk of the Day at the recent Porous Semiconductors Science and Technology (PSST) Conference in Naples, Italy. The honor was selected by conference attendees, participants, and session chairs in recognition of the… Read More

VINSE successfully concluded its June professional development programming with four hands-on short courses and a collaborative quantum computing workshop, welcoming more than 90 participants from across academia, industry, K-12 education, and the broader community. More than 40 participants attended VINSE’s short courses in Microfluidic Device Fabrication, Atomic Force Microscopy… Read More

Silicon Metasurface Filter Arrays VINSE is excited to announce that the Elionix ELS-BODEN 50 electron beam lithography (EBL) system is now available to users in the cleanroom. The new tool brings a major boost in both resolution and throughput, enabling fabrication of features as… Read More

Emma Bartelsen, a PhD candidate in ¹ú²úÔ­´´’s Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) Graduate Program, has been awarded a 2026 SPIE Optics and Photonics Scholarship, recognizing her potential contributions to optics, photonics, and related fields. SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, selected 85 outstanding student members worldwide to… Read More

The Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) graduate program is pleased to announce the arrival of 10 new PhD students who will join the program this upcoming academic year. This cohort reflects the program’s commitment to bringing together scholars from diverse academic disciplines and institutions to advance… Read More

CIE 1931 color space values extracted from (a) smartphone images of the multichromatic (RGB) and monochromatic (R, G, B) PSi rugate filters. The smartphone images of the filters are shown in the inset. (b) Comparison of x y chromaticity coordinates calculated from reflectance spectrum measurements and extracted from smartphone images… Read More

VINSE is pleased to welcome Dr. Mark W. Grinstaff, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University, as our featured keynote speaker at the 26th annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum aka NanoDay. Keynote Lecture Modified Self-Amplifying RNAs Are the Next Frontier in RNA Therapeutics Dr. Grinstaff will… Read More

¹ú²úÔ­´´ Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium   Dr. Brad Berron Research Director of Beam Institute Professor of Chemical Engineering University of Kentucky Engineering the Future of Kentucky Bourbon 09.09.26  |  4:10PM | Kentucky’s bourbon industry produces over $10 billion in economic impact. The… Read More

VINSE is excited to welcome Lauren Bayer, Sariah D’Empaire-Salomon, Thaissa Peixoto, and Kirsten Stinson as the newest members of the NanoGuides program. NanoGuides are graduate student ambassadors who lead tours, assist with outreach activities, and share nanoscale science with students and visitors across campus. With these additions, VINSE… Read More

(A) Energy diagram depicting coupling between the propagated polariton evanescent mode and the targeted vibrational bond mode in PMMA. (B) Basic schematic of a Fabry–Perot cavity. (C) Schematic of the cavity design used, which includes a silicon substrate coated with a layer of gold, topped with a layer of PMMA… Read More