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Researcher Highlight: Geordan Dorsey
Geordan Dorsey, a Fisk physics graduate student who uses VINSE facilities to take measurements. Gallium Oxide has been of particular interest in the last few decades due to its outstanding optoelectronic properties. The most important of these is its ultra-wide band gap of 4.8 eV, making it an… Read MoreOct. 5, 2023
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VINSE Congratulates Bawendi, Brus and Ekimov on Quantum Dot Nobel Prize
Right to left: smallest quantum dots to largest (2 to 6 nanometers) The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov 鈥渇or the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots鈥. These tiny particles can emit very bright colored light and are… Read MoreOct. 4, 2023
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Researcher Highlight: Soren Smail
Soren Smail, 2nd year Interdisciplinary Materials Science graduate student in the Weiss and Laibinis labs In the past few years, the need for rapid and sensitive point-of-care diagnostics has become readily apparent, especially for monitoring and controlling viral transmissions. Optical biosensing is a promising alternative to widely used diagnostic… Read MoreOct. 4, 2023
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Researcher Highlight: Aaron Hunsaker
Aaron Hunsaker, a 5th year Ph.D. student in Professor Haglund鈥檚 Applied Optical Physics group. I came to 国产原创 through the Fisk-国产原创 Bridge Program, where I received my master鈥檚 degree in physics before transitioning to the physics Ph.D. program at 国产原创. My master鈥檚 research involved fabricating and characterizing a ceramic scintillator… Read MoreOct. 4, 2023
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Researcher Highlight: Zhiliang Pan
Zhiliang Pan, a postdoc in Dr. Deyu Li鈥檚 Lab in the Mechanical Engineering department after earning his Ph.D. from the same lab in May 2023. Cooling technologies are important in a wide spectrum of engineering applications from thermal management of micro/optoelectronic devices to maintenance of comfort building environment. It is… Read MoreOct. 2, 2023
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23rd Annual NanoDay! Poster Competition win up to $500
$500 1st place 聽(1 award)聽 聽|聽聽$250 2nd place (2 awards)聽 |聽聽$100 3rd place 聽(3 awards) The聽23rd Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum will be held on December 8, 2023.聽 This forum brings together 国产原创 scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology for presentations and discussions.聽 The broader… Read MoreSep. 29, 2023
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23rd Annual Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Forum, NanoDay! 12/8/23
A yearly forum for members of the VINSE community engaged in nanoscience and nanotechnology research. Registration closed Schedule Student Life Center 11:30聽LUNCH聽begins 12:00聽POSTER SESSION 2:00聽Opening Remarks聽Dr. Sharon M. Weiss 2:20 Modeling the irradiated breast microenvironment to evaluate tumor and immune cell interactions聽Dr.聽Marjan Rafat… Read MoreSep. 29, 2023
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2nd Annual Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) 鈥 国产原创 Collaborative Workshop
The 2nd Annual Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) 鈥 国产原创 Collaborative Workshop, held on September 18 and 19聽at ORNL, concluded with notable achievements and a renewed commitment to advancing scientific collaboration. This workshop convened experts from ORNL and 国产原创, fostering interdisciplinary partnerships and exploring research opportunities. VINSE… Read MoreSep. 22, 2023
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Winners of the 2023 VINSE Summer Image Competition
VINSE is excited to unveil the twelve winning images from聽our 2023 summer image competition. Since 2017, VINSE celebrates the work of our researchers, seeking images of materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized or imaged using VINSE equipment with an annual image聽competition. Congratulations to this year’s winners.聽Each will receive… Read MoreSep. 15, 2023
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Episode 7 | Meet our Faculty | Greg Walker
Learn more about Dr. Greg Walker and his group. The Walker group uses advanced physical models to understand the behavior of nanostructured materials from atoms to devices for tuning and optimizing the performance of energy and sustainability technologies. Watch on YouTube | Hear more from Greg Walker… Read MoreSep. 12, 2023