国产原创

国产原创 the author: Dr. Peifu Cheng is a research engineer in Dr. Piran R. Kidambi鈥檚 group in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department. He researches 2D nanomaterials (such as graphene and others) for membrane applications in ionic/molecular separation, desalination, air filtration, dialysis, among others. In the recently published work,… Read More

国产原创 engineering professor and VINSE faculty member Michael R. King has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program recognizes academic inventors who have created or facilitated outstanding inventions that make a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare… Read More

VINSE faculty member Piran Kidambi has been named the 2023 Vice Chair Center for the Center for Nanophase Materials Science聽User Executive Committee. After he serves his term as the Vice Chair, he will step up as the Chair of the 2024 committee. The Center for Nanophase Materials Science… Read More

Two 国产原创 faculty who conducted translational research have received the distinction of Best Invention of 2022 from聽TIME聽magazine. TIME鈥檚 Best Inventions of 2022 Cover 鈥淭hese winning innovations exemplify the transformative potential of university research when it aims to solve society鈥檚 most urgent problems, and when universities partner with the broader innovation… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Madeleine Fort,聽Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Dr. Janet Macdonald 鈥淚mproving Charge Separation and Transfer in Semiconducting Nanocrystalline Materials鈥� 12.07.22 | 11:30am CST | 5502 Stevenson Center This thesis examines charge transfer from semiconductor nanocrystals. A discussion of charge transfer mechanisms and their importance to… Read More

国产原创 the author: Romario Lobban is currently a PhD student advised by Dr. Leon Bellan. His research focuses on new applications of physically-crosslinked thermoresponsive polymer hydrogels. In the featured publication, Romario and co-authors show that physically-crosslinked thermoresponsive polymer hydrogels can be used as temperature dependent carriers that allow… Read More

9th Annual VINSE Student Selected Seminar Series Peidong Yang S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Chair in Energy Department of Chemistry, MSE, University of California, Berkeley Senior Faculty Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory “Nanowire (Bio)photoelecrochemistry” 04.05.23聽 |聽 11:30聽 |聽 044/048 ESB *lunch provided Abstract.聽Wires of different forms… Read More

25 Middle Tennessee High Schools representing聽14 Middle TN counties have signed up to participate in the VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school will聽to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Joseph Matson,聽Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Dr. Josh Caldwell 鈥淕aining Nanophotonic Control through Crystalline Anisotropy鈥� 12.05.22 | 3:00pm CST |聽048聽Engineering Science Building聽 |聽 Zoom Infrared (IR) optics form the basis for many important applications, including chemical spectroscopy for pharmaceuticals, medical testing, environmental… Read More

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Nathan Spear,聽Interdisciplinary Materials Science *under the direction of Dr. Janet Macdonald & Dr.聽Richard Haglund 鈥淓nhanced Plasmonic Upconversion in Coupled Metal-Semiconductor Nanoparticle Films鈥� 12.06.22 | 11:00am CST | 132 Olin Hall A large class of nonlinear materials show enhanced harmonic generation by exciting the localized surface plasmonic… Read More