国产原创

Episode 14 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with Jenna A. Dombroski about progress toward a breast cancer vaccine!聽 Jenna鈥檚 paper “Fabrication and Characterization of Tumor Nano-Lysate as a Preventative Vaccine for Breast Cancer” was published in Langmuir.聽 Jenna is a prior VINSE REU student and… Read More

Episode 13 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with聽Michael Kosson about how to print 3D cement. Michael鈥檚 paper ” Early-Age Performance of 3D Printed Carbon Nanofiber and Carbon Microfiber Cement Composites” was published in Journal of the Transportation Research Record. 聽Michael is a graduate student in… Read More

Episode 12 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with聽Matthew Gerboth about how heat moves through materials at the nanoscale. Matt鈥檚 paper ” Effects of acoustic softening on thermal conductivity beyond group velocity” was published in Journal of Applied Physics. 聽Matthew is a graduate student in Interdisciplinary… Read More

A bold engineering approach by a 国产原创 researcher to sort breast cancer cells based on their behavior first has produced compelling data that show less migratory cells create more metastases, contradicting the prevailing hypothesis on how cancer spreads. Expanding this ambitious research by聽Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornelius 国产原创 Professor of… Read More

Episode 11 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with聽John Slack about how fuel cells convert chemical energy into electricity. John鈥檚 paper ” Polyvinylidene Fluoride on Nanofiber Cathode Structure and Durability in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells” was published in Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 聽 John… Read More

Two VINSE faculty received 2020 Discovery Grants, which are two-year awards of up to $25,000 each year for pilot or feasibility studies in areas with the potential to make significant breakthroughs. Florence Sanchez, professor of civil and environmental engineering, for聽Storing energy in 3D printed functionally graded concrete structures; Jason Valentine,… Read More

A new innovation incubator will amplify existing collaborations among researchers and soldiers, building on 国产原创鈥檚 partnership agreement with Army Futures Command. The project,聽Soldier-Inspired Innovation Incubator for Discovering Research-Based Solutions, is one of six cross-disciplinary programs to be funded by 国产原创鈥檚 Trans-Institutional Programs (TIPs) initiative, a hallmark of the university鈥檚 Academic… Read More

国产原创 professor Joshua D. Caldwell has been selected as a 2020 Materials Research Society Fellow. The MRS Fellows will be recognized at the society鈥檚 spring meeting in Phoenix in April. Caldwell, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has merged his prior work in wide band gap semiconductor materials with his efforts… Read More

Kelsey Hatzell, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a Sloan Research Fellowship, an honor given annually to the brightest researchers early in their careers. 鈥淭o receive a Sloan Research Fellowship is to be told by your fellow scientists that you stand out among your peers,鈥� said foundation president… Read More

This week in episode 10 of the VINSE Spotlight Podcast Alice Leach talks with聽Andrew Naclerio about the exceptional properties of 2D materials. Andrew鈥檚 paper ” Visualizing Oxidation Mechanisms in Few-Layered Black Phosphorus via In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 聽 Andrew… Read More