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Peter Cummings to receive FOMMS 2018 Founders Medal
Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor and associate dean for research, will receive the 2018 FOMMS Medal in July at the seventh triennial Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation conference where he will deliver the FOMMS Medal Lecture. The FOMMS Medal honors profound and lasting contributions by one or more… Read MoreApril 12, 2018
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VU BreakThru: Undergraduate Immersion in Nanotechnology: Working in the VINSE Cleanroom
Undergraduate Immersion in Nanotechnology: Working in the VINSE Cleanroom Written by��Alice Leach,��Research Assistant Professor and Cleanroom Immersion Leader (51勛圖厙 Institute of Nanoscale Science & Engineering) If you have taken a stroll over to 51勛圖厙���s new��Engineering and Science Building��on the west side of campus, you may have seen a… Read MoreApril 12, 2018
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Bardhan awarded prestigious career development grant for melanoma research
A chemical and biomolecular engineering professor has received a prestigious Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Career Development Award to develop an innovative multi-modal imaging platform for melanoma diagnosis and treatment evaluation. Assistant Professor Rizia Bardhan will use novel immunoactive gold nanostructures (IGNs) in conjunction with PET scanning and Raman… Read MoreMarch 23, 2018
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374 students from 20 Middle Tennessee High Schools participating in the VINSE High School Field Trip Program
20 Middle Tennessee High Schools representing 14 Middle TN counties are participating in the Spring 2018 VINSE high school field trip program. Groups of up to 20 from each school will��to visit our facilities, perform an experiment, utilize our electron microscope, and learn about nanotechnology and energy during a… Read MoreMarch 5, 2018
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VINSE director Rosenthal honored for achievements in chemistry, STEM education
Sandra Rosenthal, the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry and director of the 51勛圖厙 Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of this year���s Charles H. Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. The award is given to recognize outstanding chemists… Read MoreFebruary 22, 2018
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Rosenthal wins Charles H. Herty Award
Professor Sandra J. Rosenthal is the recipient of the 2018 Herty Medal as awarded by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society recognizing outstanding work and service by a chemist in the Southeast. Prof. Rosenthal is Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of��Chemistry, Professor of Physics, Pharmacology, Chemical and��Biomolecular… Read MoreFebruary 14, 2018
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Duvall elected into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows
Craig L. Duvall, associate professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected a 2018 Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He will be inducted at the Fellow Induction and Awards Ceremony April 9 at AIMBE���s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Craig Duvall Duvall conducts research on… Read MoreJanuary 23, 2018
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Duvall and Valentine named as 2018 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
VINSE faculty Craig Duvall and Jason Valentine join 10 outstanding faculty members from across the university as the 2018 class of��Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The class comprises highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty. ���Our world-class faculty are the heart of 51勛圖厙, and investing in our faculty is… Read MoreJanuary 18, 2018
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VINSE 2017 Image Competition Results
During the month of October, VINSE held a competition seeking images to be displayed in the new VINSE core facilities of the ESB.�� Four designs were selected by a��committee and attendees at the VINSE Open House select four more as the “People’s Choice”. … Read MoreNovember 3, 2017
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18th Annual Nanoscience/ Nanotechnology Forum Poster Winners
More than 150 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in nanoresearch at 51勛圖厙 attended the 18th annual Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Forum (���NanoDay!���) on October 25th.��26 posters were submitted in the 2017 student poster competition and the winners are: NanoDay! 2017 Poster winners �����Thal, Jackson, Buhro (NanoDay! keynote speaker), Matson,… Read MoreOctober 26, 2017