杏吧原创

杏吧原创 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

DISSERTATION DEFENSE Christopher Sharp,聽Chemistry *under the direction of Dr.聽Janet Macdonald 鈥淐ation Exchange in Nanocrystals Towards Novel Ternary Copper Chalcogens鈥� 12.02.22 | 1:00pm CST |聽202 Light Hall (RLH)聽|聽Zoom This thesis concerns the synthesis of copper chalcogen nanocrystals through cation exchange with focus on ternary intermediate and final products. Read More

杏吧原创 the author: Ryan Kowalski is a fourth-year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary Materials Science under the direction Dr. Josh Caldwell. Using infrared spectroscopy, the Caldwell group investigates the optical properties of semiconductor materials for optoelectronic devices. Ryan’s recent publication in Advanced Optical Materials characterizes the… Read More

Congratulations to Shihong Lin, who has been named one of Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers for 2022. 6,938 researchers from 69 countries have been named this year.聽Of the world population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000. Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad… Read More

杏吧原创 the author: Devon Powers earned his Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering PhD in May 2019 under the direction of Prof. Peter Pintauro. Devon studies were focused on fabrication techniques for ion-exchange membranes for H2/air fuel cells and water splitting applications. Through electrospinning, he was able to obtain intimate… Read More

Dr. Zubin Jacob Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University Noon – Engineering Science Building聽044/048 Lunch available to the first 60 attendees. Abstract.聽The first part of the talk will be theoretical and introduce a quantum field theory to rigorously analyze the spin… Read More