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🎉Please join us in welcoming 8 newly admitted students to the Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) PhD program! They are selected from a large pool of talented young researchers and will have a unique opportunity to conduct research with over 40 full-time faculty members.

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On Tuesday, April 23, VINSE welcomed nine students from Clay County High School to our Forensics Lab. Their job was to find proof of “murderer” before the end of the day! Special thanks to our NanoGuides Swarnim Neema, Jack Loken, Emma Endres and William Lowery for their help!

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Thank you Dr. Gang Chen (@MIT) for joining us for the VINSE 10th Annual Student-Selected Speaker Seminar last week! A special thanks to the VINSE student committee Mark Mc Veigh (committee chair), Chris Boyd Trey Long, Zane Parkerson, and Owen Meilander for organizing the event!

Congrats Craig Duvall and Brock Fletcher! Their article, “Non-Viral In Vivo Delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 using Protein-Agnostic, High-Loading Porous Silicon and Polymer Nanoparticles” published in ACS Nano, has been selected as a VINSE Spotlight Publication. bit.ly/49KlQhX

Don't miss the pub style trivia part! You know it's gonna be fun 😆

Meet our NSF REU Summer Interns! The VINSE NSF-REU program is a ten-week summer internship for undergrads that provides students with a true interdisciplinary research experience. These 11 students selected from over 500 meritorious applicants to work closely with our faculty.

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You don’t want to miss this year’s VINSE Event Swag, which will be limited to the first 150 people to arrive, don’t be late! #VINSEvandy #VINSE

Join us this Saturday for the community picnic. It will be an afternoon full of games, food, drink, and fun! Each player on the winning tug-of-war team will get a VINSE branded pickleball set! 🗓️When: April 20 from 11:00-1:30 📍Where: Edwin Warner Park, Picnic Shelter 6

It SEEMS like nothing eye-catching at the “crime scene”, but what are the hidden clues you should not miss out? On Thursday, April 11, VINSE welcomed 16 students from White House Heritage High School to our Forensics Lab. Contact us if your school is interested! #VINSEvandy

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We are excited to announce that the 10th VINSE student selected keynote seminar will be National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences member Dr. Gang Chen from @MIT! Join us for this day-long learning! bit.ly/49x9SYT #VINSEvandy #VINSE

Today VINSE welcomed 13 students from White County High School (@WCHS_Media) to our Cleanroom Solar Cell Lab. They created a full silicon/polymer hybrid solar cell, measured the electricity generated by shining light on the solar cell, and used light-based stenciling!

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Imagine you are a detective investigating on a murder scene, where do you start? On March 28, VINSE welcomed 16 students from Springfield High School to our Forensics Lab. If your school is interested in this fun and scientific activity, please contact us! #VINSEvandy

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Today, VINSE welcomed 8 students from Waverly Central High School to our Cleanroom Microfluidics Lab. Special thanks to VINSE NanoGuides TuanKhai Nguyen, Chris Boyd, Alexandria Carter, Haley Dishman, for making this event engaging! #VINSEvandy #VINSE

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Congratulations Dr. Lauren Buchanan! We are so proud of your receiving a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award! #VINSEvandy #VINSE my.vanderbilt.edu/vinsenews/2024…

VINSE is excited to welcome Dr. Jacob Robinson who will give a presentation on Manipulating brain states with miniature neurotech tomorrow, March 20. Dr. Daniel Gonzales will host this colloquium. Join us for this informative session! my.vanderbilt.edu/vinsenews/2023… #VINSEvandy #VINSE

Learn more about Dr. Xiaoguang Dong and his group. The Dong group develops novel stimuli-responsive mechanisms, microdevices, and microrobots for minimally invasive medical operations. bit.ly/49XeQ29 #VINSEvandy #VINSE

Congrats to Christopher Whittington and Courtney Ragle for earning their VINSE backpack as a NanoGuide incentive reward. If you want to support Cleanroom Microfluidics, Forensics/Analytical Lab, Cleanroom Solar Cell and Blackberry Solar Cell lab, come connect with us!

Recently, Andrey Shults, Guanyu Lu, Josh Caldwell and Janet Macdonald celebrated their winning 2023 VINSE Best Collaborative Paper award. Their paper was published in Nanoscale Horizons. Stay posted for the nomination this year! #VINSEvandy #VINSE

When Vanderbilt campus is wrapping down in spring break, VINSE outreach program is buzzing with energy! This week, 92 high school students join Blackberry Solar Cell Lab, making solar cells and measuring the electrical power. Contact us for more info! bit.ly/3wQsLby

On Thursday, March 7, VINSE welcomed 14 students from Columbia Central High School to our Forensics Lab. They solved a whodunnit-themed activity using several types of spectroscopies including Raman, FTIR, absorption and photoluminescence. Contact us for more info! #VINSEvandy