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VINSE welcomes Andrea Locke, who joined the institute in August 2025 51����. Locke leads the Locke Biosensing Lab, which develops optical biosensing platforms to address clinical diagnostic challenges at the point of care. The lab integrates nanoplasmonic structures into paper- and microfluidic-based systems to create rapid, user-friendly diagnostic tools. Current projects… Read More

Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience in a cutting-edge lab environment? This is an excellent opportunity to be an integral part of maintaining a clean and efficient lab space within the VINSE cleanroom, supporting high-quality research, education, and outreach. What You’ll Do: Lab Maintenance: Ensure clean floors, surfaces,… Read More

Dr. Jason Valentine, VINSE Deputy Director, will play a key role in a research initiative recently awarded $1.2 million in funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The project “Intelligent Cyber Microscopy System for Long-term Microscope Imaging” seeks to develop an Intelligent Cyber Microscopy System (iCMS) by introducing a cutting-edge, AI-powered… Read More

VINSE has implemented a real-time safety monitoring system in the VINSE Cleanroom. This system displays a live roster of individuals currently inside the Cleanroom-visible from both within the lab and the Pregown area. Utilizing the barcodes on the back of existing user nametags, the… Read More

When precise control of dielectric film thickness is required, plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) may be a solution.  ALD is a chemical vapor deposition technique available within the VINSE Cleanroom core facility on the Picosun R-200 Advanced tool.  The major advantages of ALD compared to other deposition techniques are thickness… Read More

VINSE has recently added a JA Woollam M-2000DI spectroscopic ellipsometer to the Cleanroom core facility, providing an additional option for users to quickly characterize thin films when developing recipes for deposition, etching, and spin coating processes.  This instrument complements the existing JA Woollam M-2000V ellipsometer in the VINSE Analytical Lab. … Read More

Congratulations to Dr. Marjan Rafat, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, biomedical engineering, and radiation oncology, on receiving a Seeding Success internal grant. This award will support her project, “Developing Novel Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels to Study the Impact of Obesity on Breast Cancer Recurrence,” research at the intersection of… Read More

Congratulations to all of the students who presented at the 2025 51���� VINSE Undergraduate Research Symposium! Our undergraduate researchers were able to share everything they accomplished during their individual research projects at Vanderbilt University over the past ten weeks. The symposium, which was held in collaboration with the Chemical Biology/Chemistry NSF-REU,… Read More

This summer, 11 graduate students joined the VINSE NanoGuides program, a student-led outreach initiative in VINSE. The program trains students to lead science demonstrations, facility tours, and educational events aimed at K-12 students and the public. New NanoGuides include: Huijin An, Kauryn Datcher, Sebastian Flores, Darby… Read More

VINSE will host the 14th Annual VINSE Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, July 31, from 1:30–3:30 p.m. in the Engineering and Science Building (ESB) lobby. —> Click here for full event program This event marks the culmination of a 10-week summer… Read More