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(A) Energy diagram depicting coupling between the propagated polariton evanescent mode and the targeted vibrational bond mode in PMMA. (B) Basic schematic of a Fabry–Perot cavity. (C) Schematic of the cavity design used, which includes a silicon substrate coated with a layer of gold, topped with a layer of PMMA… Read More

Janet Macdonald, professor of chemistry and associate director of Vanderbilt University’s Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) program, has been named director of the program effective July 1. She succeeds Josh Caldwell, who has served as director since 2021. Macdonald has served as associate director of IMS since 2021 and has been… Read More

Emmanuel Dabuo Graduate Student, Interdisciplinary Materials Science Caldwell Research Group Before coming to Vanderbilt, Emmanuel was convinced his research would center on 2D materials, particularly graphene, for solar energy applications. That changed during a rotation in Prof. Caldwell’s lab, where he was introduced to defect characterization in… Read More

  Congratulations to Emma Endres, Ph.D., a recent graduate from the Janet Macdonald Lab! Emma’s paper, “Directing Cation Coordination and Phase in Nickel Sulfide Nanocrystals through the Addition of Phosphines,” published in Chemistry of Materials, has been selected as this week’s spotlight publication. This work was a collaborative effort… Read More

Thaissa Peixoto Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering Gonzales Research Group I used to ask my favorite psychology professors whether they needed an electrical engineer in their lab. They mostly said no, and I couldn’t blame them. I was pretty sure the two things I loved had nothing to do… Read More

VINSE has opened its annual image competition to showcase new images for display within the VINSE Facilities. If you have materials or devices that have been fabricated, characterized, or imaged using VINSE equipment, submit your entries to VINSE by August 15. Image enhancement and false coloring is… Read More

Michael McNeill Graduate Student, Chemistry Hanusa Research Group My pursuit of organometallic research began during my undergraduate studies at Saint Joseph’s University under the direction of Dr. Graham. When I joined the lab, I was introduced to elements across the periodic table for the first time. Working with… Read More

A. Schematic illustration of a sensory ring bonded to an airway stent, a wearable magnetic field generator mounted on a human chest for monitoring stent migration within the human trachea. B. More detailed illustration of the wearable magnetic field generator mounted on the human body, showing the external magnet as… Read More

Check out this week’s VINSE Spotlight Publication from the Lippmann Lab featuring Dr. Daniel Chavarria and former School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) student Immanuel Ojetola, who served as the paper’s second author while conducting this work at Vanderbilt. Their paper, “Tolerances in microfluidic master molds: a… Read More

Congratulations to Chloe Frame, Ph.D., a former member of the McCabe Lab in VINSE! Chloe’s paper, “Multiscale simulation of stratum corneum lipid mixtures: effects of ceramide headgroups on structural organization and hydrogen bonding networks,” was selected for a special issue honoring pioneer skin lipid researcher Professor Joke Bouwstra. The outermost layer… Read More