This fall is a special one for VINSE – we will host our milestone 25th NanoDay! Be sure to save the date for this event to be held in conjunction with our Industry Affiliates Program annual meeting on November 13-14. In this newsletter, we offer many additional reasons to celebrate our VINSE community, from faculty promotions and student awards to new technical capabilities and partnerships on professional development. In particular, I would like to highlight the remarkable impact of our Pilot Funding program, which has now yielded more than a 50-fold return in new external research awards from our initial investments in early-stage projects. Please don’t hesitate to apply for VINSE pilot funds if you have new research directions you would like to explore. I hope to see you at many of the VINSE events this semester!
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Celebrate 25 Years of VINSE at NanoDay!
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Join us for the 25th annual NanoDay!, VINSE’s signature forum bringing together Vanderbilt scientists and engineers in nanoscience and nanotechnology. This year’s event will feature a keynote address by Dr. Mark Hersam (Northwestern University), engaging presentations, and a poster competition showcasing the breadth of research across the VINSE community. The Industry Affiliates Annual Meeting will also be held in conjunction with NanoDay. Don’t miss this milestone celebration of 25 years of innovation at VINSE.
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VINSE Pilot Funding Yields over $1.95M in New Research Awards
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VINSE’s Pilot Funding program awards $500-$2,000 for early-stage research projects using VINSE facilities. Since launch, $38K has been spent by pilot fund recipients to support 46 projects in 15 departments, resulting in more than $1.95M in external research funding to date, along with new publications and the development of new capabilities. Funding is available year-round.
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VINSE to host 19th annual Fall Faculty Celebration on October 13
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Join us in welcoming Andrea Locke and Bryant Spreine to the VINSE community, and in recognizing the recent faculty promotions of John Wilson (Professor) and Justus Ndukaife (Associate Professor). We will also recognize recipients of the Distinguished Service Award and celebrate faculty with High Impact Publications. Come help us honor these accomplishments and connect with colleagues across VINSE!
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VINSE congratulates four members of the Tech Crew on their well-earned promotions. Rafael Rodas, Parker Friedli, and Ella Dzialowski have advanced to Senior Tech Crew in recognition of their leadership, process improvements, and technical expertise across nanofabrication, tool development, and outreach. Carson Felton has been promoted to Associate Tech Crew for his contributions to photolithography process development and tool optimization. The VINSE Tech Crew program provides Vanderbilt undergraduates with hands-on nano research experience, preparing them for success in graduate school and industry.
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VINSE Cleanroom Highlights
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New Tool: VINSE added a JA Woollam M-2000DI spectroscopic ellipsometer to the Cleanroom, providing another option for users to characterize thin films when developing recipes for deposition, etching, and spin coating processes.
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New Capability: 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 in the Cleanroom, on the Picosun R-200 Advanced tool.
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Safety Enhancements: VINSE has implemented a real-time safety monitoring system in the cleanroom. This system displays a roster of individuals currently inside the cleanroom-visible from both within the lab and the pregown area.
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VINSE Researcher Highlights
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VINSE Wraps Up Summer Technical Workshops
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This summer, VINSE hosted three technical workshops: a thin film deposition workshop with Dr. Mike Miller of Angstrom Engineering, From Atoms to Quantum Computers with Dr. Hanna Terletska of MTSU, and a dicing fundamentals workshop with Randal Clark of DISCO HI-TEC America. Attendees learned about a wide range of topics including how to optimize thin film deposition conditions for various applications, programming quantum circuits with IBM’s Qiskit, and selecting the appropriate blade for precision dicing.
We welcome suggestions from the VINSE community on future workshop topics. If there’s a subject you’d like us to cover, or if you’re an industry partner interested in hosting a technical workshop or lunch-and-learn, contact VINSE Business Office.
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