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NanoDay 2024!
Nov. 22, 2024—As she wrapped up her rotation with the lab, Emanuela Riglioni presented her work looking at the Heterogeneous Integration of GaN devices with Si to VINSE community. Her work impressed the judges so much that she won 1st place in the IMS first year poster presentation competition! We are thankful for all of Emanuela’s hard...
Oak Ridge National Lab User Meeting
Aug. 13, 2024—On August 13th, Haley and Owen were able to present the exciting work exploring the optimization of metal/GaN contacts that they have been doing at Oak Ridge National Lab! This gave them the opportunity to make many connections for future collaborations.
End of Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Aug. 1, 2024—On August 1st, our summer students Lisa and Tianqi presented their work at the 13th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium! They presented alongside students in the VINSE REU, Chemical Biology REU, VINSE Tech Crew, and VUSE Summer Research Programs. Their posters entitled “Etch, Release, and Transfer of GaN Transistors” and Investigating the “Electrical Properties of Metal/GaN...
2024 Summer Interns
May. 27, 2024—We are excited to welcome Lisa Sebastian (Rose-Hulman 2025) and Tianqi Sun (Georgia Tech 2025) to our group this summer! Through the NSF REU program, Lisa will be working on the etch, release, and transfer process of III-V materials while Tianqi will be working on the characterization of metal contacts to GaN through the VUSE...
Owen Meilander was awarded the ECE Graduate Spotlight Award for the 2023–2024 Academic Year!
May. 10, 2024—On May 10th, Owen received the Graduate Spotlight Award from the ECE department for his outstanding work and for receiving an Honorable Mention for the NSF GRFP!
Owen Selected as an Honorable Mention for the NSF GRFP!
Apr. 5, 2024—On Thursday, Owen was selected as an honorable mention for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), a significant national academic achievement. This esteemed program identifies exceptional graduate students engaged in pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees within the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Congratulations!
Owen Meilander featured in a recent VINSE Researcher Highlight!
Jan. 24, 2024—Owen was recently chosen by the Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) for a Researcher Highlight. He was recognized for his work both in the lab and outside of it. Read the rest of the story here!
Owen Recognized by VINSE for his Passion for STEM Outreach
Dec. 20, 2023—Recently, Owen was recognized by VINSE as the first NanoGuide to complete five outreach events! His continues to support this initiative by both teaching the visiting students along with training the other NanoGuides on many of the stations. Read more at the following link. If you are passionate about science and want...