Lab News Category
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...
Work Beyond the Lab: VINSE NanoGuides
Oct. 8, 2023—Beyond the lab, Swarnim, Owen, and Haley are all heavily involved with the VINSE NanoGuide program. This outreach program allows for the students to share their love of science and engineering with the surrounding community. They have represented the lab during the events such as the Tennessee Maker Fest and many high school fieldtrips to...
EEDG Takes on Chicago!
Aug. 10, 2023—Between August 7th and 9th 2023, the EEDG lab attended the Lester Eastman Conference on High Performance Devices at the University of Illinois Chicago. This marks the first conference that the group has been represented at. Students had the chance to network with other students, professors, and DoD lab scientists in their field leading to many...