Research

  • Vanderbilt University

    Bardhan awarded prestigious career development grant for melanoma research

    A chemical and biomolecular engineering professor has received a prestigious Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Career Development Award to develop an innovative multi-modal imaging platform for melanoma diagnosis and treatment evaluation. Assistant Professor Rizia Bardhan will use novel immunoactive gold nanostructures (IGNs) in conjunction with PET scanning and Raman… Read More

    Mar. 23, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Computer science undergraduates help build VR applications for struggling addicts

    Two computer science undergraduates have been instrumental in creating a virtual reality program to help addicts stay clean that’s already in use at a Nashville-area rehabilitation center. The project is part of a partnership between Vanderbilt University clinical psychology graduate student Noah Robinson and JourneyPure, a Nashville-based company that has… Read More

    Mar. 20, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Engineering’s graduate program is No. 37 in ‘U.S. News’ 2019 rankings

    The School of Engineering’s graduate program is No. 37 in annual rankings by U.S. News. No other engineering school of its size was ranked higher. The 2019 graduate school rankings were released today for business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing schools, as well as graduate programs in the sciences. Read More

    Mar. 20, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    BME students repair medical devices at Guatemala hospitals during spring break

    Vanderbilt biomedical engineering undergraduates and engineering students from Universidad del Valle de Guatemala worked in teams to repair equipment at four hospitals in Guatemala over spring break. An anesthesia vaporizer that doesn’t deliver enough anesthesia; a rattling infant incubator with a tilted impeller; an infusion pump stuck in permanent “hold” mode;… Read More

    Mar. 19, 2018

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    Vanderbilt’s Cummings to receive FOMMS 2018 Founders Medal

    Professor Peter Cummings (left) delivered the 2018 FOMMS Medal Lecture July 19 at the FOMMS conference in Wisconsin. With Cummings, from left, are J. Ila Siepmann, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota, FOMMS 2018 Conference chair; Claire Adijman, Imperial College, London, conference co-chair; and Jeff Errington, University of Buffalo,… Read More

    Mar. 19, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    SPIE Medical Imaging conference gives students new perspective – as presenters

    Engineering graduate students who made presentations at SPIE Medical Imaging 2018 expected some performance jitters and anxiety about what their peers at this premier academic gathering thought of their work. What they may not have expected is the collegial give-and-take following their talks that sowed the seeds for new research… Read More

    Mar. 8, 2018

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    VINSE director Rosenthal honored for achievements in chemistry, STEM education

    Sandra Rosenthal, the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of this year’s Charles H. Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society. The award is given to recognize outstanding chemists… Read More

    Feb. 22, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Spinach protein and blackberry dye give juice to biohybrid solar cells

    Berries really do pack extra punch – increasing the voltage of spinach-derived biohybrid solar cells developed by Vanderbilt researchers by up to a factor of 20. The interdisciplinary team discovered that combining a natural dye from blackberries with photosynthetic proteins extracted from spinach leaves creates a device that can produce… Read More

    Feb. 20, 2018

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    Engineering’s Deyu Li named ASME Fellow

    Deyu Li, professor of mechanical engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a distinction awarded to ASME members who have made significant engineering achievements. Deyu Li Li has made significant contributions in nanoscale energy transport as well as microfluidics and nanofluidics.  He is internationally… Read More

    Feb. 20, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    New recyclable resin makes wind turbine blades much more sustainable

    Fields of spinning wind turbine blades inspire thoughts of earth-friendly energy, but until now, generating wind power hasn’t been as sustainable as people may have thought. It generally requires a great deal of time and energy to cure the type of resin that makes the 150-foot-wide fiberglass blades strong and… Read More

    Feb. 16, 2018