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Ancient DNA research is coming to VINSE! The BioBay in the VINSE cleanroom is being renovated to enable DNA extraction from ancient remains in a controlled environment that minimizes the chance for contamination from modern DNA. Studying ancient DNA can provide important insights into how diseases such as osteoporosis, influenza,… Read More

Asheley Chapman Assistant Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering I have been singularly focused on studying how vaccines work and designing better ones since I began my scientific training years ago. Treating illness is critical, but I am committed to designing vaccines that prevent people from getting sick… Read More

Join VINSE Director Sharon Weiss to discuss new initiatives, pilot funding, tech crew, and other ways VINSE can help support your research. Thursday, September 17, 2026 9:00AM – 10:00AM 226 Engineering Science Building VINSE Conference Room… Read More

From left to right: chrome glass mask, emulsion patterned screen, and screen printed cleanroom paper of 3000x3000um square. Fabricated in the VINSE Cleanroom with a chrome glass mask, exposed with an UV lamp, applied with the MTI EQ-SPC 2 Screen Printer, and imaged with the Olympus optical microscope. (Megan Dernberger,… Read More

Congratulations to all the students who presented at the 2026 VINSE Undergraduate Research Symposium! Our undergraduate researchers shared what they accomplished during their individual research projects at 17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ over the past ten weeks. The symposium, which was held in collaboration with the Chemical Biology/Chemistry NSF-REU and VUSE Summer Research… Read More

VINSE is pleased to announce the promotion of two outstanding members of the Tech Crew in recognition of their contributions to research, education, and cleanroom operations. Senior Tech Crew Promotion Mica Gonzalez Mora has been promoted to Senior Tech Crew in recognition of her expertise and reliability on the… Read More

Theodore Anyika Graduate Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering Ndukaife Research Group Theodore Anyika is a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering in Professor Justus Ndukaife’s lab, where his research sits at the intersection of nanophotonics and optofluidics. He has developed nanotweezers that use metallic and dielectric resonant… Read More

VINSE will host the 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, July 30, in the Engineering Science Building. The symposium will feature two poster sessions from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. → Click here to view the full symposium program. Read More

17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Rachel Carter Associate Professor University of Kansas Evidence of Interplay between Temperature and Battery Phenomena 03.24.27  |  4:10PM | Rachel Carter is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kansas. At KU she… Read More

17cÆð²ÝÊÓƵ Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Colloquium Dr. Thomas Werfel Associate Professor University of Mississippi Patient-specific protein corona signatures predict nanoparticle uptake and therapeutic response 02.24.27  |  4:10PM | Thomas Werfel is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Mississippi (UM). Read More