The Royal Society of Chemistry was proud to co-sponsor the poster competition at Vanderbilt University Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s 24th Annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum, also known as NanoDay. The yearly event at Vanderbilt University features speakers and posters from scientists and engineers working in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
This year, the Royal Society of Chemistry co-sponsored the poster competition, where each winner received (in addition to cash prizes) a one-year RSC student membership, as well as an invitation to submit a paper to a journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. This year’s winners were:
1st Place
Shannon Martello, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Rafat group): “Neutrophil-Vasculature Interactions Promote Pro-Recurrent Niche Formation Post-Radiotherapy”
2nd Place
Harrison Walker, Interdisciplinary Materials Science (Pantelides group): “Polar-Topology-Mediated Phonons in Ferroelectric Superlattices”
Megan Keech, Biomedical Engineering (Duvall group): “Therapeutic siRNA conjugates for osteoarthritis”
3rd Place
Daniel Woods, Biomedical Engineering (Gonzales group): “Fabrication of flexible, transparent electrodes for acute recordings in non-human primates”
Hayden Pagendarm, Biomedical Engineering (Wilson group): “Albumin-binding nanobody-antigen fusions enhance antigen presentation and improve vaccine responses through pharmacokinetic modulation”
Lillie Cate Allen, Hillsboro High School (Kidambi group): “Optimizing the Porosity of Different PVDF Castings”
Fan Favorite
Patricia Poley, Biomedical Engineering (Duvall group): “Sustained Release of siRNA from Antioxidant Polymer Microparticles for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis”
Interdisciplinary Materials Science 10-Week Rotation Poster Winners:
1st Place
Emanuela Riglioni, Interdisciplinary Materials Science (Ebrish group): “Optimization of etch, release, and transfer of GaN HEMTs devices”
2nd Place
Thiago Arnaud, Interdisciplinary Materials Science (Caldwell group): “Controlling polariton dispersion in anisotropic media through isotopic enrichment”
NanoDay 2024
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Photo: Anne Rayner
