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- - HBCU/MSI Research Summit draws hundreds to Virginia Tech
    Hosted by the Graduate School, the two-day summit, now in its third year, aims to foster connections between Virginia Tech and students and faculty at the visiting institutions.
- - College of Science launches first of its kind nanomedicine major for undergraduates
    The College of Science is launching the new major nanomedicine under its Academy of Integrated Science, and already student interest is strong.
- - Virginia Tech graduate becomes first African-American woman to earn degree in nanoscience
    Ginai Seabron credited the support she received from the Black Cultural Center throughout her time at the university.
- - Class of 2018: Kyle Kirkpatrick helps to crack long-sought key to make quantum computing a reality
    Graduating senior Kirkpatrick of chemistry may have found a new key to make the path toward quantum computing a reality.
- - Students find ways to use nanotechnology for good, win funds to develop their ideas
    Four undergraduate-led teams won awards in the Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge, earning seed funding and business mentorship.
- - Chemistry researcher plans to layer nanofibers over glass to ease energy consumption in buildings, vehicles
    Guoliang "Greg" Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, will use a five-year, $585,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to create super-thin nanofibers that can cover windows in buildings and cars in a multi-prong effort to cut energy consumption and reduce the often bright, blinding glare of the sun.
- - Lara Anderson, Marc Michel named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellows
    The Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowships were established in the College of Science by the estate of Luther J. and Alice Hamlett.
- - Chemistry’s John Morris named Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience by Board of Visitors
    A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1999, Morris develops nanoscience approaches that can be used to build new catalysts and to provide insight into how the unique properties of small-scale materials affect the environment.
- - Nanoscience students find opportunities for internships, jobs on visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Recently, 24 students majoring in Virginia Tech’s nanoscience degree program visited the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to meet scientists at the federal lab and explore opportunities for future internships and careers.
- - Geosciences faculty member seeks to advance crystallization research to boost multiple fields
    With a five-year, $560,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, F. Marc Michel seeks to conduct innovative research on how the smallest minerals, known as nanoparticles, crystallize.
- - Class of 2017: College of Science double major wants to dedicate life to eradicating cancer
    When attending orientation preceding her freshman year at Virginia Tech, Bridget Marcinkowski said she was immediately drawn to Virginia Tech’s new nanoscience program, part of the College of Science’s Academy of Integrated Science.
- - College of Science hosting fifth annual NanoCamp for high schoolers
    The camp will be held Aug. 2-5 in Blacksburg. High school students from across the country will have a chance to join faculty in experimental research and discovery.
- - Nanoscientist Naomi Halas second speaker in J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series
    Halas is famed for her breakthrough research creating novel nanoparticles and studying their interactions with light. She will speak at Virginia Tech on Feb. 23.
- - Class of 2016: Tobin Weiseman will graduate in December — and again in May
    Now a fifth year senior, Weiseman will graduate in December with his human nutrition, foods, and exercise degree and in May with his nanoscience degree. Weiseman said what he finds most important in his undergraduate career is the relationships he has built.
- - Harry Dorn reappointed as Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience
    Dorn has held the Lilly Faculty Fellowship in Nanoscience since 2010. The fellowship was established to provide support for an outstanding faculty member in the field of nanoscience.
- - Virginia Tech and CytImmune Sciences create cancer therapy that reduces chemo side effects
    Virginia Tech scientists, teaming with biotech firm CytImmune Sciences, have developed a cancer drug that uses gold nanoparticles and shows promise to be more effective and less harmful to body.