JSNN faculty and campus have been awarded millions of dollars in grants in 2020: JSNN, Georgia Tech Collaboration Receives $7.5M NSF Renewal Grant to Support Nanotechnology Research and Development. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a five-year $7.5 million renewal grant to support the ongoing work of the Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC) program, benefitting […]

JSNN students and faculty are leading the field in Nanotechnology through their cutting-edge research: JSNN Scientists discover a new material for cleansing wastewater from lithium – a harmful, yet valuable element Rathnayake and Dawood (left) hold a sample of their proprietary filter, woven at the JSNN using an electrospinning technique. Dawood (right) uses a scanning […]

JSNN is proud of the extensive accolades received by our students in 2020: Sheeba Dawood was a finalist in the UNCG Graduate School’s “Three Minute Thesis” competition. In addition, Sheeba was selected as this year’s Jerry McGuire Student Entrepreneur of the Year! This was a very competitive group of finalists but her exceptional work in launching […]

To the Class of 2020 – Congratulations and Best Wishes for the Future! Nanoscience: Parth Desai, M.S., Nanoscience (Spring) Amanda Matherly, M.S., Nanoscience (Spring) Mary Beth Morgan, M.S., Nanoscience (Spring) Jenni Schultz, M.S., Nanoscience (Spring) Dallas Kesler, M.S., Nanoscience (Fall) Whitney Moorman, M.S., Nanoscience (Fall) Durga Arvapalli, Ph.D., Nanoscience (Spring) Zuowei Ji, Ph.D., Nanoscience (Spring) […]

Congratulations to the following JSNN students and faculty for their well-deserved recognition: 2020 Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CBHGS) ProQuest Dissertation Award Dr. Manish Sharma Dissertation Title: “A Study of Molecular Beam Epitaxially Grown GaAsSb(N) Nanowires for Infrared Photodetector Applications” The research has diverse applications including photonic integrated circuits and quantum information science. The […]

The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering is pleased to welcome Dr. Yirong Mo as Chair of the Department of Nanoscience at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He also joins as a tenured Full Professor at the Department of Nanoscience. Dr. Mo has a distinguished record of accomplishments. He has published over 200 […]

Dr. Rathnayake, an Associate Professor of Nanoscience, and Sheeba Dawood, a PhD Candidate in Nanoscience, have devised a new way to remove lithium from petroleum wastewater. Their process involves developing a proprietary lithium-trapping filter derived from a renewable resource. The filter consists of an electrospun polymer designed to trap lithium. The project is a result […]

To the Class of 2020 – Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Future Nanoscience PhD’s Graduates: Zuowei Ji – PhD Nanoscience Dissertation Title – Carbon Nanodots (CNDs): Tuning Structures and Functions in Oxidative Radical Interactions Favorite memory at JSNN – Made friends with some wonderful people. Proudest Accomplishment while at JSNN – Got my PhD done. […]

Mr. Kendall Dawkins, a Nanoengineering master student who is supervised by Dr. Iyer, has received the NC A&T Chancellor’s Distinguished fellowship to pursue his Ph.D. at JSNN starting the fall of 2020.

Dr. Manish Sharma, a Nanoengineering graduate who worked under the direction of Dr. Shanthi Iyer, was awarded the 2020 Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS) ProQuest Dissertation Award. For more information on Dr. Sharma, please see the University press release: https://www.ncat.edu/news/2020/03/jsnn-alum-receives-dissertation-award.php