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2022

Upcoming: May 16-18, 2022

NNCI Nanoscience in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Research Community Virtual Workshop

Upcoming: May 16-18, 2022

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Nanotechnology for Sustainable and Precision Agriculture

Dr. Ramesh Raliya

NanoEarth Industry Seminar - April 5, 2022

synthetic tree project

NNCI Teams use Nanotechnology to Solve Global Sustainability and Health Challenges

April 5, 2022

The MITIGATE FLU leadership team at the kickoff meeting in Michigan in January.

Team of researchers led by Virginia Tech seeks to mitigate flu and other respiratory viruses for children in indoor environments

March 3, 2022

January 12, 2022

Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge (NTEC) Call for Proposals

January 12, 2022

A person in a laboratory looks at images displayed on a computer screen beside a piece of equipment.

Researchers find whimsy at the nano scale

January 4, 2022

2021

December 15, 2021

Advisory Board Member Brett Malone Highlighted as Industry Leader

December 15, 2021

October 29, 2021

Combating antibiotic resistance with data-driven surveillance

October 29, 2021

Au SPs 1-9

NanoEarth Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom Winners

September 24, 2021

From Crystals to Quantum:

Envisioning the NCFL of the Future

VTCRC GameChanger - August 24, 2021

Global Nanoparticle Sources

NNCI Nanoscience Earth and Environmental Science Research Community Workshop

May 24-26, 2021, Virtual

Matt Hull headshot

Dr. Matthew Hull in the Spotlight

March 16, 2021

March 10, 2021

Marr to Testify Before Congress on COVID 19

March 10, 2021

2020

October 7, 2020

Team taps into wastewater antibiotic-resistant gene monitoring

October 7, 2020

September 24, 2020

Nanoscience group wins a second nod from the NSF

September 24, 2020

Two people collect a sample of wastewater

Virginia Tech researchers begin testing campus wastewater for COVID-19

September 3, 2020

September 2, 2020

Custom face shields aim to block droplets, tackle COVID-19 for football players

September 2, 2020

matt-hull

Matt Hull supports Accessible Face Masks for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

August 20, 2020

August 10, 2020

Little Da Vincis: Interview with Dr. Matthew Hull, Founder at NanoSafe, Inc.

August 10, 2020

May 19, 2020

Spurred by COVID-19, researcher Linsey Marr evaluates efficacy of sterilized N95 respirators, alternative mask materials

May 19, 2020

The air over in Delhi, India, is shown as heavily polluted

Study: Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs, suggesting toxicity to humans

February 4, 2020

2019

High school teacher in nanoscience lab

College of Science brings high school teachers to campus for nanoscience lessons, experiments

July 3, 2019

2018

November 29, 2018

Seed grants helping to grow Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary capacities, contributions

November 29, 2018

Peter Vikesland

Peter Vikesland named the Nick Prillaman Professor

May 24, 2018

April 25, 2018

Virginia Tech awarded $1.9 million EPA grant to research lead exposure in drinking water

April 25, 2018

February 27, 2018

Students find ways to use nanotechnology for good, win funds to develop their ideas

February 27, 2018

Lara Anderson and F. Marc Michel

Lara Anderson, Marc Michel named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellows

January 3, 2018

2017

A student attending the HBCU/MSI Research Summit points to a screen of what she sees using the Transmission electron microscope in the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory.

HBCU alumni at Virginia Tech share perspectives with current HBCU students at research summit

October 31, 2017

F. Marc Michel

Geosciences faculty member seeks to advance crystallization research to boost multiple fields

October 25, 2017

July 27, 2017

NanoEHS Webinar: National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) and Environmental Research

July 27, 2017

May 30, 2017

Civil engineering professor Linsey Marr appointed to visionary committee tackling 21st-century issues

May 30, 2017

2016

Doctoral students on the Flint Water Studies Team honored at Virginia Tech Graduate School Citizen Scholars

The Flint Water Study Team receives Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence

April 22, 2016

January 26, 2016

Flint Water Study research team led by Marc Edwards to present on water crisis Thursday night

January 26, 2016

2015

Peter Vikesland

Peter Vikesland explores methods used for detecting environmental pollutant

December 16, 2015

Michael Hochella

Nanotechnology expertise earns Virginia Tech a place in National Science Foundation network

September 17, 2015

Marc Edwards

Engineering’s Marc Edwards heads to Flint as part of study into unprecedented corrosion problem

September 14, 2015

Amy Pruden

Amy Pruden receives best paper award from Environmental Science and Technology

May 11, 2015

Professor Linsey Marr and postdoc Eric Vejerano in lab.

In a severe flu season, Virginia Tech researcher searches for better ways to prevent infections

January 27, 2015

Older

Linsey Marr (right) and Peter Vikesland

Engineers explore environmental concerns of nanotechnology

February 10, 2010

March 21, 2008

Nanominerals, Mineral Nanoparticles, and Earth Systems

March 21, 2008