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2021

Michael F. Hochella honored with two society medals for research

October 7, 2021

NanoEarth Plenty of Beauty at the Bottom Winners

September 24, 2021

Global Nanoparticle Sources

NNCI Nanoscience Earth and Environmental Science Research Community Workshop

May 24-26, 2021, Virtual

OutstandingGrad

Ayella Maile-Moskowitz Named 2020 Graduate Student of the Year

May 11, 2021

The value of testing waste water

April 21, 2021

Pruden honored as University Distinguished Professor

April 8, 2021

Linsey Marr honored with Ut Prosim Scholar Award

March 22, 2021

Amy Pruden named 2020 International Environmental Award Winner

March 18, 2021

Dr. Matthew Hull in the Spotlight

March 16, 2021

Marr to Testify Before Congress on COVID 19

March 10, 2021

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2020

October 9, 2020

NanoFabNet Greetings to US National Nanotechnology Day 2020

October 9, 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

August 24, 2020

NSF renews investment in National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure

August 24, 2020

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

Marc Michel, an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences, holds up a nasopharyngeal swab that he 3D printed in a lab at Steger Hall. Michel, out of focus, is wearing gloves, a PPE mask, and googles in accordance with safety standards.

Geosciences’ Marc Michel switches from nanoparticles to 3D printing nasal swabs

July 14, 2020

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

May 19, 2020

Virginia Tech community converges to help meet need for COVID-19 medical supplies

April 16, 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

Q&A: Geosciences’ Michael Hochella discusses study involving toxic nanoparticles produced by burning coal

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

Department of Geosciences' Michael Hochella honored with emeritus status by Board of Visitors

April 5, 2019

Nanomaterial Cycle

Natural, incidental, and engineered nanomaterials and their impacts on the Earth system

March 29, 2019

2018

Trichia Cadette, Angelina Hargrove, Matt Ferby, Taylor McFadden, and Courtney Lawrence, all HBCU alumni who now are Virginia Tech Graduate Students answer questions from visiting undergraduate students at the HBCU/MSI Research Summit, October 2018

HBCU/MSI Research Summit draws hundreds to Virginia Tech

October 23, 2018

Nanomedicine lab experiments

College of Science launches first of its kind nanomedicine major for undergraduates

September 19, 2018

August 11-12, 2018

Nanoscience in the Earth and Environmental Sciences--From Theory to Practice

August 11-12, 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

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

October 25, 2017

EPA Awards Nearly $100,000 to NanoSafe, Inc. to Develop Technology That Will Measure Lead in Drinking Water

September 19, 2017

People using TEM

Nanoscience in the Earth and Environmental Sciences—Research and Teaching Opportunities

August 12-13, 2017

Virginia Tech researchers discover potentially harmful airborne nanoparticles produced through burning of coal

August 8, 2017

Virginia Tech research team calls for examination of connection between human health and environment in Central Appalachia

August 2, 2017

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

July 27, 2017

2016

January 7, 2016

Two faculty members receive 2016 SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award

January 7, 2016

2015

Michael Hochella

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

September 17, 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

Linsey Marr studies health impacts of engineered nanomaterials

January 14, 2015

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Nanominerals, Mineral Nanoparticles, and Earth Systems

March 21, 2008

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