Congratulations to Dr. Jiawei Song for successfully defending her Ph.D thesis! Jiawei Song's research focused on the design, growth mechanisms, and tunability of nitride-based vertically aligned nanocomposites (VANs) for advanced metamaterial applications, addressing the limited material selection and morphological control in current material systems. Through integrating plasmonic and ferromagnetic materials, the work demonstrates innovative approaches for achieving tunable optical, magnetic, and dielectric properties.