Anna Lumpkin

Jul 8, 2019

Huang and Lebeau Receive Presidential Recognition and Award

On July 2, 2019, President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by…

Jun 14, 2019

Fred Stevie lectures at Lehigh Microscopy School

One of our staff members, Fred Stevie, was a lecturer at Lehigh Microscopy School in June. This is the considered to be the most prestigious school of its type and…

Jun 14, 2019

Meet Kate Marusak

Tell me a little about yourself!  After a wonderful undergrad experience at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of NCSU, I went on to Duke to do a MS in…

May 14, 2019

Dr. Chris Winkler appointed TEM Laboratory Manager of the AIF

On May 28, the AIF will welcome Dr. Chris Winkler to the staff as TEM Lab Manager. Dr. Winkler received his BS in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) from Rice…

May 14, 2019

Dr. Aaron Bell appointed Bio-EM Staff Scientist of the AIF

The AIF announces the appointment of Dr. Aaron Bell as the Bio-EM Staff Scientist for our facility effective June 3rd. This position was created as part of AIF’s strategic movement…

May 13, 2019

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2019 Awards for AIF Users

Each year, students, postdocs, and technologists submit their papers for an award at the annual Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting. This year, two AIF users will be recognized at the meeting…

May 7, 2019

Meet Javier Brumos

Javier Brumos is a researcher with interdisciplinary training and experience. Born and raised in Valencia, Spain, he is now a postdoc in the Plant and Microbial Biology Department at NC…

Apr 22, 2019

Recent Publication in the Journal Science

“Giant piezoelectricity of Sm-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 single crystals” The AIF instruments and users have contributed to a recent publication in the journal Science. By introducing small quantities of the rare earth element…

Apr 12, 2019

Meet Alex Hsain

Alex Hsain is a first year PhD student in Dr. Jacob Jones’ research group studying Materials Science & Engineering. Her research involves oxide electronics – specifically hafnia compounds and their…

Mar 19, 2019

AIF Acquires New X-ray Microscope Instrument from Zeiss

The Xradia 510 Versa High-Resolution 3D X-ray Tomography System (purchased through a recent NSF MRI award) has the following unique characteristics for nondestructive, quantitative, three-dimensional characterization of a wide range…