2020

Nov 30, 2020

2020 Carolina Science Symposium Recap

The 2020 Carolina Science Symposium, co-organized by the AVS Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Carolinas Central Chapter of ASM International, and local MRS chapter, successfully held their annual event virtually on 12-13 November…

Nov 24, 2020

Meet Stacy Schkoda

Tell me a little about yourself! My name is Stacy, and I am a fourth-year toxicology PhD student in the Biological Sciences department working with Dr. Heather Patisaul. For fun…

Nov 23, 2020

8th Annual AIF Best Paper Award Winners

Please join us in congratulating the 2020 winners!  The AIF holds a contest each year for the best papers written by students. This year, we selected the award recipients from…

Nov 23, 2020

AIF Gift Card Giveaway for Connecting on Social Media

The AIF is giving away 2 $50 gift cards to Wolfpack Outfitters! You must complete this Google form to be eligible. To enter the contest, you must do one of…

Nov 16, 2020

Which SEM Lab Manager Are You?

Want to know which lab manager you are? Take the quiz to find out!

Nov 16, 2020

We Are Hiring! X-ray Microscope (XRM) Postdoctoral Researcher Opening at AIF

The AIF is hiring! We are seeking a talented and industrious experimentalist to join our team as an X-ray Microscope (XRM) Postdoctoral Researcher. Representative duties include training users on operation…

Nov 11, 2020

AIF’s Director Delivers the 2020 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award Distinguished Lecture

AIF’s Director, Dr. Jacob Jones, University Faculty Scholar and Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State University, received the prestigious 2020 R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award…

Oct 26, 2020

What Material Are You?

Take this fun quiz to find out!

Oct 26, 2020

AIF Acquires Thermo Fisher Helios Hydra Dual Beam Focused Ion Beam

Professor Elizabeth Dickey recently won a 2020 NSF MRI award to acquire the latest plasma Focused Ion Beam (pFIB) system. The Helios 5 Hydra CX is a focused ion beam (FIB)…

Oct 26, 2020

Cool Science: Understanding How Materials Behave in Extreme Environments

Radiation induced damage causes premature failure of materials in critical and extreme environments. Understanding the mechanisms that produce damage and designing materials in ways that mitigates such damage is an…