2020

Mar 19, 2020

AIF Ceasing On-Campus Research Support

Dear Users and PIs of the Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF), On March 17, NC State announced additional distancing measures for students and employees with the requirement that all non-mandatory employees shift to…

Mar 16, 2020

AIF Operations and Coronavirus Response

A message to users and PIs who have accessed or plan to access the NC State Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF): On Wednesday, March 11, NC State made important academic announcements…

Mar 13, 2020

X-ray Computed Tomography

Additive manufacturing has the promise to revolutionize the way we think about and design components and materials. At NC State, Dr. Tim Horn and his group at CAMAL are working…

Mar 10, 2020

Meet Dr. Larry Blanton

Tell me a little about yourself! I am a Professor of Plant Biology in NC State’s Department of Plant & Microbial Biology. I began my career using transmission and scanning…

Feb 11, 2020

Meet Ruocun (John) Wang

Tell me a little about yourself! I’m a fifth-year grad student in the department of Materials Science and Engineering, working with Prof. Veronica Augustyn. In my spare time, I enjoy…

Jan 9, 2020

Cool Science: Nanotubes and Lungs

Unstained alveolar macrophage containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT’s) in the cytoplasm. Dr. Mary Jane Thomassen’s group at East Carolina University is currently investigating the potential deleterious effects of inhaled MWCNT’s…

Jan 8, 2020

Meet Jung Sik Kim

Tell me a little about yourself! I am a third year PhD student in Chemical Engineering advised by Dr. Gregory Parsons. After graduation, I would like to work in an…

Jan 6, 2020

Director of AIF Named IEEE Fellow

AIF’s Director, Dr. Jacob Leo Jones, has been named an IEEE Fellow. He is being recognized for development of X-ray scattering methods to understand electromechanical properties of ferroelectrics.   The…