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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 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…

Mar 18, 2019

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

The Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) seeks a talented and industrious experimentalist to join our team as an X-ray Microscope (XRM) Postdoctoral Researcher. Primary responsibilities of the new XRM Postdoc include training…

Mar 11, 2019

Meet Amanda Volk

Amanda Volk is a third year PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and is advised by Dr. Gregory Parsons. Her work is supported by The Center…