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Nov 22, 2019

2019 CSS Success

This year’s Carolina Science Symposium had the highest attendance to date! With 127 participants, 15 vendors, and a lot of planning, we had a very successful event that was full…

Oct 16, 2019

2019 AIF Best Paper Award

We are pleased to announce the competition for the seventh annual Best Paper Award for work performed, in part, at the Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF), NC State’s primary shared facility…

Jan 2, 2019

How Using the ToF-SIMS Can Measure Insecticide on Surface of Mosquito Nets

Staff at AIF and researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have developed a technique that measures how much insecticide is found on the surface of mosquito nets.  …

Dec 11, 2018

Examining Fossils at AIF

We congratulate Professor Mary Schweitzer from the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State and her research team for their work on extinct marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs, which was…

Aug 22, 2018

Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang appointed Associate Director of the AIF

The AIF announces the appointment of Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as Associate Director, effective August 22. Dr. Huang joins the faculty leadership team…

Aug 6, 2018

New NSF award to acquire $1M nano-imaging instrument

  The instrument is anticipated to cost nearly $1M, with nearly $700k coming from the NSF and remainder in cost-sharing from NC State. Jacob Jones, Director of AIF, interviewed Dr.…

Jul 19, 2018

LeBeau Wins $2M TEM in NSF MRI Competition

  The instrument, a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) costing over $2M, will be purchased using funds from NSF (>$1.4M) and >$600k from NC State. The instrument will be located within…

Jul 9, 2018

Collaboration with RTI

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Jul 9, 2018

Join our Team! Postdoc Opening in Electron Microscopy at AIF

The Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) has an immediate opening for a postdoc in electron microscopy. In addition to providing training and service to our dynamic user base, the postdoc will…