Scanning Microscopy

Mar 17, 2025

High School Students Win Top Science Fair Awards with AIF’s SEM Imaging

The AIF is proud to support the next generation of scientists! Two high school students, Maheshwar (Mahesh) Murugesan and Zhe (David) Wang, recently won first place in the Environmental Science…

Apr 14, 2021

Pollen in North Carolina

Dr. Aaron Bell captured the images below using the Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope. The Hitachi S3200N variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VPSEM) is a conventional high resolution thermionic SEM,…

May 5, 2020

RTNN Take-out Science featured in Duke Engineering News

RTNN’s Take-out Science was highlighted by Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. The article describes the roots of the popular program and its plans for the future. RTNN staff members Holly Leddy,…

Aug 16, 2019

Cool Science: SEM of the Emerald Ash Borer Insect

    Chuck Mooney used the Hitachi S-3200N to collect SEM images of the Emerald ash borer, a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern Asia that feeds on…

May 23, 2018

Jun 15th, 2018 – SEM Short Course

SEM Short Course NCSU’s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) offers a hands-on short course on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) on a routine basis.  In addition to two lectures on SEM theory,…

May 1, 2018

May 25th, 2018 – FIB Short Course

FIB short course AIF is going to offer another FIB short course in May 25th, 2018. The FIB short course includes lectures covering an introduction to the FIB technique, an…

Apr 16, 2018

May 4th, 2018 – SEM Short Course

SEM Short Course NCSU’s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) offers a hands-on short course on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) on a routine basis.  In addition to two lectures on SEM theory,…

Apr 16, 2018

Apr 27th, 2018 – FIB Short Course

FIB short course AIF is going to offer another FIB short course in April 27th, 2018. The FIB short course includes lectures covering an introduction to the FIB technique, an…

Feb 9, 2018

April 13th, 2018 – Confocal Raman Spectroscopy Short Course

Confocal Raman Spectroscopy short course AIF is going to offer a new Confocal Raman Spectroscopy short course in April 13th, 2018. The Confocal Raman short course includes lectures covering an…

Feb 9, 2018

Feb 23th, 2018 – FIB Short Course

FIB short course AIF is going to offer another FIB short course in Jan 26th, 2018. The FIB short course includes lectures covering an introduction to the FIB technique, an…