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Nov 21, 2025

Meet Aramenta Owens: AIF’s Student Worker

The Analytical Instrumentation Facility is excited to welcome Aramenta, a first-year student at NC State whose path to the university has been anything but ordinary. With a background in emergency…

Aug 11, 2025

Inside the RTNN RET Experience: A Summer in AIF Labs at NC State

This summer, the Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network (RTNN) invited middle school, high school, and community college educators to participate in the Atomic Scale Design and Engineering Research Experience for Teachers…

Oct 1, 2024

Celebrating Excellence: Toby Tung Wins the Outstanding NNCI Staff Member Award!

We are thrilled to announce that one of our lab managers, Toby Tung, has been honored with the prestigious Outstanding NNCI Staff Member Award! This award recognizes the exceptional efforts of NNCI site staff members who go above and beyond to provide outstanding service and support to our network users.

Jun 24, 2024

RTNN Honored with 2024 Opal Mann Green Engagement and Scholarship Award

As you may know, AIF is part of the Research Triangle Nanotechnology Network (RTNN), a partnership between the nanotechnology core facilities at NC State, Duke, and UNC. The RTNN is one…

Jan 24, 2023

Meet Clare Matusevich

I am a biomedical science teacher at Chapel Hill High School. I absolutely love teaching and plan to pursue National Board Certification. I enjoy reading and spending time with my…

Aug 12, 2021

New NC State Undergraduate Job Opportunity!

Undergraduate Student Worker, RTNN Center Support, NC State University We are currently seeking undergraduate candidates for new positions that support Center-level research programming efforts including those of the Research Triangle…

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 8, 2020

Sciencing with Abby

Check out this new video series, Sciencing with Abby! In these videos, Abby Carbone invites kids (and adults) to conduct science experiments with her using supplies they can find at home. She…

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,…