Staff

Apr 14, 2025

Which AIF Lab Manager Are You?

Ever wondered which AIF lab manager matches your personality? Take our fun 5-question quiz to find out! Whether you’re a fearless innovator or a compassionate mentor, your answers will reveal…

Dec 11, 2024

Happy Holidays From the AIF Team

As the year winds down and the holidays near,We reflect on the milestones we’ve reached this year.From experiments run to ideas that ignited,Together we’ve thrived, engaged, and united. But hold…

Oct 22, 2024

An Interview With AIF’s New Associate Director, Raymond Unocic

We are thrilled to welcome our new Associate Director, Dr. Ray Unocic, to the AIF team! Ray joined NC State this fall as an associate professor in MSE. His research…

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.

Aug 30, 2022

Toby Tung Wins Pride of the Wolfpack Award

Congratulations to our Instrumentation and IT Manager, Toby Tung, for winning the NC State Pride of the Wolfpack Award! Toby “The Wizard” Tung: The Man, The Myth, The Legend   …

Nov 18, 2021

Dr. Chris Winkler Wins Pride of the Wolfpack Award

Congratulations to our TEM Lab Manager, Chris Winkler, for winning the NC State Pride of the Wolfpack Award!   Chris Winkler is a lab manager and a top electron microscopist…

Apr 27, 2021

50-in-50: AIF Challenge

[updated 6/10/2021]   CONGRATULATIONS to the AIF lab managers for completing this challenge in just 43 days! The Talos and the Verios were the top two labs that had the most new…

Mar 24, 2021

Staff Spotlight: Fred Stevie

Fred Stevie is in his 20th year as a staff member for AIF. He is responsible for X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, works with Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and helps…

Nov 16, 2020

Which SEM Lab Manager Are You?

Want to know which lab manager you are? Take the quiz to find out!

Oct 23, 2020

AIF Program Specialist Wins COE Award of Excellence

Anna Lumpkin is recognized as a 2020 winner of the NC State College of Engineering Award for Excellence. Anna is one of only two winners in the SHRA employee classification. The…