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May 28, 2025

Meet Adriana Lara: AIF’s New Student Worker

We’re excited to welcome Adriana Lara to our team as a new student worker! She is a rising junior in the Materials Science and Engineering Department and has been involved…

Apr 14, 2025

Meet Hyuenwoo Yang

I’m a third-year postdoc in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. My principal investigator (PI) is Dr. Gregory Parsons, an expert in thin film deposition and etching technology who…

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…

Feb 10, 2025

Meet Noah Holzapfel

I am a Research Scholar in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, working with Prof. Veronica Augustyn since January 2023. I grew up in Columbus, Ohio and I received my…

Feb 10, 2025

AIF Expands with Enhanced In Situ and Operando Electrochemistry Capabilities

In situ and operando characterization techniques are essential for deepening our scientific understanding of how electrical energy storage systems behave under real-world operating conditions. At AIF, we are expanding our…

Jan 8, 2025

Meet Rakesh Basu

Hi there! My name is Rakesh Basu, and I am a 1st year PhD student in the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) department at NC State University. My advisor is…

Nov 20, 2024

Honoring Innovation and Impact: Congratulations to Our AIF Best Paper Award Winners!

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the AIF Best Paper Award, honoring groundbreaking research that highlights the capabilities of AIF and enables us to fulfill our mission of reaching…

Nov 13, 2024

AIF User Spotlight

Avery is a 3rd year graduate student in the Chemistry department at Duke University, in Prof. Ivan Moreno-Hernandez’s group. They’re deeply motivated by climate change and the desire to know…

Oct 21, 2024

AIF User Spotlight

Huimin Qiao is currently a postdoctoral research scholar in Nina Balke’s Group within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at NC State University. Her primary research focuses on nanoscale…

Oct 9, 2024

Meet Lauren Dunlap: AIF’s New Student Worker

We’re excited to welcome Lauren Dunlap to our team as a new student worker! Lauren is a fourth-year student at NC State, double majoring in Materials Science and Engineering and…