NEWS FROM THE AIF – ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION FACILITY

August 2023

2023 AIF Open House & User Appreciation – Sept. 8

Please join us for our annual Open House & User Appreciation on September 8! During this time, we’ll have coffee and pastries, an introduction for new users (presented by Toby Tung), and AIF tours for new and existing users. Although the event is free, please make sure to RSVP by September 4 at go.ncsu.edu/aifopenhouse.

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High School Students From The Engineering Place Visit AIF

The Engineering Place at NC State nurtures a diverse pipeline of future engineers through immersive learning and captivating challenges. The AIF drives impactful outreach, including favorite activities like tours, competitions, and custom high school programs. Explore more and watch a humorous video of high school students in bunny suits delving into engineering here.

Bunny Suit Competition

New Hitachi SU8700 Available

Our new Hitachi SU8700 is finally available! The SU8700 is an ultra-high resolution Schottky emitter SEM. Through clever electron optical column design, the SU8700 allows for high resolution imaging on not only conductive samples but also on insulating samples. Sign up for training with Chuck Mooney by emailing him at cbmooney@ncsu.edu.

More Specs

Aaron Bell Assists Researchers Identify Bacteria-Infected Chiggers

This article highlights a concerning discovery in North Carolina, where chiggers, tiny mites that feed on vertebrate hosts, have been found to carry a foreign disease bacterium. Researchers from North Carolina State University have identified this bacterium, raising potential public health implications. AIF’s Bio Electron Microscopy Staff Scientist, Aaron Bell, analyzed these chiggers using our SU3900.

News Story

AIF User Spotlight

Haviv Avrahami is a Ph.D student at NC State in the Department of Biological Sciences and a researcher in the Paleontology Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. He uses the Zeiss Xradia Nano-CT scanner to look inside the bones and body parts of long-extinct animals such as dinosaurs, early mammals, and the Megalodon shark. Learn more about Haviv and his research here.

Meet Haviv

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