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Vacuum Technology Short Course

The Vacuum Technology short course covers the vacuum pumps, gauges, fittings, and other equipment commonly found in vacuum systems. Students will learn how to operate and make...

(CANCELLED) FIB Short Course

The FIB short course includes lectures covering an introduction to the FIB technique, an overview of the principles and operation of the FIB, as well...

X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Short Course

This introductory XRD short course will cover basic principles of X-ray diffraction, operation of diffractometers in Bragg-Brentano geometry (typically used for powders), and basic phase...

X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Short Course

This introductory XRD short course will cover basic principles of X-ray diffraction, operation of diffractometers in Bragg-Brentano geometry (typically used for powders), and basic phase...

TEM Short Course

NCSU’s Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) is giving a hands-on short course on transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and related techniques, which are very powerful to understand...

SEM Short Course

The goal for the day is to learn the basics of SEM theory and SEM operation so that you can apply that knowledge to analyzing...