Events
Upcoming events
Superparamagnetic FeOx Nanosuspension as an Acoustic Coupling Medium for Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, noon to 1 p.m.
Speakers:
Ali Sayyah
Hosted by:
Hongyu Wang
hongyuw@vt.edu
UF3 Instability in Molten Fluoride Salts: Mechanisms, Possible Interactions and Redox Control
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, noon to 1 p.m.
Speakers:
Nagihan Karakaya, Ph.D.
Hosted by:
Inno Shuro
innoshuro@vt.edu
NCFL Fall 2026 Advanced TEM Workshop: Nanocartography & TEM Automation
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Speakers:
Dr. Matthew Olszta, Materials Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hosted by:
Hongyu Wang
hongyuw@vt.edu
A one-day workshop on crystallographic navigation in the TEM, Nanocartography, data curation, and TEM automation. The morning covers four lectures; the afternoon is demos and hands-on tutorials on the JEOL NEOARM. Free to attend, limited to 20 participants. Lunch is on your own.
Past events
2026 Fall FIB Workshop: Helios FIB-SEM Dual Beam Automation
Wednesday, September 23, 9 a.m. to 4.pm. in NCFL 2013 & NCFL 1003
Speakers:
Ken Wu, Thermo Scientific FIB Applications Specialist
Hosted by:
Jarret Wright
jarret_wright@vt.edu
Elucidating the nanoscale atomic transport during shear-induced mixing in additive friction stir deposition of Al-Mo alloy
Tuesday, Sep. 22, noon
Speakers:
Abhishek Rastogi
Hosted by:
Jarret Wright
jarret_wright@vt.edu
2026 NCFL Open House & User Appreciation Day
Friday, September 18, 2026
12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
1991 Kraft Drive
Join us for lunch, lab tours, hands-on conversations, and a celebration of NCFL-enabled research!
12 p.m. - Lunch & networking
1 p.m. - Welcome to the NCFL!
1:30 p.m. - Lab tours
2:30 p.m. - NCFL Awards
Surface interfacial dissolution phenomena of calcium silicates
Tuesday, Aug. 25, noon
Speakers:
Aidyn Tugelbayev
Hosted by:
Hongyu Wang
hongyuw@vt.edu
Thermal and Adhesive Properties of Quench Condensed Bismuth Thin Films
Tuesday, May 19, noon
Speakers:
Yulia Kirina
Hosted by:
Steve McCartney
stmccart@vt.edu
Helios FIB-SEM Dual Beam Automation
Wednesday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 4.pm. in NCFL 2013 & NCFL 1003
Speakers:
Rick Passey, Thermo Scientific FIB Applications Specialist
Hosted by:
Jarret Wright
jarret_wright@vt.edu
Chemically Directed ZrC Interphase Formation in ZrB₂ from a Solvent-Activated Metallopolymer Binder
Tuesday, April 21, noon
Speakers:
Brendan Whitfield
Hosted by:
Steve McCartney
stmccart@vt.edu
Multiscale Microstructural Investigation of Additively Manufactured Tungsten Heavy Alloys
Tuesday, March 17, noon
Speakers:
Anugrahaprada Mukundan
Hosted by:
Hongyu Wang
hongyuw@vt.edu
Bruker In-Situ Nanomechanical Characterization Workshop
Thursday, Feb. 26, 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. & Friday, Feb. 27, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Speakers:
Michael Berg, Bruker
Jasmine Johnson, Bruker
Hosted by:
Weinan Leng