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A Message from Chuck Black

CFN Director Chuck Black describes his recent trips to universities, where he met with several CFN users and learned about their exciting research.
A Message from Donald DiMarzio

Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) Chair Donald DiMarzio provides updates on federal budget developments, discusses efforts to promote awareness of the CFN and its capabilities, invites the CFN community to participate as poster session judges at the upcoming users’ meeting, and seeks nominations for the UEC elections.
Updates for the User Community

Grace Webster, CFN user program administrator and outreach coordinator, reminds the user community about upcoming deadlines and events, and encourages users to help in efforts to publicize their research and professional accomplishments.
News and Notes

Learn about recent news, awards and honors, and personnel changes at the CFN.
Getting an Up-Close, 3D View of Optical Nanomaterials

CFN users from Rutgers University worked with CFN staff to perform high-resolution, 3D imaging of metallic nanostructures by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The measured 3D structure of these ‘nanostars’ was used as input for finite element simulations of the material physical and optical properties, in remarkable agreement with experimental measurements.
CFN Scientist Spotlight: Ashley Head Brings Surface Studies out of the Realm of Physics into Chemistry

Chemist Ashley Head of the Interface Science and Catalysis Group at the CFN studies the interesting chemical processes and phenomena that take place on surfaces—an understanding relevant to designing efficient catalysts, developing more sophisticated gas masks for soldiers, and other applications.
CFN User Spotlight: Laura Fabris Develops Nanoparticle-Based Tags to Detect Cancer and Viruses at the Single-Cell Level

Physical chemist Laura Fabris—an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers University and principal investigator of the Fabris NanoBio Group—uses the transmission electron microscopes at the CFN to visualize nanoparticles and understand how to optimize their morphology to improve clinical diagnoses.
Safety Update

CFN ES&H Coordinator Wai-Lin Ng reminds the CFN community about important safety procedures in place for running chemical experiments and using powerful lasers at the CFN.

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