{"id":305,"date":"2025-09-02T19:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2025-09-02T23:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T23:56:12","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Meet Michael Lastovich<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

My name is Michael Lastovich, and I’m a fifth year PhD candidate in the Materials Science Program. I work with Dr. Bharat Gwalani in the Lab for Agile Manufacturing and…\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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When Science Gets Spooky: \u201cBend Contours in Gallium Nitride\u201d Wins AIF\u2019s Spooky Image Contest<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

We\u2019re thrilled to announce the winner of the Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) Spooky Image Contest! A huge congratulations to Michael Carter, whose entry titled \u201cBend Contours in Gallium Nitride\u201d has…\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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What Material Are You?<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Have you ever wondered what material best reflects your personality? At AIF, we work with everything from metals and ceramics to biomaterials and polymers, each with their own unique properties…\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Two New Faculty Join NC State Materials Science Department<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

NC State MSE is thrilled to announce the addition of two esteemed faculty members, Dr. Kinga Unocic and Dr. Raymond Unocic, who will join as Associate Professors this fall 2024 semester.\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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Senior Spotlight: Caitlyn Obrero<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Senior Caitlyn Obrero never imagined that her journey would lead her to the world of MSE. A native of Durham, NC, Caitlyn initially envisioned a career in medicine, but her path shifted as a freshman . Today, she is a standout student in the MSE department and an aspiring researcher at Stanford University.\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n \n

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An Interview With AIF’s New Associate Director, Raymond Unocic<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

We are thrilled to welcome our new Associate Director, Dr. Ray Unocic, to the AIF team! Ray joined NC State this fall as an associate professor in MSE. His research…\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":536,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/split-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"backgroundColor\":\"custombg_seven\",\"imageID\":328,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/09\/Lake-Raleigh.jpg\",\"imageAlt\":\"lake raleigh\",\"focalPoint\":{\"x\":0.16,\"y\":0.65},\"pageIntro\":\"Catch up on the latest about our research lab at NC State University\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-305","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/536"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339,"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305\/revisions\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mse.ncsu.edu\/rrunocic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}