Congrats to our May 2026 User of the Month Nicholas Obeng

Our user of the month is selected from nominees who demonstrate outstanding compliance with all NRF and EH&S safety guidelines while engaging with NRF staff and assisting or contributing to the NRF community. If you have interacted with another user in a way that you feel should get them a nomination for our User of the Month, please let us know!

Upcoming NRF Events

• Game Night Thursday June 18th, 5-8pm, NRF 115 Click to RSVP
• UF Holiday - Juneteenth - Friday June 19th - NRF is AHA only
• Users Advisory Committee June 25th, Noon - NRF 115 or Zoom
• NRF Social Book Club follows the UAC (with snacks, in person only)
• UF Holiday - Friday July 3rd - NRF is AHA only
• Ongoing: Do you feel like you need some practice time on a tool before you start paying to use it? Email us and ask about scheduling a subsidized extended training practice session.
• Ongoing: New publication? Data collected at the NRF? Click to tell us!
• Still writing? Check out our new easy acknowledgement templates.
• Miss something from a previous week? You can find our weekly update archive on our Microsoft teams channel. Click to Join us on Teams!

Safety Side Note

Hydrofluoric Acid Safety Trainings In June:

• Thursday, June 11th, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 am

• Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, 10:00-11:00 am

Remember, HF training is required to maintain access to the NRF cleanroom. The NRF does not host/control these sessions; the offerings are from EH&S on an as needed basis. If your training is expired or nearing expiration don't delay, sign up today. We cannot grant access without this training!

Webinar Announcement

Do you work with thin films? Do you ever need to run, or have XRD run for you, on these films? You should tune into the upcoming Rigaku webinar. XRD For Thin Films: Choosing the Right Measurement for Structure, Strain and Thickness . This webinar will help you determine what scan type you really need to collect or ask for (yes there is more than one XRD scan type). Don't delay, the webinar is TOMORROW, Wednesday June 3rd, at 2pm Eastern. Added bonus, follow the link to find their June 17th Webinar will be covering SAXS and WAXS, for anyone who is interested in learning the differences and advantages of those specialized techniques. Got powders to scan? Check out the first two videos from their XRD series which covered powder XRD and quantitative analysis. The recordings are available on their webpage.

Upcoming NRF Events

• Game Night Thursday June 18th, 5-8pm, NRF 115 Click to RSVP
• UF Holiday - Juneteenth - Friday June 19th - NRF is AHA only
• Users Advisory Committee June 25th, Noon - NRF 115 or Zoom
• NRF Social Book Club follows the UAC (with snacks, in person only)
• UF Holiday - Friday July 3rd - NRF is AHA only
• Ongoing: Do you feel like you need some practice time on a tool before you start paying to use it? Email us and ask about scheduling a subsidized extended training practice session.
• Ongoing: New publication? Data collected at the NRF? Click to tell us!
• Still writing? Check out our new easy acknowledgement templates.
• Miss something from a previous week? You can find our weekly update archive on our Microsoft teams channel. Click to Join us on Teams!

Safety Side Note

Welcome to Hurricane Season once again Be sure you are connected to alerts and prepared. Now is the time to stock up so you don't scramble after an alert is issued. Keep extra food (that can be prepared without power if necessary), extra water, and a supply of any medications you or your pets may need on hand throughout hurricane season. And remember, when UF closes due to weather conditions, the NRF is also closed.