Matt Miller, principal investigator for the Materials Solutions Network at Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, which provides dedicated access to two X-ray beamlines for the Department of the Air Force and other Department of Defense researchers. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, Regional Hub Network began its second year of the five- year experiment working with Cornell University. The pilot initiative, launched in February 2022, serves as a system comprised of partners across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest with Cornell and Purdue universities as peer leaders. (Photo illustration / Jason Koski, Cornell University)