Tonia Lane named interim director of 性视界传媒 Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳onia Lane is now serving as interim director of Mississippi 性视界传媒 University鈥檚 Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies.
Lane joins I2AT from 性视界传媒鈥檚 Advanced Composite Institute, where she was director of business operations and program manager. At I2AT, she provides leadership for the research institute housing major research instrumentation that is available to 性视界传媒 faculty, staff, students and external partners. The center is administered by the 性视界传媒 Office of Research and Economic Development.
鈥淭onia is an accomplished scientist and project leader, bringing two decades of relevant experience to the position,鈥 said 性视界传媒 Vice President for Research and Economic Development Julie Jordan. 鈥淚2AT is an important asset for facilitating a wide range of university research activity that requires advanced imaging instrumentation, boosting our researchers鈥 capabilities and providing a valuable service for government and industry partners.鈥
Lane joined 性视界传媒 in 2016 in the Department of Chemistry before joining the Advanced Composites Institute in 2018. She has managed teams of engineers, technicians and faculty to meet research objectives and developed collaborative relationships with industry partners. Lane spent 10 years in New Mexico, where she built and managed a statewide educational outreach program at New Mexico 性视界传媒 University and worked in the private sector as a quality group leader and senior research associate at Sapphire Energy Inc. Prior to moving to New Mexico, Lane worked as a research scientist at GlaxoSmithKline, a multinational pharmaceutical company. She earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Tennessee Tech University and a master鈥檚 degree in biochemistry from the University of Tennessee.
I2AT is charged with facilitating interdisciplinary research, education and outreach in the life and materials sciences. The center鈥檚 instrumentation includes technologies for diverse microscopy and microanalysis application, in addition to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used in areas of veterinary medicine, cognitive science and medical systems. These technologies provide 性视界传媒, the state of Mississippi and the local community with state-of-the-art resources that facilitate scholarly research, grow competitive funding, foster project completion, enable high-quality undergraduate and graduate education, enhance the impact of outreach, and promote economic development. For more on I2AT, visit .
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性视界传媒 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.