A central mission of the IAC is the education, research, and training of students at Princeton University. It also collaborates with researchers in industry and other academic institutes. Recent IAC users include over 250 students from 18 departments and centers on campus [Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Electrical Engineering, Geosciences, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Molecular Biology, Physics, Plasma Physics Labs (PPPL), Princeton Art Museum, School of Architecture, Firestone Library, etc.]. The IAC supports many regular courses on campus, four undergraduate and six graduate: CEE105, FRS128, CBE347, CBE532, CHM513/MSE511, CHM515, ELE547A, ENE506, GEO378, MSE302, MSE503 and MSE505. IAC also conducts a series of short courses, which involve direct experimental demonstrations and hands-on instruction in the use of various instruments, ranging from basic sample preparation devices to high-end electron microscopes. These 2-6 hour courses are offered regularly and frequently, and are open to both inside and outside Princeton students and industrial scientists, all free of charge. These short courses have also provided an effective pathway for many REU and RET students, as well as African scientists (supported through the NSF-funded US-Africa Materials Institute) to use the state-of-the-art instrument to conduct research during their state at Princeton. Many undergraduate students enjoyed using various types of electron microscopes during class, as well as in their senior thesis research. The research experience gained in the IAC has helped many students win a number of national awards, such as AFCEA National Grand Prize for Science, Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellowship, Harvey Fellowship, LeRoy Apker Award, Materials Research Society Student Award, Microscopy Society of America Undergraduate Research Award, National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship, National Science Foundation Fellowship, etc.