McCrone Research Institute – 2011 Microscopy Courses Open for Registration

Chicago,Il, October 22, 2010

The 2011 course schedule for McCrone Research Institute is now available online.
A printable copy of the course schedule is available here.

McCrone Research Institute is a leading provider of microscopy education. By integrating lectures, demonstrations and laboratory practice, our instructors create a highly relevant curriculum that accelerates student learning. Students will learn powerful and effective methods for studying, characterizing and identifying materials, as well as rapidly solving research, production and quality control problems.

McCrone Research Institute offers over 45 different courses in microscopy. There are many exciting classes being offered in 2011:

• Applied Polarized Light Microscopy
• Advanced Applied Polarized Light Microscopy
• Microscopy of Food and Foreign Body Identification
• Microscopy of Explosives
• Microscopy of Illicit Drugs and Excipients
• Microscopy of Hair and Fibers
• Pharmaceutical Microscopy
• Automobile Paint Identification Workshop
• Fluorescence Microscopy
• Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis
• Practical Infrared Microspectroscopy—FTIR
• Raman Microscopy
• Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis
• Asbestos Identification by Polarized Light Microscopy
• Advanced Asbestos Identification
• Asbestos Fiber Counting (NIOSH 582)
• Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification
• Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification
• Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance, and Adjustment
• Microchemical Analysis of Methamphetamine and Related Materials Workshop
• Digital Imaging and Photomicrography
• Microscopy for the Conservator of Art and Artifacts