Microscopy Course Calendar
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2025 Microscopy Course Calendar
December
- December 1 – 5: Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) / Forensic Microscopy (1204) IN-PERSON Closed
- December 8 – 12: Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Advanced Fungal Spore Identification (1635V) ONLINE Closed
2026 Microscopy Course Calendar
January
- January 5 – 9: Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616) IN-PERSON Closing soon
- January 12 – 16: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON Closing soon
- January 22: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Basics 1-Day Refresher (1200V) ONLINE
- January 26 – 30: Advanced Asbestos Identification (1608B) IN-PERSON
- January 29: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos 1-Day Refresher (1601V) ONLINE
February
- February 3 – 4: Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance, and Adjustment (1301V) ON-LINE
- February 9 – 13: Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (1630V) ONLINE
March
- March 9 – 13: Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (1630) IN-PERSON
- March 16 – 20: Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) / Forensic Microscopy (1204) IN-PERSON
- March 17 – 18 and March 24 – 26: Microscopy of Combustion Products: Soot, Char, and Ash (1451H) HYBRID
April
May
- May 11 – 14: Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis (1501) IN-PERSON
- May 12: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos 1-Day Refresher (1601V) ONLINE
- May 18 – 22: Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616) IN-PERSON
- May 21: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Basics 1-Day Refresher (1200V) ONLINE
June
- June 1 – 5: Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) / Forensic Microscopy (1204) IN-PERSON
- June 30 – July 2: Fluorescence Microscopy (1210) IN-PERSON
July
- July 27 – 31: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON
August
- August 10 – 14: Chemical Microscopy at Cornell University (1202)
- August 24 – 28: Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) / Forensic Microscopy (1204) IN-PERSON
September
- September 1 – 2: Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance, and Adjustment (1301) IN-PERSON
- September 14 – 18: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON
- September 21 – 25: Advanced Asbestos Identification (1608B) IN-PERSON
October
- October 6 – 8: Fluorescence Microscopy (1210) IN-PERSON
- October 14: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos 1-Day Refresher (1601V) ONLINE
- October 21: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Basics 1-Day Refresher (1200V) ONLINE
- October 19 – 23: Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (1630) IN-PERSON
- October 26 – 30: Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616) IN-PERSON
November
- November 3 – 4: Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance, and Adjustment (1301V) ON-LINE
- November 9 – 13: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON
- November 17 – 19: Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis (1501V) ONLINE
December
- December 7 – 11: Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) / Forensic Microscopy (1204) IN-PERSON
Additional courses will be posted as soon as they become available. Courses and schedules are subject to change. Check this page frequently for updates and revisions.
If McCrone needs to reschedule a course, we will notify you and give you the option to receive a full refund or simply roll over your registration to the new dates. If McCrone is unable to run the event again, you will receive a full refund or credit for tuition paid.