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2025 Microscopy Course Calendar

November
  • November 6 – 7: Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance, and Adjustment (1301V) ON-LINE Closed
  • November 10 – 14: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON Closed
  • November 10 – 14: Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (1630V) ONLINE Closing soon
  • November 20: Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Basics 1-Day Refresher (1200V) ONLINE Closing soon
December
  • December 1 – 5: Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) / Forensic Microscopy (1204) IN-PERSON
  • December 8 – 12: Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Advanced Fungal Spore Identification (1635V) ONLINE

2026 Microscopy Course Calendar

January
  • January 5 – 9: Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616) IN-PERSON
  • January 12 – 16: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON
  • 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
  • April 6 – 10: Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A) IN-PERSON
  • April 6 – 10: Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Advanced Fungal Spore Identification (1635V) ONLINE
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 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
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.
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