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     • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) and Courses in Microscopical Methods
          • Advanced Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1251) [same as Advanced Forensic Microscopy (1701)]
          • Advanced Polarized Light Microscopy/White Powder Microscopy (#1550)
          • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) [same as Forensic Microscopy (1204)]
          • Digital Imaging & Photomicrography (1105)
          • Fluorescence Microscopy (1210)
          • Microchemical Methods (1270A)
          • Practical Infrared Microspectroscopy – FTIR (1422)
          • Raman Microscopy (1430)
          • Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis (1501E)
          • Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis (1402)
     • Asbestos and Other Environmental Microscopy Courses
          • Advanced Asbestos Identification (1608B)
          • Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Identification of Fungal Cultures (1632)
          • Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616)
          • Indoor Air Quality: Advanced Fungal Spore Identification (1631)
          • Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (#1630)
          • Indoor Air Quality: Identification of House Dust and Indoor Particles (1633)
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A)
     • Forensic Microscopy Courses
          • Advanced Forensic Microscopy - Trace Evidence (1701) [Same as Advanced Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (1251)] - November 16-20, 2009
          • Chemical Microscopy (1202)
          • Comparative Microscopy of Soils (1710)
          • Forensic Fiber Analysis: Advanced Microscopy and Microchemistry (1507)
          • Forensic Microscopy (1204) [same as Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (1201)]
          • Forensic Microscopy of Glass (1712)
          • Forensic Paint Microscopy (1715)
          • Hair and Fiber Microscopy (1207)
          • Microscopy of Explosives (1722)
          • Microscopy of Illicit Drugs and Excipients (1726)
     • NIJ Forensic Microscopy Training Program I & II
          • 2009 NIJ Forensic Microscopy Course Dates
          • NIJ Advanced Forensic Microscopy: Glass
          • NIJ Advanced Forensic Microscopy: Human and Animal Hair
          • NIJ Advanced Forensic Microscopy: Paint and Polymers
          • NIJ Forensic Polarized Light Microscopy
          • NIJ Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis
     • Specialty Microscopy Courses
          • AIC Funded - Microscopy for the Conservator of Art & Artifacts
          • Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance & Adjustment (1301)
          • Microscopy for the Identification of Pigments and Fibers in Art and Artifacts
          • Microscopy of Food and Foreign Body Identification (1560)
          • Pharmaceutical Microscopy (1203)
          • Pollen and Spore Identification (1537)
          • Polymer Microscopy (#1205)
          • Wood and Vegetable Fiber Microscopy (1540)
     • The 2010 McCrone Research Institute Course Calendar
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          • Advanced Asbestos Identification (1608B): November 15-19, 2010
          • Advanced Forensic Microscopy - Trace Evidence (1701) [Same as Advanced Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (1251)] - August 30-September 3, 2010
          • Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification: November 9-11, 2010
          • Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616): September 20-24, 2010
          • Chemical Microscopy (1202): August 2-6, 2010
          • Fluorescence Microscopy (1210): June 28-30, 2010
          • Forensic Microscopy (1204) [same as Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (1201)]: June 14-18, 2010
          • Forensic Microscopy (1204) [same as Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (1201)]: November 29-December 3, 2010
          • Forensic Microscopy (1204) [same as Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (1201)]: October 4-8, 2010
          • Hair and Fiber Microscopy (1207): November 1-5, 2010
          • Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (#1630): August 2-6, 2010
          • Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance & Adjustment (1301): June 14-15, 2010
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): July 26-30, 2010
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): November 8-12, 2010
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): September 13-17, 2010
          • Microscopy for Pigment and Fiber Identification in Art and Artifacts: September 20-24, 2010
          • Microscopy for the Conservator of Art and Artifacts: December 13-17, 2010
          • Microscopy of Explosives (1722): October 18-22, 2010
          • Microscopy of Food and Foreign Body Identification (1560): August 9-13, 2010
          • Pharmaceutical Microscopy (1203): September 27-October 1
          • Practical Infrared Microspectroscopy - FTIR (1422): August 16-20, 2010
          • Practical Infrared Microspectroscopy - FTIR (1422): December 13-17, 2010
          • Raman Microscopy (1430): August 9-11,2010
          • Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis (1402): December 6-10, 2010
Program for Certification in Applied Chemical Microscopy
     • Certification Course Requirements
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Inter/Micro

About Inter/Micro
Inter/Micro - The First 60 Years
Inter/Micro 2010
     • Call for Papers - Abstract Guidelines
     • Evening with Brian: "Censoring the Cell - How the Microscope is Abused by the Media"
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     • Exhibitors
          • BioExpress
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          • Leica Microsystems
          • Renishaw
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     • Inter/Micro 2010 Photomicrography Competition
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     • Register for Inter/Micro 2010
     • State Microscopical Society of Illinois Awards Dinner
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     • Workshop: Animal Hair Identification
Past Inter/Micro Conferences
     • Inter/Micro 2005 Abstracts
     • Inter/Micro 2006 Abstracts
     • Inter/Micro 2007 Abstracts
     • Inter/Micro 2008 Abstracts

Publications

Judgement Day for the Turin Shroud
     • Forward - Judgement Day for the Turin Shroud
     • Preface - Judgement Day for the Turin Shroud
     • Table of Contents - Judgement Day for the Turin Shroud
The Microscope Journal
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     • The Microscope - Volume 57, First Quarter 2009
     • The Microscope - Volume 57, Fourth Quarter 2009
     • The Microscope - Volume 57, Second Quarter 2009
     • The Microscope - Volume 57, Third Quarter 2009
     • The Microscope - Volume 58, First Quarter 2010
The Microscope Series and other McRI Books
     • Purchase a Book from McCrone Research Institute/Microscope Publications
          • Asbestos Identification
          • Fusion Methods in Chemical Microscopy: A Textbook and Laboratory Manual
          • Handbook of Chemical Microscopy, Volume II: Chemical Methods and Inorganic Qualitative Analysis
          • Organic Microchemical Analysis
          • Polarized Light Microscopy
          • The Microscopical Characters of Artificial Inorganic Solid Substances: Optical Properties of Artificial Minerals
          • The Optical Properties of Organic Compounds
     • Purchase a Volume of The Microscope Series
          • Solicitation for the Microscope Series
          • Volume 11: A Short History of the English Microscopes
          • Volume 12: A Short History of the Early American Microscopes
          • Volume 14. The Optical Performance of the Light Microscope, Part I
          • Volume 15. The Optical Performance of the Light Microscope, Part II
          • Volume 16. Accessories for the Light Microscope
          • Volume 17. Special Methods in Light Microscopy
          • Volume 20. Transmitted Polarised Light Microscopy
          • Volume 47. Light Microscopical Resinography
          • Volume 48. The Microscopy of Liquid Crystals
          • Volume 49. The 4-Axis Universal Stage
          • Volume 51. Glossary of Microscopical Terms and Definitions
          • Volume 52. Teaching Microscopy
The Particle Atlas (Book) - Volume I: Principles and Techniques
The Particle Atlas (Book) - Volume VI: Electron-Optical Atlas and Techniques
The Particle Atlas Electronic Edition (CD)

Research

Research Positions
The McCrone Research Institute Museum
The Particle Atlas
The Shroud of Turin
     • The Latest Shroud Update
          • Amount of Modern Biological Contaminant Required to Raise the Date of a 36 A.D. Shroud
          • Shroud and Sample Points
     • The Reactions to McCrone's Shroud Research
The Vinland Map