Courses
About McRI Courses
McCrone Research Institute offers intensive one-week courses that focus on the application of microscopy to the solution of chemical, environmental and forensic problems.
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Course Listing
Courses taught at the McCrone Research Institute range from basic, introductory courses, emphasizing the proper use of the microscope, to specialized courses focusing on a particular technique, a particular material, or a particular industrial, forensic or environmental field of application. More than 45 different courses are offered, some several times each year, some annually, and some every other year.
Information on the WMD-CST Microscope Training Program
Information on the NIJ Forensic Microscopy Training Program
McCrone Research Institute Course Schedule by Date
The 2008 McCrone Research Institute Course Calendar
New! The 2009 McCrone Research Institute Course Calendar
Tuition, Scholarships & Internships
Most of the courses are five days long and are taught in our Chicago facility. Each student is supplied with a polarized light microscope and all necessary accessories, reagents and text materials.
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‘On Your Site’ Courses
An important McRI objective is to increase the number of microscopy courses taught throughout the world. To this end, our teaching program also extends beyond Chicago, where our courses are taught nationally and internationally, at universities, corporations and public laboratories. These “on-your-site” courses include most of those in our Chicago curriculum.
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Program for Certification in Applied Chemical Microscopy
The McCrone Research Institute offers a certification as a formal way for students to be evaluated, monitored and recognized for their knowledge and practical abilities in chemical microscopy. It is meant to provide a tangible training goal and a positive structure to the student’s training.
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