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     • Additional Course Dates
          • Advanced Asbestos Identification (1608B): November 9-13, 2009
          • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)/Forensic Microscopy (1201/1204): August 3-7, 2009
          • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)/Forensic Microscopy (1201/1204): June 8-12, 2009
          • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)/Forensic Microscopy (1201/1204): March 16-20, 2009
          • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM)/Forensic Microscopy (1201/1204): October 12-16, 2009
          • Applied Polarized Light/Forensic Microscopy (1201/1204): November 30 - December 4, 2009
          • Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616): May 18-22, 2009
          • Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616): September 21-25, 2009
          • Course Dates
          • Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (#1630): August 17-21, 2009
          • Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance & Adjustment (1301): October 5-6, 2009
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): July 27-31, 2009
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): March 12-16, 2009
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): May 4-8, 2009
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): November 2-6, 2009
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): September 14-18, 2009
          • Microscopy and Fiber Counting - 2009
          • Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis (1501E)
     • Additional Courses (Contact us if Interested)
          • Pollen and Spore Identification (1537)
          • Polymer Microscopy (#1205)
          • Wood and Vegetable Fiber Microscopy (1540)
     • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) and Courses in Microscopical Methods
          • Advanced Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1251) [same as Advanced Forensic Microscopy (1701)] - November 16-20, 2009
          • Advanced Polarized Light Microscopy/White Powder Microscopy (#1550)
          • Applied Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) (1201) [same as Forensic Microscopy (1204)]: June 8-12, 2009
          • Digital Imaging & Photomicrography (1105)
          • Fluorescence Microscopy (1210): June 25-26, 2009
          • Microchemical Methods (1270A)
          • Practical Infrared Microspectroscopy – FTIR (1422): September 21-25, 2009
          • Raman Microscopy (1430): August 10-12, 2009
          • Sample Preparation and Manipulation for Microanalysis (1501E)
          • Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis (1402): November 2-6, 2009
     • Asbestos and Other Environmental Microscopy Courses
          • Advanced Asbestos Identification (1608B): November 9-13, 2009
          • Advanced Indoor Air Quality: Identification of Fungal Cultures (1632)
          • Asbestos Fiber Counting [NIOSH 582] (1616): September 21-25, 2009
          • Indoor Air Quality: Advanced Fungal Spore Identification (1631): October 26-28, 2009
          • Indoor Air Quality: Fungal Spore Identification (#1630): August 17-21, 2009
          • Indoor Air Quality: Identification of House Dust and Indoor Particles (1633): Please Inquire
          • Microscopical Identification of Asbestos (1608A): July 27-31, 2009
     • 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)]: June 8-12, 2009
          • Forensic Microscopy of Glass (1712)
          • Forensic Paint Microscopy (1715)
          • Hair and Fiber Microscopy (1207)
          • Microscopy of Explosives (1722): October 19-23, 2009
          • Microscopy of Illicit Drugs and Excipients (1726) - September 14-18, 2009
     • Information Regarding Registration
     • Specialty Microscopy Courses
          • AIC Funded - Microscopy for the Conservator of Art & Artifacts: June 1-5, 2009
          • Microscope Cleaning, Maintenance & Adjustment (1301): October 5-6, 2009
          • Microscopy for the Conservator of Historic and Artistic Works: October 5-9, 2009
          • Microscopy of Food and Foreign Body Identification (1560)
          • Pharmaceutical Microscopy (1203): September 28-October 2, 2009
          • The Weapons of Mass Destruction – Civil Support Teams (WMD-CST) Microscope Specialty Training Program
     • The 2009 McCrone Research Institute Course Calendar
     • The NIJ Forensic Microscopy Training Program
          • 2008 NIJ Forensic Microscopy Course Dates
          • 2009 NIJ Forensic Microscopy Course Dates
          • NIJ Advanced Forensic Microscopy: Glass
          • NIJ Advanced Forensic Microscopy: Hair & Fibers
          • NIJ Advanced Forensic Microscopy: Paint & Polymers
          • NIJ Forensic Polarized Light Microscopy
Program for Certification in Applied Chemical Microscopy
     • Certification Course Requirements
Tuition, Scholarships, & Internships

Inter/Micro

Inter/Micro 2008
     • Excerpts from the 2008 ‘Evening with Brian’
     • Inter/Micro 2008 Conference Schedule
          • Inter/Micro 2008 Abstracts
     • Inter/Micro 2008 Exhibitors and Sponsors
     • Inter/Micro 2008 Workshops
          • Case Studies in Criminalistics Workshop
          • Workshop in Fluorescence Microscopy
     • Inter/Micro: "The Best Kept Secret in Forensic Science"
     • Winners of the Inter/Micro 2008 Photomicrography Contest
          • Best Overall Photomicrograph
          • Honorable Mention I
          • Honorable Mention II
          • Most Unique Photomicrograph
Inter/Micro 2009
     • Symposia Presentations
     • 2009 Evening with Brian: 'The Cheat and the Microscope'
     • Hotel Reservations and Transportation
     • Inter/Micro 2009 Photomicrography Competition
     • Inter/Micro: "The Best Kept Secret in Forensic Science"
     • Workshop: Airborne Fungus Spores
Inter/Micro Contact Information
Past Inter/Micro Meetings

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
     • Advertising in The Microscope
     • Guide for Authors
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     • The Microscope Cumulative Index
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 & Collections
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