Message from the Director

Thank you for your interest in the McCrone Research Institute. I hope that you are encouraged by the microscopy education and research here. More than 45 years ago, Dr. McCrone concluded that there is almost no field of science that cannot, at least to a small extent, be helped by a good microscopist. He founded his institute to teach, carry out research and educate scientists in the field that he knew would be of enormous importance to the technical and educational world. The basic premise that microscopy – learned by doing, observing, and interpreting – is the foundation upon which the McCrone Research Institute is built.

Gary J. Laughlin
President/Executive Director