Training
All microscopes in the microscopy lab require that users be trained and signed off to work independently.
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Confocal training
Training on the Leica SP8 confocal microscope is done by Travis Gould (Physics).
Rebecca Dobbins ’16 studied fin regeneration in zebra fish using the Leica scanning confocal microscope for her senior thesis research.
SEM and EDS Training
Our training approach grounds the student in the fundamental theory and operation of the systems so
Greg Anderson, Assistant in Instruction in biology, works with bio major Ruth van Kampen ’19 of Brunswick, Maine, on the SEM in the Carnegie Science Microscopy Lab.
that they can think through problems of sample preparation and use the technologies to their best advantage.
Training in the use of the SEM/EDS system is available by one-on-one tutorial with Greg Anderson or by taking Geo 223,