Under the microscope

Established in 2015, the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering Microbeam Laboratory houses various state-of-the-art instruments for use by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno and beyond.

Learn about available instruments
An elemental x-ray map of a high-pressure eclogite from the world's youngest known (ultra)high-pressure terrain in Papua New Guinea. Photo Credit: Stacia Gordon and Joel Desormeau

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Volunteers sought to provide precipitation observations

Community science initiative can help provide more accurate weather forecasts

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Workshop provided training in environmental monitoring applications

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