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.

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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

Recent news from the Mackay School

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Andrew Siciliano receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Siciliano will continue to study geochemistry at the University of Utah

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Carl Nesbitt wins prestigious Arthur F. Taggart award, reflects on family ties

Nesbitt is the third generation in his family to graduate from the Mackay School

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Undergraduate students prepare fossils found during class field trip

Alumnus and department chair provide unique opportunity to prepare fossils as part of paleobiology course

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