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

Garrett Barmore stands in the Keck Museum next to a fossil specimen. Barmore is dressed in a bow tie, sweater vest and wool coat with a Nevada lapel pin.

College of Science museums nominated for 'Best of Sierra Nevada' award for second year in a row

The Keck Museum took third place last year

A group photo of the Nevada Seismo Lab outside the Reno Ice rink.

Outreach at the ice rink

Nevada Seismological Laboratory visits the Reno Ice Raiders

A black and white archival photo of lightbulbs, with a person's face edited onto each of the bulbs.

Student intern at Idaho National Laboratory contributes to metallurgy science

Undergraduate student supports critical mineral research efforts

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