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

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

A woman and boy install a small device onto the passenger-side window of their car.

Reno-Sparks Heat Mapping Project releases detailed urban heat data | El proyecto de mapeo de calor de Reno-Sparks publica datos detallados sobre el calor urbano

Summer 2024 data collection effort results provide stakeholders with maps of region’s urban heat island

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