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Instruments in the facility include dissecting, stereology, fluorescence, confocal, transmission electron, environmental scanning electron, scanned probe and micro- and nano-XCT. Various supporting facilities include a wet lab, a BL-2 lab and a library of books and small equipment available for checkout. Ancillary equipment housed in the supporting facilities includes an ultramicrotome, a carbon evaporator, two sputter coaters, a fiber optic puller and two critical point dryers. Consult the equipment pages for detailed information. Research staff are on hand to teach and aid each user in accomplishing his or her scientific goals within the Microscopy Suite.
The Microscopy Suite is located in the basement of the Beckman Institute in suite B606.
Microscopy Suite Users
For new users, please email itg-ms@beckman.illinois.edu to set up a time for training. For users who have already been trained, please read and acknowledge that you have read this notice before signing up for time: Microscopy Suite Covid 19 Safety SOP, and take the training at https://www.drs.illinois.edu/Page/COVID19CampusSafety and provide your certificate to speyton@illinois.edu.
Check out Bugscope!
Bugscope is a free educational outreach program that allows educators to access the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope in the Beckman Institute from a regular web browser over a standard broadband signal. Students all around the world can engage with the microscopic world of insects from the comfort of their classroom!
Check out Bugscope!
Bugscope is a free educational outreach program that allows educators to access the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope in the Beckman Institute from a regular web browser over a standard broadband signal. Students all around the world can engage with the microscopic world of insects from the comfort of their classroom!
Acknowledgements
Please consider acknowledging the Beckman Microscopy Suite and its staff In your publications. If substantial contributions and time investments are made, you may also consider co-authorship with core facility staff.
Please acknowledge our contributions as such:
The Microscopy Suite at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
Other Beckman core research facilities
Other core facilities include:
Other Beckman core research facilities
Other core facilities include:
Microscopy Suite