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See Your Everyday World In a New Way with Microscopes!

Join the MSU Center for Advanced Microscopy for demonstrations that will unlock a whole new perspective on objects from your everyday life. You will have the chance to see fluorescence and electron microscopes that are used to help make advances in every area of STEM research at MSU. Microscopes help us to "zoom in" and see what things look like at the scale of their building blocks, bringing new understanding for how everything works. You'll see everyday objects such as plants, rocks, bugs, fabrics, paper, pond water, and more in a whole new way when we look REALLY closely. You'll never be able to look at your world in the same way again!

Presented by:

  • Andy Elwood Madden, Associate Director, Center for Advanced Microscopy, MSU
  • Alicia Withrow, TEM Specialist, Center for Advanced Microscopy, MSU
  • Abby Vanderberg, Electron Microscopist, Center for Advanced Microscopy, MSU
  • Melinda Frame, Confocal Specialist, Center for Advanced Microscopy, MSU
  • Sara Makaremi, Research Assistant, Center for Advanced Microscopy, MSU

Suggested for ages: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Science Education
  • Archaeology and Geology
  • Energy and Environment
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Health and Human Services
  • Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry
  • Plant and Animal Sciences
  • STEAM Expo Days 115

For more information:

Read more about See Your Everyday World In a New Way with Microscopes! (external site)

Times and Locations

  • 4/11/2026 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202

  • 4/12/2026 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 3202

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