McCrone Research Institute

The McCrone Research Institute (McRI) is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation dedicated to teaching and research in applied microscopy. The Institute is fully equipped with more than 100 polarized light and other light and fluorescence microscopes, in addition to scanning electron microscopes, FTIR infrared microspectrometers, hot and cold stages, and all of the accessories, reagents, and library resources necessary for critical industrial, forensic and practical microscopy. Each year over 700 students attend the week-long courses taught by the Institute's full time professional faculty.