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Activités de microscopie électronique
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École d’été de microscopie 2026 à McGill
The microscopy summer school took place on May 25 and 26, 2026, in McGill, just before the annual meeting of the microscopy society of Canada. Une centaine de personnes, de la communauté étudiante comme de la communauté professionnelle, y ont pris part. Les thèmes couverts allaient des bases de plusieurs techniques de microscopie jusqu’à des approches plus spécialisées… En savoir plus sur l’école d’été de microscopie
2026 Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of Canada
RQMEM proudly helped with organizing the 2026 annual meeting of the Microscopy Society of Canada, that took place this year at the same time as the summer school of microscopy. The Summer school was from May 25 to May 26, 2026, followed by the annual meeting that took place frmo May 27 to May 29, 2026... En savoir plus sur la société canadienne de microscopie
Sustainable Aquaculture at the Crossover of Industry and Research
A symposium bringing together expertise in aquaculture and materials imaging was held on March 5 and 6m 2026, on the McGill University campus. The event began with an imaging demonstration using three of McGill's electron microscopes to examine scallop shells. Following this demonstration... En savoir plus sur le symposium d’aquaculture
Launch of the 3iT.Materials Platform and Inauguration of the Transmission Electron Microscope at the University of Sherbrooke's Research Hub
On October 16, 2025, the University of Sherbrooke Node held the inauguration of its electron microscopy platform. Several RQMEM researchers were present at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological Innovation (3iT) for the official lauch of the focused ion beam (FIB) scanning electron microscope and the transmission electron microscope (TEM)... En savoir plus sur l’inauguration de la plateforme à l’Université de Sherbrooke
October 17th, 2025 : The 3IT launches the 3IT.Materials platform and its new electron microscopes with exceptional resolution. Lire plus sur l’inauguration de la plateforme…
March 25th, 2025 : A new transmission electron microscope to better understand nanomaterials. Lire plus sur le nouveau microscope…
November 18th, 2019 : First RQMEM Symposium Lire plus sur le premier colloque du RQMÉM…
September 29th, 2018 : 29.2 M$ pour 7 universités québécoises réunies. Lire plus sur la subvention pour le RQMÉM…
January 22nd, 2018 : Québec Network for electron microscopy of materials : Polytechnique Montreal and Univeristy of Montreal receive 15.2$ funding from the Canadian foundation for innovation, the Quebec government and other partners. Lire plus sur la subvention pour le RQMÉM…
Galerie de photos des activités de microscopie électronique

Microscopiste devant le microscope électronique en transmission. Crédit photo : Université de Sherbrooke par Michel Caron

1er prix de la compétition d’image de la Rencontre annuelle de la Société Canadienne de microscopie, intitulé Biomineral Weave, par Marc McKee

Porte-échantillon du microscope électronique en transmission de l’université de Sherbrooke

Oxide de titane sur des nanotubes de carbone, image du McGill Electron Microscopy Group
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