The Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis

The Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, based at the University of Sydney and was established in 1995, funded by a grant from the Australian Research Council.

Organisationally, the centre is part of the University’s Electron Microscope Unit, which is the largest and most comprehensive facility of its type in the southern hemisphere. The Key Centre’s Director is .

The Key Centre’s aims:

• To become a premier resource and training centre for the industry, the research and the education sector.
• To provide outstanding microscopy and microanalysis services to industry and the education community.
• To establish a national network of equipment and expertise.
• To promote microscopy and microanalysis in all sections of the community.

The Key Centre meets these aims through consulting and collaborative research activities with industry, community outreach programs, particularly to schools, and through its education and training programs.