The Microscopy and Microanalysis Facility is a core research unit within the Faculty of Science, at the University of New Brunswick. It is operated as a regional facility serving the needs of universities, government agencies and industry and has extensive capabilities for the imaging and elemental analysis of structures in the size range of centimetres to nanometers.

The MMF supports research programs from a broad range of disciplines that include biology, medicine, chemistry, physics, geology, forestry, and many branches of engineering. Materials routinely studied in the facility include biological tissues, micro-organisms, macromolecules, minerals, metals, plastics, semi-conductors, and composite materials. Regional industries that are directly or indirectly served include geological exploration, mining, forestry, pulp and paper, fisheries, agriculture, petroleum and nuclear engineering.

The MMF offers access to and training in scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM/STEM), electron probe microanalysis, energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS), wavelength dispersive X-ray analysis (WDS), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), energy-filtered TEM (EFTEM), electron diffraction, low temperature electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, digital imaging and numerous specialized sample preparation techniques.

The financial support of the following granting agencies is gratefully acknowledged.

We are also grateful for the support and cooperation of the following companies who are suppliers of equipment to this facility.