Imaging Lunch: Build your own microscope
Event details
| Date | 29.10.2025 |
| Hour | 10:00 › 13:00 |
| Speaker | Dr Florian Aymanns, Mallory Wittwer, Dr Romain Guiet |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Join us for an interactive imaging lunch where you'll learn the basic principles behind different types of microscopy and gain hands-on experience assembling various microscope setups. Working in small groups (3-4 participants), you'll use the openUC2 platform to explore bright-field, fluorescence, and dark-field microscopy techniques.
Capacity: Limited to 20 participants.
What to bring: A laptop with Google Chrome and Machine Vision Software (MVS) by Hikrobotics installed.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of convex and concave lenses is helpful, but not required.
All microscope setups will be provided on-site for use during the workshop.
Registration required
About the Imaging Lunches: Once per month, the EPFL Center for Imaging organises an event dedicated to all PhD students and postdocs working with/in imaging. Discuss the latest advances in imaging. Connect with imaging peers. Learn about popular imaging tools!
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Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- EPFL Center for Imaging, BIOP