From Leeuwenhoek to the electron microscope

Join us for a discussion and Q&A to celebrate Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and the development of microscopy to the present day. In this discussion chaired by Dirk van Miert, Katharine Cashman and Matthew Cobb will explore the development of microscopy and its applications in their respective areas of research. The presentations will be followed by a live Q&A, where audiences in person and online can join the conversation. This event can be attended in person and online.

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Speakers

Katharine Cashman is a volcanologist at the University of Oregon who studies links between chemical and physical factors that control magma ascent, eruption, and emplacement on the Earth’s surface.

Matthew Cobb is Professor of Zoology at the University of Manchester, researching the neurobiology of smell. He is also an historian of science.

Dirk van Miert is director of the Huygens Institute for the History and Culture of the Netherlands and a guest researcher at Utrecht University.

Location

The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG

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