Events

2026 MMS Spring Symposium

Theme: Under the Lens: Nature from Earth to Space

Schedule

8:30 - 9:15 am Registration, Breakfast, Vendor Displays

9:15 - 9:30 am Welcome

9:30 - 10:30 am Melissa Mauer-Jones, Ph.D.

10:30 - 11:30 am Binxin Fu, Ph.D.

11:30 - 1:00 pm Lunch & Vendor Displays

1:00 - 1:45 pm Poster Session

1:45 - 2:00 pm Business Meeting

2:00 - 3:00 pm Tirzah Abbott, M.S.

3:00 - 4:00 pm Sue Okerstrom, M.S.

4:00 - 4:15 pm Close

Date: Friday, May 1st

Event Location

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

3675 Arboretum Dr.

Chaska, MN 55318, USA

Cost

Members: $85

Non-members: $95

Students and K-12 Teachers: $25

Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 23rd

The Minnesota Microscopy Society is seeking poster presentations for the annual Spring

Symposium! We welcome posters showcasing work that incorporates any form of

microscopy. Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers are

encouraged to participate.

Why present a poster?

Network – Small, casual forum means you have more opportunities to discuss your work with academic faculty, industry microscopists and vendor representatives!
Compete for a prize – Awards will be presented for Best Poster (students only) and Best Microscope Image (students and postdocs). Looks great on a resume!

Poster requirements:

Poster presenters need to register both their poster and for the symposium.

Poster Registration Deadline: April 27th