The Electron Microscopy program hosted an annual open house to spread information about the program and how people could potentially get involved.
Delta is the only community college in the country that offers electron microscopy as a certificate or degree.
“This is my first year here and my first time doing the open house too, it’s pretty to get people interested in the program,” said Electron Microscopy Student Vazeer Shibly.
Shibly joined the program after visiting the open house last year.
“It’s a nice program, a lot of people don’t know about it and they should … anything that does research, you can get a job in that,” said Shibly.
Each room displayed different size microscopes with varying functions, and ability to see things not visible to the naked eye.
There was an ultra-detailed picture of a fly that was put under a microscope. There was also a part of the tour where you could swab your cheek and view your cheek cells.
Shibly said that the open house is a great place for people to learn about the program and what they offer to students.
“Right now there’s two options for a student, if you want to go into the material side like metals. Biologicals are cells, tissues that sort of stuff. You learn to use different machines depending on what side you go to,” said Shibly.
With either choice a student makes they still have the opportunity to learn the machines.
“As far as biological, I really enjoy being able to see the work you put into your sample and the results that you get. Everything is so interesting with seeing different structures of the cells,” said Gennina Flondarina-Johnson who works with the electron microscopy program.
Electron Microscopy Professor Rachaellien Trihn said that she has added a summer course for the first time called Intro EM70 Microscopy Techniques Exploratory Course.
“Never has this course been offered in the summer, its online lecture from 5:30pm – 8:30pm lab from Monday through Thursday,” said Trihn.
Recently, a materials course has also been approved for the class.
“This fall EM87B will be offered for fall students who have completed 87A, this explores advanced troubleshooting skills for Microscopy related tools and a deeper understanding of systems communication and how they communicate and function with one another,” said Trihn.
With a hands-on lab, Trihn said that they are able to explore common issues where they can then solve them hands-on in the lab with Microscopy tool sets.
“Electron Microscopy has a huge window of opportunity as defined by our wall of career positions offered throughout the year,” said Trihn.
